In Afghanistan, the Taliban say they now also control Kandahar, the country’s second-largest city. As a result, several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, are sending military personnel to accompany the departure of their embassy staff. Afghan cities are rapidly falling into the hands of […]
Reddit, the online message board where users can chat about various topics, expects to raise $700 million in a new investment round. The company is worth more than $10 billion on paper. The company says it wants to use the money for “strategic investments”, especially internationally. In doing so, […]
Every year around this time, a new version of Parallels Desktop is released. The software to virtualize other operating systems on a Mac is already up to edition 17. Unfortunately, the developers had a severe job this time. But, of course, that has everything to do with Windows 11 […]
Samsung executive Lee Jae-yong, who is being held in South Korea after being convicted of bribery and embezzlement, has been released on parole. South Korea’s justice department reported that the driver is expected to leave prison by the end of the week. Reasons for his parole include good conduct […]
Last night and tonight, thousands of people have again fled suburbs north of the Greek capital Athens. There was also the first death in the fires in Greece today. Neighbourhoods have gone up in flames again. Also on the island of Evia, people had to be removed by boats. […]
LinkedIn is facing a lawsuit in the US over misrepresenting the viewership of video ads. The Microsoft subsidiary is said to have overcharged hundreds of thousands of advertisers, Reuters reports. However, according to a California judge, the advertisers behind the indictment have insufficient evidence of fraud or unfair competition. […]
Maria Kolesnikova, the last leading opposition figure remaining in Belarus, has appeared in court with her lawyer and co-defendant Maxim Znak. She has been in jail since September 2020. Other Belarusian protest leaders, such as Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and Veronika Tsepkalo, have fled the country. Last week, Kolesnikova called on […]
Google will release two new Pixel devices this fall. For the first time, they will run on a chip that Google develops itself, although the link with Qualcomm is not entirely severed. Google has been making its own Pixel smartphone since 2016. Initially, they were made by HTC and […]
Against the World Health Organization (WHO) wishes, Britain will start vaccinating its vulnerable citizens against the coronavirus a third time from next month. This is reported by the British newspaper The Telegraph. So far, only Israel has embarked on the third round of jabs. The core of the discussion […]
Small business insurance costs depend on so many factors that the amount one business pays can be drastically different from another business. It depends on what types of insurance a business needs and the risk profile of the business. There are over a dozen different types of business insurance. Some […]
