Third ‘Avatar’ film lights up global box offices
Dec 21 (Reuters) – Director James Cameron’s third “Avatar” movie kicked off its box office run with roughly…
Norway’s crown princess needs lung transplant, palace says
OSLO, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit is expected to undergo a lung transplant following a…
Rogue texts, aliens and a marriage proposal – welcome to Vladimir Putin’s phone-in
Item 1 of 3 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press conference and phone-in in Moscow,…
China’s ByteDance signs deal to form joint venture to operate TikTok US app
ByteDance retains 19.9% stake in new joint ventureOracle, Silver Lake, MGX to own 45% of TikTok USDSDeal addresses…
Australia’s gun control consensus frays after Bondi Beach attack
Right-wing populists resist Albanese’s plans for tighter gun controlConservatives argue focus should be on antisemitism, not gun lawsPopulist…
TikTok monitored Grindr activity through third-party tracker, privacy group alleges
TikTok, Grindr violated GDPR via cross-app tracking, group saysTikTok used cross-app data for ads, analyticsTikTok was previously fined…
Reddit sues Australia over social media ban, citing free speech threat
Reddit says law hurts protected speechReddit also says it does not meet criteria for the lawAustralian govt compares…
Netflix faces consumer class action over $72 billion Warner Bros deal
Dec 9 (Reuters) – Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab has been hit with a consumer lawsuit seeking to…
Australia’s social media ban for children takes effect in world first
First in world to ban social media for under-16sTen major platforms ordered to block children or face fineClosely…
Warner Bros fight heats up with $108 billion hostile bid from Paramount
Paramount’s offer throws a wrench into Netflix bid for Warner Bros DiscoveryWarner Bros board concerned about Paramount’s financing,…
Senior US diplomat calls EU policies bad for trans-Atlantic partnership
No. 2 U.S. diplomat decries fine as anti-U.S.Christopher Landau calls EU policy inconsistent with NATOCriticism comes amid shifts…
Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens
Item 1 of 2 A girl poses holding her phone after an interview discussing Australia’s social media ban…