Panic over, streamers — the U.K. government has rejected calls for a levy on platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+. The streaming tax had been put to the government by Britain’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee in a bid to salvage local British production on high-end television and film, allowing public service broadcasters such as…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free. What You Need To Know President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free Vietnamese exports to the United States, by contrast,…
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s unexpected absence from public view between May 21 and June 5 this year has fueled widespread speculation about possible internal political shifts within the top ranks of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), CNN-News18 has reported. Source link
Xiaomi has shaken up China’s electric vehicle market with the launch of its YU7 SUV. The tech giant received 200,000 pre-orders in just 3 minutes, sending its shares to a record high. With the YU7 priced 4% below Tesla’s Model Y, analysts say Tesla may be forced to cut prices as competition intensifies in the…
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s top leaders doubled down Thursday on how destructive the U.S. attacks had been on Iran’s nuclear facilities and described in detail the study and planning behind the bombing mission. What You Need To Know The Pentagon’s top leaders have doubled down on how destructive the U.S. attacks had been on Iran’s…
Apple is reportedly set to propose making it easier for third-party developers to send customers outside of its App Store to make software purchases in order to avoid additional penalties being imposed by European Union regulators. The company’s proposal is due Thursday (June 26), Bloomberg reported Wednesday (June 25). EU regulators ruled in April that…
Apple is reportedly in eleventh-hour negotiations with European regulators about changes to its App Store. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (June 23), the tech giant is hoping to escape a series of escalating fines from the European Union (EU) set to go into force this week. Apple has already been fined 500 million…
Trump says Israel and Iran have agreed to a ‘total ceasefire’ hours after Qatar base missile attack Iran claims strike on U.S.-linked airbase; Qatar condemns attack ‘Iran’s attack shows its ambition and capacity to respond’: Canada’s ambassador to the UN Canadian living in Israel ‘keeping options open’ on possible return to Canada ‘Bring about a…
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that the U.S. is “not at war with Iran” but that “we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program” in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country’s nuclear sites. “The Iranians are clearly not very good at war. Perhaps they should follow…
WASHINGTON — Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. The crashes, which began late last year and carried into 2025, were the tipoff to a sophisticated cyberattack that may have allowed hackers to infiltrate…