Month: February 2022

Zooey Deschanel, Hannah Simone and Lamorne Morris reunite to reminisce about their Emmy-nominated show. Plus: top actors read the hilarious uncommissioned scripts of talented female writers Welcome to Our ShowIt’s official: “millennial TV show rewatches with the original cast” is the podcast genre du jour. We’ve had The OC, Scrubs and Sex and the City …

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Shares in parent company Meta fall 26.4% on Thursday Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth tumbles by $30bn-plus A historic plunge in the stock price of Facebook’s parent company has erased more than $230bn in its market value, easily the biggest one-day loss in history for a US company. The 26.4% wipeout in Meta comes amid concerns …

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The e-commerce giant announced gains of more than $14bn last holiday season in its latest earnings report Amazon’s profits surged to $14.32bn in a fourth quarter marked by record holiday sales, the company said in its earnings report on Thursday, while also announcing an increase in the price of Amazon Prime membership to help compensate …

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Analysis: shares in parent company Meta fell by 20% after the latest results revealed a first-ever fall in daily users Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire felt the full force of investors’ concerns about its growth prospects on Wednesday, as the revelation of Facebook’s first-ever drop in daily users helped trigger a share price rout. It …

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Joyful and innocuously addictive, the online word game harks back to a more innocent age. The new owners must respect its spirit Smart daily brain tease works magic, makes eager crowd happy, later turns truly viral – until game’s adept maker earns great money (ample Times bucks). Yes, it is sometimes hard not to think …

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Stores also warn of supply problems for McCoy’s and Tyrrells crisps after ransomware attack hits KP Snacks IT systems A cyber-attack targeting KP Snacks could lead to a shortage of some of the nation’s most popular snacks including Hula Hoops, McCoy’s and Tyrrells crisps, Butterkist, Skips, Nik Naks and KP Nuts. The company has sent …

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Subscriber outlook overshadowed fourth-quarter earnings as the company’s shares fell nearly 18% in late trading Spotify on Wednesday forecast current-quarter subscribers lower than Wall Street expectations, but executives sought to reassure investors that growth had not cratered even as it deals with the fallout from the controversy around The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. The company’s …

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Parent company Meta reports revenues of $33.67bn but warns it faces ‘headwinds’ from competition and shift of engagement Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, became the latest tech company to suffer a dramatic share price slump on Wednesday as it reported higher costs and slowing growth. Reporting its first earnings under its new name, …

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Why is a 50-year-old comedian on TikTok? Who knows, but at least the TikToks are funny The 10 funniest things I have ever seen on the internet? Like, ever? How about the last 10 things I liked on TikTok? Cool. Why has a 50-year-old got a TikTok account? Before you call the authorities, we made …

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PC, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series X, Nintendo Switch (upcoming); TechlandIf you’ve played a zombie game in the past decade, this mishmash of tattered post-apocalyptic stereotypes will feel all too familiar Aiden is a pilgrim, a nomadic survivor who wanders the zombie wastelands of Dying Light 2, taking goods from one settlement to another like some sort …

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