China’s Sinking Markets Heap Pressure on Xi to Deliver Stimulus
Chinese authorities are facing pressure to back up their reassuring rhetoric on the economy with more substantive action.
2023-07-07 10:17
Twitter Settles Retaliation Claim Over Return to Office Protest
Twitter has settled with a former employee who US labor board prosecutors concluded was illegally punished for protesting
2023-07-07 08:53
Corporate Scandals Spark Crisis of Confidence in Thai Markets
The near implosion of a $2 billion company in Thailand is fueling calls from investors for tighter oversight
2023-07-07 08:24
Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over new ‘Threads’ app
Twitter has threatened Meta with legal action over its new social media platform “Threads,” claiming that they have created a “copycat” platform and hiring former Twitter staff to do so. Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook led by Mark Zuckerberg, revealed Threads on Wednesday, a text-based app partnering with Instagram that is similar to Twitter and other apps. More follows...
2023-07-07 03:49
Scientists capture the moment a black hole 'turns on'
Astronomers have spotted the moment a black hole "turned on". While looking for the collision of a neutron star with another object, which should result in a kilonova (an explosion which reddens then fades over time), they stumbled upon an event which remained extremely bright. They soon worked out this light was because of supermassive black hole called J221951-484240 which had been on for around 10 months. But then they had to work out what had caused it, and got stuck between two causes, “J221951 is consistent with being nuclear, so the scenarios we are being left are a tidal disruption event or an active galactic nucleus,” lead author Dr Samantha Oates said as she presented the research at the National Astronomy Meeting 2023. “Looking at the spectrum it's consistent with both categories.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter A tidal disruption event (TDE) takes place when a star or a gas cloud gets too close to a supermassive black hole. The material is ripped apart, and begins to shine as the black hole feeds Alternatively, it could be an active galactic nucleus (AGN), the phase of a supermassive black hole where it is consistently feeding in a frenzy. “We hope in future to distinguish between these two scenarios,” Dr Oates concluded. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-06 20:16
Google accuses India antitrust body of protecting Amazon in Android probe
By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI Google has accused India's antitrust body of ordering changes to
2023-07-06 16:46
Chip Startup Socionext Tumbles 23% on Major Holders’ Sale Plan
Socionext Inc. stock tumbled by its daily limit after announcing Wednesday that its top shareholders plan to offload
2023-07-06 14:49
Instagram Unveils Threads App, a Threat to Musk’s Twitter
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram officially unveiled Threads, an app designed as a direct rival to Twitter, launching the
2023-07-06 12:49
China Premier Warned Former Japanese Official of Damage From Chip Curbs
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tokyo’s impending export controls on cutting-edge chip equipment will damage the global economy,
2023-07-06 10:55
Biden Administration to Appeal Ban on Social Media Contacts
The US Justice Department said it’s appealing a court ruling that would block federal agencies and officials from
2023-07-06 06:57
GM, Toyota US Sales Jump in Sign of Auto Industry Strength
General Motors Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. both posted strong sales gains in the second quarter, signs of
2023-07-05 23:56
Meta’s Threads App Won’t Launch in EU on Regulatory Concerns
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Threads app — the social network rolling out this week to take on Twitter Inc.
2023-07-05 20:17