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The TikTok Ad Awards 2023

Take inspiration from the 2023 winners of the TikTok Ad Awards Greatest Creative category, which celebrates the brands and agencies that push the boundaries of creativity on the platform.

The TikTok Ad Awards are back in full force for 2023, with brands and agencies across Europe being recognised for amazingly creative, high-performing campaigns. Launched



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X's former director of product, Esther Crawford, and Elon Musk.
  • Musk's former lieutenant was told her job was to "help take care of him," a new book said.
  • A member of Musk's entourage spoke to Esther Crawford after she met Musk, per "Breaking Twitter."
  • A Boring Company staffer told Crawford that "Elon is a very special guy," the book said.

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Tesla said in July it would invest $1 billion in its supercomputer over the next year.
  • Elon Musk must deliver on ambitious Tesla projects to justify its stock price, HSBC analysts said.
  • The analysts said in a November report cited his charisma and noted his "cult-like following."
  • Musk has made big promises including to release its humanoid robots and building a



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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink.
  • Ether jumped 10% to a six-month high before paring some of those gains on Friday. 
  • BlackRock, the $8.5 trillion asset manager, filed for a spot ether ETF on the Nasdaq exchange.
  • On Thursday, reports emerged BlackRock had registered the corporate entity "iShares Ethereum Trust."

Ether, the world's second largest cryptocurrency by market cap



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  • Inflation and Fed hikes have pushed mortgage rates to their highest rate in 20 years. 
  • 30-year



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Owners of select BMW cars will be able to let their vehicles drive them around autonomously next spring.

On Friday, the German automaker announced it would launch Level 3 automated driving for its BMW 7 Series cars in March 2024, with pre-orders starting in December.

Level 3 refers to the Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) standard for automated driving, which goes from Level 0 to Level 5. At



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From some angles, it really feels like an ugly competition.

I’ve always had a soft spot for Sony’s refreshed, slimmed-down consoles ever since the adorable PS One. All the Sony consoles I’ve owned were launch versions that are bigger and goofier-looking than their eventual redesigns — giving me massive FOMO — but I think my love affair for “slim” PlayStations is now at an



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An artist's interpretation of a barred spiral galaxy drawn inside a bubble. The Earth is drawn outside of the bubble to represent the connection between ceers-2112 and the Milky Way.
  • The James Webb Space Telescope spotted a twin of the Milky Way in the depths of the universe. 
  • The galaxy formed shortly after the Big Bang, which was thought to be impossible. 
  • This could



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(Left) Yahya Sinwar, (Right) The aftermath of Hamas' attacks on southern Israel
  • Israeli is focused on hunting down a Hamas leader whom they blame for the October 7 attacks.
  • Yahya Sinwar is surrounded in the ruins of Gaza City, Israel's defense minister said.
  • Israel has called Sinwar "a dead man walking"

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
  • Bitcoin's price has doubled since FTX collapsed a year ago.
  • It's outperforming both the S&P 500 and the "Magnificent 7" Big Tech stocks in 2023.
  • Hopes that US regulators will soon approve a spot bitcoin ETF have powered the cryptocurrency to stellar gains.

FTX filed for bankruptcy on November 11, 2022.

Just under a year later, bitcoin is