• 01/18/2025

Snapchat kicks few children off app in Britain

Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that Snapchat (SNAP.N) is kicking dozens of children in Britain off its platform each month, compared with tens of thousands blocked by rival TikTok. Social media platforms, such as Meta’s (META.O) Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Snap Inc.’s Snapchat, require users to be at least 13 years old to protect the privacy…

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Russian crude oil heads to UAE as sanctions divert flows

Reuters Reuters exclusively revealed that the United Arab Emirates has been taking more cargoes of Russian crude oil, according to ship tracking data and trading sources, in another example of how Western sanctions on Russia have adjusted traditional energy trade flows. Russia has been selling both crude and refined products at discounted prices after international…

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Nvidia’s plans for sales to Huawei imperiled if U.S. tightens Huawei curbs-draft 

Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that U.S. chipmaker Nvidia Corp’s plans to sell technology to China’s Huawei would be thwarted if the U.S. government proceeds with a proposal to further restrict shipments to the blacklisted company. The Biden administration has been considering limiting the items it authorizes U.S. companies to ship to Huawei, which was added…

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Reuters was first to report that SoftBank’s Arm aims to raise at least $8 billion in U.S. IPO

Reuters Reuters was first to report that Arm Ltd, the British chip designer owned by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T), is seeking to raise at least $8 billion from what is expected to be a blockbuster U.S. stock market launch this year. Arm is expected to confidentially submit paperwork for its initial public offering in…

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Reuters breaks news of China growth target

Reuters Reuters was 39 minutes ahead in breaking the news that China had set an economic growth target of around 5% for 2023 – an eagerly awaited number that ranks as one of the most important data points in global economics. The target for the world’s second-largest economy was at the low end of expectations,…

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Stop human traffickers, Pope Francis says after Italy’s migrant shipwreck

Jerusalem Post Local authorities said 70 bodies had so far been recovered following the incident. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-733411

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AI and its implications for copyright -opinion

Jerusalem Post It is clear that for the machine to write or draw anything, it needs access to existing information, documents, research, drawings, pictures, etc. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-733356

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Holy oil for King Charles’ coronation consecrated in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post The oil will be used to anoint Charles when he and his wife Camilla are crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey on May 6 https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-733317

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This week’s US update on ISIS fight shows how complex the fight is – analysis

Jerusalem Post The US’ fight against ISIS in Syria is made complex by Iran, Turkey and Russia among other forces. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/article-733300

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Russia set to mothball damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines

Reuters Sources have exclusively told Reuters that Russia’s ruptured undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines are set to be sealed up and mothballed as there are no immediate plans to repair or reactivate them. Soaring tensions between Moscow and the West over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had brought Nord Stream 1 to a standstill and prevented…

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