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Snapchat users will be able to share their current location with their friends in real time
Snapchat users will be able to track their friends in a new way. Today, the firm introduced real-time location sharing, which will be used as a temporary buddy system while friends and family are on their way to a date or returning home, for example. Users who have opted in can see and share their…
Young, Rich, and Connected: Story of Justin Melnichuk
A young man at the age of 16 is already taking his reselling business to the level. Justin started by flipping individual pairs. Now he has scaled his business and passed the 1.4 million sales mark. But how has he been able to do this all on his own and at such a young age.…
Snapchat will allow you to alter your username later this month
Snapchat today announced that users will be able to alter their usernames as part of a global upgrade coming later this month. It means you won’t have to establish a new account, and you’ll be able to keep the name you used before. Snapchat claims the new functionality will be accessible on February 23rd for…
Amazon and Visa has reached agreement to settle their global dispute over credit card fees
To resolve a dispute over Visa’s fees, Amazon and Visa have reached a global agreement. As a result of the agreement, Amazon customers in the United Kingdom can continue to use Visa credit cards, as the two businesses previously indicated. Amazon will also eliminate the 0.5 percent surcharge it imposed on Visa credit card transactions…
Alaska Airlines has launched a West Coast travel subscription service
Flying Pass, the first-ever flight subscription for West Coast travel, has been launched by Alaska Airlines. Members of the Flight Pass have access to 100 daily flights between 16 West Coast cities. The pass is valid for round-trip travel inside California as well as nonstop service between California and Phoenix, Reno, and Las Vegas. Flight…
Kyle Larson becomes the fifth defending Cup champion to win Daytona 500 pole in qualifying
Kyle Larson found himself on the pole for multiple races during the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season because a qualifying algorithm determined the starting lineup instead of qualifying. By 2022, Larson has earned the right to call himself the polesitter, and he’s done it in the biggest time trial of them all. Kyle Larson advanced…
Windows 11 is receiving new touch gestures, Start menu folders, and substantially more
Windows 11 will have new touch gestures, Start menu folders, a rebuilt Task Manager, and a slew of other enhancements. A new release of Windows 11 is now ready for testers, and it’s chock-full of new features that appear to improve the general usability of the operating system. Users of Windows 11 will be able…
Disney has appointed Mike White as the executive to lead metaverse strategy
Disney CEO Bob Chapek named an executive to oversee the company’s metaverse strategy on Tuesday. Mike White will be Disney’s senior vice president of “next generation storytelling,” according to a document seen by CNBC from Chapek. Prior to this, White oversaw Disney’s consumer experiences and platforms. According to his LinkedIn profile, White worked at Yahoo…
Minnesota Timberwolves have signed Patrick Beverley to a one-year, $13 million deal
Patrick Beverley, a guard with the Minnesota Timberwolves, has agreed to a one-year, $13 million contract deal, according to his agent Kevin Bradbury of Rep1 Basketball. Beverley was in the third year of a three-year, $40 million contract, but the new deal will keep him in the league until 2022-2023. Beverley has had a huge…
Opera browser presently permits emoji-only web addresses
Opera, a web browser company, announced on Monday that it will support emoji-only web addresses in order to “to bring a new level of creativity to the internet.” The integration is the result of a partnership with Yat, a startup that sells URLs with emoji strings in them. “It’s been almost 30 years since the…