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By Chibuike Oguh and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of several U.S. entertainment companies including Fox Corp and Warner Brothers Discovery Inc were dragged down on Friday by a dispute between media heavyweight Disney and cable provider Charter Communications over television distribution fees. Disney on Thursday night blocked its cable channels, including ESPN and ABC, from being shown on Charter’s Spectrum network after the two companies failed […]

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms is considering paid versions of Facebook and Instagram with no advertisements for users residing in the European Union (EU) as a response to scrutiny from regulators, the New York Times reported on Friday. Those who pay for the subscriptions would not see ads while Meta would also continue to offer free versions of the apps with ads in the EU, the report said, citing three people with […]

By Chibuike Oguh and Bansari Mayur Kamdar NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of several U.S. entertainment companies including Fox Corp and Warner Brothers Discovery Inc were dragged down on Friday by a dispute between media heavyweight Disney and cable provider Charter Communications over television distribution fees. Disney on Thursday night blocked its cable channels, including ESPN and ABC, from being shown on Charter’s Spectrum network after the two companies failed […]

By Aadi Nair (Reuters) – Manchester United have brought in three new faces on transfer deadline day by signing Altay Bayindir, Jonny Evans and Sergio Reguilon, with Sofyan Amrabat set to join the club, while Manchester City have signed midfielder Matheus Nunes. However, United, who have already spent big money on Rasmus Hojlund, Mason Mount and goalkeeper Andre Onana, are not splashing the cash on their last-minute purchases. Turkish keeper […]

(Reuters) – Shares in Dell Technologies Inc rose 22.2% and hit a record high on Friday after it raised full-year financial forecasts with boosts from artificial intelligence (AI) and stabilizing demand for computer hardware after a months-long slump. The stock last traded at $68.75 after hitting a peak of $70.28 while trading volume was 5.4 times its 10-day moving average. Dell, on track for its biggest ever daily percentage gain, […]

(Reuters) – Shares in Dell Technologies Inc rose 22.2% and hit a record high on Friday after it raised full-year financial forecasts with boosts from artificial intelligence (AI) and stabilizing demand for computer hardware after a months-long slump. The stock last traded at $68.75 after hitting a peak of $70.28 while trading volume was 5.4 times its 10-day moving average. Dell, on track for its biggest ever daily percentage gain, […]

By Ismail Shakil and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada unveiled draft rules on Friday for a law to compel internet giants to pay news outlets, saying it was addressing the tech companies’ concerns, but Facebook said it would stick to plans to block news in the country. Canada said the draft rules, designed to implement the recently-passed Online News Act, would address worries at Alphabet’s Google and Facebook-parent Meta […]

By Ismail Shakil and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada unveiled draft rules on Friday for a law to compel internet giants to pay news outlets, saying it was addressing the tech companies’ concerns, but Facebook said it would stick to plans to block news in the country. Canada said the draft rules, designed to implement the recently-passed Online News Act, would address worries at Alphabet’s Google and Facebook-parent Meta […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Increasing numbers of governments around the world are scrutinising Worldcoin, a crypto project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that was launched in July. Almost 2.3 million people globally have signed up to have their irises scanned by Worldcoin’s “orb” devices in exchange for a digital ID and free cryptocurrency. Altman says its ID will allow users to, among other things, prove online that they are human, […]