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11.03 / 14:56

UPS Provident Platform Software Meta Platforms show reports Profiles The Trouble With Facebook Marketplace

Users of Facebook Marketplace say the once-straightforward process of buying and selling there has become anything but. Buyers say they’ve encountered counterfeit listings, payment cons or products that don’t match what was promised. When sellers are scammed, it’s often by a “buyer" showing fake payment confirmation, or they’re inundated by messages that ask, “Is this still available?" The Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker database is filled with hundreds of reports from Facebook Marketplace users who allege they fell prey to fraud on the platform.

11.03 / 08:47

markets Trade performer stage information US investor Elliott walks away from offer for UK's Currys

LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. investor Elliott Advisors does not intend to make an offer for Currys, saying the board of the British electricals retailer would not engage with it.

08.03 / 05:43

markets Career Align show country reports International In age of AI, companies put focus on tech & soft skills and ‘internal mobility’

skillsets of employees as the nature of work is changing. Companies are taking care to embed a culture of learning so that the process is continuous. According to LinkedIn’s recent Workplace Learning Report, 94% of companies that took part in the survey said it plans to enhance employees’ skills in 2024. The survey was conducted by Censuswide with a sample of about 4,323 hiring managers (middle management) aged 18-77 years in countries such as the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the USA, India, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, China, the Netherlands, Sweden, MENA and Brazil. The data was collected between the middle of December and early January 2024.

07.03 / 16:05

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European Union regulators want to question Apple over accusations that it blocked video game company Epic Games from setting up its own app store

07.03 / 12:55

COST economy Moodys wellness performer country Moody's sours on banking sector outlooks for Germany, Britain and France

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The credit rating agency Moody's (NYSE:MCO) said on Thursday that it was downgrading its outlook for the banking sector in a number of European countries as weak economies erode profits.

07.03 / 11:03

UPS stage Interviews Spotify to increase prices in France over new tax

PARIS (Reuters) — Swedish streaming service Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) on Thursday said it would increase its prices in France due to a new tax, which it argued would fail to accomplish its intended goal.

06.03 / 22:27

COST UPS Citi Booking Platform Airlines travelers Climate-conscious travelers are jumpstarting Europe’s sleeper trains

A growing number of climate-conscious Europeans want to give up flying in favor of long-haul trains, especially younger travelers

06.03 / 05:17

UPS NXP stage electronic reports International dutch Semiconductors a bright spot in Dutch startup landscape, report says

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05.03 / 17:36

UPS Celebrity country reports Videos Flew to Russia for New Year celebrations, ended up on battlefield: Seven trapped Indians appeal to Centre for help

NDTV, the person speaking in the video is Gagandeep Singh. He says that they had left for Russia on December 27. They had a valid visa to stay in the country for 90 days.

05.03 / 16:17

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HETTA, Finland (Reuters) — In the snows of Finland, Swedish and Finnish soldiers take part in NATO's biggest exercise since the end of the Cold War, intended to test the military alliance's ability to reinforce places such as the Nordic far north.

05.03 / 11:46

CEO Food President students Celebrity Meta Ceo performer Bill Gates congratulates Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, says Jamnagar pre-wedding event gave him excuse to...

ALSO READ: Bill Gates' Wit During Rapid Fire At IIT Delhi Leaves Students In Splits | His Favourite Indian Food He also shared a few pictures from the mega pre-wedding celebrations. In the pictures, Gates was seen donning a shimmery waist-coat, paired with beige-coloured pants.A post shared by Bill Gates (@thisisbillgates) Bill Gates arrived in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on March 1.

05.03 / 05:51

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The European Union has fined Apple nearly $2 billion by forbidding rivals like Spotify from telling users how they could pay for cheaper subscriptions outside of iPhone apps

04.03 / 14:27

markets Apple information prevention Courts Apple hit with $2 billion EU antitrust fine in Spotify case, will appeal

By Foo Yun Chee

04.03 / 12:41

FIVE Google Apple information reports Investigations Apple fined $2 billion for using app store to thwart competition

Associated Press. According to the report, Apple banned app developers from "fully informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services outside of the app," said the European Commission. Under the EU antitrust rules, that is illegal.

04.03 / 03:28

Provident security Election President country reports Finland's new president Alexander Stubb says the Nordic country enters 'a new era' as a NATO member

Alexander Stubb has been sworn in as Finland’s new president

03.03 / 23:23

UPS wellness Swedish pension fund Alecta's chairperson resigns after a week

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) — Alecta's chairperson Carina Akerstrom has resigned only a week after she started in the position, the Swedish pension fund said on Sunday, adding it had reinstated its former interim chair.

29.02 / 13:43

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Singer Cyndi Lauper is selling her music catalog, including the 1980s hits True Colors and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, to Sweden’s Pophouse Entertainment Group AB as part of a project to create new outlets for the singer’s work.

29.02 / 08:27

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By Gloria Dickie and Lisi Niesner

28.02 / 16:05

Bitfinex Bitfinex Case Defendant Credits Bitcoin Fog in Laundering Scheme: Bloomberg

The revelation from hacker Ilya Lichtenstein sheds light on one of the largest Bitcoin heists in history, involving the looting of billions of dollars from the crypto exchange Bitfinex using Bitcoin Fog.

28.02 / 14:19

Digital Platform country song stars Features No drastic impact on revenue, user base due to feature restrictions: Spotify India MD

Spotify has not seen any drastic change in revenue numbers or its user base in the country and is focused on striking a balance between its free and premium services, a senior executive of the music streaming platform said. “We always want to offer a great free service and will obviously keep calibrating because ultimately, we are also running a business here. So, we are going to calibrate between free and paid in such a way that we want to keep our free business growing and also keep our premium business growing,” Amarjit Singh Batra, managing director of Spotify India, said during a fireside chat at the India Digital Summit 2024 in Mumbai.

28.02 / 08:39

Digital economy country reports Schools rights International India’s position unchanged at 42 on International IP Index 2024

India’s position remained unchanged at 42 at the International IP Index 2024 compared to 2023, with no change even on the index score which stood at 38.64% since 2022, the US Chamber of Commerce said in a report released on Wednesday. The index ranks 55 countries on their intellectual property (IP) regime. The top countries on the index were the USA (95.48%), UK (94.12%), France (93.12%), Germany (92.46%), Sweden (92.12%), Japan (91.26%), Netherlands (91.24%), Ireland (89.38%), Spain (86.44%) and Switzerland (85.98%).

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