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Meta reportedly set to launch Threads in the EU next month

November 30, 2023

Since its launch in July, Meta’s text-based social network Threads has gained many features, but a major missing part in the puzzle has been the app’s availability in the EU. The company, however, could launch the platform in the EU next month, according to the Wall Street Journal. The report notes that to comply with […]

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What’s up with Tesla’s Cybertruck? Everything to know about much-hyped electric pickup

November 30, 2023

Tesla is moving forward with the long-awaited launch of its Cybertruck electric pickup. The boxy vehicle is Tesla’s first new model since 2020, when it started delivering the Model Y. Yet, Cybertruck’s initial debut predates that moment; Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off an early version of the pickup at a memorable 2019 event, when […]

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The University of California has all but dropped carbon offsets—and thinks you should, too

November 30, 2023
In the fall of 2018, the University of California (UC) tasked a team of researchers with identifying tree planting or similar projects from which it could confidently purchase carbon offsets that would reliably cancel out greenhouse gas emissions across its campuses.  The researchers found next to nothing. “We took a look across the whole market…

As Temu shakes up global ecommerce, PDD nears overtaking Alibaba

November 30, 2023

PDD, the firm behind the fast-growing shopping app Temu, is shaking up China’s Big Tech club. On Thursday, news of Alibaba’s market cap sliding under that of PDD made headlines all over the Chinese internet. This development marked a historic shift in China’s e-commerce space, where for years Alibaba had held the crown jewel. Now […]

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It’s official: Evernote will restrict free users to 50 notes

November 30, 2023

Days after Evernote started testing a free plan with access to only one notebook and 50 notes with limited users, the company has now made this its new default free plan. The notetaking app said that this change will be applicable for all new and existing free users starting December 4. In a post on […]

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Robinhood brings its stock-trading platform to the U.K., its first international market

November 30, 2023

We knew it was coming, but stock-trading platform Robinhood is finally open for business in the U.K. — its first international market since debuting in the U.S. more than a decade ago. Robinhood is granting early access to the app starting today for those who join the waitlist, with things gradually opening up to everyone […]

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European consumer groups band together to fight Meta’s self-serving ad-free sub — branding it ‘unfair’ and ‘illegal’

November 30, 2023

Days after a privacy complaint was lodged against Meta in the European Union over its latest controversial shift of legal basis claimed for processing people’s data for ads, consumer groups across the region are filing their own complaints about what the tracking giant is up to. A coalition of almost 20 consumer protection organizations is united […]

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Sam Altman’s officially back at OpenAI — and the board gains a Microsoft observer

November 30, 2023

Sam Altman is officially back as OpenAI’s CEO after a tumultuous week and change. And OpenAI officially has a new board of directors, replacing most of the board that attempted to oust Altman in the days preceding Thanksgiving. In a letter circulated internally at OpenAI and subsequently published to the OpenAI blog, Altman announced that […]

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