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The Star
08-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
India agrees on conditional nod for Starlink operations in country, CNBC-TV18 reports
(Reuters) -The Indian government has agreed to a conditional nod for SpaceX's Starlink to start offering satellite-based internet services in the country, television news channel CNBC-TV18 reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee)
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Disney to cut nearly 6% staff across two units, source says
By Janaki Venugopalan and Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) -Disney is planning to reduce headcount by roughly 6% of the total workforce of ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as the entertainment giant grapples with declining TV audience. The layoffs, which would affect less than 200 staff across both the units, are expected to be announced as early as Wednesday with a majority of the impact on ABC News, the person said, requesting anonymity as the matter is confidential. Some ABC shows including "20/20" and "Nightline" are consolidating into one unit, the source said. Disney is also integrating its digital editorial and social teams with news gathering, shows and owned stations, the person said. ABC News is home to the popular news talk show "Good Morning America". The Wall Street Journal, which reported the news earlier in the day, said that all three hours of the branded show will be consolidated under one leader. The show's third hour currently has a separate production team. Media giants are reshaping their business strategies in response to the continued migration of cable TV audiences to streaming platforms. ABC News did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Disney reported a 44% jump in adjusted per-share earnings of $1.76 for the October-December quarter. Sign in to access your portfolio
USA Today
03-03-2025
- Business
- USA Today
TikTok and Reddit under UK investigation for mishandling children's personal data
TikTok and Reddit under UK investigation for mishandling children's personal data Show Caption Hide Caption EU to test Meta, X on disinformation before German election The European Commission has asked social media giants including Meta, X and TikTok to take a 'stress test' ahead of the German election to determine whether they're doing enough to counter disinformation. That's according to an EU spokesperson on Friday (January 24). Britain's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office, on Monday launched an investigation into how TikTok, Reddit RDDT.N and online image sharing website Imgur safeguard children's privacy. Social media companies use complex algorithms to prioritize content and keep users engaged. However, the fact that they amplify similar content can lead to children being influenced by increasing amounts of harmful material. The watchdog said it is probing how Chinese company ByteDance's short-form video-sharing platform TikTok uses 13–17-year-olds' personal information to suggest content in their feed. Social media and discussion platform Reddit, and Imgur are being investigated over how they assess the age of child users, it said. "If we find there is sufficient evidence that any of these companies have broken the law, we will put this to them and obtain their representations before reaching a final conclusion," the Information Commissioner's Office said in a statement. Children's online privacy: Apple launches 'age assurance' tech as US states mull social media laws In 2023, the ICO fined TikTok 12.7 million pounds ($16 million) for breaching data protection law by using the personal data of children aged under 13 without parental consent. Reddit has been working closely with the ICO and intends to comply with all relevant regulations in the countries in which it operates, a spokesperson from the company told Reuters in an email. "Most of our users are adults, but we have plans to roll out changes this year that address updates to UK regulations around age assurance," the Reddit spokesperson said. ByteDance, TikTok and Imgur did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Britain has passed legislation that set tougher rules for social media platforms, including a mandate for them to prevent children from accessing harmful and age-inappropriate content by enforcing age limits and age-checking measures. Social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok are required to "tame" their algorithms to filter out or downgrade harmful material to help protect children under proposed British measures published last year. ($1 = 0.7933 pounds) Reporting by Angela Christy and Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Lincoln Feast and Gerry Doyle
Zawya
28-02-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
Trump to sign executive order making English the official U.S. language, WSJ reports
U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to sign an executive order that would for the first time make English the official language of the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing White House officials. (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru)
