The Mad Cool 2023 festival, which will take place in Madrid on July 6, 7 and 8, announced this Monday the names of the artists who will appear on its stage. They include Liam Gallagher, Robbie Williams, Sam Smith, The Prodigy, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Black Keys. The announcement comes just over a […]
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TikTok pays young people up to 7 euros to join the new social network
The big social networks are going through one of the toughest times in their history, with thousands of layoffs at platforms like Twitter and Facebook and a tougher battle to grow their user base. TikTok has decided to take this battle to another level. The Chinese company has launched a campaign to pay up to […]
Mastodon, the alternative network that frustrates Twitter-addicts
“Suena Míchel” is a Twitter joke referring to the fact that the name of this soccer coach, a former Real Madrid player, was one of the first to replace sacked managers of first division teams. He is already a little old fashioned and thinks the above is just funny, but the truth is that he […]
Dead Kennedys and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer DH Hazard has died in a family accident.
DH Peligro, drummer for the legendary punk band Dead Kennedys and former drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, died at his home in Los Angeles last Friday, October 28. As the group’s official account says. The musician suffered a head injury during the fall, which led to his death. His real name was Darren […]
Kanye West buys far-right hangout chain Parler after getting banned from Twitter and Instagram
Artist Kanye West, who changed his name to Ye in 2021, has bought Twitter-like social network Parler after being banned from the platform and Instagram for posting anti-Semitic comments. Parlement Technologies, the owner of Parler, announced this Monday that it has reached an agreement in principle with the rapper to sell the social network to […]
The Russian network features dozens of media outlets for disinformation about Ukraine
Since last May, the Russian network has replaced more than 60 European media outlets. By copying the websites of newspapers such as Der Spiegel, The Guardian or Bild, the authors of the intoxication operation wrote content critical of Ukraine and its refugees, international sanctions against Russia or supported the Kremlin’s positions on the war. Then […]
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is going green: it will only invest in companies with net zero CO2 emissions.
The strategy of Norges Bank Investment Management, the managing institution of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, shows its strength: any delay in the full decarbonization of global production systems entails a huge financial risk that the resources with which the Oslo authorities provide future pensions. Generations and, at the same time, feeding the generous welfare state […]
Google bans Trump’s social network on Android for violating rules against violence
Former US President Donald Trump’s social network Truth Social violates the Play Store’s content moderation rules, so Google has yet to approve the Android app. “On August 19, we notified Truth Social of several policy violations by its current app and reiterate that having effective systems in place to moderate user-generated content is one of […]
BeReal, a trendy social network against the “tyranny of pose” among young people
Facebook turns 18 in 2022. Nearly two decades on, social networks have gone through many stages, and the bland and unretouched photos uploaded by users who were not experts in lighting, composition or editing of digital images are increasingly distant. Today, Instagram filters and TikTok artificial intelligence dominate. BeReal, the social network that won this […]
An Argentine investigation points to Plácido Domingo as a possible client of the trafficking network
Investigation into busted trafficking ring in Argentina points to Plácido Domingo as alleged client As published this Thursday by El País. Tenor’s voice appeared in several hearings ordered against the yoga school sect, in which he allegedly negotiated sexual services. Argentine justice last week dismantled this sect, which was dedicated to attracting people under the […]
A network of politicians and Bolsonaro followers organizes attacks on teachers on the networks
History teacher Carlos Eduardo Bartel has been teaching for over 20 years. More than a month ago, he became the target of an online smear and harassment campaign for advocating for better education. And with a network of attacks on public education in Brazil, as it turned out public agency. On June 9, professors from […]
Musk no longer wants Twitter, but now the social network will try to force him to buy it
There is nothing unprecedented about Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter. The whole process is characterized by the unstable behavior of the richest businessman on the planet. The latest turn of events was no less novel: Musk canceled the offer for the social network and wants to forget about it, but now it is […]
Household net wealth increased by 4.8% in the first quarter of 2022, and their debt declined modestly to 57% of GDP.
According to financial reports published by the Bank of Spain, the net financial wealth of non-profit institutions serving Spanish families and households amounted to 1.89 trillion euros in the first quarter, representing an increase of 4.8% year-on-year. This Monday, which also reflects a slight increase in household debt in absolute terms, although it has eased […]