In a move with potentially far-reaching implications for the tech industry in Europe, Italian tax authorities have extended their investigation to Elon Musk’s social network X, seeking €12.5 million in value-added tax (VAT) for the period 2016 to 2022, Reuters has reported.
At its investor meeting on Tuesday, Apple shareholders overwhelmingly voted against an anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) proposal brought forward by the conservative National Center for Public Policy Research. The proposal, one of four on the ballot, called on the tech giant to cease its D
Egg prices in the United States are predicted to increase by 41.1% in 2025, according to a report released by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins met with poultry farmers and industry leaders focused on avian flu response efforts.
Indonesia is set to become the Muslim Fashion center, targeting five Middle Eastern countries—Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Egypt—as potential markets for exporting apparel and footwear.
U.S. electric vehicle giant Tesla experienced a dramatic drop in European sales in January, with a year-on-year decline of 45.2%, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).
Iraq and oil major BP, opens new tab signed a deal to redevelop four Kirkuk oil and gas fields, Iraq's state news agency reported on Tuesday.
Global demand for liquefied natural gas is estimated to rise by around 60% by 2040, driven largely by economic growth in Asia, AI impact and efforts to cut emissions in heavy industries and transportation, Shell said in an annual report on Tuesday.
As U.S. authorities intensify their crackdown on unauthorized e-cigarette products, several vape companies are altering their business models and corporate structures—efforts that are complicating regulatory enforcement.
Bitcoin and ether, the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, plunged to multi-month lows on Tuesday amid a broad market sell-off and heightened uncertainty following last week's hack that siphoned $1.5 billion in ether from the crypto exchange Bybit.
Uzbekistan has launched the feasibility study for the Tashkent — Samarkand railway line. Trains on this route will reach speeds of up to 300 km/h, greatly cutting down travel time.
Apple will invest $500 billion in the U.S. over four years, including an AI server factory in Texas and 20,000 new R&D jobs.
Washington, D.C., February 24, 2025 – Research released by the San Francisco Fed on Monday reveals that investors and economists expect the U.S. central bank to respond “strongly and systematically” to shifts in inflation and labor market conditions.
San Francisco/New York, February 24, 2025 – In a significant milestone for the creator economy, TikTok - together with its Chinese counterpart Douyin - generated $6 billion in in-app purchase (IAP) revenue in 2024, making it the first non-game app to achieve this feat in a single year.
MEXICO CITY, February 24, 2025 – A sweeping foreign aid freeze ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump has stalled a United Nations program in Mexico aimed at stopping the flow of imported fentanyl precursors into the country’s drug cartels, according to several sources familiar with the matter.
The United States imposed sanctions on more than 30 people and vessels for their role in selling and transporting Iranian petroleum-related products as part of Tehran's "shadow fleet," the Treasury Department said.
Ukraine and the U.S. are working productively on an economic deal at the centre of an effort to end Russia's war on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday.
London, February 24, 2025 – Private retail sales data reviewed by Reuters indicates that sales of unauthorized, flavoured disposable vapes in the United States totaled around $2.4 billion in 2024.
Australia's eSafety Commission fined messaging platform Telegram about A$1 million for its delay in providing information on measures to prevent child abuse and violent extremist content, the regulator announced on Monday.
Washington, D.C., February 17, 2025 – Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, has reduced the staffing of a key team at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) responsible for regulating autonomous vehicles, according to The Washington Post.
