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Instagram moves to face rising tide of sextortion scams
Instagram moves to face rising tide of sextortion scams
by  AFP

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, on Thursday announced new measures to fight sextortion, a form of online blackmail where criminals coerce victims, often teens, into sending sexually explicit images of themselves.

US retail sales pick up pace in September
US retail sales pick up pace in September
by  AFP

Retail sales in the United States accelerated in September, according to government data released Thursday, a positive sign for consumption as the election approaches. Overall sales rose 0.4 percent to $714.4 billion between August and September, according to Commerce Department data, beating analysts' expectations.

Nestle overhauls executive team as sales slump
Nestle overhauls executive team as sales slump
by  AFP

Nestle's new CEO lowered sales growth expectations for 2024 and announced a leadership reshuffle on Thursday in what one analyst described as a "painful reset" for the global food giant. The global packaged-food giant and its rivals had logged high sales growth in the past three years as they raised prices to make up for higher costs due to soaring inflation.

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