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Microsoft CEO hits out at Google

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella told a US court on Monday that Google’s dominance of the search engine market made it very hard for rivals to emerge, hitting out sharply at the business practices of his company’s archrival. Nadella spoke to a courtroom in Washington, D.C., …

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CRTC registration for podcasts and streaming companies draws criticism

Canada’s broadcasting regulator is obligating online streamers and podcast companies to provide registration information to them. But the new requirements are also inviting speculation that heavier regulation of content from online streamers and podcast companies is coming.  Social media users not required to register with regulator, but some services will …

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UAE holds annual oil and gas confab

ABU DHABI: The Emirati president-designate of the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks called on oil and gas companies on Monday to be “central to the solution” to fighting climate change, even as the industry boosts its production to enjoy rising global energy prices. The call by Sultan al-Jaber highlights …

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Japan forbids stealth advertising

TOKYO: The Japanese government started to forbid stealth marketing, a practice in which companies promote their products or services while concealing the fact that it is an advertisement, with the new regulation taking effect on Sunday. Social media networks have been witnessing a growing number of stealth marketing cases, where …

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Austria’s OeBB unveils new sleeper trains

VIENNA: Austrian rail operator OeBB on Saturday unveiled its new generation of sleeper trains — a response to demands from travelers for less pollutant alternatives to planes and petrol or diesel cars. Night trains are starting to make a comeback in Europe thanks to their low-carbon footprint, and after years …

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India’s private space sector skyrockets

PARIS: When Indian entrepreneur Awais Ahmed founded his satellite startup in Bangalore in 2019, his country was still a year away from opening the space industry to the private sector. “When we started, there was absolutely no support, no momentum,” said Ahmed, who was 21 when he founded Pixxel, a …

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