Ukraine warns of new Russian offensive; Sweden, Finland move closer to joining NATO

Ukraine said Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih, while NATO moved closer to its most significant expansion in decades as the alliance responds to the invasion of Ukraine.
Meta units agree to Indonesia tech licensing rules amid blocking threat

Meta Platforms Inc’s (META.O) Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have signed up to Indonesia’s new licensing rules for tech firms, government records showed on Tuesday, a day ahead of a deadline to comply or risk being blocked.
EXCLUSIVE TikTok plans big push into gaming, conducting tests in Vietnam -sources

TikTok has been conducting tests so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a major push into gaming, four people familiar with the matter said.
Tesla fired an employee who reviewed their driverless technology on YouTube

Last month Tesla fired an Autopilot employee. He was fired for sharing driverless tech reviews on his YouTube channel. John Bernal runs the YouTube channel AI Addict, where he posts videos of himself driving a Tesla and using its Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature. He was being candid about how Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta system […]
Analysis: Financial literacy or luck? The year small-time traders made a big impact

In May, San Diego-based Emily was feeling flush from a year of double-digit gains earned from trading stocks. Equity options, which some fellow stay-at-home investors were dabbling in, would juice up her returns, she decided.
Is the mental health of adolescents and teenagers being harmed by apps like Snap, TikTok, and YouTube?

Following Facebook, US lawmakers are questioning internet companies like Snap, TikTok, and YouTube on the influence of content on such social media platforms on kids and adolescents. When it comes to children and teenagers, social media has always been a heated issue of conversation. When it comes to internet usage, many social activists, psychologists, and […]
Factbox: Universal to list as music streaming picks up

Vivendi (VIV.PA), the French media conglomerate, is spinning off Universal Music Group, the largest part of its business and the label behind singers such as Taylor Swift, in a listing on the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam.
YouTube blocks access to Ukrainian TV channels tied to Kremlin ally, Ukraine govt says

Three Ukrainian television channels linked to an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin were blocked from broadcasting on Google’s YouTube on Saturday, the Ukrainian government said, following its request to YouTube to have the channels taken down.