NurPhoto/Getty Images A radio show host in Canada confirmed last month she’s behind TikTok’s popular Jessie voice. Kat Callaghan said she’s made peace with people using the text-to-speech voice to say bad things. She told The Verge she can separate herself from the voice because she understands it’s not her. The woman behind TikTok’s famous…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
The data: Twenty percent of US respondents plan to use buy now, pay later (BNPL) this holiday season, per a survey by the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) and The Strawhecker Group (TSG). Why it matters: Tougher economic challenges this year that may affect consumers’ holiday shopping—making flexible payment methods like BNPL more appealing. Read the original article on Business Insider…
Taylor Swift mentions the West Village apartment in a song from her album “Lover.” Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV; Al Siedman/VHT for The Corcoran Group A West Village apartment once rented by Taylor Swift is on the market for $45,000 a month. “Cornelia Street,” the ninth track on Swift’s album “Lover,” references the three-story townhouse….
Jonathan Wong/South China Morning Post via Getty Images Crypto is “too dangerous” to invest in right now, billionaire investor Mark Mobius said over the weekend. Mobius predicted bitcoin will plunge to $10,000, though he believes the industry will survive the fall of FTX. “Crypto is here to stay as there are several investors who still…
Noam Galai/Getty Images “Bracketing” is the practice of buying the same item online in multiple sizes or colors. It’s increased with the rise of e-commerce: 63% of shoppers reported bracketing in a 2022 survey. It creates logistical and financial headaches for retailers, along with environmental side effects. Imagine for a second that you’re shopping online…
Martin Eberhard and Elon Musk Chris Weeks/WireImage via Getty Elon Musk defended his role in Tesla’s early history in a Twitter thread on Sunday. The Tesla CEO took a dig at the electric-car maker’s cofounder Martin Eberhard. Eberhard once sued Musk, alleging libel for claiming to be a Tesla founder. Elon Musk defended his role…
There have been protests in every major city — including Beijing, the Chinese capital. NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images Chinese citizens across the country are protesting the government’s “zero COVID” policy. Experts said that walking back some policies could quell protests but won’t be enough to stop them. One expert said the protests are “tricky”…
People queue for Covid-19 tests in Shanghai, China. Wang Gang/VCG via Getty Images. A positive inflection point for China’s markets and the economy “is still some way off,” despite Beijing’s economic stimulus efforts, said UBS. China’s central bank recently freed up about $70 billion in liquidity. Rising COVID infections are a drag on the world’s…
Demonstrators in Beijing on November 27, 2022. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images, Stringer Protests have erupted across China as anger over strict COVID policies boils over. Some anti-government demonstrations have called for the end of Xi Jinping’s rule. Photos show massive groups of people carrying symbols of defiance — a rare rebuke of Chinese rule. Anti-government protests…
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana at a hearing on Capitol Hill in March 2017. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Trump recently dined with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, who have both spewed anti-Semitic statements. Most Republicans have been silent on the matter so far. But now, two GOP senators are…