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Musk's X fails to pay Australian watchdog fine
Musk's X fails to pay Australian watchdog fine
by  AFP

Elon Musk's X has not paid a fine imposed for failing to outline its plans to stamp out content depicting child sexual abuse on the platform, Australia's internet safety watchdog told AFP on Tuesday. Billionaire Musk has slashed more than 80 percent of X's global workforce since his takeover, including many of the content moderators who are responsible for stamping out abusive content.

Nepal to ban TikTok as it 'disturbs social harmony'
Nepal to ban TikTok as it 'disturbs social harmony'
by  AFP

Nepal said Monday it will ban TikTok, citing the app's negative effects on the country's social harmony. Sharma said the decision was made because TikTok was consistently used to share content that "disturbs social harmony and disrupts family structures and social relations".

Australian ports reopen after cyberattack
Australian ports reopen after cyberattack
by  AFP

Major ports handling 40 percent of Australia's freight trade have reopened, operator DP World said Monday, three days after they were crippled by a cyberattack. "DP World Australia is pleased to announce that operations resumed at the company’s ports across Australia," the operator said in a statement.

Australia ports firm fights to restore operations after cyber incident
Australia ports firm fights to restore operations after cyber incident
by  AFP

Ports operator DP World said Sunday it had made "significant strides" towards resuming normal freight trade at major gateways into Australia, which have been crippled for two days by a cyber incident. In a statement, Tierney said the company had made "significant strides" working with cybersecurity experts and was testing key systems "crucial for the resumption of regular freight movement".

Australia responds to 'cyber incident' affecting ports
Australia responds to 'cyber incident' affecting ports
by  AFP

The Australian government said Saturday it was responding to a "significant cyber security incident" affecting several ports operated by DP World Australia that could last a number of days. "DP World Australia has advised it has restricted access to its Australian port operations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle while it investigates the incident," he said.

Microsoft chief says Russia is spreading Middle East disinformation
Microsoft chief says Russia is spreading Middle East disinformation
by  AFP

Russia has been spreading "disinformation" about the situation in the Middle East, the president of Microsoft said Saturday, as tensions soar in the region due to the Israel-Hamas war. "Or today, when we see Russian disinformation in the Middle East," he added.

China's 'Singles Day' shopping bonanza loses its lustre
China's 'Singles Day' shopping bonanza loses its lustre
by  AFP

China's annual "Singles Day" sales bonanza wraps up at midnight on Saturday, but consumers this year appear largely unswayed by its flashy deals and discounts as the world's second-largest economy slows. Alibaba, like its main rival JD.com, withheld full sales figures for the shopping bonanza for the first time ever last year, saying instead that sales were flat from the year before.