#Twitter is testing ‘downvote’ and ‘upvote’ buttons

#Twitter is testing ‘downvote’ and ‘upvote’ buttons

“#Twitter is testing ‘downvote’ and ‘upvote’ buttons” Twitter is testing a Reddit-style feature that allows users to “downvote” and “upvote” replies, the company said Wednesday. The feature — which the company described as “just a test for research” — is available to an unspecified number of users, according to Twitter. Upvotes will be displayed as…

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#Woman plunges 164 feet to death in tragic bungee accident

#Woman plunges 164 feet to death in tragic bungee accident

“#Woman plunges 164 feet to death in tragic bungee accident” A Colombian bungee-jumper plummeted to her death this week after a communications mishap caused her to leap off a bridge without a fastened cord. “She got confused,” Gustavo Guzmán, the mayor of Fredonia, told El Tiempo of the freak accident, which occurred Sunday in Amaga…

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#China weighs ‘unprecedented’ penalties for Didi after US IPO

#China weighs ‘unprecedented’ penalties for Didi after US IPO

“#China weighs ‘unprecedented’ penalties for Didi after US IPO” China is reportedly weighing “unprecedented” penalties for Didi after the ride-sharing giant went public in the US in June despite a crackdown from its home country’s cybersecurity regulator. China’s government may forcibly introduce a state-owned investor to the company’s board or force Didi — popularly known…

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#Uber to buy shipping logistics firm Transplace for .25B

#Uber to buy shipping logistics firm Transplace for $2.25B

“#Uber to buy shipping logistics firm Transplace for $2.25B” Ride-sharing company Uber on Thursday announced that its trucking business will acquire transportation logistics company Transplace for $2.25 billion. Uber Freight will acquire Transplace from TPG Capital, the private equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG. Shares of Uber fell slightly on the news in early…

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#’Pingdemic’ puts Britain’s food supply under strain

#’Pingdemic’ puts Britain’s food supply under strain

“#’Pingdemic’ puts Britain’s food supply under strain” LONDON — British supermarkets said on Thursday that some products were in short supply and petrol stations had been forced to close after the official health app told hundreds of thousands of workers to isolate following contact with someone with COVID-19. British newspapers carried front-page pictures of empty shelves in…

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