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Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US

Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US

By Rishabh Jaiswal and Mrinmay Dey Oct 8 (Reuters) - Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta has banned advertisements by ByteDance, the…

October 9, 2026

Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US

By Rishabh Jaiswal and Mrinmay Dey Oct 8 (Reuters) - Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta has banned advertisements by ByteDance, the…

October 9, 2026

American Express fined $350 million for insufficient anti-money laundering program

By Pete Schroeder and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - US bank regulators fined American Express $350 million after they…

October 9, 2026

Exclusive-AI surveillance startup Flock Safety to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources say

By Krystal Hu and Helen Coster Oct 8 (Reuters) - Flock Safety plans to let go of about 18% of…

October 9, 2026

Nvidia-backed Firmus scraps $5 billion Australian IPO on weak demand

By Scott Murdoch and Christine Chen SYDNEY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Australia's Firmus, a data centre operator backed by Nvidia,…

October 9, 2026

Character.AI chatbots encouraged users to cut and starve themselves, Kentucky alleges

By Jeff Horwitz Oct 8 (Reuters) - Chatbots created by AI companion company Character.AI sometimes advised users to cut, starve…

October 9, 2026

Starbucks declines comment on Chipotle takeover report, says laser focused on turnaround

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Starbucks on Thursday declined to comment on a report that it had explored a takeover of…

October 9, 2026

Exclusive-Southwest Airlines weighs Boeing 787 for long-haul international push, sources say

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Allison Lampert CHICAGO/MONTREAL, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines is leaning toward Boeing's 787 Dreamliner as…

October 9, 2026

American Express fined $350 million for insufficient anti-money laundering program

By Pete Schroeder and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - American Express was fined $350 million by US bank…

October 9, 2026

American Express National Bank fined $350 million for insufficient anti-money laundering program

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said it has ordered American Express…

October 9, 2026