Westfield Parramatta and DFO Black Friday hell: Aussies left trapped in cars for hours at sales nightmarethedigitalchaps

[ad_1] By Kylie Stevens For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:59, 27 November 2023 | Updated: 19:25, 27 November 2023 Astonishing footage of the traffic chaos caused by Black Friday sales over the weekend at major Australian shopping centres has emerged. The Australian Retailer’s Association believes 10 million Australians flooded stores from Friday hoping to collect … Read more

Global Investment Summit, Rightmove shares | Business News

[ad_1] On today’s episode, Ian King talks to the Lord Johnson, the investment minister, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosts The Global Investment Summit at Hampton Court Palace in London. Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell – also joins Ian to discuss some of the other top business stories making the headlines. :: Listen … Read more

Chuck E. Cheese Still Runs On Floppy Disks — For Now

[ad_1] Of the over 600 Chuck E. Cheese locations worldwide, fewer than 50 restaurants still have the quarter-century–old “Studio C” layout of animatronics that uses these floppy disks. Other restaurants have a version of the show that uses contemporary tech, while some have no animatronics at all. (Ars Technica has a story about Chuck E. … Read more

This Dyson-Style Cordless Vacuum Is $98 for Cyber Monday

[ad_1] Wyze / Wyze Dyson Cyber Monday deals are always popular because it’s simply a good brand that rarely goes on sale. However, even with discounts, they’re still considered to be a touch on the expensive side. Luckily, there’s this great deal on the Wyze Cordless Vacuum, which you may find interesting. It has a … Read more

HMRC pays over £500,000 to tax snitches

[ad_1] HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) paid £508,500 last year to whistleblowers reporting their ex-spouses and former employers for tax fraud. Over the last five years, payouts to informers have jumped 75pc, according to data obtained in a Freedom of Information request. HMRC asks taxpayers to snitch on individuals or businesses who they suspect are … Read more

HTC VIVE Focus 3 Goes to the International Space Station

[ad_1] Earlier this month, SpaceX launched their 29th commercial resupply mission and this had something special on board. HTC. in partnership with XRHealth and Nord-Space Aps, have sent the first virtual reality headset for mental health usage to the International Space Station (ISS) to support astronauts during their important European Space Agency (ESA) Huginn mission.  Two weeks ago, SpaceX CRS-29 for … Read more

Interview: Sunil Srivastava, CTO, Pandora

[ad_1] Jewellery retailer Pandora produces and manufactures all of its own products. Its chief technology officer (CTO) and senior vice-president, Sunil Srivastava, says this sort of end-to-end vertical integration is fairly unique in jewellery retail: “Our processes span everything from manufacturing plant, to produce, to cash.” For Srivastava, one of Pandora’s strengths is the … Read more

New AI tool to help identify wildlife calls

[ad_1] A new search tool from Google Australia lets ecologists and conservationists upload recordings of wildlife calls, and instantly match them to thousands of similar sounds from around the country, allowing for ecosystem insights that could otherwise take thousands of hours to achieve. The AI-powered tool is an extension of the tech giant’s partnership with … Read more

Taylor Swift Meets Family Of Fan Who Died At Her Concertthedigitalchaps

[ad_1] Another fan who was present at the show later recounted his own terrifying experience in the crowd, while Ana’s parents spoke out about how devastated they were. Ana’s mom, Adriana Benevides, publicly cried over the fact that their family couldn’t afford to fly Ana’s body home from Rio, with Ana having traveled from the small district of Sonora … Read more

There’s a Lot Riding on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

[ad_1] The consumer is back — but for how long? Black Friday and today’s Cyber Monday shopping bonanzas hold outsize political significance this year with the retailing events emerging as key recession and inflation indicators. So far, so good. Bargain hunters turned out in force for Black Friday sales, and Cyber Monday is forecast to … Read more

How Your Child’s Online Mistake Can Ruin Your Digital Life

[ad_1] When Jennifer Watkins got a message from YouTube saying her channel was being shut down, she wasn’t initially worried. She didn’t use YouTube, after all. Her 7-year-old twin sons, though, used a Samsung tablet logged into her Google account to watch content for children and to make YouTube videos of themselves doing silly dances. … Read more

Mozaic raises $20 million to build payment splitting solution for creators

[ad_1] Creators often work with different collaborators for different projects. And splitting payments with others is one of the biggest challenges for creators. Mozaic (previously Jammber) is trying to solve this problem through its range of solutions including APIs and Chrome extensions. The company has raised a $20 million Series A round of funding from … Read more

Eurostar services from Amsterdam to London to be suspended for six months

[ad_1] Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Rail passengers will be unable to directly travel from Amsterdam to London for six months next year as a big revamp of the Dutch capital’s largest railway station causes upheaval on the Eurostar. The refurbishment of Centraal station will lead to the suspension of the high-speed services from Amsterdam between next … Read more

A critically endangered Sumatran rhino named Delilah successfully gives birth in Indonesia

[ad_1] In this undated photo released by Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry, a newly born Sumatran rhino calf walks in its enclosure at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary at Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia. The critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born on Sumatra Island Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, the second Sumatran rhino born in the country … Read more

US futures stall, but stocks still head for blowout month

[ad_1] Stock futures stumbled on Monday but remained on track to book their best month in over a year as upbeat investors keep rally hopes alive. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (^NDX) were all down around 0.1%, after booking their fourth straight … Read more

India’s Hexaware creates hundreds of jobs in UK

[ad_1] Hexaware Technologies is opening an operation in the UK which will host 250 employees when fully up and running by 2025. The Indian IT and business services supplier, which has near 30,000 staff globally, is already in the process of recruiting the first 60 employees at the new site in Birmingham. After strong … Read more

91+ Amazon Cyber Monday deals you can shop nowthedigitalchaps

[ad_1] Cyber Monday is here, and Amazon is offering notable discounts across categories like tech, home and fitness. Amazon joins other major retailers like Walmart, Target and Best Buy in releasing steep Cyber Monday savings for the holiday shopping season. Unlike Prime Day and Prime Big Deal Days, which give Prime members exclusive discounts, anyone … Read more

Dollar Eases In Thin Black Friday Trading On Bets Rates Have Peaked

[ad_1] By Joice Alves and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar slipped on Friday as investors bet U.S. interest rates have peaked, while the yen edged higher after Japan’s core consumer price growth picked up, reinforcing views that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) may soon roll back monetary stimulus. With U.S. markets closed on … Read more

Smart Reporting Advances Medical Reporting with LLM Technology from AWS

[ad_1] Smart Reporting is addressing the challenges of rapidly evolving medical knowledge and increasing workloads in healthcare with a pioneering solution. They have integrated large language model (LLM) technology into their SmartReports software, harnessing the AI power of Amazon Bedrock. This development is set to revolutionise the reporting process in healthcare, aiming to improve patient … Read more

China Scrambles to Contain a Looming Shadow-Bank Meltdownthedigitalchaps

[ad_1] Chinese authorities are taking more forceful action to contain the growing financial troubles of one of the country’s biggest shadow lenders. Police in Beijing said over the weekend that they had taken “criminal coercive measures”—a euphemism for arrests—against multiple employees of Zhongzhi Enterprise. The privately held conglomerate operates several businesses that sold investment products … Read more

Mutated gene ‘found in 4% of people’ could help scientists tackle obesity | Science & Tech News

[ad_1] A gene variant that helps regulate body weight could aid in tackling obesity, scientists have said. The ZFHX3 gene mutation – thought to exist in 4% of people – has been found to control parts of the brain responsible for appetite. Scientists at Nottingham Trent University and MRC Harwell uncovered the mechanism which allows … Read more

The future of business software

[ad_1] Influenced by trends in enterprise architecture and new innovation, there is now more choice than ever for IT decision-makers wanting to build out a modern enterprise architecture and application portfolio. Beyond the choices IT leaders have in terms of building or buying new applications, low-code options enable non-programmers to connect business processes and … Read more

‘My wife is still paying the financial adviser who put her pension in a failed firm’

[ad_1] Write to Pensions Doctor with your pension problem: pensionsdoctor@telegraph.co.uk. Columns are published weekly. Dear Becky, My wife has a pension with Hartley Pensions, which was placed in administration in July 2022, in circumstances that have never really been made clear to me. This issue must affect many people. During this time, I have received … Read more

Atomic Stealer malware spread to Mac users via fake browser updates: Reportthedigitalchaps

[ad_1] Fake WhatsApp can potentially gain access to users’ personal data Threat actors are delivering Atomic Stealer malware, also known as AMOS, to Mac users via a fake browser update chain tracked as “ClearFake”, a new report has found. According to the cybersecurity company Malwarebytes, ClearFake is a newer malware campaign that leverages compromised websites … Read more

Can We Please Stop The Crypto Investor Madness Now

[ad_1] For years, people involved in cryptocurrencies, whether in companies providing products and services or groups and individuals heavily promoting them, have waved away criticism. It was only a few bad actors. Things would prove themselves out. Those who didn’t jump in would be shown as losers. Given the number of outrageous outcomes and events … Read more

Grindr Sued After Canadian Teen Raped By Four Men

[ad_1] The lawsuit filed Friday describes how Doe, then a high school student who was not yet out as gay, downloaded Grindr in order to make friends with other underage boys. He then exchanged explicit photographs and messages with the four adult men, who raped him in their homes or in parks, according to the … Read more

This infrared Earth image looks like a work of art

[ad_1] Earth Day, marked annually on April 22, exists primarily to inspire the global population to work together to protect our planet from environmental harm. But it’s also a chance to celebrate everything that’s special about this unique and wonderful “blue marble.” With that in mind, take a moment to lose yourself in this collection … Read more

Temu, Shein Far Lag Amazon As Online Holiday Shopping Ramps Upthedigitalchaps

[ad_1] By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Upstart online retailers Temu.com and Shein are drawing millions of window-shoppers to their websites this holiday season, but they far lag market leader Amazon.com where it counts – turning those visits into actual sales. Nine out of ten visitors to their websites were window shoppers, not buyers, … Read more

The Shell share price dips! Is this offer too good to turn down?

[ad_1] Image source: Olaf Kraak via Shell plc The Shell (LSE:SHEL) share price has fallen around 6% from its peak earlier in the autumn. It’s not a huge fall, or even a correction, but it could offer keen investors an opportunity to buy at a lower entry point. Valuations Shell is a vertically integrated oil … Read more

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Violations

[ad_1] Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, pleaded guilty to money laundering violations, the government said on Tuesday, a stunning blow to the most powerful and influential figure in the global crypto industry. Binance itself also pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $4.3 billion in fines and restitution … Read more

The best 55-inch TV Cyber Monday deals right now

[ad_1] Digital Trends If you want to buy a new screen for your home theater setup, a 55-inch TV is a good size, and you can get one from the best TV brands with a discount through the available Cyber Monday deals. There are lots of awesome offers for a 55-inch display among Cyber Monday … Read more

Asian Stocks Fall as China Profit Growth Slows: Markets Wrap

[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — Asian stocks swung to a loss and US equity futures fell as slowing Chinese industrial profit growth sapped optimism after last week’s equity rally. The yen strengthened against all its Group-of-10 peers. Most Read from Bloomberg China shares led declines with the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropping as much as 1.4%, … Read more

Samsung owners get free phone upgrade that allows you to customise key feature better than before – it takes seconds

[ad_1] A MAJOR Samsung phone update will transform users’ experiences by allowing them to personalise their device’s vibration intensity. Owners of high-end Galaxy phones will know that their device vibrates in response to a range of actions including tapping the screen, receiving phone calls, and using navigation gestures. 4 Samsung owners are about to receive … Read more

Tech YouTuber accuses Casetify of copying case designs

[ad_1] JerryRigEverything Popular YouTuber Zack Nelson — he of JerryRigEverythng — has launched a lawsuit with dbrand that accuses Casetify of copying their case designs. Nelson recently posted a video alleging that Hong Kong-based Casetify has been copying his and dbrand’s Teardown cases, which feature an image of a product’s interior in astonishing detail. Each case … Read more

Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain agrees to pay £585m after bribery investigation | Business News

[ad_1] The owner of Ladbrokes and Coral has agreed a deal with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to pay £585m after a bribery investigation. Entain is paying the sum following a Bribery Act investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) into its former Turkish business. Under investigation were activities of suppliers and former employees of … Read more

Multi-millionaire tech boss Lawrence Jones convicted of raping two women in Manchester in 1990s | UK News

[ad_1] Multi-millionaire tech entrepreneur Lawrence Jones has been found guilty of raping two women in Manchester in the 1990s. The former UKFast chief executive was convicted in January this year of sexually assaulting another woman in 2013, which could not be reported until today because of court restrictions. He has already spent 10 months behind … Read more

Honda recalls more than 300,000 over seat belt safety issue

[ad_1] Honda has recalled more than 300,000 of its 2023-2024 HR-Vs and Accords over a safety issue, according to a document posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The issue concerns a missing seat belt part, which means that in the event of a crash, the belt “will not properly restrain the occupant, … Read more

Why video streaming services are getting more expensive

[ad_1] When a flood of streaming services entered the market four years ago, the free trials were plentiful and the prices were extremely low — with Apple TV+ selling for just $4.99 a month and Disney+ charging a mere $6.99 a month. But now, as those services become more established, subscription costs have ballooned. In … Read more

I’d Rather Vote Dem Than for Trump or Vivekthedigitalchaps

[ad_1] Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) said in an interview released this week he would be “happy” to vote for a Democrat over either Donald Trump or Vivek Ramaswamy in next year’s presidential election. He made the comment during an appearance on CBS Friday, saying he would be “happy to support virtually any one of the … Read more

Mexican Drug Cartels Are Thriving On Elon Musk’s Twitter

[ad_1] Prominent members of Mexican drug cartels are using Twitter to recruit new members, send warnings to rival gangs, post gory images and videos, and glorify the narco lifestyle. Some of these accounts were banned by Twitter’s safety team between 2012 and 2015, but they have been reinstated since Elon Musk bought the company last … Read more

Can Taiwan Continue to Fight Off Chinese Disinformation?

[ad_1] Suspicious videos that began circulating in Taiwan this month seemed to show the country’s leader advertising cryptocurrency investments. President Tsai Ing-wen, who has repeatedly risked Beijing’s ire by asserting her island’s autonomy, appeared to claim in the clips that the government helped develop investment software for digital currencies, using a term that is common … Read more

Wodonga adds an Evie charger as EV adoption continues to spread across regional Victoria

[ad_1] The regional town of Wodoonga, Victoria is about to have another electric vehicle charger location. Located on the border of Victoria and New South Wales, Wodonga plays a critical role as a location between Melbourne, and Sydney. Charging in Wodonga has been led by Tesla’s 6-bay supercharger, followed by a 4-bay Chargefox charger (2×350, … Read more