Livestream shopping on social media is disrupting traditional e-commerce in China. At the heart of this online craze are the top influencers who sell millions of dollars worth of products…
Continue ReadingEbrahim Raisi — the current head of the justice system — claimed victory in last Friday’s presidential election in Iran. Raisi’s inauguration in August will transfer the last major seat…
Continue ReadingSandhya Sriram is leading her Singapore-based startup to create more ethical and environmentally friendly food for the world’s growing population. Their proposal: growing seafood from stem cells. #Singapore #GameChangers #BloombergQuicktake…
Continue Reading#Gibraltar was voting Thursday on plans to ease draconian #abortion #laws in a #referendum delayed for over a year by the coronavirus pandemic.The issue has exposed sharply opposing views within…
Continue Reading#UEFA and #Hungary came under a hail of criticism Wednesday over Budapest’s #anti-LGBTQ #law after the football body’s refusal to light a German #Euro2021 #stadium in #rainbow colours, as #Germany…
Continue ReadingThe so-called #Covid-19 #Delta #variant which was first detected in India now represents more than 20% of coronavirus infections in the #US in the last two weeks, or double what…
Continue ReadingWith apps like Robinhood erasing the barrier to investing, and communities on Reddit, TikTok and Discord making information more available than ever, a new generation of investors and #finfluencers are…
Continue ReadingOn this episode of Do Your Research, we dive into the ‘COVID magnet’ conspiracy theory. Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. military is entering a new era of open service for transgender troops. In January, President Biden reversed his predecessor’s ban on trans service members, and the Pentagon recently…
Continue ReadingInfluencers have infiltrated nearly every industry as social media increasingly dictates what we buy and how we buy it. This now includes really big purchases—like an apartment or a house.…
Continue ReadingEven the smallest product releases from Apple are going to make waves, but since its launch in April, the AirTag tracker hasn’t been making headlines for reasons that Apple would…
Continue ReadingIf you thought you were going to have to wait for Prime Day 2021 to find truly incredible headphones deals on Amazon, think again. Just head on over to the…
Continue ReadingWhen the White House tweeted last night about their “first-ever social media briefing” between Press Secretary Jen Psaki and 11 “internet stars,” the internet wrote back a resounding “who dis?”…
Continue ReadingThis story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Each winter, as snow blankets Alaska and northern Canada, the wildfires of the summer extinguish, and calm…
Continue Reading#Pakistan opened up its #coronavirus #vaccination #campaign to everyone aged 19 or older as it scrambles to protect more of its 220 million people. Pakistan initially had to deal with…
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