A Florida bill, which would have required social media companies to provide an encryption backdoor for allowing police to access user accounts and private messages, has failed to pass into law. The Social Media Use by Minors bill was “indefinitely postponed” and “withdrawn from consideration” in the Florida House of Representatives earlier this week. Lawmakers […]
The well-known market adage “Sell in May and Go Away” advises investors to exit equity markets during a historically underperforming six-month period beginning in May. However, for 2025, many market strategists recommend a more flexible strategy. They argue that current unique market conditions, strong underlying momentum, and important policy factors may alter the typical seasonal […]
Watch: US-UK relationship will soon be ‘stronger than ever before’ – Trump The US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a set number of British cars and allow some steel and aluminium into the country tariff-free, as part of a new agreement between the US and UK. The announcement offers relief for key UK […]
Sometime Thursday night, timelines stopped updating for a number of users on X, the social network owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Many users report that their notifications stopped working yesterday, meaning they aren’t being alerted to new posts by the people they follow on X. This reporter is experiencing the issue, as well. My X […]
Building on a profitable and dynamic 2023, when high interest rates buoyed bank lending margins, most Western European banks had a strong 2024, ending the year with a spurt in net income and revenue growth. Many increased their focus on sustainable finance (with green bonds as a major growth area), diversified their revenue streams, and […]
Ron Bain is CFO of Vaalco Energy, a Houston-based upstream oil and gas company with a strong presence in Africa and Canada. Founded in 1985, Vaalco is dual-listed on the New York and London stock exchanges. Global Finance: You have been CFO for almost four years. How has Vaalco’s competitive position changed during your tenure? Ron […]
Bridget Wing & Georgina Lam, BBC Eye Investigations Innes Tang Innes Tang says he set up a hotline with his own money to receive reports of alleged national security infringements From a woman waving a colonial-era flag in a shopping mall, to bakery staff selling cakes with protest symbols on them – dozens of Hongkongers […]
Apple is reportedly developing new chips to drive smart glasses similar to Meta’s Ray-Ban Meta as well as more powerful Macs and AI servers. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman notes that one of the chips is inspired by the Apple Watch’s low-power processors. Apple aims to put these chips into mass production with TSMC by the end […]
Russia’s President Putin has been joined by China’s Xi Jinping and more than 20 international leaders as his country remembered the end of World War Two in Europe with a huge parade in Moscow. The annual Victory Day spectacle is always eye-catching, but BBC Monitoring’s Russia Editor Vitaly Shevchenko says three things in particular stood […]
Grip and ergonomics: The best massage guns are designed to be wielded one-handed without wrist strain. Some models—like the Theragun Pro Plus—go beyond the standard pistol grip, featuring multi-grip designs to reach trickier spots. Weight: Lighter massage guns are easier to hold, aim, and travel with. Heavier models are generally more powerful but can get […]