Twitter blocks links to rival Threads, while CEO downplays reports of traffic decline
Recently hired Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is pushing back at reports that Twitter traffic is tanking as a result of the July 5th launch of a new competitor, Instagram Threads. But the company does seem to be concerned about the potential threat posed by Meta’s rival, now topping 100 million
Read MoreDigitisation: The Key to Getting Ahead in Business for Women
In today’s fast-paced business world, it’s no secret that digitisation has become a vital tool for any successful entrepreneur or professional. While this is true for any business owner, manager, or leader, the power of digital plays strongly into the hands of women in these positions because of the unique
Read MoreSolarise Africa Pleads To Avoid Corruption
South Africa is experiencing a surge of solar power installations. This all, to combat load shedding and prepare for an energy insecure future. According to Solarise Africa, the rate of solar installations can be likened to a gold rush and they warn that the boom is accompanied by corruption. Look
Read MoreCoffee Briefing Jul. 11- QueerTech launches new podcast, Mozilla’s Rise 25 Awards support game-changers working to keep the internet ethical; Rogers makes staying connected in Mexico easier
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. QueerTech launches the QT Podcast Montreal-based non-profit advocacy group QueerTech has announced that it is launching The
Read MoreThe era of tech layoffs is evolving in an interesting way
The era of tech layoffs is not yet past, but it is losing some of its intensity and changing into a unique trend. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on TechCrunch+ or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday. It isn’t surprising to see Microsoft cutting
Read MorePrompt engineering startup Vellum.ai raises $5M as demand for generative AI services scales
This morning, Vellum.ai said it had closed a $5 million seed round. The company declined to share who its lead investor was for the round apart from noting that it was a multi-stage firm, but it did tell TechCrunch that Rebel Fund, Eastlink Capital, Pioneer Fund, Y Combinator and several
Read MoreIndia deals a 28% tax blow to online gaming firms
India unveiled a significant tax increase on turnovers of online gaming companies on Tuesday evening in a major blow to the fast-growing industry that was quick to label the move as “catastrophic” and “unconstitutional.” The Goods and Services Tax Council, which comprises top federal and state finance ministers, said it
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Activision Blizzard merger can’t be blocked by FTC, judge rules
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard earned a big win in court today, as a federal judge ruled that the Federal Trade Commission cannot block the $68.7 billion merger. The FTC sued Microsoft in December in an attempt to stop its acquisition of the gaming giant, which owns massive franchises like World
Read MoreNothing’s Phone (2) is up for preorder, starting at $599
Nothing was founded on a simple premise: phones are boring. This wasn’t always the case, of course. There was a time before the smartphone became a commodity when the tech world waited with bated breath for the latest device from Apple and Samsung. Ultimately, however, these companies painted themselves into
Read MoreRussian transliteration hack
I mentioned in the previous post that I had been poking around in HTML entities and noticed symbols for Fourier transforms and such. I also noticed HTML entities for Cyrillic letters. These entities have the form & + transliteration + cy;. For example, the Cyrillic letter П is based on
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