Economy

Discord to bring back age verification

The popular online communication service will be transitioning to a teen-by-default approach – bringing back age-verification for its users. In…

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AI firms dump $256M into midterms amid data center backlash

AI firms are lobbying to have their data centers built as both sides – Democrats and Republicans – across the…

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Iran raises price of petrol as US applies economic pressure

Iranian authorities on Sunday announced they were raising the price of petrol for heavier consumers, as the United States steps…

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Iran’s Hormuz leverage wanes as US economic squeeze bites

months after a conflict that rattled markets and pushed the region to the brink of a wider war, the tide…

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Iran to tackle economic issues, says further attacks will be ‘more painful’

Iran said it will step up efforts to tackle problems created by the US sanctions that are crippling its economy,…

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AI data centres are booming in Australia – but at what cost?

The sheer size and noise of data centres are what people tend to notice first. Some say they sound like…

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Trump $1 coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century

Donald Trump’s portrait has made its way on to a US coin – the latest move by the president to…

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Norway seizes Russian ship to force Ukraine payment

Norway seized a Russian ship in the Arctic Sea in an effort to enforce a $4.22 billion compensation payment to…

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Saudi Arabia announces new support for Yemen’s central bank

Saudi Arabia announced new support for Yemen’s central bank on Thursday as part of efforts to promote economic stability in…

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US pressure on Iran starting to tell, as sanctions and blockade bite

A US campaign to throttle Iran’s economy by blockading its oil exports and stopping sanctions evasion is growing increasingly difficult…

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