Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, launched BitChat over the weekend as a beta messaging app that works over Bluetooth networks rather than WiFi or mobile data.
Category: 3. Europe
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Former Twitter CEO launches messaging app that doesn’t need WiFi or mobile data
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Citizens’ petition to ‘Stop Killing Games’ reaches 1 million signatures, likely triggering EU review
The ‘Stop Killing Games’ petition reached 1.25 million signatures. If they can be validated, the European Commission will evaluate whether new laws are needed to save online games when they are discontinued.
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Italy’s Milan Bergamo airport resumes flights with delays after man sucked into aircraft engine
ADVERTISEMENTOrio al Serio airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo suspended flights on Tuesday due to a runway incident.
Local media reported that it was caused by someone running onto the tarmac and getting sucked into an airport engine.
The Volotea flight headed to Asturias in Spain…
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No more silence: UK to ban controversial NDAs silencing abuse at work
The UK government has announced plans to ban the use of NDAs to silence employees reporting workplace abuse.
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Europe Direct Selling Market Size, Share
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The Europe Direct Selling Market size is expected to be worth around USD 71.9 Billion by 2034, from USD 40.9 Billion in 2024, growing at a CAGR of 5.8% during the…
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Denmark to prioritize stricter migration rules for Europe, Frederiksen tells MEPs – POLITICO
“What has been mainstream among our populations for quite many years is now mainstream for many of us politicians as well, finally,” she said. “Maybe not in Parliament, but gladly, and I am really happy about that, in the European…
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Gemini to reintroduce direct Asia-Europe calls at Aarhus and Gothenburg
The first cracks in the Gemini partners’ philosophy of limiting direct calls on their Asia-Europe services to hub ports have appeared.
Maersk has announced it would reintroduce direct calls at the Scandinavian ports of Aarhus and Gothenburg, in…
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15 EU countries allowed to violate deficit limit for defence spending
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ADVERTISEMENTEU finance ministers on Tuesday granted 15 member states the right to deviate from the bloc’s fiscal rules in order to massively ramp up defence spending.
“At this critical juncture, investment in our defence capabilities…
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Europe cannot afford to step back from Africa, warns UN development Africa chief
By Eleonora Vasques & Video Editor: David BrodheimPublished on
ADVERTISEMENTEurope must not scale back its engagement with Africa as the global geopolitical landscape shifts, the director of the United Nations Development Programme’s…
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Ukraine: UN refugee agency helps repair homes amid ongoing conflict
In the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, housing remains one of the country’s most urgent humanitarian and recovery challenges. The destruction has been widespread and ongoing.
According to the latest Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment, 13 per cent of Ukraine’s housing…
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