Warmer temperatures tend to bring out the adventurer in all of us. And what is more adventurous than a solo trip? Hanging out with family or friends is fun for sure, but when you’re alone, you really start to feel like an explorer. As summer approaches, why not consider one …
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Denmark is beautiful in its own unique way
Paris, Rome, New York, Venice: According to data from Virtuoso, a global network of travel advisors, the most booked cities this year contain few surprises. One great option, Denmark, is nowhere on the list. That’s a selling point in itself, say the country’s tourism officials. To wit: its latest tourism …
Read More »Cook great and delicious meals outdoors with a portable gas stove
Do you buy the family bonanza pack at fast food restaurants when you go on a picnic or day trip along a gurgling creek or lakeside? Or are you forced to get up at 4 in the morning before the trip to make tubs of sandwiches or a kilo of …
Read More »How to add a touch of luxury to your campsite
Set up a tent. Cook over a campfire. Explore nature and maybe do a little fishing, bird watching, or bug hunting. These are the basics of camping. But what if you can have more? How about you treat yourself to a bit of luxury, a touch of finesse, or even …
Read More »Kayaking through this ancient coastal forest in Langkawi
Charcoal has been a prized fuel source since the Iron Age. After the wood is baked until all the moisture and oils are gone, the remaining charcoal is burned longer than anything known in ancient times. And mangrove trees give the best and most abundant hardwood available for making charcoal. …
Read More »TECHNOLOGY Fintech firm Klarna halves net loss in Q1
Swedish buy-now-pay-later fintech company Klarna halved its first-quarter net loss, posting a significant improvement to its bottom line after a major cost-cutting campaign. The company posted a net loss of SEK 1.3 billion ($120.7 million), down 50% from the SEK 2.6 billion loss in the same period last year. Klarna …
Read More »Twitter’s chief engineer Foad Dabiri leaves the day
A Twitter engineering chief says he will leave the company a day after Ron DeSantis’ US presidential campaign launch on the platform suffered technical glitches. Foad Dabiri tweeted: “After almost four amazing years on Twitter, I decided to leave the nest yesterday.” Mr. DeSantis’ entry into the White House race …
Read More »WhatsApp will allow users to edit messages in 15 minutes
WhatsApp says it will allow users to edit messages, in a move that will match a feature offered by competitors like Telegram and Discord. The firm says that messages can be edited up to 15 minutes after being sent. The instant messaging service is part of the US tech giant …
Read More »Meta loses millions by selling Giphy to Shutterstock
Meta has sold animated gif search engine Giphy to Shutterstock for $53m (£42m), despite paying $400m for it just three years ago. Last year, the UK competition watchdog once again issued an order to Meta to sell Giphy, on antitrust grounds. Giphy is the leading provider of animated gifs for …
Read More »Minister attacks Meta boss for encrypting Facebook messages plan
A government minister attacked Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg over the “extraordinary moral choice” to implement encryption in Facebook messages. Meta was allowing child molesters to operate with impunity, Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said. End-to-end encryption (E2EE) prevents anyone except the sender and recipient from reading the message. Meta, which owns …
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