Russia and Turkey have agreed to start a truce in Idlib province, Syria, starting at midnight on Friday. The truce was decided in a meeting held today in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with the aim of avoiding a further escalation of violence in Syria after the tensions...
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Who will win the battle of s-commerce?
Although social networks are still only a tiny part of e-commerce, their role in the buying process is growing rapidly, especially on smartphones. Over the last two years, the share of visits from social networks has doubled on US retailer sites. With such an increase, social platforms should soon make a maximum effort to strengthen...
Coronavirus, the League alarm: “Cancel Chinese New Year in Prato”
The proposal of the group leader in the city council, Patrizia Ovattoni. “Could call back a lot of illegal immigrants who, of course, know nothing about anything.” On the subject of the Coronavirus that is spreading in China, the leader of the League in the city council, Patrizia Ovattoni, raises the alarm: “The virus is...
Turkey has started sending its soldiers to Libya…
And the European Union mission in Tripoli has been postponed: new violence is now feared On Sunday, during an interview on television, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an announced that Turkey has started sending its soldiers to Libya to support the Libyan government led by Prime Minister Fayez al Serraj, based in Tripoli. The Turkish soldiers...
From brand safety to brand suitability
In an effort to better control where their ads are shown, advertisers have adopted blocklists. However, the effects of this limitation are gradually being felt on the reach of ads and the engagement of Internet users. Today, they are gradually abandoning their standard brand safety strategies to place advertising through (contextual) brand-relevant content. Instead of...
New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have made available a part of their army to fight fires in Australia
New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have made part of their army available to fight the fires that have been ravaging Australia for more than two months now. Last October, New Zealand had already sent 157 firefighters, to which 22 more were announced last week. In the last few days, it has sent two units...
Ends the era of Windows 7, hundreds of millions of computers at risk
Microsoft puts in the attic its old but still widespread operating system that will no longer have security updates exposing users to viruses and cyberattacks Microsoft stopped providing free security updates for Windows 7 as of January 14, 2020. For users who still use this operating system, this means computers more vulnerable to viruses and...
How much money does an NFL quarterback make per hour?
Someone making $80,000 a year would have to work 345 years to get the same thing Jimmy Garoppolo does in an hour If you’ve ever wondered how much a quarterback or quarterback earns, the All Home Connections company conducted analyses to determine how much these professional athletes received per hour and minute played during the...
Snapchat founder pains Instagram with anticipation about Tik Tok
The CEO of Snapchat, owner of the Snapchat app, confirmed that the TikTok app can outperform the Instagram application owned by Facebook. In detail, Evan Spiegel compared the content on Instagram to the content of the short video sharing platform Tik Tok, which has become immensely popular with young people around the world, especially in...
Three US firefighters die in tanker crash during Australian fires
Three American firefighters lost their lives Thursday in the crash of a tanker plane deployed to fight the wildfires raging in Australia, on a day marked by new alerts in the wake of high temperatures. Authorities lost contact with the aircraft, a C-130 Hercules, while it was flying over the Snowy Monaro area south of...