Following an investigation into the social network Instagram’s handling of children’s data, Ireland’s data privacy regulator has agreed to levy a record fine of 405 million euros ($402 million), according to a spokesperson for the watchdog. Instagram intends to appeal the fine, according to an emailed statement from parent company Meta Platforms Inc. The investigation,…
Bitcoin has often been labelled as the king of the swingers because of its high volatility and very sudden extreme swings in its value. However, the largest and arguably the most volatile cryptocurrency of the world has been trading for days at around $20,000 and has not gone much higher than that since June. This is bad news…
Volkswagen will speed up its transformation to electric vehicles, but it must find the right “rhythm” as it does so, said new CEO Oliver Blume at an internal conference on Thursday, his first day in office. Blume announced a ten-point plan for financial robustness, sustainability, the capital market, and development in China and North America…
Ashmore Investment Group reported a 58% drop in full-year pretax profits and a double-digit drop in net revenue on Friday, citing widespread risk aversion as a result of the Ukraine war, as well as inflation and higher rates globally. The emerging markets-focused asset manager made £118.4 million ($136.62 million) in profit before tax in the…
In a major push to diversify beyond consoles, Sony established a dedicated PlayStation mobile gaming unit. On Monday, Sony announced the launch of PlayStation Studios Mobile Division, which will operate independently of the console business. Sony also announced on Monday that it had acquired Savage Game Studios, a mobile game developer based in Helsinki and…
As Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on, food prices stay persistently high, aggravating pressures from supply chain disruptions and climate change. According to Arif Husain, chief economist at the United Nations World Food Programme, the war has “put a lot of fuel on an already burning fire.” Ukraine is a significant producer of commodities like…
The finding of thousands of unreported private swimming pools in France has given French tax authorities with an unforeseen bonanza. More than 20,000 hidden pools were detected by means of an artificial intelligence (AI) experiment. According to French media, they have made around €10 million in revenue. Pools, which increase property value and must be…
The foundation that controls Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency, has confirmed that it will complete a plan to reduce its carbon emissions by more than 99% in the next month. The “merge” project will see Ethereum switch the underlying technology it uses to validate crypto transactions to a new process that requires less energy to…
Honda Motor Co of Japan and LG Energy Solution Ltd of Korea announced on Monday that they will establish a new lithium-ion battery plant for electric vehicles in the United States. Battery manufacturers are looking to expand production in the United States, where a shift toward electric vehicles (EV) is likely as the country implements…
Chinese technology behemoths are coming off their worst quarter of growth in history, as the world’s second-largest economy slows, exacerbated by Beijing’s strict Covid policy. Alibaba reported its first ever flat year-on-year quarterly revenue growth in the second quarter of the year, while social media and gaming company Tencent reported its first sales decline on…
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