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500 billionaires lose US$208 bil in a day, including Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos

Bloomberg Billionaire Index shows world’s richest people experiencing fourth-largest one-day decline in their fortune, largest since Covid-19

Meta ends diversity programmes as Zuckerberg slams Biden amid conservative pressure

Tech giants like Amazon also scale back on similar initiatives, make changes to its content moderation practices

White House defends pressuring Meta to censor Covid-19 content on public health grounds

Tech firms must take into account effects their actions have on US citizens, says White House

Meta shares soar a day after Senate grilling, making Zuckerberg fourth-richest billionaire

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now fourth in the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List after shares soared following its financial results – with his net worth ballooning almost 20% to US$167 billion.

Meta declares first-ever dividend payout as advertising revenue soars

Meta's advertising business continues to run at full speed, and the Facebook group is paying its first dividend, reported dpa news. 

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Penemuan kecederaan luar biasa pada badan, JSJ Bukit Aman diarah segera siasat kematian Noorizwan

'Saya telah meminta JSJ, khususnya pengarahnya Datuk M. Kumar, untuk menyiasat kes ini secepat mungkin dan memaklumkan hasil siasatan kepada orang ramai,' kata Mohd Khalid

What will we call for next? A ban on cheap cigarettes, tuak and kapcais? – Rocky Bru

While concerns over drug-laced vapes grow, a blanket ban could backfire by wiping out businesses, threatening jobs, pushing trade underground amid weak enforcement and open tank loopholes

Regulation over prohibition: nationwide vape ban ‘a gift to black-market syndicates’

Experts warn a blanket ban could undermine public health goals, fuel black-market activity, and penalise compliant businesses