A Big Mistake They acted as though she had lost her mind. They had been transported far from the station by the elderly woman who appeared to be making up stories. They made fun of her. As one of the officers saw something, he compelled her to tell him about her son. The officers turned…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Negative customer reviews are part of running a business. Stuff happens. The tricky part is that the bad press lingers long after you’ve solved the problem. You don’t have to accept negative publicity forever. Here’s how to take an active role in protecting and managing your online reputation. The Top-Rated Online Reputation Management Companies for…
This blog post may be titled “What is social commerce?,” but maybe it should actually be called “Do you want to make some money?” Global eCommerce sales are predicted to grow to $1.6 trillion in the next three years—an increase of over 100% compared to 2020. There’s never been a better time to start selling…
Two weeks after blowing up hopes of a US climate deal, Senator Joe Manchin announced on Wednesday that he and Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic majority leader, had struck a compromise agreement that would provide nearly $400 billion for climate and energy projects. It remains to be seen whether the sprawling spending package proposed by…
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Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP via Getty Images Democrats are recharging the fight for net neutrality by introducing a new bill on Thursday that would codify the deeply divisive open internet rules. Led by Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act would reclassify broadband internet service…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It might get cheaper and easier to buy popular tech products, like gaming consoles and graphics cards, after Congress approved $52 billion in funding for domestic semiconductor manufacturing. In a 243-187 vote on Thursday, the House passed the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen US science…
It’s making several changes to the Play Store. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is trying to cut down on annoying, unskippable ads in Android apps and overall bad behavior in the Play Store (via TechCrunch). The company announced wide-ranging policy changes on Wednesday that update rules across several categories to be…
Image: Outerloop Games The Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2022 took a somewhat different approach to the video game publisher summer showcase format. Instead of a fire hose of trailers, sizzle reels, and gameplay videos, Annapurna slowed it down a bit, doing all of the above while also taking time to show off the people who are…
Enlarge (credit: Manchester City) England’s Manchester City soccer club wants to know how its fans really feel, and it has gone so far as to pilot The Connected Scarf, a “smart scarf” stuffed with sensors that the organization says enables it to gauge fan emotions. According to Manchester City’s page for the scarf, the club has been…