Samsung Leader Jay Y. Lee Receives Presidential Pardon for Bribery Conviction
SEOUL— Samsung’s de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, will receive a pardon on Monday, South Korea’s presidential office said, a legal...
Month: August 2022
Disney+ Price Increase Shows Limits of Subscriber-Growth Push
The growth-at-all-costs phase of the streaming wars is over; now, profits are the priority.Faced with slowing subscriber growth in their...
They survived lockdown in Shanghai, only to be trapped again in Hainan
(CNN) — "I chose to come to Sanya because the Covid restrictions are more relaxed than (in) Shanghai," said Li...
Samsung Galaxy A04 Core Spotted on Geekbench With 3GB RAM, MediaTek Helio G35 SoC: Report
Samsung SM-A042F — tipped to be the Galaxy A04 Core — has been spotted on benchmarking website Geekbench. The listing...
Rivian’s Losses Nearly Triple to $1.7 Billion
Rivian Automotive Inc. reported its net loss in the second quarter nearly tripled to $1.7 billion, further pressuring the electric-vehicle...
At least 21 protesters killed during anti-government protests in Sierra Leone, sources say
The officers, six men and two women, were "brutalized" and killed in the area where the protests held on Wednesday,...
ED’s WazirX Probe, Public Spat Among Promoters Said to Reveal ‘Dark Side of Crypto’
The ED probe into alleged money laundering by crypto exchange WazirX and the subsequent squabbling among its promoters has revealed...
Cardinal Health CEO Steps Down
Cardinal Health Inc. CAH 5.26% Chief Executive Officer Mike Kaufmann is stepping down from the healthcare products distributor as it...
Armed man takes hostages at Beirut bank demanding return of frozen funds
After an hours-long standoff, the man surrendered to security forces after receiving a portion of his bank account, according to...
Video: Moderna CEO eyes future with annual vaccine for multiple viruses – CNN Video
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel tells CNN Business his company wants to develop and continuously update a yearly single-dose vaccine that...
Vivo V25 Pro India Launch Set on August 17, Vivo V25 Leaked Image Suggests Triple Rear Camera Setup
Vivo V25 Pro launch in India has been set for August 17, the company has confirmed. The smartphone will come...
Facebook Use Among US Teens Plunging; Use of TikTok, YouTube Rising, Survey Says
US teens have left Facebook in droves over the past seven years, preferring to spend time at video-sharing venues YouTube...
Chinese court rejects appeal in landmark #MeToo case
Zhou Xiaoxuan, better known as Xianzi in China, became the face of the country's #MeToo movement in 2018, when she...
Federal Trade Commission Expected to Launch Effort to Expand Online Privacy Protection
WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission is expected to begin writing federal rules to expand online privacy protections as soon as Thursday,...
SoftBank to Reduce Alibaba Stake, Expects $34 Billion in Gains
Masayoshi Son is scaling back one of the greatest bets in tech history.The technology investor’s SoftBank Group Corp. said it...
China Claims US CHIPS And Science Act Will Disrupt International Trade, Distort Global Semiconductor Supply Chains
China on Wednesday criticized a US law to encourage processor chip production in the United States and reduce reliance on Asian...
Fed Likely to Want Further Evidence of Inflation Slowdown
A slowdown in inflation last month, following recent indications of a robust labor market, complicates the Federal Reserve’s decision on...
More than a dozen companies developing single standard to detect cyberattacks faster
The initiative, which involves Amazon (AMZN), Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, IBM (IBM), Okta and Salesforce (CRM), among others, aims to solve a...
Curfew declared in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown amid violent anti-government protests
The protests grew violent at times. Graphic images and video of battered and seriously injured protesters and some members of...
Foxconn Predicts Better Year Ahead but Flags Slowing Smartphone Demand
Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s biggest iPhone assembler, said demand for smartphones and other consumer electronics is slowing, leading it...
