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Dec 5, 20233 min read

Users of Pornography Who Appear Young May Be Subject to Extra Age Verification

Draft guidance from Ofcom proposes that the faces of those who access pornography online could be scanned to ascertain that they are of...

Booking.com users express dissatisfaction with company's response to security breaches

Lanon Wee

Dec 5, 20233 min read

Booking.com users express dissatisfaction with company's response to security breaches

Booking.com users have expressed outrage over the company's inability to protect them from cyber criminals. At least for 12 months,...

Twilio Cuts Staff by 5%, Draws Attention of Unit Divestment Activists

Lanon Wee

Dec 5, 20232 min read

Twilio Cuts Staff by 5%, Draws Attention of Unit Divestment Activists

On Monday, Twilio announced that approximately 300 employees, equating to 5% of personnel, would be laid off. This was largely...

Spotify Announces Job Cuts to Reduce Expenditure

Lanon Wee

Dec 4, 20233 min read

Spotify Announces Job Cuts to Reduce Expenditure

Spotify, the Swedish music-streaming giant, revealed it is slashing 17% of its personnel, which is around 1,500 jobs, in its attempt to...

Lanon Wee

Dec 4, 20232 min read

Gain Immortality through Abba's Avatar Technology with a Kiss

This past weekend, New York hosted the final show of rock band Kiss's farewell tour, concluding with a gesture that will guarantee their...

Spotify to cut 17% of workforce — see CEO Daniel Ek's internal memo

Lanon Wee

Dec 4, 20232 min read

Spotify to cut 17% of workforce — see CEO Daniel Ek's internal memo

Daniel Ek, the CEO of the music streaming service Spotify, declared that the company is letting go 17% of its staff.In a message to the...

Exploring New Techniques for Increasing Weather App Precision

Lanon Wee

Dec 4, 20234 min read

Exploring New Techniques for Increasing Weather App Precision

For most of us, the physical challenge of cycling around the world for two years might be too much, yet Zoe Ashbridge has worked out a...

Crypto Execs Predict Bitcoin Bull Run Could Reach $100K in 2024

Lanon Wee

Dec 4, 20233 min read

Crypto Execs Predict Bitcoin Bull Run Could Reach $100K in 2024

Executives within the crypto sphere have recently declared the onset of a new "bull run", which many expect to culminate in new all-time...

AI Chief of Meta is Not Optimistic About Arrival of Super AI or Quantum Computing

Lanon Wee

Dec 4, 20232 min read

AI Chief of Meta is Not Optimistic About Arrival of Super AI or Quantum Computing

This week, Meta - parent company of Facebook - held a media event in San Francisco to mark the 10-year anniversary of their Fundamental...

Is Bankruptcy a Possibility for X under Elon Musk?

Lanon Wee

Dec 3, 20234 min read

Is Bankruptcy a Possibility for X under Elon Musk?

Elon Musk's expletive-laden tirade against advertisers pulling out from X, formerly known as Twitter, has confused experts. If...

MPs Advise Prudence Over Digital Pound Proposals

Lanon Wee

Dec 2, 20232 min read

MPs Advise Prudence Over Digital Pound Proposals

MPs have cautioned that the formation of a state-supported "digital pound" should be done with care. The Treasury Committee stated in a...

Amazon Accused of Unlawful Practices Against Union Activists on Staten Island

Lanon Wee

Dec 2, 20232 min read

Amazon Accused of Unlawful Practices Against Union Activists on Staten Island

A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled that Amazon had retaliated against workers in its Staten Island warehouse (known as JFK8)...

Uber's Stock Price Increases After Joining S&P 500

Lanon Wee

Dec 2, 20232 min read

Uber's Stock Price Increases After Joining S&P 500

Uber announced late Friday that it would be included in the S&P 500. The ride-hailing corporation reported a successful quarter with net...

UiPath Stock Rises Over 20% Following Positive Earnings Report and Generative AI Integration

Lanon Wee

Dec 2, 20232 min read

UiPath Stock Rises Over 20% Following Positive Earnings Report and Generative AI Integration

UiPath's share prices skyrocketed by over 26% on Friday following the release of their quarterly earnings report the day before. The...

You Could Be Re-Enrolled in a 401(k) by Your Employer If You're Not Saving Already

Lanon Wee

Dec 2, 20232 min read

You Could Be Re-Enrolled in a 401(k) by Your Employer If You're Not Saving Already

On an annual basis, more companies are conducting 401(k) plan reenrollments. This distinguishes it from automatic enrollment, which is...

Fed Chair Powell Declares Premature to Discuss Rate Cuts, Open to Further Hikes

Lanon Wee

Dec 2, 20232 min read

Fed Chair Powell Declares Premature to Discuss Rate Cuts, Open to Further Hikes

Jerome Powell, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, pushed back against the assumption that there would be frequent reductions to...

Exploring the Growing Realism of Weather in Video Games

Lanon Wee

Dec 2, 20234 min read

Exploring the Growing Realism of Weather in Video Games

For those in wintery regions, you may find yourself questioning why game developers would try to recreate the outdoor weather conditions;...

Exploring the Transformative Effects of Apple's Chip Lab

Lanon Wee

Dec 2, 20235 min read

Exploring the Transformative Effects of Apple's Chip Lab

For the past two decades, Apple's stock prices have been propelled by their heavily-advertised, consumer gadgets such as the iPod, iMac,...

Court Ruling Prevents Montana from Establishing First TikTok Ban

Lanon Wee

Dec 1, 20232 min read

Court Ruling Prevents Montana from Establishing First TikTok Ban

A federal judge in Montana has invalidated a law that would have seen a state-wide ban on TikTok beginning on Jan. 1, 2024.The ruling...

Robinhood CEO Explains Payment for Order Flow, Maintains It Is a Permanent Practice

Lanon Wee

Dec 1, 20232 min read

Robinhood CEO Explains Payment for Order Flow, Maintains It Is a Permanent Practice

Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood, defended the practice of payment for order flow (PFOF) by asserting that it is an accepted implementation...