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Twitter to introduce new, keywords-related controls for ad placements
Twitter will roll out new controls as soon as next week to let companies prevent their ads from appearing above or below tweets containing certain keywords, the social media platform told advertisers in an e-mail on Thursday.
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Saudi Arabia signs Huawei deal, deepening China ties on Xi visit
Saudi Arabia and China showcased deepening ties with a series of strategic deals on Thursday during a visit by President Xi Jinping.
These include one with tech giant Huawei, whose growing foray into the Gulf region has raised US…
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UK banking rules in biggest shake-up in more than 30 years
The government has announced what it describes as one of the biggest overhauls of financial regulation for more than three decades.
It says the package of more than 30 reforms will "cut red tape" and "turbocharge growth".…
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Microsoft to offer Call of Duty on Nintendo devices if Activision deal closes
In a last-minute attempt to placate antitrust regulators, Microsoft said on Tuesday that it would bring the blockbuster video game franchise Call of Duty to Nintendo devices if its US$69 billion acquisition of the game’s maker, Activision…
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Honda to begin selling mini-commercial electric vans in spring 2024
Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it would begin selling micro-sized commercial electric vans in spring 2024, as part of its effort to electrify its vehicle lineups.
Japanese automakers are turning to small commercial trucks as one way to…
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Pfizer, BioNTech counter-sue Moderna over Covid-19 vaccine patents
Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech SE fired back at Moderna with counterclaims in a patent lawsuit in Boston federal court on Monday over their rival Covid-19 vaccines, seeking dismissal of the lawsuit and an order that Moderna’s…
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New Zealand plans law to require Facebook, Google to pay for news
The New Zealand government said it will introduce a law that will require big online digital companies such as Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms to pay New Zealand media companies for the local news content that appears on their feeds.…
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Tesla cuts Dec Model Y output at Shanghai plant by more than 20% versus Nov – sources
Tesla plans to cut December output of the Model Y at its Shanghai plant by more than 20 percent compared to November, two people with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on…
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Ukraine war: Oil prices steady as cap on Russian crude looms
Oil prices were steady on Monday after an agreement by the G7 group of nations and its allies to cap the price of Russian oil at $60 (£49) a barrel.
Brent crude stood at around $86 in Asia trading.
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Countries split on plastics treaty focus as UN talks close
The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with an agreement to end plastic pollution but a split on whether goals and efforts should be global and mandatory, or voluntary and country-led.
More than 2,000…
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