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Pipeline safety regulators on Monday assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf off the coast of…
Read more Record $9.6M fine for Third Coast after substantial oil spill in the Gulf of MexicoPARIS (AP) — France’s government said Wednesday it is moving toward suspending access to the Shein online marketplace until it proves its content conforms to French law, after…
Read more France moves to suspend Shein’s online market over listings for illegal weapons and sex dollsWASHINGTON — The chairman of a House committee that pushed for the law demanding TikTok be spun off from its Chinese owners has requested an urgent briefing from…
Read more Chair of a House committee on China demands urgent White House briefing on TikTok dealMELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian judge fined telecommunications giant Optus 100 million Australian dollars ($66 million) Wednesday for unconscionable conduct selling services to hundreds of vulnerable customers including…
Read more Optus fined $66 million for ‘appalling’ conduct in sales to telecom’s customers in AustraliaNearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their…
Read more Shipping companies support 1st global fee on greenhouse gases, opposed by Trump adminWall Street inched a tad higher early Monday as markets look ahead to what most expect will be an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve later…
Read more Global shares trade mixed as markets eye Fed decisionWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Google said Friday it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government…
Read more Google will stop linking to New Zealand news if law forces it to pay for contentNEW YORK — Antitrust tensions are heating up in the chipmaking industry. Rivals have accused Wall Street darling Nvidia of abusing its market dominance in selling chips that…
Read more Nvidia is facing an antitrust probe from US regulators amid competitor complaints, report saysWASHINGTON — The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with…
Read more Washington, DC, sues StubHub, claims resale platform up prices with deceptive feesBOSTON — Drivers for Uber and Lyft will earn a minimum pay standard of $32.50 per hour under a settlement announced Thursday by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell,…
Read more Uber and Lyft agree to pay drivers $32.50 per hour in Massachusetts settlementThe cybersecurity firm Kaspersky denied Friday that it is a security threat after the U.S. Commerce Department banned the use of its software in the United States. The…
Read more Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky denies it’s a hazard after the US Commerce Dept bans its softwareRIO DE JANEIRO — The head of Brazil’s state-controlled oil and gas giant Petrobras has stepped down, the company said Wednesday, following months of tensions with the federal…
Read more CEO of Brazil’s oil and gas giant Petrobras steps down following dustup over dividendsTOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying…
Read more Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state fundsTOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying…
Read more Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state fundsTikTok and its Chinese parent company filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new American law that would ban the popular video-sharing app in the U.S. unless it’s sold…
Read more TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platformMINNEAPOLIS — The ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said they will delay their planned exit from Minneapolis after city officials decided Wednesday to push back the start of…
Read more Uber and Lyft delay their plans to leave Minneapolis after officials push back driver pay planMINNEAPOLIS — The future of Uber and Lyft in Minneapolis has garnered concern and debate in recent weeks after the City Council voted last month to require that…
Read more Here’s what we know about Uber and Lyft’s planned exit from Minneapolis in MayNEW YORK — An artificial intelligence-powered chatbot created by New York City to help small business owners is under criticism for dispensing bizarre advice that misstates local policies…
Read more NYC’s AI chatbot was caught telling businesses to break the law. The city isn’t taking it downFormer U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he’s going to put together an investor group to buy TikTok, a day after the House of Representatives passed a bill…
Read more Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says he’s putting together investor group to buy TikTokLONDON — Europeans scrolling their phones and computers this week will get new choices for default browsers and search engines, where to download iPhone apps and how their…
Read more Europe’s Digital Markets Act is forcing tech giants to make changes. Here’s what that will look like
