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A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children.
nemzetkozi-gazdasagIn a combative op-ed published in The New York Times, David Ellison argued that ’the issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN. There has been speculation about my politics, my loyalties, my intentions.'
nemzetkozi-gazdasagCompany acquired in deal involving Affinity Partners, a firm run by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner Electronic Arts, the maker of video games such as The Sims, Madden NFL and Battlefield, has been bought by Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund and a group of investors for $55bn (£41bn). The company announced the completion of the deal on Tuesday evening, only days after the EU gave its approval, the final regulatory green light needed. Continue reading…
nemzetkozi-gazdasagMany UK workers have cash in multiple schemes – should you roll them into one? There are pros and cons How many pensions do you have? In the days of a job for life, many people had just two: the state pension and the one offered by their employer. But a combination of people changing jobs more often and rules that force employers to enrol workers into schemes automatically, means you are likely to end up with more. The number of people saving into a private sector workplace pension has doubled since 2012 to reach 23 million, according to the Pensions Regulator, largely because of “auto-enrolment”. On top of that, millions of people have personal pensions and self-invested private pensions (Sipps). And some will have all three. Continue reading…
nemzetkozi-gazdasagUnwanted clothes are reworked and donated by Dressability in Swindon instead of going to landfill.
nemzetkozi-gazdasagAs lenders’ profits soar, calls grow for a levy to help new PM ease cost of living pressures on households It has been a stellar week for UK banks. Fuelled by high interest rates and market turbulence rippling out from the US war on Iran, major lenders have revealed soaring half-year profits that allowed bosses to boost bonus pots and give billions of pounds to shareholders. Collectively, the UK’s four largest lenders – HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds – reported £29.2bn in profits over the first six months of the year, with almost half, £13.7bn, pledged to investors through dividends and share buybacks. Continue reading…
nemzetkozi-gazdasagSoftware group benefits from global systems and accounting practices ‘that enable tax to be shirked’, says union boss The software group Palantir paid just £2m in corporation tax in the UK in 2024, despite holding public sector contracts worth hundreds of millions, thanks to tax breaks that are likely to reduce its contributions to governments around the world for years to come. The US-headquartered company, which has harnessed AI to secure lucrative work for the NHS and the Ministry of Defence, is growing exponentially. Continue reading…
nemzetkozi-gazdasagThe Minnesota Department of Health said it had identified 110 salmonella cases in this outbreak, and the F.D.A. is also investigating.
nemzetkozi-gazdasagThe UK’s AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.
nemzetkozi-gazdasagTech is being used to watch for wildfires but firefighters are still needed to put them out.
nemzetkozi-gazdasagMany singles face extra costs for housing, bills, food and holidays but there are ways to ease the burden.
nemzetkozi-gazdasagThe advertising watchdog said Jaded London’s marketing email made smoking seem appealing.
nemzetkozi-gazdasagThe deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership - and loads it with debt.