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Analysis-Why China could become the luxury industry's next sore spot
Analysis-Why China could become the luxury industry's next sore spot
By Casey Hall and Mimosa Spencer SHANGHAI/PARIS The luxury goods industry has relied heavily on China and North
2023-07-19 10:07
Does Pokimane want to have a baby? Twitch queen reacts to Mizkif's reservations about having children as a streamer
Does Pokimane want to have a baby? Twitch queen reacts to Mizkif's reservations about having children as a streamer
The Twitch personalities discussed their future in live streaming, with Mizkif expressing his firm stance of never having children
2023-07-06 18:48
Australia's bruising, bustling rugby league could be Vegas-bound
Australia's bruising, bustling rugby league could be Vegas-bound
Australia’s National Rugby League is hoping that the old adage of what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, will hold true for its proposed first major push into the U.S. sports market
2023-05-17 10:34
Firm regrets taking Facebook moderation work
Firm regrets taking Facebook moderation work
The chief executive of Sama says it will no longer take work involving moderating harmful content.
2023-08-16 07:02
US says airstrike kills 5 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia
US says airstrike kills 5 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia
The US military conducted an airstrike killing five al-Shabaab terrorists on Tuesday, US Africa Command said in a statement.
2023-08-17 23:25
Why is Egypt worried about Ethiopia's dam on the Nile?
Why is Egypt worried about Ethiopia's dam on the Nile?
Egypt is concerned that Ethiopia is using water from the Nile to fill its giant Renaissance dam.
2023-09-12 20:10
Horizon Forbidden West gets Burning Shores patch to fix issues with DLC
Horizon Forbidden West gets Burning Shores patch to fix issues with DLC
'Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores' has a new patch fixing broken quests and other gameplay issues.
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What are the charges against Derek Rosa? Officials release first mugshot of Florida teen accused of fatally stabbing his mother
What are the charges against Derek Rosa? Officials release first mugshot of Florida teen accused of fatally stabbing his mother
Derek Rosa, 13, was taken into custody after he apparently confessed to killing his mother, Irena Garcia, while she slept with her newborn daughter
2023-10-28 16:02
Dave Grohl joins Guns N' Roses on stage for surprise Glastonbury performance
Dave Grohl joins Guns N' Roses on stage for surprise Glastonbury performance
Dave Grohl surprised fans with a third appearance at Glastonbury on Saturday (24 June), as he joined Guns N' Roses on stage for their closing track. The band performed a two-hour-plus set with tracks including 'Live And Let Die', 'Knocking On Heaven’s Door', 'Sweet Child O’ Mine and November Rain'. Festival-goers were delighted as guitarist Slash performed the opening riff to their 1987 hit song 'Welcome To The Jungle.' Switching up the lyrics, Axl Rose sang: "Do you know where you are? You’re in the jungle, Glastonbury!" The lead singer later invited Foo Fighters frontman Grohl onstage to help them close out the show with an explosive performance of 'Paradise City'. Grohl had appeared earlier on Saturday as a guest for The Pretenders, having previously performed a secret slot with Foo Fighters on Friday (23 June). Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter It didn't take long for fans to turn to Twitter, with one writing: "Wow! Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, Guns N' Roses rocks the house with Dave Grohl for an electrifying performance of Paradise City!" "Ohh Dave Grohl and Guns ‘n’ Roses at #Glastonbury. Actually Dave Grohl at anything," another added. Meanwhile, a third poked fun at his multiple appearances, writing: "David Grohl sure gets around, doesn’t he? I’m fully expecting him to come up in the piano in Elton Johns set tonight." It comes after Grohl was spotted on the train to Glastonbury earlier in the day after posing with a member of staff for a photo. A GWR spokesman said: ""Even rock royalty knows that there is no better way to travel to Glastonbury than by train! You never know who is going to churn up on board our trains!" Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-06-25 15:45
Oil extends gains, hovers at four-month highs on OPEC+ cuts
Oil extends gains, hovers at four-month highs on OPEC+ cuts
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE Oil prices extended gains on Monday to touch their highest levels since mid-April after
2023-08-07 08:29
Alexa Chung ‘happy’ she inherited glossy locks from her Asian dad and English mum
Alexa Chung ‘happy’ she inherited glossy locks from her Asian dad and English mum
While reflecting on her early looks with thick, uncontrollable hair, Alexa Chung has said she is ‘happy’ she inherited glossy locks from her Asian dad and English mum.
2023-08-24 16:15
Twitter starts making payments to its controversial users, including $20k to Andrew Tate
Twitter starts making payments to its controversial users, including $20k to Andrew Tate
Elon Musk’s Twitter has started sending payments to some of its most most popular and controversial users. The scheme is part of what Twitter says is an ad revenue sharing programme, which will let people keep some of the money generated from showing advertising in the replies to their tweets. It is still not clear exactly how the size of the payments is decided, and some have reported receiving tens of thousands of dollars. Users must be subscribed to Twitter Blue and have at least five million impressions on their posts. The payments have gone to popular Twitter users that include some of the most controversial on the site. Andrew Tate, for instance, shared that he had received a payment of $20,000 from Twitter. Many of those who have received payouts have had their accounts boosted by Elon Musk in recent months. Mr Musk has often replied to some of the site’s users – especially those focused on politics – seemingly in an attempt to draw more attention to those accounts. Some critics of Mr Musk had suggested that he had favoured right-wing accounts in the first payouts. But the nature of the accounts may also be affected by the fact that users must pay for Twitter’s premium Blue membership – which has been embraced by many of Mr Musk’s political allies – and other non-political accounts did post that they had received payments. Mr Musk first announced the ad sharing plan in February, saying that the idea was to allow people to “create an interesting thread and get paid for it”. The payments that are being sent to the first users are based on the impressions their posts have gathered since that plan was first announced, he said in a recent tweet. In a thread, Twitter said that the scheme was intended to allow people to make a living directly on Twitter. Until now, users have had to monetise their following in other ways – usually by sending traffic to other platforms. “We’re expanding our creator monetisation offering to include ads revenue sharing for creators. This means that creators can get a share in ad revenue, starting in the replies to their posts,” the company wrote on its official account. “This is part of our effort to help people earn a living directly on Twitter. We’re rolling out the program more broadly later this month and all eligible creators will be able to apply. Go get yourself something nice!” Twitter said that it will soon launch an application process for ads revenue sharing. It is not clear how those who received early payments were chosen. After some users attempted to calculate how much money accounts were receiving per view, Mr Musk cautioned that the system includes some other controls. He said that the payouts are “not exactly per impression”, and were instead based on how many ads were shown to other verified users, which he said was done to ensure that people were not able to use bots to drive up their impressions. Mr Musk also said that he had given the money generated from his own tweets to the creator payout pool. Twitter’s announcement comes soon after Meta announced its own competitor to the site, in the form of Threads. That app has grown rapidly – and while it is still unclear how much it has affected the user base of Twitter, some away from the company have said that the site’s traffic is “tanking”.
2023-07-14 20:55