Snap Puts 10 Billion AI Chatbot Messages to Use Refining Its Ad Business
The data gleaned from ‘My AI’ will help target messages, improve algorithm
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US Retail Sales Unexpectedly Rise in Sign of Consumer Resilience
US retail sales unexpectedly rose in May, showcasing resilient consumer demand in the face of mounting economic challenges.
Russia’s Arctic Shipping Dream Stumbles on Small Aging Fleet
Russia will struggle to meet its strategic goal of more than quadrupling Arctic sea shipments by the end of the decade as the nation cannot increase and upgrade its small, aging ice fleet fast enough, according to the Northern Sea Route operator Rosatom.
Delta Reinstates Quarterly Dividend After Three-Year Halt
Delta Air Lines Inc.’s board voted to restart the company’s quarterly dividend, which was suspended in March 2020 at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thanks to Netflix, This Tiny Swiss Town Has More Visitors Than Locals
Crash Landing on You has driven a tourism boom to the peaceful lakeside village of Iseltwald. Residents aren’t thrilled.
Netherlands Set to Close Europe’s Biggest Gas Field in 2023
The Dutch government is set to permanently shut down Europe’s largest gas field in less than four months, accelerating a closure timeline that may limit its supply buffer as it heads into next winter.
Romania’s Ciolacu Becomes Prime Minister After Securing Majority
Romania’s Social Democratic leader Marcel Ciolacu secured a majority to become prime minister after his new government won a confidence vote, completing a power swap between the Black Sea nation’s two ruling parties.
Johnson in ‘Serious Contempt’ Poses Major Dilemma for UK’s Sunak
Boris Johnson committed a “serious contempt” of Parliament and repeatedly misled UK lawmakers about rule-breaking parties in Downing Street during the pandemic, according to a long-awaited probe which despite its largely unsurprising findings still shocked with the severity of its indictment of the former prime minister.
Johnson in ‘Serious Contempt’ Poses Major Dilemma for UK’s Sunak
Boris Johnson committed a “serious contempt” of Parliament and repeatedly misled UK lawmakers about rule-breaking parties in Downing Street during the pandemic, according to a long-awaited probe which despite its largely unsurprising findings still shocked with the severity of its indictment of the former prime minister.
EU Set to Scrap Trade Curbs to Some Chinese Firms On Russia
The European Union is set to scrap plans to restrict trade with five Chinese companies with alleged ties to Russia, as the bloc gets closer to an agreement on a stalled sanctions package targeting Moscow.
