You have more ways than ever to find the right users for your startup — if you know what you’re doing.  Today, you can pick from a selection of self-serve ad tools across large consumer platforms, build out your own content marketing and develop a sophisticated funnel to grow, retain and ultimately monetize your users,…

Doom Patrol, a show you will no longer be able to get in 4K because AT&T is struggling to stream.Image: DC EntertainmentToday DC Entertainment announced that its streaming service DC Universe was becoming the comics-only DC Universe Infinite, and while I had the urge to give myself a wedgie just for subscribing to such a…

Most workers don’t buy disability coverage Fifty-five percent of U.S. workers don’t protect their income with disability insurance even though one in four persons has a chance of suffering a disability before they die, according to a new study released Friday by Unum Group. The Chattanooga-based insurance giant, which is the world’s biggest disability insurer,…

COVID-19 has caused extreme changes in the costs and risks for automotive in different ways than … [+] other industries. Interestingly, those differ for the auto buyer, manufacturer and insurer, but all seem to swirl in some fashion around telematics. getty Coronavirus shutdowns or fears have caused the decline of many companies or industries ranging…

(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday announced two Iranians had been indicted on allegations they were hackers connected with a string of cyber intrusions at U.S. and foreign universities, a Washington-based think tank, non-profits, and other organizations.The Department of Justice said in a statement that Hooman Heidarian, 30, and Mehdi Farhadi, 34, both of Hamedan,…

Aug 31 (Reuters) – New Zealand’s stock exchange said markets were expected to open as usual on Monday, after a series of cyber attacks last week impacted the bourse’s ability to publish market announcements and forced it to halt trading multiple times.“NZX continues to work closely with its network service provider, Spark, and national and…

Mistakes were made in the original version of this post. When box office numbers went out the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, Comscore’s domestic total for Tenet was $20.2 million. These weekly email blasts deliver a rundown of names and numbers for the top 10 weekend performers, and there was no reason to think Labor…

Moviegoing audiences in North America are not rushing back to the theater just yet and “Mulan” is also faltering in its China release as the global box office slowly comes back online in the COVID-19 era. In the second major weekend for U.S. and Canadian movie theaters, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” earned only $6.7 million from…

Microsoft kicked off its virtual Ignite conference today with a look back at how Microsoft Flight Simulator has changed since its introduction in 1982. The nearly 40-year history shows just how much PC gaming has changed, to the point where Microsoft Flight Simulator can now accurately (most of the time!) map out the real world…

Emissions from asphalt are a significant source of air pollutants in cities, especially in hot weather, a study shows. Researchers found that when asphalt was exposed to hot summer conditions it res…

SALEM, Ore. – Hundreds of firefighters battled two large wildfires Friday that threatened to merge near the most populated part of Oregon, including the suburbs of Portland, and the governor said dozens of people are missing in other parts of the state. The state’s emergency management director, Andrew Phelps, said officials are “preparing for a…

NEW YORK – There’s a scene in a new documentary about Paris Hilton, where the so-called socialite is speaking with former classmates from a Utah boarding school. They joke about how on her reality series “The Simple Life,” Hilton pretended to be clueless over many things- including how to perform any sort of manual labour.…

“The government will comply with the injunction and has taken immediate steps to do so, but intends to vigorously defend the [executive order] and the Secretary’s implementation efforts from legal challenges,” the Commerce Department said in a statement.TikTok said that it planned to continue its dialogue with the government, noting that the Trump administration has…

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s government will not intervene in the case of 12 city residents who mainland Chinese authorities arrested as they tried to flee by boat to Taiwan, despite pleas from their relatives for help, saying it was a mainland matter.The 12 were arrested on Aug. 23 for illegal entry into mainland…