By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is launching a nonprofit organization that will seek solutions to harms created by social media, she said on Thursday. The former product manager at Facebook, since renamed Meta Platforms…
Twitter expands research group to study content moderation
By Sheila Dang and Katie Paul (Reuters) – Twitter Inc plans to provide more data to external researchers who study online misinformation and moderation, the social media company said Thursday, part of what it says is an effort to increase transparency …
EU eyes oil price cap, more high-tech export curbs in new Russia sanctions -sources
By Gabriela Baczynska and John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is looking at an oil price cap, tighter curbs on high-tech exports to Russia and more sanctions against individuals, diplomats said on Thursday, in response to what the West…
Euro zone consumer confidence falls to -28.8 in September
Sept 22 (Reuters) – Euro zone consumer confidence fell by 3.8 points in September from the August number, figures released on Thursday showed. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone consumer morale decreased to -28.8 this month …
Eni’s Plenitude teams up with Infrastrutture SpA on renewable projects
MILAN (Reuters) – Eni’s Plenitude retail and renewable business has entered a partnership with energy developer and investor Infrastrutture SpA to build solar and wind power projects in Italy and Spain, the pair said on Thursday. Under the deal, Plenit…
Australia mourns Queen Elizabeth from home of ‘world’s oldest continuous culture’
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia held a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying the greatest tribute the nation could offer was not a statue but “a renewed embrace of service to the community”…
Economic strength can help counter authoritarianism -UK’s Truss tells U.N
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Liz Truss said economic strength in democracies could help push back authoritarianism, in her first international speech as prime minister on Wednesday, also defending her plans for economic reform as a boost to the free wo…
German tax revenues fall in August for first time this year
BERLIN (Reuters) – Federal and state government tax revenues fell in Europe’s biggest economy during August for the first time this year, the finance ministry said on Thursday. In its monthly report, the ministry said the tax take was down 2.6% to 54.2…
Liz Truss and Turkey’s Erdogan discuss Ukraine’s recent successes against Russia
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss discussed Ukraine’s recent territorial gains in pushing back the Russian invasion in a meeting with her Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Wednesday. “The Prime Ministe…
Banks close painful Citrix debt chapter with $700 million loss -source
By Abigail Summerville and Matt Tracy (Reuters) – Wall Street banks completed the sale of $8.55 billion in loans and bonds backing the leveraged buyout of business software company Citrix Systems Inc by accepting a $700 million loss, a person familiar …