A special forces university visited by Russian President Vladimir Putin just two months ago has been targeted in a drone attack, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has said. Kadyrov, a close ally of Putin, said a drone strike early on Tuesday morning drone strike damaged the training centre in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya. If…
After four years of sponsoring the NBA and WNBA, DoorDash kicked off the 2024-2025 season by celebrating the sport with the help of a hip-hop legend. Hip-hop artist Kurtis Blow released “Basketball” in 1984, rapping about the sport’s biggest stars and its cultural impact in a video featuring cheerleaders, nunchuck fights, and neon graphics. In…
Mount Fuji is still without snow, making it the latest time in the year the mountain has remained bare since records began 130 years ago. The peaks of Japan’s highest mountain typically get a sprinkling of snow by early October, but unusually warm weather has meant no snowfall has been reported so far this year….
Last month, I attended the Marketing AI Conference (MAICON) hosted by the Marketing AI Institute, an annual event that has grown into a hub for marketers advancing AI in their field. Now in its fifth year, MAICON attracted over 1,100 people interested in AI’s rapid progress and potential. Industry experts like Paul Roetzer, Adam Brotman…
U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a briefing on Monday that the Biden administration was deeply concerned about a vote by Israel’s parliament to pass two laws that could prevent the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees — the largest aid provider in Gaza — from operating in the Palestinian territories. The Knesset vote…
Seven Britons share their hopes and fears about the chancellor Rachel Reeves’s first budget, and weigh up the needs of pensioners, those unable to work and small businesses, with tax incentives for professionals and the government’s budgeting needs. ‘I worry the wealthy won’t be properly taxed yet again’ Martin Coult is already £800 worse off,…
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Aaron Luo, co-founder with Carmen Chen Wu of Caraa, a New York City-based handbag and accessory company founded in 2015 that’s seen more than $50 million in total sales, and Mercado Famous, an artisanal Spanish charcuterie business founded in 2022, which surpassed $1 million in sales in its first…
Customer data platforms (CDPs) are a versatile tool in the martech stack. Whether you’re looking for a solution to power your personalization efforts, consent management, attribution tracking or other use cases where a point solution is available, a CDP is likely capable of meeting your needs. Here are 12 ways your marketing team can use…
The Ford government is planning on sending Ontario taxpayers a $200 rebate cheque in the mail starting early next year. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Tuesday alongside he province’s finance minister Peter Bethlenfalvy — a day before the province tables its fall economic statement. The $200 aside, the province is also proposing an additional…
By Taryn Pedler Published: 12:20 GMT, 29 October 2024 | Updated: 14:41 GMT, 29 October 2024 A British fishing boat has been seized by France after a French captain accused UK trawlers of plundering their resources in the latest ‘Scallop War’ flare-up. The Scottish fishing boat, named the Star of Jura, was seized off the…
