Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
Meta says it has found and disabled thousands of fake Facebook accounts linked to China that were used to spread politically partisan content in the United States before next year’s election
2023-11-30 21:15
Inflation in Europe falls to 2.4%. It shows interest rates are packing a punch
Europeans are again seeing some relief as inflation dropped to 2.4% in November, the lowest in more than two years
2023-11-30 18:27
UBS sees shift in new billionaires away from entrepreneurs to inherited wealth
ZURICH Billionaires increased in numbers and overall wealth last year, Swiss bank UBS said on Thursday, with the
2023-11-30 16:25
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher ahead of US price update, OPEC+ meeting
Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of the release of U.S. consumer inflation data
2023-11-30 15:46
OPEC+ suppliers struggle to agree on cuts to oil production even as prices tumble
The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including Russia are trying to agree on cuts to the amount of crude they send to the world
2023-11-30 13:24
A look at what to expect as latest UN climate talks get under way in oil-rich UAE
The Middle East plays host to its second straight U.N. climate conference over the next two weeks, with countries hoping to agree on new ways to keep the planet from catastrophic heating by the end of the century
2023-11-30 13:23
Panama's high court declares mining contract unconstitutional. Here is what happens next
In a historic ruling, Panama’s Supreme Court declared that legislation granting a mining concession to a subsidiary of Canadian mining company First Quantum Mineral was unconstitutional
2023-11-30 08:54
Indiana judge dismisses state's lawsuit against TikTok that alleged child safety, privacy concerns
An Indiana county judge has dismissed a state lawsuit filed against TikTok that had accused the app of deceiving its users about the level of inappropriate content for children on its platform and the security of consumers’ personal information
2023-11-30 07:46
Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law
Canada’s government says it has reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country’s news industry
2023-11-30 04:29
Feminist website Jezebel will be relaunched by Paste Magazine less than a month after shutting down
The irreverent feminist website Jezebel is making a comeback less than a month after it was shut down
2023-11-30 03:27
Consumer Reports: Electric vehicles less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks
Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearly 80% more problems than did vehicles propelled by internal combustion engines
2023-11-30 00:20
Barcelona may need water shipped in during a record drought in northeast Spain, authorities say
Tighter water restrictions for drought-stricken northeast Spain have gone in effect as authorities in Catalonia say that Barcelona may need to have fresh water shipped in by boat in the coming months
2023-11-29 22:46