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Meta abandons racial diversity programs in further right-wing shift
Social media giant Meta announced Friday it is dismantling its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the company, marking another major shift in strategy as it aligns with politically conservative priorities.
Smart glasses enter new era with sleeker designs, lower prices
Producers of hi-tech connected eyewear are multiplying their innovations with increasingly discreet models in an attempt to make a difference in a highly competitive -- and fast-emerging -- market. Today's smart glasses, all paired with smartphone apps, increasingly resemble traditional eyewear.
Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies
Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect "fundamental rights" on its platforms. - 'Respect Brazilian legislation' - The extrajudicial notice asks for clarity on how social media algorithms will be designed "in order to unwaveringly promote and protect fundamental rights."
A surreal finish to Donald Trump's historic criminal trial
It was, by many measures, a trial like New York had definitely seen before -- a panel of citizen jurors finding a real estate mogul guilty of business fraud. And yet, Steinglass agreed with Judge Juan Merchan's ultimate decision to deliver a sentence of unconditional discharge, a measure that upholds the guilty verdict but does not sanction the convicted defendant.
Germany reports foot-and-mouth disease in water buffalo
Germany on Friday registered three cases of foot-and-mouth disease in water buffalo on a farm near Berlin, the country's first reported cases of the livestock disease since 1988. Water buffalo have been in Germany since the 1990s, according to the Berlin state government, farmed for their milk and meat and used to control grass growth on fields. bur-vbw-sea/fz/gil
Robots set to move beyond factory as AI advances
Today's robots perform safety checks at industrial plants, conduct quality control in manufacturing, and are even starting to keep hospital patients company. Hong Kong company R2C2 showcased industrial robots that can perform functions such as inspections at power plants and technician work on trains, according to San Wong, the company's founder and chief executive.
US, UK unveil widespread sanctions against Russia's energy sector
The United States and Britain on Friday announced sanctions against Russia's energy sector, including oil giant Gazprom Neft, just days before outgoing President Joe Biden leaves office.
UK gas reserves 'concerningly low', warns biggest supplier
Britain's biggest gas supplier on Friday said UK storage levels are "concerningly low" owing to high demand caused by freezing weather and after Ukraine ended Russian gas transit to Europe. Such a "perfect storm" had reduced "UK winter gas storage to concerningly low levels", it added.
US hiring beats expectations in December to cap solid year
US job gains soared past expectations in December, according to government data released Friday, in a sign the labor market remains healthy just shortly before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration this month. "Labor market data are so volatile and confidence intervals so wide that trends are best determined from at least six months of data," he said in a note. bys/des
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