Sun 22 December 2024: After topping $100,000, Bitcoin supporters see the cryptocurrency soaring even higher. Bitcoin has proven to be one of the best-performing assets in modern history. The value of the cryptocurrency has increased some 1,000 times over the past decade, far outpacing US stocks and real estate. Buoyed by United States President-elect Donald […]
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Fri 20 December 2024: Mobile phone use will be banned in primary and secondary schools across Brazil if legislation recently passed by Congress is approved by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, local media outlets reported Thursday. The law, designed to address the negative impacts of mobile phones on the health and education of children […]
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Thu 19 December 2024: The rise of digital technologies has blurred the lines between work and travel, creating a new era where professionals with the flexibility to work remotely can explore the world while maintaining their careers. Digital nomadism, a trend that has gained global traction in recent years, is reshaping traditional work norms by […]
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Wed 18 December 2024: Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said it had arrested 792 suspects in a raid on a building believed to be a hub for fraudsters who lured victims with offers of romance, then pressed them to hand over cash for phony cryptocurrency investments. The suspects, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipino nationals, were detained […]
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Wed 18 December 2024: Apple “could not have been unaware” that its supply chain was contaminated with “blood minerals,” a lawyer representing the Democratic Republic of Congo said Tuesday. The trial in the capital Kinshasa marks the first in a series of legal actions against major corporations. Robert Amsterdam of Amsterdam & Partners said Apple was chosen as […]
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Sun 15 December 2024: Recognizing the signs of phone addiction in children is the first step in helping them regain a healthy balance between cell phone usage and real-life interactions. Here’s a closer look at some of the common indicators that your child may have a smartphone addiction. Constant Checking If your child is unable […]
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Sat 14 December 2024: A pair of senior lawmakers penned a letter to Google and Apple on Friday, informing them that they must remove TikTok from their app stores by Jan. 19. Representatives John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top Republican and Democrat on the House Select Committee on the CCP respectively, told Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai “Congress has provided ample time—233 days […]
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Fri 13 December 2024: Greek is mulling reining in social media use for children younger than 15 with a “kids wallet,” according to the country’s family minister. Sofia Zacharaki told SKAI TV on Wednesday that the measure is to protect children from the dangers of unsupervised internet and social media as she drew attention to […]
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Wed 11 December 2024: Bewilderingly rapid changes are happening in the technology and reach of computer systems. There are exciting advances in artificial intelligence, in the masses of tiny interconnected devices we call the “Internet of Things” and in wireless connectivity. Unfortunately, these improvements bring potential dangers as well as benefits. To get a safe future we […]
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Tue 10 December 2024: The companies have asked an appeals court to temporarily block the law that would enforce a ban on the app in the United States. China-based ByteDance and its short-video app TikTok have asked an appeals court to temporarily block a law that would require that parent company ByteDance divest TikTok by January […]
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