By the mid-2010s, Chinese people in major cities had generally switched from cash to Alipay and WeChat Pay. By the end of 2021, about 64… Read More »China’s digital yuan works just like cash – with extra security
The Insider reporter travels from Austria to Italy in an overnight carriage of the OBB Nightjet train.Joey Hadden/Insider I spent 11 hours in a shared… Read More »I piled with 3 strangers in a shared cabin on an overnight train in Europe. It was bumpy, cramped and I wouldn’t do it again.
Under pressure and faced with a wave of criticism, Elon Musk increasingly turned to his favorite outlet: Twitter. Since Saturday, Mr. Musk, the world’s richest… Read More »Elon Musk tweets amid a tidal wave of criticism
Follow our live report of the COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt. SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt — International climate talks, known as COP27, kicked off in… Read More »Climate conference to debate whether rich countries will pay for the damage
enlarge / An emergency room isolation tent in Walnut Creek, California, in March 2022. While COVID-19 remains at a standstill, hospitals across the country find… Read More »US hospitals are so overloaded that an ER called 911 himself
Although foreign disinformation campaigns focused to some extent on the 2022 United States midterm elections, most of the pressure on the voting infrastructure in the… Read More »The secret ballot is the last line of defense of American democracy
If you are an avid horseradish lover, you may be wondering which horseradish brands will be the best. This is a good question as there… Read More »What is the best horseradish sauce brand? Your guide for 2022
ATHENS — Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced Monday that Greece would ban the sale of spyware after his government was accused in a news report… Read More »Greece bans spyware sales after government accused of surveillance
In the spring of 2020, during the earliest and darkest months of the coronavirus pandemic, a group of clothing managers and designers began talking –… Read More »In the fashion industry, a fine line between collaboration and collusion
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday accused the United States of fabricating a “conspiracy breeding story” about its alleged arms transfer to… Read More »N. Korea criticizes US for increasing alleged arms supply to Russia
And for the love of God, don’t take blindly voting advice by Elon Musk. Take a walk on the decentralized side Twitter may be much… Read More »How to ‘Quiet Quit Quit’ Elon Musk’s Twitter
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A Sandy Hook families lawyer said on Monday that Alex Jones should be ordered to pay significant damages to stop him… Read More »Punishment needed for Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook claims
Mastodon is part of the Fediverse, or federated universe, a group of federated platforms that share communication protocols. Unlike Twitter, Mastodon presents posts in chronological… Read More »What Is Mastodon And Why Are People Leaving Twitter For It?
