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(Reuters) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday said Callon (NYSE:CPE) Permian LLC was fined $1.3 million for excess emissions from tanks, flares and other equipment at company's oil and gas facilities in the West Texas Permian Basin.

Popular Ethereum scaling solution Polygon has proposed to revise its native token from MATIC to POL as a part of Polygon’s roadmap 2.0.

Japan with a vibrant crypto scent — but Japan is one of the many countries that took a proactive approach towards fostering Web3 after realizing its potential worldwide. In order to retain its talent at home and create a better infrastructure for adoption of virtual digital assets, Japan has undertaken a number of regulatory steps. Amid the global turmoil caused by the volatile crypto ecosystem and its consequential effects on users, Japan has proactively introduced preemptive measures to tackle these challenges and maintain a competitive edge. From the very beginning, it supported builders and creators in Web3 suggesting that the country is enthusiastic about the growing ecosystem and it was not just due to a vast user base. It has been tweaking regulations on a rolling basis to address challenges faced by users or other stakeholders and working towards the best interest for all parties with a dedicated ‘resolution team’. Its progressive attitude towards integration of blockchain is what has made it stand apart. From government backed Metaverse offices, to corporates like Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, Rakuten foraying in the space, Japan’s efforts reflect the concentrated approach at winning the Web3 revolution after the missed opportunity in Web2.

Alex Mashinsky, the former chief executive of Celsius Network Ltd., was accused by prosecutors of orchestrating a years-long scheme to mislead customers about the financial health of his failing crypto lender and manipulate cryptocurrency prices for his own profits. 

NEW DELHI : The European Investment Bank (EIB) will support India’s nascent Indian green hydrogen ecosystem and renewable energy projects with a facility of up to €1billion, the agency said on Thursday. EIB vice-president Kris Peeters will confirm the interest in providing the facility during his upcoming trip to India this week to attend G20 events.

Elon Musk’s Twitter asked a federal court to terminate a 2022 settlement it agreed to with the Federal Trade Commission over alleged privacy violations, saying it had been subject to a “burdensome and vexatious enforcement investigation." The move came hours before House Republicans and FTC Chair Lina Khan clashed at a hearing Thursday over her agency’s investigation of Twitter and what her critics say is an antibusiness agenda. The FTC is examining whether Twitter under Musk is protecting users’ privacy.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether OpenAI’s ChatGPT has harmed people by publishing false information about them, posing a potential legal threat to the popular app that can generate eerily human-like content using artificial intelligence. In a civil subpoena to the company made public Thursday, the FTC says its investigation of ChatGPT focuses on whether OpenAI has “engaged in unfair or deceptive practices relating to risks of harm to consumers, including reputational harm." One question asks the company to “describe in detail the extent to which you have taken steps to address or mitigate risks that your large language model products could generate statements about real individuals that are false, misleading or disparaging." The new FTC investigation under Chair Lina Khan marks a significant escalation of the federal government’s role in policing the emerging technology.

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Just a week after the Supreme Court ruling to ban affirmative action in college admissions, Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas urged Target Corp to end efforts to racially diversify its workforce and vendor network. He called the US-based company’s programmes “discriminatory" and threatened “significant and likely costly litigation" should Target fail to change its ways. The step from college admissions to corporate employment is not a big one.

A financial planner in Cleveland has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to defraud the United States and filing a fraudulent tax return. The advisor in question, Rao Garuda, was implicated in an illegal scheme known as the Advanced Legacy Plan or the Ultimate Tax Plan.

House Republicans who say the Federal Trade Commission has been overzealous and politicized under President Joe Biden are interrogating agency head Lina Khan

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film industry, likely to bring about the first industry-wide shutdown in 63 years. The actors are prepared to protest on Thursday, 13 July.  The strike likely to happen after last-ditch talks failed, could bring all ongoing television and film projects to a screeching halt.  The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), which represents 160,000 performers including A-list stars has informed that negotiations had ended without a deal on their demands over dwindling pay and the threat posed by artificial intelligence.

Tom Cruise has proved yet again, why he’s the undisputed king when it comes to box-office. The superstar’s latest film ‘Mission: Impossible -Dead Reckoning Part One’ is demolishing the Indian box-office. According to the Indian film trade tracking portal Sacnilk.com, the action extravaganza has minted about Rs 12.50 crore. This makes the Christopher McQuarrie directorial, movie has become the biggest opener from the ‘Mission Impossible’ franchise. The predecessor, ‘Mission: Impossible-Fallout’ which was released in 2018, collected Rs 9 crore on the opening day and enjoyed a lifetime collection of Rs 80 crore. As per Sacnilk.com, the movie is predicted to earn Rs 8.5 crore on the first Thursday. If it manages to do so, the figure will come to a rather fabulous Rs 20 crore. This impressive opening-day collection has surpassed the first-day figures of several movies such as ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ (Rs 10 crore), the ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ at Rs (Rs 9 crore), and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ with approximately (Rs 7.30 crore) and ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Box ‘ (Rs 2 crores). The Cruise -starrer is expected to have a huge opening globally as well. A Variety report has speculated that ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ will probably make $95 million in North America and $165 million at the global box-office. This would make the total collection a staggering $250 million.

Nifty ended about 29 points higher to form a small negative candle with a long upper shadow on the daily charts. Now it has to hold above 19,333 zones to extend the move towards 19,515 then 19,567 zones while on the downside support is intact at 19,333 and 19,250 zones, said Chandan Taparia of Motilal Oswal. India VIX was down by 0.02% from 10.94 to 10.93 levels.

Ahead of COP28, the UAE's EV market is booming, bolstered by private investments, government initiatives, and partnerships with countries such as India

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market continues defy the Federal Reserve’s attempt to cool it by raising interest rates

U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, a major change that will broaden access for women and teenagers

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Thursday said it has cancelled the certification of registration of four non-banking finance companies (NBFC) two from Telangana and one each from Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. And the entities will not transact the business of a shadow bank, as defined under RBI Act, 1934.

The British government has agreed to offer millions of public sector workers pay raises in a bid to end an array of strikes, including a five-day walkout from doctors in the early part of their career in Britain’s publicly funded health service