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Lanon Wee
Oct 16, 20233 min read
African Ambassador Expresses Disappointment with IMF and World Bank's Limited Loan Offerings
On Thursday, Jang Ping Thia, who is the lead economist and manager of the economics department at the Asian Infrastructure Investment...
Lanon Wee
Oct 16, 20234 min read
Assessing UK Air Pollution Monitoring Efforts
When she was just nine years old, Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah suffered a fatal asthma attack on 15 February 2013. By 2020, air pollution was...
Lanon Wee
Oct 16, 20232 min read
X, Formerly Twitter, Penalized by Australia for Failing to Respond to Queries on Child Abuse Content
X was hit with a fine of 610,500 Australian dollars, which is equivalent to over $380,000, by Australia's eSafety commissioner for not...
Lanon Wee
Oct 16, 20232 min read
TikTok Takes Action on Content Regarding Israel Conflict
TikTok remarked that it took immediate steps to battle falsehoods after the EU cautioned the platform due to the attack by Hamas on...
Lanon Wee
Oct 15, 20233 min read
How Does TikTok's EGX Sponsorship Impact the Games Industry?
Roaming around EGX, one of the largest video game events in the UK held in the Docklands in London, you'll find yourself surrounded by...
Lanon Wee
Oct 15, 20232 min read
Experts Urge Caution on Widespread Use of Weight Loss Medicine Despite 'Miracle Drug' Euphoria
Two experts have highlighted major challenges that stand in the way of the adoption of new obesity drugs. Dr. Kavita Patel, a physician...
Lanon Wee
Oct 14, 20233 min read
Experimentation at UK's Nuclear Fusion Site Concluded After 40 Years
It was an amazing experience. Creating a design is one thing, but actually putting it into action is another. Professor Barry Green...
Lanon Wee
Oct 14, 20234 min read
Impact of Microsoft-Activision Merger on the Gaming Industry
Microsoft has completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, with a transaction amount of $69bn (£56bn). That's a hefty sum, but what...
Lanon Wee
Oct 14, 20232 min read
NLRB Accuses Elon Musk's X of Illegally Dismissing Employee Who Criticized Reopening Plans
The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint alleging that Elon Musk's X had broken the law in dismissing an employee who voiced...
Lanon Wee
Oct 14, 20232 min read
Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Activision Blizzard After Extensive Regulatory Assessment
More than 20 months after inking its largest acquisition ever, Microsoft has seen its purchase of Activision Blizzard gain closure.The...
Lanon Wee
Oct 14, 20234 min read
The Impact of the Israel-Hamas Conflict on Israel's Tech Industry
Israel's tech sector contributes almost a fifth of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually, making it the economy's biggest...
Lanon Wee
Oct 14, 20234 min read
MoneyHero's Stock Price Declines Following M&A Deal With Peter Thiel-Backed SPAC
Asian fintech company MoneyHero commenced its U.S. operations on Friday with a union with the Thiel-sustained SPAC Bridgetown Holdings....
Lanon Wee
Oct 14, 20233 min read
Tether Appoints Tech Executive as New CEO, Replacing Mysterious Cryptocurrency Leader
Tether announced that, from December 2023, Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino will assume the position of CEO from the current...
Lanon Wee
Oct 14, 20233 min read
Meta Increases Misinformation Regulation during Israel-Hamas Conflict
Meta is strengthening its enforcement of its guidelines against posts that involve violence and false information in connection to the...
Lanon Wee
Oct 14, 20232 min read
Citigroup Shares Surge After Third Quarter Revenues Exceed Forecasts
Revenue and net income grew by 9% and 2% in comparison to the previous year's figures. The institutional clients unit of Citigroup earned...
Lanon Wee
Oct 13, 20233 min read
Canon Issues ASML Challenge with Machine to Create Most Advanced Chips
On Friday, Canon, renowned for its printers and cameras, released its new revolutionary tool: a nanoimprint lithography system that it...
Lanon Wee
Oct 13, 20233 min read
Ehang Receives Industry Approval for Autonomous Air Taxis Carrying Passengers in China
Ehang, with corporate headquarters in Guangzhou, announced on Friday that it acquired an airworthiness "type certificate" from the Civil...
Lanon Wee
Oct 13, 20233 min read
China Authorizes Ehang to Utilize Autonomous Air Taxis for Passenger Travel
Ehang, hailing from Guangzhou, declared on Friday that it has been granted an "airworthiness type certificate" from the Civil Aviation...
Lanon Wee
Oct 13, 20231 min read
costs JPMorgan Chase Outperforms with Improved Interest Rates and Low Credit Expenditures
JPMorgan managed to exceed analysts' earnings and sales projections during the 3rd quarter. In his statement, Dimon remarked that the...
Lanon Wee
Oct 13, 20233 min read
Microsoft to Acquire Activision, Developer of Call of Duty
UK regulatory authorities have given the thumbs-up to Microsoft's renewed bid to purchase Activision Blizzard, the producer of Call of...
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