Tag: Popular
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Noah is B.C.’s most popular baby name for second straight year – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] VICTORIA – Noah has emerged as the most popular name for babies born in British Columbia in 2023, topping the list for the second straight year. The province’s Vital Statistics Agency says Noah was followed by Oliver, Olivia, Theodore, Liam, Jack, Emma, Sophia, Ethan and Leo. The agency says almost 38,000 babies were born…
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The 20 Most Popular TechRepublic Articles in 2023
[ad_1] Here’s a list of the 20 most popular articles published by TechRepublic in 2023. Read articles about ChatGPT, Google Bard, Windows 11 and more. This year, developments in generative AI dominated the tech world, and TechRepublic readers expressed a corresponding interest, specifically in content about AI art generators, ChatGPT and Google Bard. Our readers…
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China’s answer to Amazon is already Australia’s most popular free app—what makes it so addictive?
[ad_1] Credit: Shutterstock If you spend much time online you’ve probably seen one of Temu’s colorful ads—punctuated by its catchy tagline: “shopping like a billionaire.” Temu specializes in selling various everyday items, including clothing, toys and household goods, for extremely low prices. Shanghai-based company PDD Holdings launched the online marketplace late last year (initially in…
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Absolute disaster! How UK’s most popular Isa fund went from £27bn hero to ZERO | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Yet that’s what exactly what the brains behind a new type of investment fund claimed in 2008, and investors and financial advisors threw money at them. But instead of making money, they wiped out huge sums. The fund was known as the Standard Life Global Absolute Return Strategies, called GARS in the industry, and…
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Short contracts and bonus money prove to be popular in NHL free agency this year – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Max Pacioretty was in a unique, if not uncomfortable spot going into NHL free agency coming off tearing his right Achilles tendon twice in the past year. Turns out it was just the right time to hit the market. The post-pandemic hockey landscape meant another year with just a $1 million increase to the…
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Digiyatra: DigiYatra more popular in Varanasi, Vijayawada than metros
[ad_1] MUMBAI: It’s neither Delhi nor Bengaluru, the largest percentage of passengers who use the biometrics-enabled DigiYatra app for seamless access through checkpoints at airport terminals are in Varanasi, followed by Vijayawada. In the past week, 76% of passengers from Varanasi airport used DigiYatra, shows data collected by civil aviation ministry. For Vijayawada airport, that…
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2 men who helped run popular pirating website Megaupload sentenced to prison in New Zealand – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two men who helped run the once wildly popular pirating website Megaupload were each sentenced by a New Zealand court on Thursday to more than two years in prison. The sentencing of Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk ended an 11-year legal battle by the men to avoid…
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UK’s 2 most popular Isa funds crashed last year. One has recovered. Do you own it? | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Fundsmith Equity, run by star manager Terry Smith, is the UK’s most-bought investment fund, with almost £24billion invested. The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, which manages £11billion, also sells like hot cakes. These two funds hold a spread of global companies, and Britons can invest in them free of tax, inside their £20,000 Stocks and…
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Fatal Hawaii shooting shows dangers of popular cockfights – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] HONOLULU (AP) — Police in Hawaii have vowed to step up illegal gambling enforcement after one of the most serious shootings in state history called attention to the dangers that come with cockfighting, which has deep roots in the islands and remains popular despite being illegal. The shooting early Saturday in a rural community…
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Popular fertility apps are engaging in widespread misuse of data, including on sex, periods and pregnancy
[ad_1] Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research reveals serious privacy flaws in fertility apps used by Australian consumers—emphasizing the need for urgent reform of the Privacy Act. Fertility apps provide a number of features. For instance, they may help users track their periods, identify a “fertile window” if they’re trying to conceive, track different stages…