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Exclusive-Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits

Exclusive-Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits

By Jody Godoy June 18 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms has lobbied the U.S. Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims…

June 19, 2026

Telegram loses bid to overturn India's temporary blocking of the app

By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, June 19 (Reuters) - Telegram on Friday lost its bid to overturn an Indian government…

June 19, 2026

UAE sets minimum social media age at 15, mandates age checks

DUBAI, June 18 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has set a minimum age of 15 for social media use,…

June 19, 2026

India court rejects Telegram's appeal against temporary blocking of app

By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, June 19 (Reuters) - A New Delhi court on Friday rejected Telegram's appeal against a…

June 19, 2026

Indian IT stocks tumble as bellwether Accenture flags weak outlook

BENGALURU, June 19 (Reuters) - India's Nifty IT index slumped 5.6% on Friday after industry bellwether Accenture forecast quarterly ​sales…

June 19, 2026

Hyundai to buy SoftBank's remaining stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, newspaper says

SEOUL, June 19 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Group plans to buy SoftBank Group's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for…

June 19, 2026

US tells ASML it's concerned one of its chipmaking tools may be in China, Bloomberg News reports

June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has told ASML that Washington is concerned that one of its…

June 19, 2026

US court rules Ohio can restrict children's use of social media

By Nate Raymond June 18 (Reuters) - Ohio can implement a law requiring social media companies, including Meta Platforms' Instagram,…

June 19, 2026

US court rules Ohio can restrict children's use of social media

By Nate Raymond June 18 (Reuters) - Ohio can implement a law requiring social media companies, including Meta Platforms' Instagram,…

June 19, 2026

Commonwealth Bank of Australia appoints new CIO, CTO to boost technology, AI strategy

June 19 (Reuters) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia named Victoria Ledda as group chief information officer and Rodrigo Castillo as…

June 19, 2026