World Nov 08 U.N. experts urge tough standards to cut emissions, prevent ‘bogus’ claims Released at the the U.N.’s flagship climate conference in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the group of experts set out a number of strict recommendations for businesses, banks, and local governments making net zero pledges to ensure that…
Science Oct 24 UN’s Coke sponsorship leaves bad taste with environmentally conscious groups Coca-Cola's sponsorship of the flagship U.N. climate conference, known as COP27, sparked an online backlash and highlighted broader concerns about corporate lobbying and influence.
World Oct 07 Biden signs executive order promising EU citizens better data privacy President Joe Biden has signed an executive order designed to allay European concerns that U.S. intelligence agencies are illegally spying on them.
Economy Sep 26 The British pound has taken a plunge. What’s the impact? The British currency has taken a plunge, sliding against the U.S. dollar to touch an all-time low. Financial markets are alarmed at new Prime Minister Liz Truss' emergency budget measures to jump-start the economy.
Arts Sep 01 Microsoft’s massive Activision Blizzard deal gets global scrutiny Microsoft's plan to buy video game giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion could have major effects on the gaming industry, giving the Xbox maker control of many more popular titles.
World Aug 31 For Euro countries, inflation hits record-high 9.1 percent Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fueled by soaring energy prices mainly driven by Russia's war in Ukraine.
World Jul 14 Amazon offers EU concessions to head off antitrust cases Amazon has promised to treat third-party merchants on its website fairly as it seeks to resolve two European Union antitrust investigations.
Economy Jul 01 Inflation hits record 8.6 percent for 19 countries using the euro Inflation in countries using the euro set another eye-watering record, pushed higher by a huge increase in energy costs fueled partly by Russia's war in Ukraine.
Nation May 13 Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold’ In a tweet, the Tesla billionaire linked to a Reuters story from May 2 citing a financial filing from Twitter that estimated false or spam accounts made up fewer than 5% of the company’s “monetizable daily active users” in the…
Nation May 10 Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump Musk, speaking virtually at a Future of the Car summit hosted by the Financial Times, said Twitter’s Trump ban was a “morally bad decision” and “foolish in the extreme.”…