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Amrutha Pagad

Amrutha Pagad

Senior Sub-editor

Amrutha is a Senior Sub-editor at DailyO. She likes to write on technology, pop culture, lifestyle, travel and humour.

By Amrutha Pagad

Reports of China iPhone ban sends Apple shares spiralling low, very low

Apple's shares took a tumble on Thursday, September 7, after reports emerged of China banning iPhones for government employees. According to reports, Apple, the world's most valuable company, is on track to lose nearly $200 billion in market value, with shares falling by 6% in two days.

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UK's second largest city Birmingham is bankrupt. How does a city go bankrupt?

UK’s second-largest city and Europe’s largest local authority, Birmingham, has declared bankruptcy. The city has issued the Section 114 notice, which means that the local council is no longer able to balance its budget.

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Facebook news feed is shutting down in Europe. What does Meta want with news?

Facebook is killing its news feed section in the UK, France, and Germany come December. Meta announced the development on September 5, saying that it is part of their ongoing effort "to better align our investments to our products and services people value the most".

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Malaysia wants to make Meta and Google pay for news like Canada did

It seems like countries are waking up to the unfairness of tech giants not paying for news content featured on their platforms. After Canada and Australia, Malaysia in the Southeast is considering making tech giants like Meta and Google pay for news content. 

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Rustem Umerov to be the next Ukraine defence minister leading counteroffensive against Russia

Ukraine, at the crux of war with Russia, is set to get a new defence minister. Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar from the Ukrainian Muslim minority, has been named by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the new defence minister. Umerov is set to take over from Oleksii Reznikov, who has been in the role since November 2021.

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France wants to ban disposable vapes to keep young people from smoking

France is mulling a ban on disposable vapes to combat smoking among young people. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told RTL Radio on September 3 that the government is planning to unveil a new anti-smoking plan soon.

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Will Jet Airways fly again? There's hope with Rs 100 crore infusion by Jalan-Kalrock consortium

UAE-based entrepreneur Murari Lal Jalan and UK-based asset management firm Kalrock infused Rs 100 crore into financially crippled Jet Airways as part of the process to take over the airline.

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North Korea carried out test 'nuclear strike' in the dark after Kim Jong-un accused US of 'invasion rehearsals'

North Korea doesn't seem to be able to sit calm even for a split second. According to the latest reports from the North Korean state media, the rogue nation carried out a "scorched earth" simulated nuclear strike against its bitter enemy South Korea.

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Ashneer Grover back to favourite pastime of taunting BharatPe, his latest target is a top executive's exit

Ashneer Grover still isn't over his bitter break-up with BharatPe. The ousted co-founder of the fintech company took to X/Twitter to take a jab at the exit of another BharatPe executive.

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Is seafood safe from Fukushima after treated radioactive water release? Japan PM says it’s ‘delicious’

China has a new bone to pick up from Japan - the Fukushima-treated radioactive water release. Following the row over Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, Japan has been at the receiving end of hate and criticism largely from Chinese citizens both online and in the real world. 

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