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Consumer groups accuse Temu of manipulating online shoppers
Consumer groups accuse Temu of manipulating online shoppers
Technology
by  AFP

European consumer groups on Thursday accused Chinese shopping app Temu of using "manipulative techniques" to force users to spend more and other violations of a landmark EU tech law. The groups accuse Temu of "failing to protect consumers and for using manipulative practices which are illegal", known as dark patterns, and demanded an investigation.

Mission impossible? Next Boeing CEO faces pile of problems
Mission impossible? Next Boeing CEO faces pile of problems
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Since announcing plans in late March to replace CEO Dave Calhoun at the end of 2024, Boeing's problems have seemingly gone from bad to worse, complicating an already daunting executive search. Given the depth of the problems, some Boeing watchers argue the company needs to make profound changes beyond the executive-suite shakeup already announced, which keeps Calhoun in his post through December.

Japan economy suffers worse-than-expected contraction of 0.5%
Japan economy suffers worse-than-expected contraction of 0.5%
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Japan's economy suffered a worse-than-expected contraction in the first quarter, official data showed Thursday, in further bad news for its unpopular government. In the previous quarter, from July to September, GDP suffered a major contraction of 0.9 percent, also revised on Thursday from an earlier reading of minus 0.8 percent.

Google's AI search revamp puts publishers in a quandary
Google's AI search revamp puts publishers in a quandary
Technology
by  AFP

Google's use of artificial intelligence to sum up answers to search queries has publishers wondering if traffic to their websites will wither. The internet titan announced Tuesday it is introducing AI-generated answers to online queries in the United States, in one of the biggest changes to its world-leading search engine in 25 years.