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Twitter down in Turkey as quake response criticism mounts
Twitter down in Turkey as quake response criticism mounts
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Twitter became inaccessible on major Turkish mobile providers Wednesday as online criticism mounted of the government's response to this week's deadly earthquake. The netblocks.org social media monitor had earlier showed Twitter becoming throttled and then completely blocked across all major cell phone providers.

Markets fall as Fed warns rates to go higher for longer
Markets fall as Fed warns rates to go higher for longer
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Markets mostly fell Thursday on the prospect of US interest rates going higher, and for longer, as officials try to cool the economy and bring decades-high inflation under control. Governor Christopher Waller added: "It might be a long fight, with interest rates higher for longer than some are currently expecting."

'Operation Exodus': Brazil miners flee Yanomami land
'Operation Exodus': Brazil miners flee Yanomami land
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Wearing broken flip-flops held together by a frayed cord, Joao Batista, an illegal gold miner in the Brazilian Amazon, has been walking for days to escape the jungle, fleeing a looming security-force crackdown. - 'Real criminals' - The crackdown is stoking tension in the region, where an entire economy has developed around the illegal gold industry.

Twitter service stumbles as paying users get more room
Twitter service stumbles as paying users get more room
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Thousands of Twitter users on Wednesday reported problems using the platform as the Elon Musk-owned social network began letting paying users post tweets as long as 4,000 characters. Twitter Blue subscribers can now post tweets of up to 4,000 characters, far beyond the 280-character limit imposed on non-paying users, the tech firm said.

Disney lays off 7,000 as streaming subscribers decline
Disney lays off 7,000 as streaming subscribers decline
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Entertainment giant Disney said Wednesday it was laying off 7,000 employees, in CEO Bob Iger's first major decision since he was asked back to lead the company late last year. Iger, who stepped down as CEO in 2020 after nearly two decades helming the storied company, was brought back after the board of directors ousted his replacement Bob Chapek.