Enlarge / Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter. (credit: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) The 140-character limit is Twitter’s defining feature and also its most controversial. Critics say that it makes the service confining and unfriendly to new users. Defenders say that enforced brevity is what makes the service so useful. Twitter is considering doubling […]
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Internet giants shift U.S. policy strategy to the defensive
Internet giants, including Alphabet’s Google and Facebook, are moving to compromise on several major policy issues as they adjust to an abrupt shift in the political winds in Washington. Just last week, the U.S. Senate took a big step toward advancing legislation that would partially strip away the internet industry’s bedrock legal protection, a 1996 […]
In shift towards electric vehicles, Volkswagen looking for cobalt contracts
Enlarge / This photo, taken on May 31, 2015 near a mine between Lubumbashi and Kolwezi, shows a man carrying a bag of minerals as people separate cobalt from sand and rock in a lake. AFP PHOTO / FEDERICO SCOPPA (credit: Getty Images) Volkswagen is looking for serious, long-term contracts with cobalt producers, according to […]
Hurricane Maria’s Westward Shift Could Affect East Coast Flights
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Property for sale struggling to shift? It could be because of THIS top turn off for buyers
Many sellers may assume they need to redecorate their home in tones of beige to appeal to buyers. And some frantically deep-clean their property before allowing anyone in for a viewing. But this may in fact all be for nothing, as the inside of a home is nothing to do with what puts buyers off. […]
Millennials are driving a shift in how the ultra-wealthy manage their money
Flickr / Kevin Harber Family offices, which manage the money of the super rich, are focusing more on philanthropy and impact investing, according to a report out by UBS, the Switzerland-based financial services firm. Over 40% of family offices are set to ramp up allocation towards sustainable or impact investments, which seek to deliver outsized returns […]
2017 Kia Forte5 SX Turbo DCT Automatic Tested: Not as Fun as the Stick Shift
– If it seems like auto reviewers have been damning Korean cars with faint praise for years, you’re not wrong. The “look how far they’ve come” line is as tired as can be, and Hyundai’s and Kia’s price advantages have lessened to the point where they can no longer be crutches to rely upon. Cars […]
UN rights boss ‘disturbed’ by US shift on immigration, urges Congress to protect ‘Dreamers’
Thomson Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) – The top U.N. human rights official voiced concern on Monday at the Trump administration’s decision to end the DACA program for immigrants who arrived illegally as children and urged the U.S. Congress to give them lasting legal status in the country. Referring to a move to end the Deferred Action […]
Night Shift Finale Recap: Who Left, Who Stayed for (Any Possible) Season 5?
Another year, another Night Shift finale recap where we aren’t sure yet if the NBC series will return. But should the (typically) summertime staple get picked up for Season 5, here is where things were left standing with regards to the assorted staffers. RELATED2017 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? Having pulled the […]
The Night Shift Finale Sneak Peek: Has Scott Defied Julian for the Last Time?
The Night Shift‘s Scott may have betrayed boss man Julian’s trust for the very last time, as seen in this exclusive sneak peek from the Season 4 finale. In the episode “Resurgence” (airing Thursday at 10/9c, on NBC), Julian (played by James McDaniel) gets wind of the combat medicine training program that Scott (Scott Wolf) […]