The European Commission launched an investigation last year into whether Microsoft was “abusing” its market position by bundling software
Category: AFP
Posted inCommunity
Diversity programs vanishing from US campuses amid culture wars
Last June, the US Supreme Court ended affirmative action in university admissions, spurring politicians to scrap campus diversity programs
Posted inTech
‘Grave step backwards’: Meta shuts monitoring tool in election year
CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Meta this years, a move experts fear will disrupt efforts to curtail misinformation
Posted inReligion
Trump, Republicans slam Biden ‘assault’ on Christianity
The Trump campaign said Biden’s proclamation recognizing the Transgender Day of Visibility, which falls on Easter this year, is an assault on the Christian faith
Posted inHealth
Canada to make contraception for women free
Canada’s pharmacare plan will cover the most widely used methods to avoid pregnancy, such as IUDs, contraceptive pills, or the day after pill
Posted inSecurity
Israelis march against Netanyahu in mass protest
Pressure has been growing on Netanyahu as those opposed to his right-wing government and the hostages’ families have found common cause
Posted inFamily
Calls for ‘smartphone free’ childhood grow in UK
As fears grow about the impact of smartphones and other gadgets on young minds, some UK parents are starting to fight back
Posted inEnergy & Environment
In Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom
Quebec is rich with minerals needed for everything from EVs to phones, but residents are worried they won’t benefit from a mining boom
Posted inFamily
Scotland sees record number of unique baby names
Banksy, Daemon, Jihad, Boy, Demigod, Howl, Shady, Alloy, Costly and Pasty are among the unique names: National Records of Scotland
Posted inCommunity
New York City congestion toll approved for part of Manhattan
The fee will be a first in an American city and is similar to existing schemes in London, Stockholm and Singapore