Bill C-18: Major Quebec cities and companies suspend advertising on Facebook, Instagram
Hours after the federal government announced that it is suspending advertising on Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, the province of Quebec, City of Montreal, Quebec City, Laval, Longueuil and Gatineau followed suit. The decision to suspend advertising signaled the government’s intention to stand its ground in the ongoing Bill C-18 dissent
Read moreTikTok launches a music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia called ‘TikTok Music’
TikTok has already dominated the short-video and social media market, and is now looking to take on Spotify and Apple Music with its latest offering. The company announced today that it’s launching a new subscription-only music streaming service called “TikTok Music” in Brazil and Indonesia. TikTok Music lets users sync
Read moreShould you move to a new state for tax savings before selling your startup?
Peyton Carr Contributor Share on Twitter Peyton Carr is a financial adviser to founders, entrepreneurs and their families, helping them with planning and investing. He is a managing director of Keystone Global Partners. More posts by this contributor How much tax will you owe when you sell your company? With
Read moreSeismic Data to Subsurface Models with OpenFWI
Training an AI Model on the Latest Intel Xeon CPU with PyTorch 2.0Example of offshore seismic exploration. Image source: https://energyinformationaustralia.com.au/seismic-surveys/Obtaining an accurate “picture” of the subsurface is not as simple as snapping a picture on a smartphone. Seismic exploration is a key component in creating images of the subsurface and finding
Read moreHow To Build the Culture of Delivering Clean Code
If you are working on a development team and in charge of managing multiple source codes, it’s crucial that you treat the code with the utmost care to keep everything going because, over time, the project and your number of teammates will get larger and larger. Now, maintaining the cleanness
Read moreIndia to launch Chandrayaan-3 Moon lander mission on July 14
India will launch its latest Moon lander mission Chandrayaan-3, a follow-on almost four years after the crash of its previous iteration in 2019, on July 14, the country’s space agency has announced. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch the next Chandrayaan (Sanskrit for “moon vehicle”) mission using its
Read moreYouTube is experimenting with a new lock screen feature for Premium users
YouTube is currently testing a new feature that allows users to lock their screens to avoid accidentally tapping a button and disrupting the video. The company announced the experiment on its YouTube Experiments page. “Lock Screen” disables touch input, so when users watch a video in full-screen mode, they don’t
Read moreElon Musk’s Twitter: Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification
Welcome to Elon Musk’s Twitter, where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO first announced his bid to buy Twitter in April 2022, zealously driven to rid the platform of spam bots and protect free speech. “This is just my strong,
Read moreUnion54 Ventures into Africa’s Super App Landscape with ‘ChitChat’ Launch
Union54, a provider of innovative digital financial solutions, and Mastercard, a global payments technology company, jointly announced the launch of ChitChat, a social commerce platform. This collaboration represents a further step in their partnership, as Mastercard integrates its payment and USD Debit Card features into ChitChat, enabling card issuance in
Read moreAddressing the Gap in Nigeria’s Consumer Electronics Retail Market
Nigeria hosts the largest population in Africa, including a sizeable pressurised middle class. This makes it an attractive market for consumer electronic and durable brands, yet only a handful of companies from the rest of the world have succeeded when they’ve entered this complex and dynamic market. One of the
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