2 mn readShares in US chocolate maker Hershey have jumped by more than 10% after a report that Mondelez International, which owns UK-based Cadbury, has approached the firm about a potential buyout. A deal could create a snack food giant with combined sales of almost $50bn (£39.2bn) a year. Both Mondelez and Hershey declined to comment on […]
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7 mn readStumbleUpon, a tool that led users to random websites, had a stranglehold on millennials in the 2010s. Its influence echoes through everything we do online. For Kaitlyn Arford, a 31-year-old freelance writer based in Kentucky, US, memories of her early experiences with the internet all coalesce around one website: StumbleUpon. “Any time I had a […]
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2 mn readMeta is currently experiencing a major outage across all its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Messenger, and WhatsApp. As noted by Downdetector.com, there has been a sharp increase in reported outages from users of these various services. Here’s what we know so far. Update 5 p.m. Eastern: Over four hours into the outage, Meta has restored […]
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2 mn readApple has announced that iOS 18.2 will be released on Wednesday (December 11) for iPhones after several weeks of beta testing. The software update finally brings a local version of Apple Intelligence to the UK, including AI features that can rewrite text, generate emojis and offload more demanding tasks to ChatGPT. There’s no need to stick with the US version, which launched with […]
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2 mn readWe’re a few hours away from the start of the 13th installment of the Gukesh vs Ding Liren fight for the world chess champion’s crown. After 12 games, both players have won two games each, with the remaining eight games ending up in draws. This leaves the fate of the 2024 World Chess Championship in […]
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2 mn readGeneral Motors said it would no longer fund its Cruise robotaxi service as it seeks to focus its spending on autonomous vehicle development specifically for personally owned vehicles. Now Cruise employees will be combined with GM’s internal teams working on advanced driver assist systems, like Super Cruise, as well as its project to develop autonomous vehicles to sell […]
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