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YouTube cracks down on Groovy Discord music bot

The famous Groovy Bot, which allows more than 16 million Discord users to enjoy music from YouTube videos, is officially shutting down upon Google’s request. The search giant has given the owners of the popular Groovy Bot seven days to cease the platform, in a move that implies that Google-owned YouTube is working on cracking […]

With sales still surging, Best Buy raises prospects for 2021

Best Buy raised its sales outlook for the year Tuesday after breezing past Wall Street expectations in the second quarter. The nation’s largest consumer electronics chain joined other major retailers including Walmart, Target and Macy’s in putting up banner numbers, suggesting that Americans have continued to be spend even as the delta variant spreads. Department […]

Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment

For months, Gabrielle Walker had been looking for a part-time job. She applied to restaurant chains and retailers like Nando’s and Primark, and she scoured the job search site Indeed. Nothing. Then one day, Walker, a 19-year-old student at University College London, was scrolling through TikTok and stumbled on a video about an app called […]

Global instant payments to surpass $27 trillion by 2026, report finds

Global transaction value of instant payments is expected to surpass $27.7 trillion in 2026, from just $4.8 trillion in 2021, according to a new report published on Tuesday. The report was published by U.K.- based Juniper Research, an analyst house specializing in digital technology market research, revealed that the growth percentage will amount 470 percent. […]

Microsoft’s Power Apps leaks data from 47 companies, report finds

Microsoft’s Power Apps platform exposed 38 million records of critical personal data of 47 organizations due to “platform issues,” a report by U.S.-based information security company, UpGuard revealed on Monday. UpGuard’s research team disclosed various data breaches caused by Microsoft’s Power Apps platform, granting public access leading to the latest trail of data exposure. Leaked […]

Nokia, Ericsson win 5G contracts with A1 in the Balkans

A1 Telekom Austria Group granted on Monday to Scandinavian network equipment suppliers Nokia and Ericsson 5G contacts in Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia. This step follows the group’s purchase of a new 5G spectrum worth $16.59 million for its Croatian subsidiary A1 Croatia earlier last week. As for the geographical distribution between the two chosen […]

Instagram replaces swipe-up feature with link stickers

Users on Instagram who boast more than 10,000 followers enjoy a multitude of features that aren’t available for the average user. The most prominent feature is the swipe up link, famous for redirecting users to external webpages. However, things have shifted, as the social media giant is saying adieu to the feature as it introduces […]

PayPal welcomes cryptocurrency service to the UK

PayPal announced on Monday that it will allow UK customers to buy, hold, and sell digital currencies, starting this week. The cryptocurrency world is growing by the second, prompting organizations around the globe, like PayPal, to take notice. However, there’s a trick to the equation. Initially, the online payments giant will introduce only Bitcoin, Ethereum, […]

Walmart to launch delivery service for other businesses

Walmart says it will start commercializing its delivery service, using contract workers, autonomous vehicles and even drones to deliver other retailers’ products directly to their customers’ homes as fast as just a few hours. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer launched delivery and Express delivery for its shoppers three years ago on more than 160,000 items from […]