Новости за 20.12.2024

The holiday shopping season is a pivotal time for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). According to a recent survey, consumer holiday spending accounts for more than 25% of annual sales for almost half of small businesses globally. At the same time, more than half of global consumers say they have had to reduce their spending […]

Exploring the layers of language, identity and spirituality in Siphokazi Jonas’s Weeping Becomes a River.

When the puck drops on Boxing Day in Ottawa, it will mark the 30th anniversary of Miller behind the microphone introducing Canadians to the next generation of stars.

It was a tough week for the FinTech IPO index, with last week’s rally fading in the face of some year-end trades and news events. Every company, except OppFi, was down, leading the index to drop a shade over 6% for the week. Among the biggest movers for the week: Sezzle: The buy now, pat […]

Credit and debit cards still dominate the eCommerce arena, yet alternative payment methods such as digital wallets and buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans have gained popularity as online payment options. Key reasons why include the ease and convenience they provide. As a result, most eCommerce merchants prioritize offering digital wallets and BNPL to meet […]

Senate DOGE leader Joni Ernst of Iowa will demand federal agency heads halt negotiations on telework and taxpayer-funded union time during the lame-duck Biden administration.

A woman in Kentucky surprised her Navy husband with a special military homecoming by gifting him a five-day duck hunting trip in Kansas with his best friends ahead of Christmas.

WHO Director-General highlighted the escalating climate crisis, emphasizing its potential to worsen global divisions. He stressed the urgent need for peace and collaboration, citing the crisis's impact on health. Meanwhile, India showcased its commitment to combating land degradation and desertification at the UNCCD CoP16, underscoring its efforts towards sustainable development.

Fox News legal contributor Jonathan Turley joins "Fox & Friends" to discuss House Republicans calling for FBI investigation of Liz Cheney as Biden considers preemptive pardons.

Cleveland-Cliffs, a vertically integrated steel mill operator, has seen its stock decline by 50% since the beginning of the year as compared to the 28% gain in the S&P...

The United States launched Operation Just Cause, sending troops into Panama to topple the government of Gen. Manuel Noriega.

A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night, pushing Congress closer to a government shutdown.

Instant payments continue their global sweep, with expanding RTP® network capabilities from The Clearing House in the United States, Australia simplifying cross-border transfers and Hungary embracing QR codes for everyday transactions. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Real-Time Payments World Map” examined the technologies and partnerships accelerating the adoption of real-time payments across industries and borders. […]

A new report presented by the National Council of Resistance of Iran claims Tehran has expanded attempts to secretly develop weaponization capabilities for its nuclear program.

The prime minister faces calls to resign, with some Liberals saying it is the only hope the party has against the Conservatives

The Blues have cruised into the knockout stage and now await the next opponents

Photographer Paul Tulett has toured Japan to publish a book documenting the country's vast collection of concrete edifices. Here, he spotlights nine unusual examples featured in it. The book, fully titled Brutalist Japan: A Photographic Tour of Post-War Japanese Architecture, has been published with Prestel to showcase the diversity of the country's brutalist buildings. It

Malaysia’s government has agreed in principle to accept a second “no find, no fee” deal from a U.S. company to renew the hunt for flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than 10 years ago

In recent months, Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand Goop has undergone two rounds of layoffs and a restructuring.

Rothbard's view of the international system is built upon his consistent view of the state as a coercive institution run by a self-interested ruling class.

During week 4 of the 2024 ACC General Mountaineering Camp, longtime GMC participant and camp lover Thierry Levenq reached a significant milestone—his 100th GMC summit—on an outing to climb the stunning Serendipity Spire in the Selkirk Mountains.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come along way in the past decade. The vastly improved capabilities of large-scale vision-language models like CLIP and ChatGPT have allowed them to perform reasonably well in a wide range of tasks, but this versatility sometimes comes at a cost.

Image: With the festive season approaching, even Earth-observing satellites are getting into the spirit, capturing a stunning compilation of European cities that resemble stars.

Storms may be confounding measurements at high-altitude observatories of the universe’s highest energy light

The middlemen and gatekeepers of insurance coverage have been pocketing money in exchange for working with Big Pharma