launches
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms for systemic breaches. Australia plans to trial an age-verification system…
Daze, a messaging app aimed at middle and high schoolers, has 187,000 people on its waitlist.The app launches November 4 for iPhone and Android and its marketing videos went viral on TikTok.Daze CEO Willem Simons told BI that middle and high schoolers are increasingly looking to interact creatively. An upcoming…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Xiaomi (OTC:) unveiled a luxury version of its SU7 electric sports car on Tuesday, saying the $114,000 model would rank as the fastest four-door car in production in a direct challenge to the likes of Tesla (NASDAQ:) and Porsche. Xiaomi, still better known for smartphones and home…
By Selena Li and Lawrence White HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC Holding posted a 10% rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, beating analyst estimates, as its wealth and wholesale banking benefited from slower-than-expected rate cuts while it embarks on one of the largest overhauls in its history. Europe’s largest bank posted…
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has sued a California commission in federal court, accusing panel members of political bias in blocking the space venture company from increasing the number of rockets it launches from a U.S. air base in the state. SpaceX sued the…
Investing.com — U.S. stocks fell Tuesday as investors fled risk assets as fears mount about a wider Middle East conflict after Iran launched strikes at Isreal. At 12:55 p.m. ET (1655 GMT), the was down 214 points, or 0.5%, traded 1.1%, lower, while dropped 1.8%. All three of the…
Israel confirmed it launched a ground offensive against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.The IDF said Tuesday it began “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” a few hours ago.The move opens up a new front between the Israeli military and the Iran-backed Hezbollah. The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it launched…
(Reuters) -Apple on Monday unveiled an artificial intelligence focused-iPhone 16 lineup, a sleeker Apple (NASDAQ:) Watch, AirPods 4, and said new AI features will be added to its devices next month. Here are some products tech behemoth Apple launched at the event: NEW IPHONE LINEUP The iPhone 16, starting at…
By David Ljunggren and Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA (Reuters) -The union representing workers at Canada’s two main rail companies said on Friday it had filed court challenges against rulings by the country’s industrial labor board that forced them back to work. On Saturday, the board accepted a request from the…
By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – Eli Lilly (NYSE:) said on Tuesday it has begun selling vials of the lowest starter dose of its popular weight-loss drug Zepbound in the United States for $399 for a month supply through its direct-to-consumer website to help increase its availability in the marketplace. Zepbound…
