Global Chocolate Crisis Looms, But Why Is No One Talking About It?

By Sufyan Sohail ⏐ 4 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Reports indicate that the European Union is facing a significant disruption in its food supply, particularly concerning cocoa imports, which has led to a ‘Chocolate…

Crypto Giant OKX Freezes DeFi Service Amid EU Concerns

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

OKX stated that it will be temporarily halting its decentralized finance (DeFi) service in order “to address media attacks” that have cast doubt on the…

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Twitter’s Head of Safety and Trust Resigns From the Company

By Abdullah Shahid ⏐ 2 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Head of safety and trust, Ella Irwin resigns from Twitter at a time where the platform is struggling to retain advertisers on its platform Twitter…

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Meta Gets a Record Breaking $1.3 Billion Fine for Sharing European Data With US

By Abdullah Shahid ⏐ 2 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

It was reported that Meta was transferring EU user data across the Atlantic despite being ordered to stop back in October 2022 thus resulting in…

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Meta Limits Advertisers to Target Teens Based on Gender

By Abdullah Shahid ⏐ 2 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

This decision comes after Meta fights accusations about the harmful effects of its platform towards teenagers Parent to Facebook and Instagram, Meta announced on Tuesday…

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EU Sets December 2024 as the Deadline for Universal Phone Chargers

By Abdullah Shahid ⏐ 3 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

European Union has clearly stated that all phone manufacturers need to switch to the common ‘USB-C’ cable before December 28 2024 EU lawmakers at the…

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EU passes law on common charger of USB Type-C for devices

By Fizza Akbar ⏐ 3 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Thanks to the European Parliament, the different cords and chargers you’ve been collecting in a knotted bundle on your desk may soon be restricted to…

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What happens if Russia’s supplies to Europe are cut?

By Fizza Akbar ⏐ 3 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

By restricting gas supply, Vladimir Putin and Russia’s state-owned energy behemoth Gazprom looks to be affecting Europe. The International Energy Agency’s chief has now advised…

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Ireland fines Twitter $547k for failing to comply with EU’s new General Data Privacy Regulations

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) of Ireland, the lead European Union (EU) privacy supervisor, has fined Twitter €450,000 or approximately $547k for failing to properly…

This EU-funded AI judges your face and tells you how “normal” you are

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Getting judged by society is bad enough, so you can imagine what it feels like to have an AI system expertly analyze your face and…

Google fined a record $5 billion for Android anti-trust violations

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

EU regulators have fined Google a record-breaking $5 billion for violating anti-trust laws. According to the EU Commission, Google has abused its Android market penetration…

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Online petition for second EU referendum ‘pranked’ with fake signatures

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Parliamentary authorities instigated an inquiry after they removed around 77,000 fake signatures from an online petition filed for the re-conduct of the UK’s EU referendum.…

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Google Trends suggests that people don’t know why they Brexited

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

While the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union and the British PM has resigned, Google has claimed that the vote out could…

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