10:31 PM • 6028 viewsDecember 4, 02:10 PM • 28815 viewsThe gold price reached $2,584 per ounce and continues to rise. Goldman Sachs predicts further growth to $3,000 per ounce by December 2025 due to strong demand from central banks.
TikTok's parent company reached a record $300 billion valuation during a share buyback. ByteDance may lose the US market if it does not sell TikTok by mid-January.
The US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Meta for monopolizing the social media market. The judge rejected Meta's motion to dismiss the case, accusing the company of suppressing competition through the acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp.
Peanut the squirrel, a social media star with tens of thousands of followers, was seized from his owner and euthanized after being bitten by an employee. Rabies tests were negative, and the department launched an internal investigation.
The Canadian government demands that TikTok's office be closed due to threats to national security. The use of the app is not prohibited, but the authorities warn of risks to users' personal data.
A woman filmed a video during the air raid at the Kyiv railway station, mocking people in the shelter and praising the aggressor. The prosecutor's office served her with a notice of suspicion for justifying russia's armed aggression.
Mykhailo Poplavsky has reached 8. 2 million followers on Instagram and 1.5 million on TikTok thanks to his unique content. His videos about Ukrainian cuisine have gained over 34 million views on YouTube.
Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance, topped the list of China's richest people with a fortune of $49. 3 billion. He surpassed the owner of a bottled water company, Zhong Shanshan, whose fortune fell by 24%.
Zhang Yiming, co-founder of ByteDance, increased his fortune by 43% to $49. 3 billion. Despite the pressure in the US, the company's global revenue grew by 60% last year.
Social media deleted the accounts of a company in Tatarstan that recruited foreign women to produce drones. The accounts had more than 158,000 followers and promised women jobs, but in reality they were forced to assemble drones for attacks on Ukraine.
The District of Columbia and 13 US states have filed lawsuits against TikTok, accusing it of causing addiction and negatively affecting teenagers. The states claim that the platform uses algorithms to increase the time spent by children.
The 5-part Ukrainian mini-series shows the impact of Russian propaganda on everyday life. The project, featuring opinion leaders, demonstrates how disinformation is changing the way Ukrainians think and culture.
Meta is introducing new privacy and parental control settings for Instagram accounts of users under the age of 18. The changes include automatic private accounts, interaction restrictions, and time limits.
Apple has amended the App Store policy in the EU, allowing developers to promote offers directly in applications. New fees were introduced: 5% for user acquisition and 10% for retail services during the first year.
YouTube is integrating Google Gemini to help creators generate ideas, titles and thumbnails for videos. The new 'Brainstorming' feature is designed to gauge the preferences of content creators and give the platform an edge over competitors.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced his intention to remove WhatsApp and switch to Telegram and WeChat. He accused WhatsApp of being used to threaten Venezuela.
In the women's compartment of the Zaporozhye-Yasinya train, a ticket was sold to a man who was supported by the conductor. After the complaint of passengers to the hotline, the man was taken out of the car, Ukrzaliznytsia is investigating the incident.
The European Commission has signed an agreement with Tik Tok to withdraw the TikTok Lite Rewards program from the EU. The company has pledged to close the app and not try to circumvent the ban, otherwise it faces a fine of up to 6% of its annual turnover.
The Kremlin has launched hundreds of Telegram channels in 30 languages to spread propaganda after blocking Russian media in the West. The audience of these channels can reach 15.7 million users.
The Olympic Village in Paris offers a variety of pastries, but chocolate muffins have become a favorite treat for athletes. Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen even proclaimed himself the 'Olympic Cupcake Man' on TikTok.
Chinese company ByteDance, which owns TikTok, has lost its appeal against the European Union's decision to recognize the digital company as a “gatekeeper” - a platform with special influence - under the EU's new law on digital markets.
According to a report by Finnish analysts, TikTok search results during the European election campaign contained discriminatory and xenophobic content against women, minorities, and marginalized groups, which contributed to the spread of harmful stereotypes and misinformation.
McDonald's suspends its AI ordering system after customers report errors, such as adding bacon to an ice cream order.
More and more young people in the United States are opting for professional education and skilled working professions such as electricians, plumbers, and construction workers. Young people are interested in good wages, self-employment opportunities and the popularity of such professions. This is confirmed by the data of views on social networks such as Tik Tok and Instagram.
Tik Tok was unable to detect 16 commercials containing misinformation about the European Parliament elections created by Global Witness, and approved them due to a moderator error, despite violating the rules.
Former US President Donald Trump, a likely Republican candidate in the 2024 election, has joined TikTok. He posted his first video on a platform that he had previously tried to ban.
Moscow openly admits that it plans to use Ukrainians who fled to Europe for propaganda purposes against Ukraine, using them to portray the Russian Federation caring for them, unlike Ukraine.
In Ukraine, residents of three regions who spread Kremlin narratives on social media, praised Putin and justified the crimes of the Russian army in Bucha were sentenced to 5 years in prison.
The daughter of a fallen Ukrainian soldier founded the Olimp sports club in Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Vinnytsia Oblast, to honor her father's memory and provide children with a place to recover physically and psychologically during the war.
TikTok is testing a new feature that allows individual users to upload videos up to 60 minutes long, opening the door to longer content such as full episodes and lessons.
