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Showing off your newborn through a glass cabin

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A Monterrey-based advertising company changed its set of operations and now offers local residents the opportunity to rent a glass-enclosed mobile cabin to present newborns to family amid the ongoing pandemic. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Reuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking news video from around the globe. Our reputation for accuracy and impartiality is … Read more Showing off your newborn through a glass cabin

Biden’s $280 mln campaign advertising blitz

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The Democratic presidential candidate plans to buy digital and TV ads in 15 states, including key battlegrounds and Republican-leaning states. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Reuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking news video from around the globe. Our reputation for accuracy and impartiality is unparalleled. Get the latest news on: http://reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: … Read more Biden’s $280 mln campaign advertising blitz

Hungary’s PM Orban Nears Full Control of National Media

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Prime Minister Viktor Orban moved closer to gaining near-total control of Hungarian media after the country’s most influential news website imploded. More than 70 journalists at Index quit on Friday 24 July, two days after the publisher fired the editor-in-chief, with resigning staff citing “overt pressure” that they said jeopardized editorial independence. Their departure likely marks … Read more Hungary’s PM Orban Nears Full Control of National Media

Trump Visits Florida for Campaign Fundraiser Amid Pandemic, Hurricane Isaias Threat

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President Donald Trump is taking a Friday swing through Florida, a state critical to his reelection prospects and bracketed by two storms — one now bringing daily records on COVID-19 deaths and the other forming just to the south in the form of Hurricane Isaias. Trump will hold a campaign event with Florida sheriffs in … Read more Trump Visits Florida for Campaign Fundraiser Amid Pandemic, Hurricane Isaias Threat

Facebook 2Q Sales Top Estimates, Shares Surge

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Jul.30 — Facebook Inc.’s second-quarter sales topped analysts’ highest estimates, rebounding from a pandemic-fueled disruption to digital advertising earlier in the year. The social media company’s shares surged in late trading. Revenue was up 11% and the social network had 2.7 billion monthly active users. David Kirkpatrick, Techonomy founder, appears on “What’d You Miss?”

We are not the enemy: TikTok chief

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In a recent blog post, TikTok Chief Executive Kevin Mayer acknowledged that the app has received more scrutiny due to the company’s Chinese origins. But he repeated it has no ties to the Chinese government. “We are not political, we do not accept political advertising and have no agenda,” he said. Subscribe to us on … Read more We are not the enemy: TikTok chief

‘We face intense competition’ -Facebook CEO

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In his opening remarks during a much-anticipated congressional hearing featuring the CEOs of four of America’s largest tech firms, Facebook Inc’s Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday defended his company against allegations by critics that the social network has hurt competitors with their business practices. Appearing via videoconference before the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel, Zuckerberg said … Read more ‘We face intense competition’ -Facebook CEO

Zuckerberg Defends Efforts to Stop Election Interference, Hate Speech on Facebook

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During today’s testimony before a Congressional antitrust panel, Mark Zuckerberg went off-script a little bit — at least the script we expected — pointing out how Facebook Inc. lags behind a number of competitors, including Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. Zuckerberg isn’t hesitating to use some sharp elbows, pointing out that Amazon is … Read more Zuckerberg Defends Efforts to Stop Election Interference, Hate Speech on Facebook

Fighting obesity – what Britain can learn from other countries

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Ministers have urged Britons to see the Covid crisis as a “deadly wake-up call” about the dangers of Britain’s obesity levels, but what can we learn from other countries? The obesity strategy here will include restrictions on television advertising and a crackdown on supermarket deals promoting chocolate and crisps. In Japan – where only 3.5% … Read more Fighting obesity – what Britain can learn from other countries

‘I Was Way Overweight’: Boris Johnson Urges Brits to Exercise To Help Tackle Obesity

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched a campaign against obesity Monday, announcing he has shed over a stone since recovering from the coronavirus. In a video released by Downing Street, Johnson is seen walking his dog and espousing the benefits of daily exercise. The prime minister said he was “way overweight” when he was diagnosed … Read more ‘I Was Way Overweight’: Boris Johnson Urges Brits to Exercise To Help Tackle Obesity

Trump Won’t ‘Do the Hard Work’ to Safely Reopen Schools, Biden Says

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Presumptive US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says President Donald Trump does not want to “do the hard work” of getting the coronavirus under control so the nation’s schools can open safely. In an interview this week with Phoenix television station ABC15 Arizona, Biden said Trump, “just wants to to order schools to open because … Read more Trump Won’t ‘Do the Hard Work’ to Safely Reopen Schools, Biden Says

Thousands March in Budapest Against Firing of Hungary News Editor

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Thousands took part in a march in Budapest, expressing solidarity with the editorial staff of Index.hu, Hungary’s most-read news site whose editor-in-chief was fired on Wednesday, with nearly all other staffers resigning on Friday. Opposition politician Miklos Hajnal, whose Momentum party organized the rally, said it sought to “honour the editorial staff which today probably … Read more Thousands March in Budapest Against Firing of Hungary News Editor

Johnson to announce new anti-obesity measures amid fears of coronavirus second wave

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The official number of UK deaths has risen by 123 bringing the total to 45,677. As part of efforts to protect against a second wave of the disease, Boris Johnson is set to announce a new strategy to tackle obesity – declaring that losing weight is “one of the ways you can reduce your own … Read more Johnson to announce new anti-obesity measures amid fears of coronavirus second wave

Prada Fall/Winter 2020 Women’s and Men’s Advertising Campaign – Tools Of Memory

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The #PradaFW20 campaign is proposed not as inert imagery, but as an action – an online auction in collaboration with #Sothebys, staged in Fall 2020. Proceeds generated will be donated to benefit #UNESCO educational projects, expanding inclusion in education for vulnerable populations across the globe. The auction artifacts are drawn from the universes of the … Read more Prada Fall/Winter 2020 Women’s and Men’s Advertising Campaign – Tools Of Memory

Pence: ‘You Won’t Be Safe in Joe Biden’s America’

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Vice President Mike Pence stepped up attacks on Joe Biden with an aggressive speech Friday delivered in the birthplace of the Republican Party, casting the election in under four months as a choice “between freedom and opportunity and socialism and decline.” Pence, drawing sharp contrasts between President Donald Trump’s vision for the country and that … Read more Pence: ‘You Won’t Be Safe in Joe Biden’s America’