Business Spotlight: YouTube Part 2 Posted December 12, 2021 Continued from Part 1… YouTube’s success drew the attention of Google, which acquired the site for $1.65 billion (about ¥200 billion) in the autumn of 2006. It was Goo…
Business Spotlight: YouTube Part 1 Posted December 11, 2021 Ask an elementary school student what they want to be when they grow up and it’s highly likely they’ll say a YouTuber. And who can blame them? YouTube is the second-most visited w…
TikTok Posted November 25, 2021 You’re probably asking yourself: What’s all the fuss about TikTok? Should I try it? If you like short fun videos that open the window into a diverse world of talent, then yes — ab…
NY worker charged in digital money scam Posted November 23, 2021 An employee cost a New York county at least $6,000 (¥660,000) in electricity bills by allegedly secretly installing dozens of machines at his workplace in a cryptocurrency…
German bank inundated with damaged money Posted November 16, 2021 Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with damaged bank notes after deadly floods that hit part of the country in July. The notes are worth more than €50 million (¥6.1…
Business Spotlight: Line Part 2 Posted November 14, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Line has also striven to become a fully comprehensive social network. As early as 2012, it introduced its Home…
Business Spotlight: Line Part 1 Posted November 13, 2021 The Line messaging application has been a mainstay during the pandemic. Thousands of businesses, local governments and individuals across Japan use it to keep the…
Views and Visions: Group buys Part 2 Posted November 7, 2021 Continued from Part 1… A lot of trust is involved since Audrey pays for everyone first. Also, her neighbours collect the eggs on their own. So far, no…
Views and Visions: Group buys Part 1 Posted November 6, 2021 Once every fortnight, my friend Audrey has at least a few hundred eggs delivered to her doorstep. They sit neatly in trays, arranged according to weight and type.…
Slitherin’ snake! Sydney supermarket surprise Posted November 1, 2021 Helaina Alati was browsing the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket when she came face to face with a huge snake. The head of the 3-meter-…