Twitter
Twitter Gets $150 Million Penalty for Violating FTC Privacy Order
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission fined Twitter $150 million for using email addresses and phone numbers supplied for account security purposes, such as two-factor...
Health & Pharma
Monkeypox Spreads in 20 Countries, WHO Says Outbreak ‘Containable’
The World Health Organization has reported the spread of Monkeypox in 20 countries including the United States and the UK.
According to the World Health...
Defense & Aerospace
Boeing, NASA Completes Starliner Capsule Test Mission to Space Station
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft returned home safely on Wednesday following a five-day stay at the International Space Station, capping off a long-awaited test mission that...
Pfizer
Pfizer Offers Cheaper Covid-19 Vaccine, Other Medicines to 45 Lower-income Countries
American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said on Wednesday that it will distribute over two dozen medicines 'at cost' to 45 of the world's poorest countries,...
Autos & Transportation
Stellantis and Samsung Plans Building $2.5Billion EV Battery Plant in Indiana,USA
Global automaker Stellantis and tech giant Samsung recently announced entering into a joint venture to establish a $2.25 billion electric-vehicle battery manufacturing facility in...
Asia-Pacific
Airbnb Moving Out Of China Due to Pandemic Lockdowns
The continuing lockdowns in major Chinese destinations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic are forcing vacation rental firm Airbnb to move out of China.
According to...
Global News
Oxfam says Covid-19 Created a New Billionaire every 30 Hours. At What Cost?
An Oxfam brief released Monday showed that for every new billionaire minted during the Covid-19 pandemic — one every 30 hours — over a...
Hyundai
Hyundai Motors To Establish $5.54-B Battery, E-Vehicle Plant in the U.S.
Hyundai Motors on Friday announced that it has entered into an agreement with the State of Georgia to create its first dedicated full electrical...
Huawei
Canada Bans China’s Huawei, ZTE Technologies in 5G Network
Over security concerns, the federal government of Canada has barred Chinese telecommunication firms Huawei and ZTE from working on the country's 5G networks, a...
Eurozone
Finland, Sweden Submits Application to Join NATO Alliance
Finland and Sweden formally requested to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a decision prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and despite objections...
Banking
Is Mastercard Ditching the Card? Payments Giant Wants You To Wave and Smile To Pay
Mastercard Inc. has started to make payments quicker than ever as you will no longer have to take your phone out, tap or swipe...
Ukraine crisis 2022
McDonald’s Leaves Russia After 30 Years
McDonald's entry into Russia over 30 years ago came at a time when doors for growth were seen after the fall of the Soviet...