Monthly Archives: September 2022

YouTube will show personal stories of patients in search results for health-related queries

YouTube announced Wednesday that it will show a new section called “Personal Stories” in search results starting this week when users enter health-related queries. The company said when people search for videos of certain health conditions on YouTube, it will show a panel featuring videos from people who are diagnosed with those disorders. The company…

Major Adobe Elements 2023 update blurs line between photo and video editing

Adobe has launched Photoshop Elements 2023 and Premiere Elements 2023, introducing a slew of simple, streamlined editing effects to bring images and movies to life.  In a massive update to both programs, the subscription-free photo editor and video editor for Windows and Mac have been further infused with the power of Adobe Sensei, the company’s…

The bottom half of American families hold just 2% of the country’s wealth — while the top 1% of families have a third

Spencer Platt/Getty Images A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office tracks wealth distribution. The report finds that American families in the top 10% held 72% of the country’s wealth in 2019. Wealth grown has been uneven, with the richest getting richer faster — and the poorest falling behind. Over the last 30, that…

Russia’s neighbor considers asylum for draft dodgers who can prove they were conscripted, but not young men afraid of being called up

People cross the border from Russia into Kazakhstan on September 27, 2022. The country is one of the routes that Russians are using to flee after partial mobilization was announced. AP Photo Russia’s European neighbors say they will not take in Russians fleeing mobilization. But Latvia has told Insider it will consider giving asylum to…

Germans will face a gas shortage this winter unless they use less energy – while a new price cap could encourage more consumption

Brian Snyder/Reuters Germany’s network regulator warned that citizens are using too much gas and need to pull back consumption. Amid colder weather, gas consumption was 14.5% above average compared to 2018-2021, Federal Network Agency data shows.  The German government, however, has also proposed a gas price cap, which could incentivize more energy use.  Germans have…

Now might be ‘as good a time as you’ve had in a decade’ to build a company from scratch, says famed investor Bill Gurley

bill gurley Brian Ach/Getty Images for TechCrunch Venture capitalist Bill Gurley talked about the environment for startups on a McKinsey podcast. Gurley said now might be as good a time as any in the past decade to build a company from scratch. He said founders can get “all the real estate” they want, and access…

Retailers want to grow their businesses. Cross-border trade opportunities can help them expand.

Getty 42% of online shoppers reported being more comfortable with shopping internationally than they were in 2020. Cross-border shopping is taking hold with customers around the world, but it has also introduced new challenges for businesses. As shopper values have changed, so have their purchasing decisions, creating an opportunity to appeal to a new audience….