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GettyAn Australian court has fined Elon Musk's X over a failure to comply with online child safety regulations.An Australian court has upheld a fine against Elon Musk's X Corp after…
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There has been a call for specific supports to help drive the digital creative sector in the west. A new report shows there are already over 1,000 companies involved in…
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Updated / Thursday, 21 May 2026 16:40 Iran's new body overseeing the Strait of Hormuz said its claimed area of control extends to Emirati waters, drawing a sharp rebuke from…
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British finance minister Rachel Reeves has today announced a change to how oil and gas companies' profits are taxed, in order to help fund a package of cost-of-living measures. The…