Facebook’s Ad Refresh
The name is not the only thing Facebook chose to develop. Facebook has expanded the controls given to its advertisers and now allows them to avoid irrelevant and insensitive ads.
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December
An Evolving Black Friday
This holiday shopping season, Black Friday sales declined as shoppers are shopping earlier and spreading their spending across a longer period of time. E-commerce is a primary driver of the expected increase to holiday shopping this year as fewer shoppers returned to in-store shopping compared to pre-pandemic levels.
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Starlink: What Is It?
Elon Musk has made a name for himself for being at the forefront of innovation for the past decade, leading companies that develop technologies ranging from self-driving electric cars to flamethrowers. But one of the most promising projects is one that has flown mostly under the radar of the general public, Starlink.
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Crypto Scams: Is This the New Wire Fraud?
The “modern update” to this wire transfer scheme is that it can be done with no witnesses. With wire transfers, victims often had to fill out a form at the bank and hand it to a bank teller. The victim would have longer to think about the actions and more than likely, realize their mistake while filling out the form. By making a transfer as effortless as scanning a QR code, criminals can talk their way into situations, and victims have less time to consider whether or not to send money to a complete stranger.
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Tesla’s German Gigafactory on Track for December Opening
The global automotive supply chain has been experiencing some difficulties in the past year due to a chip shortage. This will inevitably have an impact on the German car manufacturing industry, as Germany has one of the largest production values in the world and has global connections. The US electric car manufacturing company Tesla announced that it is closing in on its plans to manufacture Model Y cars in a factory near Berlin.
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Austria Set For Third Chancellor Since October
Austria has seen a quick succession of three Chancellors in less than two months. 35 year old Sebastian Kurz of the conservative Austrian People’s Party had led Austria as Chancellor from December 2017 to May 2019 and from January 2020 to October 2021 when he was marred by a corruption scandal, causing him to resign.
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Honduras Elects First Woman President, Votes Out Ruling Party
On November 28th Hondurans took to the polls and cast ballots on many national and regional offices in addition to the Presidency. The elections saw the end to the 12 years of power for the the right wing National Party and the victory of the first women to be elected President.
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