Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can opt for less personalized ads

LONDON — Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they don’t want to pay for an ad-free subscription, social media company Meta said Tuesday, bowing to pressure from Brussels over digital competition concerns. Meta Platforms has been offering users in the European Union an ad-free subscription…

Eternity Roses and Other Floral Valentine’s Gifts from Travis to Taylor

Sure, you don’t normally see celebrity gossip on gardenblogs, but who can resist doing it when no less than Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce make floral news?  “Travis Kelce’s $14,000 Worth of  Valentine’s Day Gifts for  Taylor Swift Revealed” (Though maybe it’s not so abnormal on this gardenblog, since we covered Miley Cyrus’s impact on…

What is Wabi-Sabi? | PITH + VIGOR by Rochelle Greayer

By ooma90 I came across this excerpt (which I shortened slightly at Ian’s blog).  It is quoted from Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers by Leonard Koren: Wabi-sabi is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional. Wabi-sabi…

Paul Reiser on returning to stand-up with his first comedy special in over 30 years

Paul Reiser on returning to stand-up with his first comedy special in over 30 years – CBS News Watch CBS News Comedy legend Paul Reiser is the star of “Mad About You” and “Stranger Things.” He returns to stand-up with “Life, Death, and Rice Pudding,” his first special in more than 30 years. Be the…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: We finally have a chance to get some regulatory clarity in the U.S.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong joins “Squawk Box’ to discuss crypto’s post-election rally, impact of President-elect Trump’s victory on the industry, launch of the ‘Coinbase 50 Index’, crypto’s role in the 2024 election, and more. Source link

Watch: Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi on his plans to transform Nigeria’s economy

Watch: Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi on his plans to transform Nigeria’s economy Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra, is running in Nigeria’s presidential race. He discusses his objectives for the country with CNN’s Zain Asher. Source link

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki heading to MLB, will be top Dodgers target

On the first day of October, two Dodgers executives were on the other side of the world. Shortly after the end of the regular season, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and vice president of player personnel Galen Carr were in Japan on a scouting trip. The center of their attention: phenom pitcher Roki Sasaki….

NatWest blocks staff from using WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger

NatWest Group has blocked messaging services WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Skype on company devices to stop staff using them to communicate with each other. The bank had already told employees to stick to “approved channels” for conversations about business matters. But now it has gone further and made the platforms inaccessible on work phones and…

Home Depot’s Q3 results top Wall Street as pullback in consumer spending eases a bit

Home Depot continued to deal with a pullback in spending from customers in its fiscal third quarter, but it was less severe than in the past, and its performance beat Wall Street’s expectations. The home improvement retailer also boosted its full-year revenue outlook. Revenue for the Atlanta-based company improved 6.6% to $40.22 billion in the…

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