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With 672 million downloads, TikTok was the most popular app in the world in 2022. WhatsApp was only downloaded 424 times. An app comparison provides interesting figures.
The Paris Charter on AI and Journalism was presented by the initiators around Reporters Without Borders in the French capital on November 10, 2023.
More than a third of the world's coastline consists of sandy beaches, which are particularly popular with tourists. But the sand is dwindling - and with it a centre of attraction for the destinations.
A lack of authority and resources, sluggish communication, impatience and a failure to achieve goals: digitalisation in real estate companies often fails due to the same stumbling blocks.
Innovative and unique among the Austrian family-run hotels: Naturhotel Forsthofgut in Leogang, Austria, is currently building the "Team Forsthofgut Campus".
Huge candy bars, room-high Christmas trees, garlands, baubles and cushions galore... Santa is coming: From 7 November, Hilton is offering brightly coloured Christmas suites to hang out 24/7.
Almost six million inhabitants in a very small area - that normally leaves hardly any space for nature. Not so in Singapore: here, thanks to high-tech and meticulous urban planning, everything is green and flourishing - vertically, of course. By 2030, the metropolis wants to reach even higher.
According to a study by the WWF, there is not enough money in Germany to finance the 2030 climate goals. For 2022, there is a financing gap of 32.7 billion euros.
Tax experts have advised an increase in the international minimum tax for companies to 25%. This would almost triple tax revenues.
When companies are cyber-attacked, victims are not only locked out of accessing their own data. A new study gives a worrying forecast. Ransomware victims worldwide paid almost 450 million US dollars to cybercriminals in the first six months of this year.









