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PYMNTS asked industry executives across the payments and digital commerce landscape to give us their take on the pivotal shifts, technological advancements and strategies that have shaped business in 2023. Their responses show critical trendlines to watch in the new year. Rob Cameron, global head of acceptance solutions at Visa, sees adaptable infrastructure as key to […]

Third-party online sellers are in the sights of the UK’s HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) following the implementation of new tax disclosure rules.

Former President Donald Trump’s businesses received at least $7.8 million from foreign governments during his time in office, according to a new report by House Democrats.

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets of Beirut Thursday for the funeral of top Hamas commander…

Michael Soroka's luxury townhome was built in 2021 and features an elevator, high-end kitchen appliances, and a gas fireplace.

With the introduction of the STATES Act, there is a tangible opportunity for Congress to navigate the evolving cannabis conversation strategically.

Mandira Bedi slams Air India in angry post Airline responds

By combining several years of observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope along with conducting computer modelling, astronomers have found evidence for massive cyclones and other dynamic weather activity swirling on a hot, Jupiter-sized planet 880 light-years away. The planet, called WASP-121 b, is not habitable. But this result is an important early step in studying […]

The 2024 competition aims to explore apartment designs that emphasize outdoor space, communal-oriented features, and low-energy approaches to comfort and livability, and will highlight and challenge current building codes.

This young bushbaby learned from his mother where to find an important winter food: acacia gum. A large and reliable source can be found half a mile away, but he must navigate through the dense forest to get there.

A Very Large Telescope instrument designed to study exoplanets has turned its focus to our own cosmic neighborhood to measure Jupiter's wind speeds.

NEWS – Am I the only one who thinks that new car colors are boring? White, black, silver, and some grey. Ugh. I’d love to be able to choose a custom car color without it costing a fortune, how about you? Over the last couple of years, E Ink and BMW have been working together […]

Michael Cunningham's Day, his first novel in almost a decade, has three sections, much as his earlier The Hours did. The three sections take place in 2019, 2020 and 2021, always on April 5 – in the morning in 2019, the afternoon in 2020, and the evening in 2021.

We've selected five opportunities for architects at international design practices that are available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Rapt Studio, Ippolito Fleitz Group and Starck Network Agency. Read more

The band's 2023 tour was previously canceled due to vocalist Zack de la Rocha's Achilles tear.

(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Jan. 5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6:30 p.m. FS1 — UConn…

A TEENAGER set the world record for going the longest time without sleep when he stayed awake for a whopping 11 days straight.

Jan. 9 1942 — Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer with four seconds left in the first round at Madison…

The late Mary Kay Letourneau's husband alleges the filmmaking team never reached out: "I'm still alive and well."

One of the premier categories at the 2024 Golden Globes is shaping up to be one of the year’s closest races. Best Film Comedy/Musical is a tough call between “Barbie” and “Poor Things,” with both films telling stories of female self-actualization in their own idiosyncratic ways. “Barbie” goes the blockbuster route, viewing the title doll […]

Jurgen Klopp has already admitted the ‘financial conditions’ of a potential deal involving Kylian Mbappe ‘don’t suit us at all’ (Sky Germany). Still, some Liverpool fans can dream, and, as the Echo’s Liverpool correspondent, Paul Gorst, has noted the potential lack of a transfer fee in the summer may make such a transfer slightly more […]

Col. Earl Matthews, a former lawyer for the D.C. National Guard, has accused Army officials of retaliating against him for telling Congress two top Army officers lied about the delay in deployment of the National Guard on Jan. 6th, according to a complaint filed with the Defense Department. Via the New York Times:

Here’s a seemingly simple question: Are high-paying jobs desirable?

It seems like the answer here is an obvious “yes.” But there’s more to the story; otherwise, this would probably set a record for the shortest blog post on this website. So, what are the subtleties here?

The reason the answer might seem like an obvious “yes” is that it’s easy to respond by answering a slightly different question: Does higher pay make a job more desirable? That is almost certainly an obvious “yes” for almost everyone. Читать дальше...