Meta‘s landmark settlement in its child safety trial will precipitate the most significant change to its social media platforms for teen users ever. The social media giant’s settlement with more than 40 states plus the District of Columbia and multiple territories, includes up to $17 billion in payments over 10 years, changes to the apps…
Kedarling Balakrishna Uchaganve never planned to become a shooter. When he joined the Indian Army in 2018, his goals were simple: get a stable job, support his farming family and serve the country. Shooting was not even part of his plans. Today, the 27-year-old Naib Subedar of the 27 Madras Regiment is preparing to represent…
The price of crude oil rose for a fourth straight trading session on Thursday, part of a monthlong run that has helped push the average cost of diesel fuel to its highest level since 2022. At $5.78 per gallon on Thursday morning, the cost of diesel is up more than 53% since the war with…
Born on 25 March 1934 in Toledo, Ohio, she had a difficult childhood and did not go to school full-time until she was 12 years old. After university in the late 1950s, she went to India on a research scholarship and spent two years in a variety of roles, including helping village women organise non-violent…
A ChargePoint electric vehicle charging station in Hudson, New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images ChargePoint Holdings CEO Rick Wilmer believes a surge in the electric vehicle charging company’s stock Thursday is just “the beginning of the momentum,” he told CNBC. Shares of ChargePoint increased more than…
Elon Musk’s super PAC is putting its first midterm money behind some of the GOP’s most important election battlegrounds, spending more than $800,000 across seven Senate races and a handful of competitive House districts, according to a new Federal Election Commission disclosure. The spending by America PAC offers the clearest look yet at where the…
Julia Roberts in the film Eat Pray Love (2010). Hollywood actor Julia Roberts’ interest in Hinduism began with something she did not expect. It was a photograph she had seen. While promoting her film Eat Pray Love in 2010, Julia spoke about her connection with India and Hinduism during an interview with journalist George Stephanopoulos…
The Trump administration is threatening to withdraw support for the Smithsonian Institution, accusing its leadership of presenting a “radical ideology” that weakens “shared American identity” in the latest effort to pressure the institution to change its presentations and practices. The Department of the Interior sent a letter to the Smithsonian last Friday, which the department…
At least 81 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the West Bank since the start of the year, according to the UN’s figures. At least 23 of those deaths have occurred in the context of settler attacks. Three Israelis, both security forces and civilians, have been killed by Palestinians in the…
The San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams are heading to Australia, marking the longest-ever distance two NFL teams have traveled for a game. It’s all part of the league’s push to expand American football globally. A record nine international regular-season games will be played in 2026 – kicking off in Melbourne, the city’s…