How ‘Targeted Advertising’ Impacts Our Behavior
— While targeted advertising may sound like something relatively new, the practice has actually been around for almost a century. General Motors ‘car for every purse and purpose’ scheme revolutionized…
ElectReon and Dan launch fleet of 200 in-road charging buses
Israeli in-road wireless electric vehicle charging technology provider ElectReon (TASE: ELWS) today announced that it has signed a 5-year agreement with Israel’s Dan Bus Company to expand its wireless charging…
Daan Utsav: Helping Under-Resourced Schools Leapfrog
This #DaanUtsav, BloombergQuint brings you a series of NGO startup stories, on how organisations across India are bringing about significant transformation, and are looking to scale up. These startups are…
Crypto assets pose financial stability challenges: IMF report
The rapid growth of the crypto ecosystem presents new opportunities, the IMF has said, but also cautioned that the digital currency assets pose financial stability challenges. Cryptocurrencies are digital or…
UK economy plunges into deep recession, Rishi Sunak admits hard times are here
The UK economy plunged into a deep recession as it shrank 20.4 per cent between April and June at the height of the coronavirus lockdown, according to new figures released…
Invesco demand: Zee board refuses to hold EGM, calls Invesco’s request ‘invalid and illegal’
On Wednesday, Invesco moved NCLT’s Mumbai bench, urging it to direct ZEEL to hold an EGM as per its requisitions. At the tribunal’s hearing on Thursday, ZEEL’s counsel informed that…
Stocks, Futures Begin New Quarter With Declines: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks and U.S. futures started October on the back foot, after overnight losses in the S&P 500 capped its biggest monthly selloff since March 2020. Most Read…
How To Procrastinate Successfully and Defeat Pointless Procrastination
“In a prosperous society most misery is self-inflicted.” George Ainslie* Squirrel chasing, avoiding discomfort, perfectionism, and waiting to the last minute are symptoms self-inflicted misery. Procrastinators make on average $15,000…
Israel class action accuses Facebook of job ads discrimination
The Tel Aviv District Labor Court was last week asked to approve a class action suit against Facebook for allegedly encouraging discrimination against older people in its management system for…
Warren Cites Fear Over Another 2008 Meltdown in Opposing Powell
(Bloomberg) — Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren said that she vehemently denounced Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to his face as “a dangerous man” on Tuesday because he was making it…