EU slaps Meta with nearly 800M euro fine for ‘abusive’ Marketplace practices
LONDON — European Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros on Thursday for what they call “abusive practices” involving its Marketplace online classified…
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EU fines Facebook parent Meta nearly 800 million euros over 'abusive' Marketplace practices
EU fines Facebook parent Meta nearly 800 million euros over ‘abusive’ Marketplace practices
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AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsides
NEW YORK — As the International Rescue Committee copes with dramatic increases in displaced people in recent years, the refugee aid organization has looked for efficiencies wherever it can —…
Read more Disney Q4 results top estimates bolstered by strong results from company's entertainment business and streaming service
Disney Q4 results top estimates bolstered by strong results from company’s entertainment business and streaming service
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Disney Q4 adjusted profit tops estimates on strong results from entertainment unit, streaming
Disney’s fourth-quarter adjusted profit beat Wall Street’s expectations, bolstered by strong results from company’s entertainment business and its streaming service. Disney earned $460 million, or 25 cents per share, for…
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Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content, the government…
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Elon Musk says he and Trump have ‘mandate to delete’ regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role
In picking billionaire Elon Musk to be “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, President-elect Donald Trump won’t be the first American president to empower a business tycoon to look…
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Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X
LOS ANGELES — Social media site Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election, as some X users look for an alternative platform to…
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Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu
Amazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20, an effort to compete with discount retailers that have increasingly encroached on the…
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Supreme Court seems likely to allow class action to proceed against tech company Nvidia
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to keep alive a class-action lawsuit accusing Nvidia of misleading investors about its dependence on selling computer chips for the mining…
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