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India’s Payments Regulator May Limit PhonePe and Google Pay’s Market Share
India’s payments regulator is set to decide whether to limit the dominance of PhonePe and Google Pay in the country’s booming mobile payments...
How TymeBank and Moniepoint Are Transforming Banking in Africa
Africa’s fintech ecosystem is thriving, with South Africa’s TymeBank and Nigeria’s Moniepoint recently joining the exclusive unicorn club. These companies achieved valuations exceeding...
New EU Law Requires USB-C Charging for Gadgets ― What You Need to Know
Starting December 28, 2024, most gadgets sold in the EU must use USB-C for charging. This change is part of the EU’s new...
King Charles Drops Cadbury from Royal Warrant List
Cadbury, the famous chocolate maker, has lost its royal warrant for the first time in 170 years. The company, based in Birmingham, was...
European Butter Prices Hit Hard ― Poland and Slovakia See Sharp Increases
As Christmas approaches, Europeans are grappling with soaring butter prices, which have risen by an average of 19% from October 2023 to October...
Elton John Calls Marijuana Legalization ‘One of the Greatest Mistakes’
Elton John, in a candid interview with Time magazine as part of being named its 2024 Icon of the Year, shared his strong...
TikTok Requests Emergency Pause to Avoid US Ban
TikTok has filed a legal request to stop a law that could ban the app in the US by January 2025. The law...
U.S. Court Ruling Could Remove TikTok from App Stores Soon
The U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a law requiring Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores by January 19,...
Vietnam Approves $67 Billion Rail Project, Data, and Electricity Laws
Vietnam’s parliament approved a $67 billion high-speed rail project and passed new data protection and electricity laws on the final day of its...
OpenAI Faces Massive Lawsuit from Canadian News Companies
Several major Canadian news organizations have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, claiming the AI company used their articles without...
Microsoft Faces Broad U.S. Antitrust Investigation Over Cloud and AI Practices
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a comprehensive antitrust investigation into Microsoft, focusing on its software licensing, cloud computing practices, and...
Korea Launches Cultural Project to Address Rising Loneliness
South Korea is launching the “Cultural Discourse Project” to tackle loneliness, which has been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Announced by the Ministry...
Brazil Orders Apple to Allow Third-Party In-App Payments
Brazil’s antitrust authority, Cade, has mandated Apple to lift all restrictions on in-app purchases, giving the company 20 days to comply. Failing to...
DOJ Demands Google Sell Chrome to Break Monopoly
The U.S. Department of Justice has proposed that Google sell its Chrome browser as part of a strategy to break up the company’s...
First Snow of the Season to Arrive in Seoul on Wednesday
Winter’s first snow is expected to blanket much of South Korea, including Seoul, on Wednesday, as rain turns to snow. The Korea Meteorological...
Indian Regulator Rejects Apple’s Request to Delay Antitrust Report
India’s antitrust body has rejected a request from Apple to halt an investigation report that found the company in violation of competition laws....
Indonesia Rejects Apple’s $100M Offer to End iPhone Ban
Indonesia has rejected Apple’s $100 million investment offer to lift the ban on iPhone 16 sales in the country. The government wants Apple...
Pakistan Blocks Bluesky as VPN Crackdown Intensifies
Pakistan has blocked Bluesky as the platform gains popularity, joining X, Facebook, and Instagram in being restricted. The government is also cracking down...
Regulations Delay Full AirPods Health Features in France
Apple has rolled out new health features for AirPods Pro 2 in France, but the country’s regulatory environment is limiting their full potential....
UN Report: Women Do 5 Times More Care Work Than Men in Asia-Pacific
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous reports that women continue to perform up to five times more unpaid care work than men in...
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