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Jun
24
2024

Cryptocurrencies decline again - should investors be worried now

Cryptocurrencies decline again; should investors be worried? Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on May 12, 2021, that the company would no longer accept bitcoin as payment for its vehicles. His reasoning was that mining bitcoin requires a significant amount of energy, and it would be ironic for Tesla, a company dedicated to environmental protection through the sale of electric vehicles, to directly promote activities that could harm the environment. Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, plunge.

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Jun
24
2024

Twitter is finally letting everyone apply for verification

How It Works After a four-year suspension, Twitter is resuming its public verification program. The program was created to enable anyone to apply for the coveted blue checkmark on Twitter. Also, the launch includes the introduction of new application criteria and guidelines for verified accounts.    Requirements for verification The redesigned verification criteria include having a public interest account that falls into one of six distinct categorizations. The following six type.

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Jun
24
2024

How To Turn off an iPad

How To Turn off an iPad When it comes to the time of completely turning off your iPad which also can help you with troubleshooting or saving your battery power—the process is not immediately obvious. Luckily, there are two ways that are easy to do it, and we will show you how.    Powering off vs. Sleeping It is really important to understand the difference between when you are locking your iPad and when you are powering off your iPad completely. When you have pushed the side .

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Jun
24
2024

How To Transfer Spotify Playlists to Your Apple Music

How To Transfer Spotify Playlists to Your Apple Music There are several good music streaming apps that are out there, but for you to carry all your stuff over to a totally new service can be a pain. We will show you how you can move your music from the Spotify to your Apple Music with all your playlists still intact.   Unfortunately, if you are transferring playlists between services, it is not something that can be done natively. We will need to use a third party service to bridge the g.

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Jun
24
2024

Twitter says its image-cropping algorithm was biased

Twitter says its image-cropping algorithm was biased, so it's ditching it After determining that the automated system was biased, Twitter largely abandoned the image cropping algorithm. Some users complained that it favored showing images of white people in tweet previews. Rumman Chowdhury, a software engineering director for Twitter's machine learning ethics, transparency, and accountability team, wrote in a blog post on Wednesday that the company determined the algorithm was biased after tes.

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Jun
24
2024

The Growing Popularity of TikTok in Nigeria

The Likes, Dislikes, and Privacy Concerns Surrounding the Fastest-Growing Social Platform  TikTok is rapidly gaining popularity among Nigerians as a social media platform. Its signature short videos, which incorporate music, filters, and other features, are gaining popularity, particularly among young people. Its popularity in the country has also increased significantly as a result of the government's stay-at-home directive in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. As a result of th.

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Jun
24
2024

The future of African content streaming

The future of African content streaming It has been repeated innumerable times that no one can tell the African story better than Africans themselves. In her article on why people should tell their own stories, Lisa Nichols, motivational speaker and founder of motivating the masses, writes, "No one else can dance your dance." Nobody can sing your song better than you. Nobody else has the ability to write your story for you. Africa has allowed others to tell her story for a long period of time.

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Jun
24
2024

Self-driving electric tractors have the potential to significantly reduce farming environmental impact

Self-driving electric tractors have the potential to significantly reduce farming's environmental impact A California startup claims to be able to help farmers become more environmentally friendly and profitable by offering the world's first fully electric, self-driving tractor. According to its makers, Monarch Tractor, the compact tractor can be programmed to perform tasks such as plowing, harvesting, and mowing and can run for more than 10 hours on a four- to five-hour charge. Although it d.

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Jun
24
2024

Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance resigns as CEO

Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance resigns as CEO ByteDance's CEO has announced his resignation from the company, whose success with TikTok catapulted it to the status of the world's most valuable startup. Zhang Yiming, who co-founded ByteDance in 2012, will transition to a different role within the company, while co-founder Liang Rubo will take over as CEO. Liang is currently responsible for human resources at ByteDance. Zhang ruminated on his position and how he believes he would be more effe.

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Jun
24
2024

Bitcoin price falls below $40,000, shattering analysts $100,000 midyear forecast

Bitcoin price falls below $40,000, shattering analysts' $100,000 midyear forecast Bitcoin's chances of reaching analysts' forecast of $100,000 by the end of the year have diminished significantly after it fell below $40,000 on Wednesday. The world's most popular currency fell more than 10% after China announced that cryptocurrencies would be prohibited in transactions and warned investors against speculative trading in them. This decline follows Elon Musk's Tesla announcement last week, which.

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