Alphabet breached the $2 trillion market value mark for the first time since November 2021 on Friday, as investors cheered the Google parent announcing its first-ever dividend and a $70 billion stock buyback.The stock was last trading up 11.7 per cent at $173.55, after hitting a record high moments after…
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BRASILIA : Lawyers representing X in Brazil told the Supreme Court on Friday that “operational faults” have allowed users who were ordered blocked to stay active on the social media platform.Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes last week had asked the social media giant to explain why it allegedly did not fully comply with earlier rulings ordering the company, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, to block certain accounts. In a 20-page legal document, X’s lawyers…
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SINGAPORE: The year was 1978 and it was a day former private driving instructor Sunny Kang remembers vividly: One of his students stepped into his car for a lesson – wearing a wet swimsuit. “She came to learn driving while wearing her swimsuit. The moment she stepped in, the whole…
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DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY Proponents of the TikTok sale-or-ban law also claim that the app constitutes an unacceptable threat to data privacy. Gallagher asserted that the Chinese government could use TikTok for espionage to “find Americans, exfiltrate data and track the location of journalists”. Yet, there is little reason to…
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NEW YORK/LONDON :Global stocks were higher on Friday as Big Tech gains lifted Wall Street shares, while Japan’s yen sank to a 34-year low after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept monetary policy loose.MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe rose 6.80 points, or 0.90 per cent, to 762.39 on…
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2. Riesling glass: Some minerality is preserved but alcohol feels rather sharp on the palate; aftertaste is astringent. 3. Glass X: Still rather aromatic but some minerality is lost. Finish is astringent. 4. Pinot Noir/Nebbiolo glass: Aromas are subtle. Some of Chardonnay’s typical white fruit notes are lost. Astringent on…
