Google Chrome is preparing for a significant change, nearly four years after its competitors Firefox and Safari and several postponements. Starting January 4, the world’s most used web browser will test the tracking protection feature on a limited number of users (initially only 1% will be affected), namely protection against tracking as Internet users move … [Read more…]
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the central bank’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amid “extremely high uncertainties” affecting the world’s third-largest economy, Japan’s central bank is expected to leave its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged … [Read more…]
The young Grenoble company Losonnante, founded in 2021 after an incubation period within Satt Linksium, hopes to boost its development with a recent fundraising of 900,000 euros from BPI, a public investment bank, and other “business angels”. It will focus on marketing its “Bone Conduction” audio solution, which is already attracting some major exhibition and … [Read more…]
2 hours ago Australia’s central bank considered raising interest rates in December but paused due to limited data: minutes The Reserve Bank of Australia considered a 25 basis point rate hike in December but ultimately decided to keep rates at 4.35%, central bank minutes showed. The RBA said the case for a rate hike was … [Read more…]
LG has introduced two new MyView smart monitors in the Republic of Korea. The latest products carry model numbers 32SR70U and 32SR83U and are designed for different lifestyles, as a TV for watching content or displaying workout videos or as a monitor in your home office. LG MyView IPS monitors feature a 32-inch 4K resolution … [Read more…]
Security gate in front of the Tesla Motors Gigafactory site east of Reno, Nevada. David Calvert | The Washington Post | Getty Images Tesla has informed workers at its Sparks, Nevada, battery factory that some hourly wage workers there will receive pay increases of about 10% starting in early January 2024. According to internal materials … [Read more…]
In the large family of volcanoes there are active, dormant and those that have not shown any signs of activity for 10,000 years. The latter are considered extinct and therefore risk-free. A new study shows that certain volcanoes are still capable of waking up after very long periods of sleep and that we should not … [Read more…]
Gabby Jones/Bloomberg/Getty Images Shoppers wait in line outside the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York, USA, on Friday, September 22, 2023. Apple Inc.’s latest iPhones and watches went on sale Friday, a test of whether a new smartphone design and humble smartwatch changes can help put the company back on track for growth. Photographer: … [Read more…]
When you were little, maybe you thought Santa Claus lived at the North Pole? To find out what the North Pole really is, watch the 1jour1actu video! What is the North Pole? Polar bears, huge icebergs, northern lights and ice floes as far as the eye can see: you’ve already seen pictures of the North … [Read more…]
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, USA, December 7, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Portal Stock futures were near the zero line on Monday evening. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 25 points, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.05% … [Read more…]