Google accused of making it harder to search for rival

April 27, 2024

Google has been accused of taking advantage of its market dominance to make it harder to search for a rival email service. Tuta Mail – which says it has more than ten million users worldwide – alleges that, since March, it hasn’t appeared prominently in Google searches for “encrypted email.” The company has made a …

Warner Chappell strikes exclusive deal with BandLab Technologies that includes a JV to identify and sign songwriters on ReverbNation

April 27, 2024

Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has entered into what it calls a “groundbreaking” partnership with ReverbNation, the artist services platform owned by Singapore-based BandLab Technologies. BandLab Technologies acquired ReverbNation from eMinor, Inc. in November 2021 for an undisclosed sum. The unit offers digital distribution, as well as career management and online marketing tools for indie artists. …

Luxury Handbag Makers Sentenced for Smuggling Protected Wildlife Products

April 27, 2024

A luxury handbag company, its founder, and a co-conspirator have been sentenced to prison for illegally importing merchandise made from protected wildlife species, including caiman and python skin. The sentencing marks a significant victory in the fight against wildlife trafficking and serves as a warning to companies and individuals who engage in illegal activities. Gzuniga …

Woman Goes Viral After Hilarious Cake Mishap at Walmart

April 27, 2024

Sometimes, when you’re ordering a customized item it pays to be very specific about what you want done — other times, if taken too literally, it does not. Such was the case for a Chicago area-based woman Peyton Chimack who went viral on TikTok after posting a cake she ordered from her local Walmart. In …

How to stay protected from pig butchering financial scams? Here are 7 key steps

April 27, 2024

In simpler terms, pig butchering is a version of smishing where scammers use social media platforms for cyber theft. As the name suggests, the victim is being ‘fattened up’ through validation and friendship before ‘butchering’ i.e. stealing of funds. A simple ‘Hi/Hello’ on a social media platform from a stranger’s profile can turn into a …

Production of minerals for clean energy insufficient, says UN

April 27, 2024

GENEVA, Switzerland — Current production levels of key minerals such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel needed for clean energy technologies are insufficient to reach global climate goals, a United Nations agency said Friday. According to a study by UN Trade and Development, demand for lithium could rise by more than 1,500 percent by 2050, with …

Wall Street: Wall Street shares close up as megacap tech stocks rally

April 27, 2024

NEW YORK, – U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, buoyed by a rally in megacap growth stocks following robust quarterly results from technology heavyweights Alphabet and Microsoft in addition to moderate inflation data. Investors cheered Alphabet’s first-ever dividend, its $70 billion stock buyback program, and better-than-expected first-quarter results. Its shares jumped 10% and reached a …

MPs cast doubt over UK government’s readiness for post-Brexit border control checks

April 27, 2024

MPs have cast doubt over the UK government’s readiness for post-Brexit border control checks, which are due to come in next week, arguing that a scaling back of its plans appeared to represent a sixth delay to their long-awaited introduction. The environment, food and rural affairs select committee (EFRA) has written to the government demanding …

Music industry veteran Richard Stumpf launches Hawkeye Music Publishing

April 27, 2024

Richard Stumpf, previously the CEO/Founder of Atlas Music Publishing (HYBE US), President of Imagem Music, US (Concord) and SVP at Cherry Lane Music (BMG), is launching a new company called Hawkeye Music Publishing. According to a press release, the company “serves to both connect relationship-driven catalog clients” to its strategic partner Round Hill Music “as …

Will AI Co-Pilot Content Editing?

April 27, 2024

The allure of editing is the opportunity it provides to be at the center of the relationship between the writer and the audience.