US watchdog sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter stake | Technology
US Securities and Exchange Commission says Musk’s failure to disclose stake allowed him to underpay $150m for shares.Elon Musk is being sued by the securities…
Brazil expresses concern over Meta’s changes to content moderation | Social Media News
Brazilian attorney general says that Meta’s move to loosen curbs on hate speech may put it at odds with country’s laws.Brazilian authorities have expressed “serious…
How the Trump administration threatens internet freedoms | Donald Trump News
United States President-elect Donald Trump will soon take office, and while much attention has been paid to his stances on immigration, abortion rights and democracy,…
Trump announces ‘external revenue service’ to collect foreign tariffs | Donald Trump News
United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to create a new department called the “External Revenue Service”, designed to collect “tariffs, duties, and…
France’s new PM announces renegotiation of contested pension reforms | Politics News
Francois Bayrou wants to hold more talks in order to prevent another collapse of government amid budget debates.The new prime minister of France has announced…
TikTok says report of potential sale to Elon Musk ‘pure fiction’ | Technology
Video-sharing platform dismisses report claiming Chinese government is considering sale to tech billionaire.TikTok has dismissed as “pure fiction” a report claiming that the Chinese government…
Australia’s economy was the envy of the world. Now it’s falling behind | Business and Economy
Sydney, Australia – When Racheal Clayton was attending primary school in Sydney, Australia at the height of the 2007-2009 Global Financial Crisis, the Australian economy…
Southern California Edison faces lawsuits over LA wildfires | Business and Economy News
In one suit, multiple witnesses are cited as having seen a fire at the base of a transmission tower owned by the utility.Southern California Edison,…
Biden administration proposes new rules to tighten grip on AI chip flows | Business and Economy News
The outgoing administration of United States President Joe Biden is proposing a new framework for the export of advanced computer chips used to develop artificial…
China’s exports hit record high as Trump tariffs loom | International Trade
Exports rose 10.7 percent in 2024, beating economists’ forecasts, customs data shows.China’s exports hit a record high in 2024, state media has reported, a welcome…
Trump ally Steve Bannon blasts Elon Musk as ‘truly evil’ in MAGA split | Politics News
Former Trump adviser tells Italian newspaper that Tesla CEO intends to implement ‘techno-feudalism on a global scale’.United States President-elect Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon…
UK’s Starmer touts plan to ‘turbocharge’ living standards with AI | Technology
British Prime Minister says AI has the potential to ‘transform the lives of working people’.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to unveil a 50-point…
US targets Russia’s oil sector with ‘sweeping’ sanctions | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he is confident sanctions will ‘significantly reduce Russia’s petrodollar income’.The United States has imposed “sweeping” sanctions on Russia’s energy sector as…
Meta, Amazon nix diversity, inclusion programmes ahead of Trump term | Donald Trump News
Conservative groups have denounced the programmes and threatened to sue companies over them.Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Amazon are winding down diversity programmes ahead of…
US Supreme Court critical of TikTok arguments against looming ban | Social Media News
Justices at the United States Supreme Court have signalled scepticism towards a challenge brought by the video-sharing platform TikTok, as it seeks to overturn a…
Ed Miliband’s Net Zero obsession is a threat not just to our economy but the survival of Labour’s government
I HAVE said it before and I’ll say it again: when this Government eventually falls – and that is beginning to look as if it…
Meta’s move to end fact-checking reflects turn toward freewheeling internet | Elections
When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that the social media giant would scrap third-party fact-checking and ease moderation of sensitive topics, he cast…
Can Syria’s new leaders fix the broken economy? | Syria’s War
After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria’s economy is in ruins.After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria’s economy has been decimated. Most of…
Copper price nears one-month high on optimism over China’s economy
The copper price has been on the rise in 2025, reaching a three-week high amid robust demand in China, given Beijing's ongoing stimulus measures. However,…
As Trump talks up trade war with China, fears rise for rare earths supply | Mining
Taipei, Taiwan – As United States President-elect Donald Trump gears up for a second trade war with China once he takes office on January 20,…