Shoppers may have started their holiday gift shopping early this year - but they still turned out for deals. Online sales for Black Friday hit a record $9.12 billion -- up 2.3 percent from last year, Adobe Analytics, the Web analytics division of Adobe, reported. That was higher than the 1 percent year-over-year sales growth forecast. Cyber Monday sales hit…
Meta released new Facebook and Instagram privacy settings: Meta just unveiled new privacy features for teens and teens on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. In particular, Facebook's age restrictions are now automatically enabled when a user is under 16 or under 18 in some regions.Facebook is about to start pushing its young users to make their profiles…
Apple buys Disney: Insiders believe they know how Disney CEO Bob Iger will find a new way to come out in the last two years of his life when he regained control of the company less than three years after handing it over to Bob. One of Iger’s former employees at Disney said: «He’s going to sell the company». This…
Applied Digital has left the cryptocurrency mining business, but it hasn't gone that far. The company, formerly known as Applied Blockchain, is partnering with New Delhi-based GMR to create a fund that will acquire distressed mining equipment and digital infrastructure assets.The fund, managed by a newly formed entity jointly owned by Applied and GMR called Highland Digital, aims to raise…
Twitter’s been all over the news lately for all the wrong reasons. Recently, there has been a mass exodus that has led people to believe that it will soon go down. Just a few days ago, there were reports that Musk sent an email to all employees, emphasizing that «Twitter 2.0 must be extremely hardcore», which requires employees to work…
Google is finally rolling out the local search features announced earlier this year, including the ability to search around with your phone's camera.At the Google Search On virtual conference in September, people discussed innovative local search updates .Google previewed the ability to search restaurants by meal and a new search feature built into Live View on Google Maps.These updates and…
Meta is launching a campaign to encourage users to support small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) during the holiday shopping season. Today, Meta announces:The continuation of its #BuyBlack Friday initiative.The 2022 Holiday Gift Guide, which includes businesses from the Meta Business Leaders Network.SMB 2022 Holiday Marketing Guide.Friday Initiative.Meta continues its #BuyBlack Friday campaign for a third year, including free resources, education…
IBM recently announced a new breakthrough in quantum hardware and software, outlining a groundbreaking vision for quantum-centric supercomputing. This progress was unveiled at the annual IBM Quantum Summit 2022 -- an exhibition of the quantum ecosystem of customers, developers and partners -- which showcases useful advances in quantum computing around the world. IBM and Research Director and Senior Vice President…
Meta has laid off more than 11,000 employees in its first mass layoff: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the firm will lay off about 13% of its workforce. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, released a statement this morning confirming that the company will lay off more than 11,000 people. The layoffs, affecting about 13% of Meta’s workforce, are the…
Amazon began laying off employees as of today. According to an anonymous source contacted by AIM, the company, led by Andy Jassy, has laid off the Amazon Robotics team. Jamie Zhang, a developer working with the team, posted a message on LinkedIn yesterday expressing shock at the sudden decision. Zhang mentioned that he had been working with AWS , the…