Los Angeles County offers free digital skills classes

Los Angeles County offers free digital skills classes

Bridging the Digital Divide: Free Laptops Offered to L.A. Residents Los Angeles County is taking a significant step towards closing the digital divide by offering free laptops to eligible residents who complete basic computer training. “Los Angeles County is giving away free laptops to eligible residents who complete at least 8 hours of digital skills … Read more

Curves women-only gym set for new era with ownership handover celebrated at Christmas Party in Inverness

Curves women-only gym set for new era with ownership handover celebrated at Christmas Party in Inverness

Inverness Women’s Gym Embarks on New Chapter: Empowering Health Through Fitness and Community A beloved women-only gym in Inverness, Scotland, is entering an exciting new era. Curves, located on Harbour Road, has a new owner and a bold vision for the future. Linda Bailey, an exercise and fitness specialist with a passion for helping individuals … Read more

News and Notes: Early Warning Signs for the Guardians’ Approach to Free Agents

News and Notes: Early Warning Signs for the Guardians’ Approach to Free Agents

Guardians’ Free Agency Hopes Fade Amidst Rising Pitching Prices The Cleveland Guardians’ potential additions to their pitching staff via free agency are looking less likely as early signings raise concerns about affordability. Earlier this week, pitcher Frankie Montas inked a two-year, $34 million deal with the New York Mets, with an option for a third … Read more

The richest people in Rapperswil

The richest people in Rapperswil

After two years of decline, the total wealth of the 300 richest in Switzerland has risen again and reached a record high of 833.5 billion francs. Total assets increased by 4.8 percent, higher than the previous high from the year of Corona 2021. Dependent on reversals are gains in the stock and real estate markets, … Read more

Australia decides to ban access to social networks for minors

Australia decides to ban access to social networks for minors

Read more: Instagram wants to reduce its toxicity towards teenagers. But in reality, it doesn’t solve any problem A fine of up to 50 million Australian dollars Failure to comply with this obligation will result in fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars (30.7 million euros). Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, regretted … Read more

Magritte’s “Empire of Lights” sold for $121 million in New York, an auction record

Magritte’s “Empire of Lights” sold for 1 million in New York, an auction record

New auction record for René Magritte, in the centenary year of the surrealist movement. “The Empire of Lights“, an iconic painting by René Magritte, was sold Tuesday night at Christie’s in New York for $121 million. After about ten minutes of battle at the Rockefeller Center, the work was sold for only $121,160,000 (107,061,310 Swiss … Read more

In the third quarter of 2024, Microsoft and Meta still exceed expectations, without reassuring

In the third quarter of 2024, Microsoft and Meta still exceed expectations, without reassuring

Meta, the world’s number two in online advertising, recorded 40.59 billion dollars (35.16 billion Swiss francs) in turnover, up 19% year-on-year, of which it earned 15.69 billion in profits (13.59 billion Swiss francs, +35%), or more than two billion than analysts expected. Boss Mark Zuckerberg praised during a call with analysts a “good quarter” which … Read more

A cyberattack of unknown scale at Free

A cyberattack of unknown scale at Free

Many users have received this email from free since this morning: it’s not a fake! In fact, Free was the victim of a cyberattack and therefore warned its subscribers. A scale unknown at the moment However, the latter would have been limited to certain subscribers (apparently quite a few of you have been affected, including … Read more

United States: justice opens the way to possible conditional release of the Menendez brothers

United States: justice opens the way to possible conditional release of the Menendez brothers

The Los Angeles prosecutor on Thursday opened the way to possible parole for the Menendez brothers, who shocked the United States in 1989 with the murder of their parents, and returned to the spotlight thanks to a very popular Netflix series, Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez. The prosecution will ask a judge … Read more