• Jobs platform Tangent secures funding to boost tech social mobility

    Tangent, a jobseekers network targeting aspiring tech workers from less advantaged backgrounds, has raised $1.1m (£882,000). Founded by former LinkedIn employee Gary Izunwa, Tangent is a platform that connects jobseekers from low socioeconomic backgrounds with people in tech offering mentorship and referrals. The recently launched Tangent network is initially starting with entry-level tech sales roles, […]

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    Nearly a century old, this ‘masterpiece cafe’ in Tokyo discourages socializing and forbids mobile phones

    By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — Walking into the Lion Cafe, in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, the first thing one notices is the seating. All chairs face one direction, towards two gigantic speakers on the wall, the stars of this 98-year-old institution. It’s one of the city’s few remaining meikyoku kissa, or masterpiece cafés. “Meikyoku

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    Nearly a century old, this ‘masterpiece cafe’ in Tokyo discourages socializing and forbids mobile phones

    By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — Walking into the Lion Cafe, in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, the first thing one notices is the seating. All chairs face one direction, towards two gigantic speakers on the wall, the stars of this 98-year-old institution. It’s one of the city’s few remaining meikyoku kissa, or masterpiece cafés. “Meikyoku

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    Nearly a century old, this ‘masterpiece cafe’ in Tokyo discourages socializing and forbids mobile phones

    By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — Walking into the Lion Cafe, in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, the first thing one notices is the seating. All chairs face one direction, towards two gigantic speakers on the wall, the stars of this 98-year-old institution. It’s one of the city’s few remaining meikyoku kissa, or masterpiece cafés. “Meikyoku

  • Yes, Anti Social Social Club Has Its Own Goyard Bags (EXCLUSIVE)

    Anti Social Social Club’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection features a first for the Los Angeles-based streetwear brand.Alongside Anti Social Social Club’s varied

  • Reliance Jio has become the world's largest mobile operator, surpassing China Mobile, with this new record

    Reliance Jio, India's leading telecom operator, has surpassed China Mobile to become the world's largest consumer of mobile data traffic. Jio's network handled a massive 40.9 exabytes of data in the first quarter of 2024, compared to China Mobile's 38 exabytes, according to Tefficient, a global analytics firm.Jio also boasts the world's second-largest 5G subscriber base, with 108 million users. Notably, over 28% of its total mobile data traffic now comes from 5G users.JioBharat drives Reliance...

  • The case for and against organic social

    Digiday has delved into the debate, weighing the arguments for and against marketers relying on organic social.

  • Has China Mobile hit its 5G peak?

    China’s already massive telecom sector continues to growGains are being made each quarter in cellular and fixed line connectionsBut China Mobile might have hit

  • Social And Political Life of Imam Sajjad (AS)

    Shafaqna English- The fourth Shia Imam is Sajjad (AS), the son of Imam Hussain (AS). He was born in 657 AD and passed away in 713 AD. Imam Sajjad (AS) was born at a time when his grandfather Imam Ali (AS) was still the Caliph and grew up when Muawiya

  • What happens when we train our AI on social media?

    The unique relationship between social media and AI continues to develop in interesting ways, with Reddit’s recent deal with Google allowing their AI to train on its content, and tech companies’ sudden interest in once-popular social media sites like Photobucket.  But there is a question looming in the background of these deals: Even if AI companies can train their models on social media, is doing so really such a good idea?  AI companies have largely relied on the internet, especially...

  • Strategies to Optimize Your Social Security Benefits

    To maximize what you can collect, it’s crucial to know when you can file, how delaying filing affects your checks and the income limit if you’re still working.

  • Stakeholders demand reforms in social interventions

    Since the COVID-19 pandemic, palliatives, often used by governments as a stop-gap measure to support the most vulnerable in society, are now becoming permanent fixtures in Nigeria’s economy, writes EDIDIONG IKPOTO In February, about seven people reportedly lost their lives in a stampede at the Nigeria Customs Service office in Yaba, Lagos, during the sale Read More