After the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Paris Motor Show is set to return this year. Visitors will be able to discover all the latest vehicles and, above all, explore how the cars of the future are taking shape. The event…
Ford’s US car sales rise despite semiconductor crunch
Ford reported higher US auto sales Tuesday, bucking an industry-wide trend of declines in the latest quarter amid crimped supply of semiconductor and other key parts. The Michigan giant delivered 483,688 vehicles, up two percent from the year-ago level…
From e-commerce to audio to collaborative content: A round-up of social media’s latest new features
There’s no respite for social networks, it seems, which are continuously innovating to better engage their users. From a special e-commerce tab on TikTok, the option of saving your audio recordings for longer on Twitter, and Twitch taking inspiration f…
Mecca businesses see hajj boom ending pandemic slump
“Business is back”, exclaims Abdullah Mekhlafi at the shop where he sells prayer mats in Islam’s holiest city, which is preparing for the biggest influx of hajj pilgrims since the coronavirus pandemic began. Two years of drastic restrictions on the num…
In Europe, Facebook users hear about global warming more often than those in Indonesia or Yemen
According to a large global survey conducted by Facebook, Europeans hear about global warming at least once a week, more often than people in other parts of the world, especially in Middle Eastern countries. Carried out in partnership with Yale Univers…
Mixed fortunes of celebrities who leapt on NFT craze
Sports, film and music stars have all flocked to the NFT market to buy pictures of apes, endorse corporate partners or even launch their own art collections. Even as the crypto sector suffers a rout with sales and values plunging and scams proliferatin…
What kinds of video content does TikTok remove the most?
A watchword for TikTok these days is transparency. The Chinese social network has lifted the veil on the type of content that most often got removed from its platform during its first quarter of 2022. Fake accounts, nudity involving minors, illegal act…
Visiting Paris this July? Take a free tour of locations seen in hit shows like ‘Lupin’ and ‘Emily In Paris’
Heading to Paris this summer? Netflix has already set the agenda for fans of TV series and movies heading to the French capital this July. The streaming giant is offering guided tours of the filming locations seen in some of its most iconic shows, such…
Cairo’s floating heritage risks being towed away by grand projects
Dozens of vibrantly coloured floating homes have for decades dotted the banks of the River Nile, rare havens of leafy seclusion in the Egyptian capital’s hustle and bustle — but maybe not for much longer. Residents of the 30 or so houseboats that rema…
How binchotan is transforming summer barbecues
You may already be in the habit of putting a piece of activated charcoal, called binchotan, into a jug or bottle to purify water. But did you know that you can also use it to gently grill your summer dishes without producing any smoke or smells? At the…