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The top of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, is looking at a company-wide ban on political advertising in Europe out of concern that otherwise, Facebook and Instagram will not be able to comply with future EU…
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Six children have died in a car accident in the US state of Tennessee in which they were catapulted from the car. They were 1 to 18 years old. Two adults were taken to the hospital. At around 2 a.m. on Sunday, the car collided with…
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who is also the CEO of parent company Meta Platforms, has been sued by shareholders. Pension and investment funds, among others, claim that Meta turned a blind eye to the sexual exploitation of children on…
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Facebook parent company Meta will start a paid verification program in the United States this week. The system works via blue check marks, as we now know from competitor Twitter. According to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Verified…
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US asset manager BlackRock, one of Credit Suisse's largest shareholders, is considering a bid for the beleaguered Swiss bank. This is reported by the British business newspaper Financial Times based on insiders, who indicate that…
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Tesla wants to expand its factory near Berlin, where production only started last year. The American manufacturer of electric cars announces this. Tesla has submitted a permit application to the German state of Brandenburg, and the…
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The United States must stop "unjustified attacks" on the video app TikTok, says the Chinese government. According to the US government, the popular app is owned by the Chinese tech company ByteDance and poses a threat to national…
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Credit bureau Moody's is investigating whether it should lower the credit ratings of six regional US banks. The move follows the turmoil in the banking system caused by the American Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse. First…
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