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UK unemployment climbs as inflation weighs on economy
UK unemployment climbs as inflation weighs on economy
by  AFP

UK unemployment rose back to four percent in the three months to the end of May, official data showed Tuesday, as the economy struggles with stubbornly-high inflation. The unemployment rate increased from 3.8 percent in the three months to the end of April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.

'Meta loses more': Zuckerberg takes Threads fight to EU
'Meta loses more': Zuckerberg takes Threads fight to EU
by  AFP

US tech titan Mark Zuckerberg has plunged into a high-stakes game of brinkmanship with the European Union by withholding his new Threads app from users in Europe, but analysts say he will struggle to win the fight. But either way, the rest of the big tech platforms will be glued to their screens as this fight could shape the future regulatory landscape in Europe for all of them.

Twitter better for 'freedom of speech', says senior Afghan Taliban official
Twitter better for 'freedom of speech', says senior Afghan Taliban official
by  AFP

Twitter owner Elon Musk's freewheeling approach to the platform's handling of censorship has won support from an unlikely quarter -- Afghanistan's Taliban. Meta -- owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and now Threads -- is still actively shutting down accounts associated with the Taliban.

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