Ukrainian strikes kill 12 in Russia and Donbas, target Wildberries
Attacks spark fires at Lukoil’s NORSI refinery and a Wildberries hub as Kyiv claims 16 targets hit across Russia.
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Buy-now-pay-later company Klarna goes public in largest IPO of 2025
The fintech company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
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Water For Data
What’s the environmental cost of our increasing data usage?
Published On 3 Jul 2025
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What was Canada’s digital tax; why was Trump killing trade talks over it?
Canadian PM Mark Carney said on Sunday he and President Donald Trump had agreed to resume trade negotiations.
US plan to break up Google’s search dominance will hit profits
DOJ said it may ask a judge to force Google to divest parts of its business such as Chrome browser and Android OS.
EU probes Chinese site AliExpress over potentially illegal online products
The EU also sent requests for info to tech giants on their use of generative artificial intelligence.
Wagner mercenary ‘merch’ prices jump online after Russia mutiny
Merchandise bearing Wagner’s insignia – a human skull against a black and red backdrop – has shot up in price online.
Amazon to cut more than 18,000 roles, CEO says
The job-slashing plan is the largest among recent workforce reductions that have affected the US tech sector.
Indonesia’s TikTok sellers do roaring trade in hijab, handbags
China’s social media platform has more than 106.9 million adult users in Indonesia.
Cosmetics giant Revlon files for bankruptcy
It lost shelf space in US stores to startups backed by celebrities and struggled with inflation and supply chain issues.
Instead of IPL, Amazon wants to spend money building e-com biz
Amazon wants to get its next 100 million customers from the less affluent, non-English speaking pockets of India.
