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Meta to pay $1.4 billion to Texas over illegal biometric data collection - 07/31/2024

According to the Financial Times, US company Meta has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas authorities to resolve allegations that it improperly acquired biometric data from millions of individuals. Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton claims that this is the biggest settlement payout for individual state litigation ever made in the history of the United States. Paxton said in a complaint filed...

Apple to launch Apple Intelligence AI platform later with new iOS - 07/30/2024

According to Bloomberg, which cites sources, US-based Apple Inc. has postponed the release of its artificial intelligence (AI) platform Apple Intelligence on its smartphones and now intends to do so by October. Apple Intelligence was anticipated to be present on smartphones and tablets before the September release of the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating systems. The platform's introduction has...

Eni expects Congo to produce 3 million tons of LNG per year by end of 2025 - 07/29/2024

Eni, an Italian corporation, hopes to generate 3 million tons of LNG annually from its Congo project by the end of 2025, according to the company’s CEO Claudio Descalzi during a conference call with investors. When discussing the likelihood of Egypt becoming a gas exporter again rather than an importer, Eni's managing director for natural resources, Guido Brusco, pointed out that Egypt has placed...

Apple drops out of top five leaders of Chinese smartphone market in Q2 - 07/29/2024

Over 70 million smartphones were shipped into China in the second quarter, a 10% rise over the same period the previous year. U.S. Apple Inc. dropped out of the top 5 suppliers, shows data from analytics firm Canalys. According to Canalys analyst Lucas Zhong, local businesses hold the top five positions on the list of the biggest smartphone suppliers in the PRC for the first time ever. The Vivo...

US owner of Lineage warehouses holds $4.4 bln IPO - 07/26/2024

The largest initial public offering (IPO) of the year was $4.4 billion, held by U.S. real estate investment trust Lineage Inc., which is the largest owner of temperature-controlled industrial properties worldwide. According to Market Watch, shares were offered for sale between $70 and $82, and they were sold for $78. In the end, 56.9 million shares were sold by Lineage, which had initially...

European Commission may block IAG deal to buy Spain's Air Europa - 07/25/2024

According to the Financial Times, the European Commission may thwart International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.'s (IAG) acquisition of the Spanish airline Air Europa. The corporations haven't done enough, according to the newspaper's sources, to allay the European Commission's worries about the deal's potential to reduce competition in the European market. The FT's sources say that EC...

British broadcaster BBC to lay off 500 employees - 07/24/2024

The Financial Times reports, citing the company's annual report, that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) intends to fire roughly 500 workers as part of a cost-cutting initiative. The BBC receives funds from the necessary annual charge of 169.5 pounds ($219) paid by every British citizen with a TV set at home. The annual report indicates that at the end of the previous year, there were...

Nestle Waters accused of selling water with fecal bacteria - 07/22/2024

The Swiss business Nestle Waters has been illicitly filtering tainted water and marketing it as "natural mineral water" since the 1990s, writes the French online site Mediapart. According to experts, the company's actions over the last 15 years have created damage worth €3 billion. The corporation’s representative expressed their disagreement with both the numbers and the computation process. A...

Electrolux to sell water heater business in South Africa for $130 mln - 07/19/2024

According to a statement from the company, the Swedish home appliance manufacturer Electrolux Group has agreed to sell its Kwikot water heater division in South Africa for 2.4 billion rand ($130 million). The division will be sold to Haier Smart House. It is anticipated that the transaction would finalize in this year's fourth quarter. Electrolux's profitability will be negatively impacted by...

Chinese and Saudi companies to invest $3B in joint production of solar panels - 07/18/2024

Two Chinese solar panel manufacturers and Saudi investors will invest about $3 billion to establish panel production facilities in Saudi Arabia, according to MarketWatch. China's TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology will sign a joint venture with Saudi renewable energy company Vision Industries and a Public Investment Fund (PIF) unit. They will invest a total of roughly $2.08 billion. TCL...
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