WeChat tests breaking news alerts as it looks to enrich real-time content
17 Oct
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WeChat tests breaking news alerts as it looks to enrich real-time content

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Tencent’s super app WeChat has added a fresh feature that is designed to send breaking news alerts on top of users’ other official account subscription notifications, in an effort to make the messaging app more competitive in information distribution. Sources of the latest news for the alert mostly come from China’s official state media outlets, with WeChat users able to get international breaking news notices without the need to fully subscribe. According to screenshots shared by beta-test users, news stories including rainstorm warnings in Beijing and updates on conflicts in the Middle East have been displayed on the test channel.
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The new burnout generation
17 Oct
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The new burnout generation

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Top Stories Tamfitronics This story originally appeared in Kids TodayVox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions.In high school, Jayden Dial worked on a podcast, planned school events, and made a film. That was on top of doing her homework and applying to college. But sometimes, she still felt like she wasn’t doing enough.Jayden, now 18, would see kids her age on YouTube talking about their packed routines — “I worked out, I meditated, I read my Bible” — and she’d think, “Oh my God, I need to be so, so productive.”This kind of productivity anxiety is probably familiar to many adults. I, for example, have been known to stress myself out watching reels of parents somehow cleaning their houses while kids play happily in the background. But according to a...
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In the twilight of his term, Biden greets global audience weary of war and wary of US politics
17 Oct
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In the twilight of his term, Biden greets global audience weary of war and wary of US politics

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Politics tamfitronics CNN — Over the course of President Joe Biden’s term, he’s held dozens of calls and multiple face-to-face meetings with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, all with the goal of deepening a relationship based on democratic ideals and shared values.In return, Scholz spent considerable political capital on Biden’s behalf: Releasing a Russian murderer from a German prison as part of a deal that would free three Americans from Russia, loosening longstanding defense policy to allow Ukraine to use German-made tanks to fight Russia and coming to Biden’s defense after a debate performance spelled the end of his political career.“I think it would be a big mistake to underestimate the president,” Scholz told PBS ahead of NATO’s 50thanniversary summit in Washington.Now, with Biden out of a race that remains razor-thin and has allies on edge, Scholz will...
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BREAKING: People Injured as CNG-Powered Vehicle Explodes in Benin [VIDEO]
17 Oct
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BREAKING: People Injured as CNG-Powered Vehicle Explodes in Benin [VIDEO]

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Politics tamfitronics A Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered vehicle exploded in Benin City, Edo State at the NIPCO filling station located at Ikpoba Hill, along the Benin-Auchi expressway, on Wednesday, injuring many people.A viral video circulating on social media shows the vehicle scattered.According to reports, three persons sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed to a private hospital for medical attention.This incident has raised serious concerns about the safety of converting petrol-powered vehicles to CNG, a move advocated by the Nigerian government.The Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI), an arm of the government saddled with advocating for the conversion of petrol-run vehicles to CNG has responded to the incident. The initiate expressed condolences to the victims, revealing that the vehicle involved in the explosion was illegally modified,The statement reads, “The PCNGI commiserate with those injured in...
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