Facebook alters fact-checking controls for US users
WASHINGTON: Meta-owned Facebook has handed US users the controls over fact-checked content, in a potentially significant move that the platform says will give them more...
China’s factory, service sectors stumble as economic malaise broadens
BEIJING: China's factory activity declined for a third straight month in June and weakness in other sectors deepened, official surveys showed on Friday, adding pressure...
Nissan will not fill COO position left open by Gupta’s departure
TOKYO : Nissan Motor Co has decided to not fill in the chief operating officer position vacated by Ashwani Gupta under a new management structure,...
Swiss bank UBS to cut 35,000 jobs after Credit Suisse rescue: Report
Bankers, traders and support staff in Credit Suisse's investment bank in London, New York, and in some parts of Asia are expected to bear the...
US ‘deeply troubled’ by Israel’s approval of settler building permits in West Bank
JERUSALEM: The United States yesterday objected to a decision by Israel’s nationalist-religious government to approve the construction of around 5,700 additional housing units for Jewish...
Why Spotify’s big bet on Meghan fell flat
When Spotify signed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with an exclusive deal reportedly worth about $20m (£15.6m) in 2020, the royal couple were taking...
Harry and Meghan: Spotify ends podcast deal with couple
Spotify has ended its lucrative deal with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for the couple to produce podcasts. A joint statement from Harry and...
Elon Musk to quit as Twitter CEO when replacement found
Elon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter's chief executive officer when he finds someone "foolish enough to take the job". The billionaire promised...
Japan’s Olympus to sell microscope unit to Bain for $3 billion
TOKYO : Olympus Corp said on Monday it has agreed to sell its microscope unit to private equity firm Bain Capital for 427.6 billion...
Intel, Brookfield to invest up to $30 billion in Arizona chip factories
Intel Corp and Canada's Brookfield Asset Management on Tuesday agreed to jointly fund up to $30 billion for the U.S. chipmaker's leading-edge chip factories in...