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Dec 16, 20232 min read

Avoid Delivery Scams When Expecting a Package This Holiday Season

The Federal Trade Commission has cautioned people that scammers can attempt to deceive them by using phony shipping and delivery...

Ukraine Conflict: Exploring the Impact of Russian Disinformation via TikTok

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20234 min read

Ukraine Conflict: Exploring the Impact of Russian Disinformation via TikTok

The BBC has revealed a Russian propaganda effort employing thousands of false TikTok accounts to disseminate false information concerning...

Anger of Bereaved Parents Over Unfulfilled Online Safety Pledge

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20234 min read

Anger of Bereaved Parents Over Unfulfilled Online Safety Pledge

The relatives of kids who passed away due to matters connected to social networking and gaming have reproached the government for...

Exploring Healthy and Affordable Sweeteners

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20235 min read

Exploring Healthy and Affordable Sweeteners

Zwighaft of a white granulated powder called allulose declares it to be "the holy grail of sugar replacement." Allulose is a sweetener...

Amazon Seeks Out Vendors at China Conference as Temu and Shein Expand

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20233 min read

Amazon Seeks Out Vendors at China Conference as Temu and Shein Expand

This week, Amazon held a summit for the substantial portion of it's third-party market which is made of China-based merchants. In...

Effects of the Pandemic on Retirement Savings for Older Millennials and Young Gen Xers

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20233 min read

Effects of the Pandemic on Retirement Savings for Older Millennials and Young Gen Xers

The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has reported that the average combined 401(k) and IRA balances for 35- to...

Investigation into TikTok Launched over Inaccurate Data Provision

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20233 min read

Investigation into TikTok Launched over Inaccurate Data Provision

The UK communications watchdog is conducting an inquiry into TikTok due to the app allegedly supplying it with inaccurate data. The...

Cruise Lays Off 900 Employees, 24% of Workforce: Memo Details

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20232 min read

Cruise Lays Off 900 Employees, 24% of Workforce: Memo Details

The effects of the Oct. 2 incident, in which a pedestrian was dragged 20 feet by a Cruise self-driving car after being struck by another...

George Kurtz of CrowdStrike Discusses China, Microsoft, and the SEC

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20233 min read

George Kurtz of CrowdStrike Discusses China, Microsoft, and the SEC

The stock price of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has skyrocketed more than 130% this year, surpassing other larger competitors and...

Intel Introduces AI Processor to Take on Nvidia and AMD

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20232 min read

Intel Introduces AI Processor to Take on Nvidia and AMD

On Thursday, Intel released several new computer chips, some of which were the Gaudi3 for generative AI software, Core Ultra for Windows...

LinkedIn Chooses to Maintain Own Data Centers Instead of Migrating to Microsoft Azure

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20233 min read

LinkedIn Chooses to Maintain Own Data Centers Instead of Migrating to Microsoft Azure

LinkedIn has rescinded its proposal to transition its technology to Microsoft Azure, a move that could be seen as a disappointment for...

Threads by Zuckerberg to Enter Fediverse Upon European Launch

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20233 min read

Threads by Zuckerberg to Enter Fediverse Upon European Launch

Meta will be conducting a trial of a system that enables posts from its Threads microblogging platform to appear on other social media...

Complaint Alleges Musk's X Platform Violated European Privacy Laws

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20233 min read

Complaint Alleges Musk's X Platform Violated European Privacy Laws

A new complaint has been filed against X, asserting that its ad targeting violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This...

Friday's Rebalance of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 Could Signal Worries About Concentration Risk

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20232 min read

Friday's Rebalance of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 Could Signal Worries About Concentration Risk

It is hard to overlook the biggest stock story of 2023: a handful of tech giants now comprise a major part of leading indices like the...

Bank of England Maintains Status Quo, Affirms Rates Will Remain High for Long Time

Lanon Wee

Dec 15, 20233 min read

Bank of England Maintains Status Quo, Affirms Rates Will Remain High for Long Time

At their third consecutive meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 in favor of maintaining rates at their current level. Though...

Meta Challenges Elon Musk's X with Launch in Europe

Lanon Wee

Dec 14, 20232 min read

Meta Challenges Elon Musk's X with Launch in Europe

Threads, Meta's social media application, has become available in the European Union after its introduction in other regions of the globe...

Temu takes legal action against Shein, alleging 'mafia-style intimidation'

Lanon Wee

Dec 14, 20232 min read

Temu takes legal action against Shein, alleging 'mafia-style intimidation'

Temu took legal action against Shein on Wednesday alleging that Shein had stepped up their activities. "We proceeded with filing a...

HSBC Asset Management Reports on Resurgence of Bonds and Transition to New Market Paradigm

Lanon Wee

Dec 14, 20234 min read

HSBC Asset Management Reports on Resurgence of Bonds and Transition to New Market Paradigm

HSBC Asset Management stated that the unrelenting monetary and credit settings have led to a "time of difficulty" for global economics,...

AI Achieves Expertise in Animal Identification: Name that Whale!

Lanon Wee

Dec 14, 20234 min read

AI Achieves Expertise in Animal Identification: Name that Whale!

Ted Cheeseman, a whale conservationist, concedes that the massive creatures do not calmly stay still for photographs. He states that on...

GM Cruise Removes Nine Executives Amid Safety Investigation

Lanon Wee

Dec 14, 20232 min read

GM Cruise Removes Nine Executives Amid Safety Investigation

Nine "key leaders" of General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit have been dismissed amid investigations surrounding safety...