Twitter bots appear to be be in line with the company’s estimate of below 5% — but you wouldn’t know it from how much they tweet, researchers say

Twitter and Meta found an influence network promoting US interests. Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Fewer than 5% of monetizable user accounts on Twitter are controlled by bots, according to digital intelligence provider Similarweb. But bots still account for around 21%-29% of US content on Twitter. Elon Musk has been hedging on his deal […]

The euro just dropped below $0.99 for the first time in 20 years after Russia halted gas flows

A surge in the dollar has hammered other currencies such as the euro. Tunahan Turhan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The euro dropped below $ 0.99 for the first time in two decades after Russia halted the flow of natural gas. A surge in the dollar piled pressure on other major currencies, with investors flocking towards […]

The price of a typical Manhattan apartment just fell below $1 million for the first time in 3 years

Real estate in Manhattan has been moving toward a buyers’ market. The median sales price of units sold in Manhattan fell 6% in the final three months of 2018. The fourth quarter marked the first time in three years that the figure was below $ 1 million. In the latest sign that Manhattan is heading […]

Bitcoin nosedives below $4,000, crashing through 2nd milestone in a week

Bitcoin (BTC) has hit a 14-month low, trading below the $ 4,000 threshold for the first time since last year, shedding thousands of virtual coins since the start of the week. BTC experienced a nosedive (to around $ 3,750) on Saturday evening, falling by 14 percent in a day and a staggering 25 percent since […]

This Week In Trailers: Tito and the Birds, All Creatures Here Below, Unlovable, Weightless, Don’t Be a Dick About It

Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week […]

The pound falls below $1.30 after Carney warns of ‘uncomfortably high’ no deal Brexit risk

Hannelore Foerster/Getty The pound dropped below 1.30 against the dollar on Friday morning. The fall came after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said there was an “uncomfortably high” chance that Britain will leave the EU without a deal. The Bank of England ran an economic simulation of what might happen after a no deal […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp opens BELOW expectations at box office – but there's good news

The new Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly-fronted caper has come in slightly below studio estimates, according to Collider; winning the US weekend with around $ 76 million. Analysts had expected it to score around $ 80-85 million, especially after it grabbed an impressive $ 33 million on Friday alone – though Disney have insisted they […]

'Low point in US patriotism:' Number of 'extremely proud' Americans slips below 50% for first time

With politics and society increasingly divided, only 47 percent of US citizens polled say they’re “extremely proud” to be Americans, the lowest number ever. The number of Republicans with this extreme pride is at a five-year high. A new annual survey by Gallup, released on Monday, has highlighted two widening political divides, one between Republicans […]

Russia become lowest-ranked World Cup team after slipping below Saudis in FIFA standings

Hosts Russia will be the lowest-ranked of all the 32 teams at this summer’s World Cup, after FIFA’s latest international standings showed the team had slipped below opening game opponents Saudi Arabia. Russia dropped to 70th in the official FIFA rankings released on Thursday – their lowest position ever and three places below the Saudis […]

A father and son are growing fruit and vegetables 8 metres below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea — here’s why

Nemo’s Garden is an underwater farm in Italy. The project consists of 5 biospheres connected by a central ‘tree of life’. Each biosphere has carefully monitored temperature and humidity.   This is Nemo’s Garden, it’s an underwater farm created by the Ocean Reef Group. The project was started as an experiment as the owner’s crops were suffering […]