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It wasn’t that long ago that Facebook META -4.58% seemed to be riding high—with its ad-driven money machine still humming and a valuation that, as recently as September, topped $1 trillion.Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, is today the poster child of the tech reckoning. And, more so than its fellow tech giants, Meta’s fate in the long run is anyone’s guess. Which makes it an interesting time to ponder how much longer its travails will last, and what it might…

After more than two years of closed border policies, Japan is set to welcome back international travelers this week.Come June 10, foreign tourists traveling via packaged tours can enter Japan.However, the government's priority still lies in boosting domestic tourism numbers, said Tadashi Shimura, president of Japan Association of Travel Agents.Even before the pandemic, domestic tourism contributed far more to Japan's overall gross domestic product than foreign tourism, according to JATA.Tourism numbersOverall tourism…

Apple has debuted a new mobile tool to wrestle away control in coercive, domestic violence situations -- but timing is crucial if you have to use this feature. The feature, Apple Safety Check, has been designed to help tackle domestic abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV). Apple has worked with organizations, including the National Network To End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) and the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCV) to design this new feature.Read on: How to find and remove spyware from your phoneSafety Check is…

Apple on Monday unveiled a new feature coming to iOS 16 designed chiefly to help people sever ties with their abusive partners who may tracking their locations or secretly reading their messages. “Many people share passwords and access to their devices with their partner; however, in abusive relationships, this can threaten personal safety and make it harder for victims to get help,” Katie Skinner, a privacy engineering manager at Apple, said during its keynote presentation at the 2022 World Wide Developer Conference,…

Seeking to resolve a conflict in the solar industry, the White House plans to waive some tariffs on solar imports to ensure steady supplies while invoking the Defense Production Act to boost domestic manufacturing of solar parts. “It is going to put wind in the sails of construction projects all across the country,” a senior administration official said Monday. “We are going to grow and we aren’t playing for second place here.” The two-year waiver on tariffs is aimed at…

An on-the-ground study suggests sectarian identity in the Middle East is tied to domestic matters, and is not part of a larger, transnational religious split. To conduct the study, the scholars designed a survey of Shi’a pilgrims walking to Karbala for the holy day of Arba’een. Pictured are people walking during the annual pilgrimage in 2015. Credit: MIT As the old adage has it, all politics is local. That might seem a quaint…

Advocates of the laws say manufacturers are protecting themselves. Opponents say the laws will hurt consumers. The two sides square off in a debate. Advocates of the laws say manufacturers are protecting themselves. Opponents say the laws will hurt consumers. The two sides square off in a debate. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All…

Tom Cruise in "Top Gun: Maverick"Source: Paramount"Top Gun: Maverick" soared to $124 million during its opening weekend, earning Tom Cruise his highest domestic debut.The prolific actor, who has made a name for himself as a fearless stuntman, has generated more than $4.2 billion at the domestic box office since 1981 but had previously never had a film open to more than $65 million.The Paramount and Skydance film also generated $124 million internationally, bringing its total opening weekend haul to $248 million."The…

For pet lovers, there’s nothing like an adorable dog or cat picture or video. But can advertisers take advantage of those warm, fuzzy feelings? The answer, according to a recent study, is that it depends on whether the ads are in tune with consumers’ notions of dog and cat characteristics. Dogs, for instance, are usually associated with eagerness and reward-seeking behaviors. The researchers found that those associations meant that consumers were more likely to respond to…

Yang Jie / Wall Street Journal: Chinese government data shows domestic smartphone shipments fell 30% YoY to ~86M units in the first four months of 2022 amid the resurgence of COVID-19 in China — From Apple to chip makers, companies warn of fewer shipments and weaker consumer spending in the world's biggest smartphone market Yang Jie / Wall Street Journal: Chinese government data shows domestic smartphone shipments fell 30% YoY to ~86M units in the first four months of 2022 amid the resurgence of…