Firefighter paramedic Cuevas (R) administers a Covid-19 vaccination dose to a person at a vaccination event at Culver City Fire Department Station 1 on August 05, 2021 in Culver City, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images As more and more people return to the workplace following […]
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South Korea’s antitrust regulator fines Google $177 million for abusing mobile market dominance
David Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s competition regulator on Tuesday announced it will fine Google 207.4 billion Korean won ($176.9 million) for allegedly using its dominant market position in the mobile operating system space to stifle competition. Google’s Android operating system currently holds the lion’s share of […]
Alibaba leads $300 million investment into Chinese autonomous driving start-up DeepRoute.ai
A Deeproute.ai robotaxi on display. Deeproute.ai GUANGZHOU, China — Alibaba has led investments worth more than $300 million into Chinese autonomous driving start-up DeepRoute.ai. The Shenzhen-based start-up makes the self-driving systems for vehicles that involve hardware and software. DeepRoute.ai runs a fleet of autonomous taxis with some operated by its […]
Emma Raducanu to receive $2.5 million for U.S. Open win — eight times her previous career earnings
Teen tennis champion Emma Raducanu is set to receive $2.5 million from her record-breaking U.S. Open victory — a sum more than eight times her previous career earnings. The 18-year-old high school graduate wowed audiences over the weekend when she beat Leylah Fernandez to claim the U.S. Open women’s singles […]
Nearly half of young people worldwide say climate change anxiety is affecting their daily life
fizkes | iStock | Getty Images LONDON — A global study has found young people are suffering “profound psychological distress” due to climate change and government inaction on the crisis. Some 45% of the 10,000 young people surveyed across 10 countries for the study, published Tuesday, said anxiety and distress […]
Solar prices jumped in the second quarter, reversing recent trends, on material costs and supply chain issues
Peter Cade | Stone | Getty Images The solar industry is among many sectors feeling the pinch of higher prices, according to a report released Tuesday by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie. Prices rose quarter over quarter and year over year across every solar segment during the […]
Fewer deals and shipping delays: Here are some early predictions for the holiday season
A person wears a face mask while carrying shopping bags in Columbus Circle on November 28, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Shoppers have shown an eagerness to spend on new clothes, electronics and jewelry, in recent months — and retail analysts are betting that splurging […]
Gates Foundation annual report says Covid pushed 31 million into dire poverty, child vaccine rates fell
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has pushed an additional 31 million people worldwide into dire poverty, reversing global progress on eliminating poverty by four years, according to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s fifth-annual Goalkeeper report published Monday. The report — which examines global progress on vaccine access, reducing poverty and […]
Secretary of State Blinken calls Taliban ‘the de facto government of Afghanistan’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies virtually in a House Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a contentious congressional hearing Monday that the Taliban is Afghanistan’s de facto […]
Pakistan should worry about consequences of Taliban’s success in Afghanistan, former ambassador says
Afghan nationals arrive at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman on August 19, 2021 to return back to Afghanistan. AFP | Getty Images Pakistan was one of the first countries to welcome the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan last month, following the collapse of the U.S.-backed civilian government. […]