Amazon Prime Video shifts focus to live sports to boost profits, The Information reports

(Reuters) – Amazon’s Prime Video has shifted its strategic focus towards live sports and away from original television shows and movies, seeking to meet internal corporate profit targets, The Information reported on Friday. Amazon’s reported move marks a pivotal moment for the tech giant as it looks beyond its traditional focus on original content for…

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Shein tells UK lawmakers it does not allow Chinese cotton in products sold in US

By Helen Reid and James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Online fast-fashion retailer Shein requires its contract manufacturers to only source cotton from approved regions, which do not include China, for products it sells in the United States, its biggest market, the company said on Friday. Approved cotton sources include Australia, Brazil, India, the United States and,…

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US judge pauses SpaceX’s challenge to case over anti-immigrant bias

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to pause a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s SpaceX claiming the agency lacks the power to pursue claims that the space technology company refused to hire certain immigrants. U.S. Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya in Brownsville, Texas, made the decision…

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Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach $7.4 billion national opioid settlement

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication OxyContin caused a widespread opioid addiction crisis in the U.S., several state attorneys general said Thursday. The settlement was announced nearly seven months after the…

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Facebook removes, then reinstates, page of British anti-racism organisation

By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) – One of Britain’s biggest anti-racism organisations, Stand Up to Racism, said on Wednesday its Facebook page had been shut down for allegedly breaching the social media platform’s community standards on impersonation, though it was later reinstated. Facebook’s owner, Meta Platforms, said the page had been removed in error and…

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Analysis-Investors balked at Venture Global’s earnings outlook before IPO price cut

By Echo Wang, Curtis Williams and David French (Reuters) – Venture Global LNG was forced to nearly halve the valuation it is seeking in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO) after investors balked at the company’s estimated long-term profit for liquefying gas for export, investors told Reuters. The company is the second-largest exporter of liquefied…

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Samsung unveils Galaxy S25 phone with Qualcomm chips and enhanced AI features

By Hyunjoo Jin and Stephen Nellis SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its newest flagship smartphone, powered by Qualcomm’s chips and Google’s artificial-intelligence model, hoping its upgraded AI features can reinvigorate sales and fend off Apple and Chinese rivals. Samsung was faster than Apple in launching an AI-powered smartphone but failed to…

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