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Telegram nixes paid posts on iOS after blowback from Apple
Telegram and its users are looking into ways to make more money from the platform. One method users have tried is using third-party payment bots to sell paid individual posts on their channels. However, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says the company had to shut down paid posts on iOS due to a complaint from Apple.… Continue reading Telegram nixes paid posts on iOS after blowback from Apple
Twitter drops Ticketed Spaces to focus on other live audio features
Twitter no longer lets you charge users to listen to live Spaces conversations. The social media heavyweight tells The Information in a statement that it has indefinitely “paused” its Ticketed Spaces test. The move will let Twitter concentrate on improving the “core Spaces experience,” the company says. It’s not clear how many eligible hosts were… Continue reading Twitter drops Ticketed Spaces to focus on other live audio features
Apple iPad review (2022): An expensive facelift
Image Credit: Nathan Ingraham / Engadget Screen Compared to last year’s iPad, the screen here is definitely bigger, but not better in any measurable way. It’s the same 10.9 inches as the iPad Air (up from 10.2 inches), and that does make working with multiple apps feel a bit less cramped. And a bigger screen… Continue reading Apple iPad review (2022): An expensive facelift
Traffic jams are tied to lower birth weights, study finds
/ We already knew tailpipe pollution was bad, but traffic congestion can make things even worse Cars are lined up in traffic on Airline Drive in Houston, Texas, on April 13th, 2020.Photo by MARK FELIX / AFP via Getty Images Traffic jams are linked to lower birth weights, new research finds. Pregnant people in the… Continue reading Traffic jams are tied to lower birth weights, study finds
China’s Giant Biogene to raise $70m in Hong Kong IPOGiant Biogene had aimed to raise up to $500 million.
China’s Giant Biogene has priced its shares at HK$24.30 each to raise $70 million in its Hong Kong initial public offering, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The sources could not be named as the information had not yet been made public. Giant Biogene did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The… Continue reading China’s Giant Biogene to raise $70m in Hong Kong IPOGiant Biogene had aimed to raise up to $500 million.
China’s CITIC Securities posts 1.4% fall in third-quarter profit
CITIC Securities Co, China’s largest brokerage, on Friday posted a 1.4% fall in third–quarter profit. Net profit for the three months to Sept. 30 fell to 5.37 billion yuan ($740 million) from 5.45 billion a year earlier, the company said in a stock exchange filing. For the first nine months of the year, CITIC‘s brokerage business saw revenue fall by 19.2% to 8.8 billion… Continue reading China’s CITIC Securities posts 1.4% fall in third-quarter profit
Global equity funds receive inflows for first time in 10 weeks
Global equity funds attracted money inflows in the week ended Oct. 26, bolstered by expectations the Federal Reserve would slow its pace of rate hikes to counter the economic slowdown. According to Refinitiv Lipper data, investors bought a net $7.8 billion worth of global equity funds in the week, after ditching them in the previous nine weeks. U.S. equity funds obtained $7.9 billion, while Asian equity funds received $2.1 billion. On… Continue reading Global equity funds receive inflows for first time in 10 weeks
AI’s true goal may no longer be intelligence
AI has been rapidly finding industrial applications, such as the use of large language models to automate enterprise IT. Those applications may make the question of actual intelligence moot. Tiernan Ray/ZDNET The British mathematician Alan Turing wrote in 1950, “I propose to consider the question, ‘Can machines think?’” His inquiry framed the discussion for decades… Continue reading AI’s true goal may no longer be intelligence
Volvo C40 Recharge review: Volvo’s little electric rocket ship
Volvo didn’t need to make its smallest EV this powerful or this fun, but I’m glad it did. The acceleration is great and the range is sufficient, but the native Android operating system leaves a lot to be desired. Share this story More and more manufacturers are rolling out their second or even third generation… Continue reading Volvo C40 Recharge review: Volvo’s little electric rocket ship