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lawsuit against social media giant TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful content that led to two of them taking their own lives at 15, their lawyer said on Monday. The lawsuit alleges TikTok's algorithm exposed the seven teenagers to videos promoting suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, lawyer Laure Boutron-Marmion told broadcaster franceinfo. The families are taking joint legal action in the Creteil judicial court. Boutron-Marmion said it was the first such grouped case in Europe.

BEIJING — Early indicators of China's biggest shopping event of the year reveal a pickup in select categories amid expectations of relatively modest growth in overall sales.

Shein and Temu have transformed the fashion landscape across Europe and the United States. In the U.S., Shein and Temu are challenging Amazon's dominance, while in Europe, they are reshaping the market by competing aggressively with established fashion retailers like Zara and H&M, reported The Times of India (TOI). The appeal lies in their ultra-low prices and vast product ranges, making long-standing retailers seem less competitive in comparison. Zara and H&M are feeling the pressure, as Temu and Shein are often able to undercut their prices and deliver faster, feeding a growing demand for ultra-fast fashion in Europe. Recently, however, Temu has come under scrutiny in Europe. The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, has reportedly launched an investigation into Temu, following suspicions that the company may not be effectively preventing the sale of illegal products. This probe, reported by the Associated Press, follows Temu's addition to the EU’s list of “very large online platforms,” which are subject to stringent oversight under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Mahindra & Mahindra announced on Monday that it will be unveiling two new electric SUVs on November 26, 2024, in Chennai. The new models, named XEV 9e and BE 6e, will make their global debut at the company's «Unlimit India» event. The company noted that these vehicles will be the first models to launch under two new electric sub-brands, XEV and BE, both of which are built on Mahindra's innovative Electric Origin INGLO architecture.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Wedding planners and venues in India are gearing up for a vital peak wedding season that runs from November to March. This follows a slow first half of the year, which saw just a handful of dates between April and July.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking integration with its Centralised Information Management System (CIMS) platform, aiming for real-time verification of limit utilisation under the Liberal Remittance Scheme (LRS), said people familiar with the development. Under the LRS, Indian citizens are allowed to remit up to $250,000 per financial year for various permissible transactions. The move can also fast-track the inclusion of international credit card spending under LRS regulations, according to the people.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: It’s impossible to miss the 60-storeyed skyscraper in south Mumbai’s posh Tardeo locality. Named The Imperial, the iconic blue and white twin towers with conical tops were designed by noted architect Hafeez Contractor.

Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The man who is betting more than $30 million on a Donald Trump victory wants you to know that he isn’t trying to manipulate the U.S. election.

Online video production company MrBeast says it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into the YouTube empire’s workplace culture

Edtech platform Coursera is banking on the rising demand for generative AI (genAI) courses to drive learner growth as India is at the forefront of enrollments, a senior executive told ET. “If we are comparing it to the pandemic, of course the growth is slower (for online learning platforms). But now genAI courses are driving the growth with over 950,000 enrollments happening for genAI courses and almost 1600% year-on-year growth in genAI content,” Raghav Gupta, managing director of Coursera India and Asia Pacific, said in an interview. “Some of the growth is also happening because it is such a hot topic that people want to learn and there is a bit of a fear of missing out as well,” he added.

Elon Musk began to lay out a vision for his ownership of the social network. The company's management had become biased in favour of left-wing values, Musk argued, and he would stamp out political partisanship. «For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral,» tweeted Musk, the world's richest man. More than two years later, the network, now known as X, is anything but. Ahead of this week's presidential election, the platform's algorithmically curated feeds and trending topics have become overtly political, echoing the biases of Musk, the platform's most followed account holder and one of former President Donald Trump's most notable supporters. Musk's posts are a stream of grievances, conspiracy theories and partisan misinformation. The about-face is one of many Musk has undertaken in recent years as he has increasingly embraced Trump and his allies.

Generative advertising — which leverages AI to continuously create, test and optimise personalised content at scale that resonates with customers on a personal level — is emerging as the shortest pathway to monetising AI. And it's putting Meta in the pole position. It stands to reason that tech giants pushing the frontiers of generative AI will test the more promising business applications in-house.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce hired three bankers, including Mizuho Securities veteran Rob Cicchetti, to build out its U.S. asset-backed securities business.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Like its big tech rivals, Amazon.com is spending a king’s ransom on artificial intelligence. Unlike them, it also has plenty of customers dropping money on toothpaste and razorblades.

Social media major Meta's advertisement unit, Facebook India Online Services, has posted a 43% growth in profit to Rs 504.9 crore in the financial year ended on March 31, 2024, according to documents shared by Tofler. The company had posted a profit of Rs 352.91 crore in FY2023. Facebook India Online Services Private Limited is engaged in the business of selling advertising inventory to customers in India and providing IT-enabled support services and design support services to Meta Platforms Inc. The company reported a 9.33% increase in turnover to Rs 3,034.82 crore in FY24 against Rs 2,775.78 crore in FY23.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. One of the key strengths of a good bartender is a razor-sharp memory. It’s useful not only to recall recipes in seconds, but also remember details, like a patron’s name and their preferences.

In a stock exchange notice today (1 November), the trust said Fry will continue to serve in his role as lead fund manager for ReSI under secondment to Gresham House for an initial term of nine months from today. The partnership aims to create a dedicated fund management platform focused on shared ownership and affordable housing in the UK. It will centre around Gresham House's Residential Secure Income LP, a private fund. Listed property woes force Residential Secure Income REIT to table wind-down proposal Additionally, other members of Gresham House's housing team are expected to ...

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WHEN THE Bank for International Settlements (BIS) launched mBridge in 2021, a project aimed at revolutionising cross-border payments, it did so with much fanfare and, among some people, high expectations. The new system, which it was developing with China and others, would harness the power of digital currencies and the trustworthiness of central banks to make international financial flows faster, simpler and cheaper, it said.

Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart, which now include gold and silver coins among their offerings. Promising delivery “within minutes,” these platforms appeal to customers seeking last-minute purchases. However, as Delhi-based customer Mohit Jain discovered, the rapid delivery process may not always ensure order accuracy.