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Australia Expands Teen Social Media Ban to Include Twitch, Excludes Pinterest

Nov 21, 2025 04:21 am UTC| Governance Technology Business

Australia is set to become the first country in the world to enforce a nationwide social media ban for children aged 16 and under, and the list of platforms affected continues to evolve. The countrys eSafety Commissioner...

Samsung Electronics Names TM Roh as New Co-CEO to Strengthen Mobile and Consumer Business

Nov 21, 2025 02:46 am UTC| Business Technology

Samsung Electronics has appointed TM Roh, its longtime mobile chief, as a new co-CEO and head of the companys device experience division, marking a return to its traditional dual-leadership structure. The move restores the...

Salesforce Probes Unusual Activity Linked to Gainsight Apps After Potential Data Exposure

Nov 21, 2025 02:21 am UTC| Business Technology

Salesforce announced that it is investigating unusual activity involving Gainsight-published applications after discovering that the integrations may have exposed certain customers Salesforce data. According to a statement...

X Drops Lawsuit Against Wachtell After Dispute Over $90 Million Twitter Deal Fee

Nov 21, 2025 02:17 am UTC| Business Technology Law

Elon Musks social media company X has officially ended its high-profile lawsuit against Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen Katz, closing a contentious chapter tied to Musks 2022 acquisition of Twitter. According to a Wednesday...

NVIDIA Stock Reverses as Strong Jobs Report Clouds December Rate-Cut Hopes

Nov 21, 2025 01:59 am UTC| Business Technology

Wall Street opened Thursday on an upbeat note after NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) delivered another round of blockbuster earnings and bullish guidance, fueling optimism around the ongoing AI boom. But the markets early enthusiasm...

Tesla’s Latest FSD V14 Impresses Analysts and Boosts Confidence in Robo-Taxi Vision

Nov 21, 2025 01:51 am UTC| Business Technology

Teslas newest Full Self-Driving (FSD) software is drawing strong praise from Wall Street, with Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter reaffirming an Overweight rating and a bold $500 price target after an investor visit to...

Trump Administration Pushes Back on Congressional Plan to Restrict Nvidia’s AI Chip Exports

Nov 20, 2025 05:30 am UTC| Politics Business Technology

The Donald Trump administration is urging Congress to reject a new bipartisan measure that would restrict NVIDIA Corp.s ability to sell advanced artificial intelligence chips to China and other embargoed nations, according...

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Economy

South Africa Eyes ECB Repo Lines as Inflation Eases and Rate Cuts Loom

South Africa is keen to make use of potential new European Central Bank (ECB) repo liquidity lines, according to central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago, as the country continues to navigate easing inflation and a gradual...

Russian Stocks End Mixed as MOEX Index Closes Flat Amid Commodity Strength

Russian stocks finished the latest trading session on a mixed note, with the MOEX Russia Index closing flat as gains in select blue-chip shares were offset by losses in others. At the close of trading in Moscow, the...

China Extends Gold Buying Streak as Reserves Surge Despite Volatile Prices

Chinas central bank has continued to strengthen its gold reserves, extending its buying streak to a 15th consecutive month in January, according to the latest data released by the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC). The move...

Trump Lifts 25% Tariff on Indian Goods in Strategic U.S.–India Trade and Energy Deal

President Donald Trump has signed a landmark executive order removing the 25% penalty tariff on Indian goods, signaling a major shift in U.S.India trade relations and global geopolitical alignment. The move functions as...

Trump Signs Executive Order Threatening 25% Tariffs on Countries Trading With Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that could impose tariffs of up to 25% on countries that continue to do business with Iran, marking a significant escalation in Washingtons pressure campaign...

Politics

Ohio Man Indicted for Alleged Threat Against Vice President JD Vance, Faces Additional Federal Charges

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 33-year-old Ohio man accused of threatening to kill U.S. Vice President JD Vance during the vice presidents visit to the Ohio region in January, according to the...

New York Legalizes Medical Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Patients

New York has officially joined a growing number of U.S. states allowing medical aid in dying after Governor Kathy Hochul signed landmark legislation into law on Friday. The new New York medical aid in dying law permits...

Trump Says “Very Good Talks” Underway on Russia-Ukraine War as Peace Efforts Continue

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that very good talks are ongoing regarding Russias war in Ukraine, signaling potential movement in long-running diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. Speaking briefly to...

China Warns US Arms Sales to Taiwan Could Disrupt Trump’s Planned Visit

China has issued a strong warning to the United States, signaling that any additional arms sales to Taiwan could seriously jeopardize U.S. President Donald Trumps planned visit to China in April. According to a report...

Trump Allows Commercial Fishing in Protected New England Waters

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation permitting commercial fishing in a previously restricted marine protected area off the coast of New England, a move that has sparked renewed debate over ocean...

Science

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

Technology

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Investment Boom Is Just Beginning as NVDA Shares Surge

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang reaffirmed his bullish stance on artificial intelligence, calling the massive capital expenditure flowing into AI infrastructure both appropriate and necessary as the industry...

Amazon Stock Rebounds After Earnings as $200B Capex Plan Sparks AI Spending Debate

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) delivered a mixed but closely watched earnings report, beating Wall Street expectations on revenue while unveiling a massive long-term investment plan that unsettled investors. The e-commerce and...

Global PC Makers Eye Chinese Memory Chip Suppliers Amid Ongoing Supply Crunch

Major PC manufacturers including HP, Dell, Acer, and Asus are reportedly exploring the option of sourcing memory chips from Chinese semiconductor companies for the first time, as a prolonged global supply crunch continues...

OpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Strategy With Major Hiring Push Ahead of New Business Offering

OpenAI is significantly accelerating its enterprise AI strategy by hiring hundreds of new employees for its technical consulting division, according to a report by The Information, citing a person familiar with the...

SoftBank Shares Slide After Arm Earnings Miss Fuels Tech Stock Sell-Off

SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) shares tumbled sharply on Thursday, tracking a steep decline in Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM) after the UK-based chip designer reported weaker-than-expected earnings for the December quarter....