Watchdog bans Gemma Collins advert promoting headset to treat depression | Depression

Watchdog bans Gemma Collins advert promoting headset to treat depression | Depression

An Instagram post by Gemma Collins in which she promoted wearing a headset to fight depression instead of seeking professional medical advice and treatment has been banned by the UK advertising watchdog. The TV personality posted a video wearing a Flow Neuroscience AB device, a £400 headset that sends mild electrical impulses to the frontal … Read more

Dell becoming 'leaner company' amid latest layoffs

Dell becoming 'leaner company' amid latest layoffs

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Dell Technologies confirmed it is “becoming a leaner company” amid a recent round of layoffs. A Dell spokesperson said the Round Rock-headquartered technology company is rearranging its go-to-market teams as part of the effort and combining teams through the layoffs. The spokesperson didn’t include how many people were let go … Read more

UK recovery ‘will accelerate and force Bank to keep interest rates higher for longer’ | Interest rates

UK recovery ‘will accelerate and force Bank to keep interest rates higher for longer’ | Interest rates

The UK’s economic recovery will accelerate over the next year, forcing the Bank of England to keep interest rates higher for longer, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr). Signalling that bets on further interest rate cuts before the end of the year could be misplaced, the thinktank said a modest … Read more

A US Judge Ruled Google an Illegal Monopolist. Here’s What Might Come Next

A US Judge Ruled Google an Illegal Monopolist. Here’s What Might Come Next

But if Mehta pursues the approach, he should make some improvements on the EU’s rules, says Kamyl Bazbaz, senior vice president of public affairs at DuckDuckGo. Users should be prompted with the choice screen periodically, not just once, Bazbaz says. They shouldn’t have to deal with popups from Google urging them to switch the default … Read more

Musk’s X sues Unilever, Mars and CVS over ‘massive advertiser boycott’ | X

Musk’s X sues Unilever, Mars and CVS over ‘massive advertiser boycott’ | X

Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, on Tuesday sued a global advertising alliance and several major companies, including Unilever, Mars and CVS Health, accusing them of unlawfully conspiring to shun the social network and intentionally causing it to lose revenue. The company formerly known as Twitter accused the defendants of a “massive advertiser boycott”. X … Read more

Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems in spotlight at NTSB hearing on 737 Max panel blowout

Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems in spotlight at NTSB hearing on 737 Max panel blowout

Jennifer Homendy, Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, speaks during investigative hearing, into the blowout of a left mid exit door plug on a Boeing 737-9 MAX during Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 flight on January 5, 2024, at the National Transportation Safety Board headquarters in Washington D.C. United States on August 6, 2024. (Photo … Read more

Elon Musk's X sues coalition of advertisers over boycott

Elon Musk's X sues coalition of advertisers over boycott

Elon Musk’s X sued a coalition of advertisers leading a boycott against the social platform, accusing the group of conspiring to “collectively withhold billions of dollars in advertising revenue.”  The suit takes aim at the World Federation of Advertisers and its initiative called the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), which led a boycott against … Read more

Rivian (RIVN) Q2 earnings report 2024

Rivian (RIVN) Q2 earnings report 2024

Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024.  Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters Rivian Automotive beat Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line expectations for the second quarter as the electric vehicle maker continues to take costs out of its business. Here is how the company … Read more