controversy

Amazon triples quarterly profit

The company's cloud, ads, and retail businesses thrive.

McDonald’s profits up 7%

The quarterly profits increased despite weak Middle East sales.

ADQ buys stake in Plenary Group

The deal is aimed at expanding public and social infrastructure.

FPT and Nvidia to build AI factory

Nvidia had invested around $250 million in Vietnam.

Swiss reserve hike hits UBS

The reserve requirement will increase from 2.5% to 4% from July 1.
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stunned fellow NATO leaders when he asked EU to consider Turkiye's inclusion into the European group.

    Turkish film festival canceled over censorship controversy

    The festival's jury members threatened to pull out if the film was not readmitted and said they "reject the approach that looks for incriminating elements in a film and the normalisation of censorship". The organisers gave in and reinstated the film, but it was excluded again after the culture ministry...
  • Musk caves in to furore, removes giant, flashing X sign

    The X, installed on the roof of the company's downtown office last week, was part of owner Elon Musk's bid to rebrand the troubled social media giant to the 24th letter of the alphabet. But local residents had complained about the brilliant flashing lights emitting from the sign at night....
  • BBC top boss not to resign in face of Lineker controversy

    London, United Kingdom--The BBC's director general Tim Davie said he will not resign after the publicly-funded broadcaster's sport service was decimated on Saturday by a backlash to Gary Lineker's removal as Match of the Day host. "Everyone wants to calmly resolve the situation," Davie said in a BBC interview. Lineker was...
  • Protests, pension, pandemic mark Macron presidency

    Emmanuel Macron, who had never held elected office before becoming president in 2017, has weathered several crises throughout his presidential tenure.
  • Google faces racism lawsuit

    Ex-employee says Google imposed ‘barriers’ on Black workers.
  • Meta touts supercomputer

    The device is up to 20 times faster than Facebook’s current systems.