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US election disinformation targets non-citizen voting
US election disinformation targets non-citizen voting
Technology
by  AFP

Illegal immigration on the US southern border is a top talking point among Republican politicians, but some are taking it a step further by promoting disinformation about non-citizens voting in the presidential election. "Especially when the threat of fraud is growing with every single illegal immigrant that crosses that border."

Apple profit ebbs as iPhone sales under pressure
Apple profit ebbs as iPhone sales under pressure
Technology
by  AFP

Apple on Thursday said its quarterly profit ebbed but topped market forecasts as it announced an unprecedented $110 billion share buyback. Shares were up nearly 6 percent to $183.20 in after-market trading, buoyed by the epic buyback program.

US judge grills both sides in landmark Google antitrust trial
US judge grills both sides in landmark Google antitrust trial
Technology
by  AFP

A US judge on Thursday pushed against the central pleas of both US government and Google lawyers as he heard their closing arguments at a landmark antitrust trial in Washington. You have to establish foreclosure first and if you can't, you lose," Mehta told the US government lawyers.

Record loss for Russia's Gazprom as European market closed
Record loss for Russia's Gazprom as European market closed
Economy
by  AFP

Russian energy giant Gazprom said Thursday it suffered a record annual loss last year as the European market was practically shut to its gas exports due to sanctions over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine. Exports to Europe have long been Gazprom's top earnings source, but following the start of the conflict in Ukraine European nations sought to reduce their reliance upon Russian natural gas.