BNY Mellon to raise minimum wage, add mental health benefits
BNY Mellon will raise its minimum wage next year from $20 to $22.50 an hour and expand mental health benefits for employees. The wage increase will take effect in March…
Pfizer withdraws obesity pill after disappointing trial
Pfizer announced it will not move forward with late-stage studies of a version of the oral weight-loss drug danuglipron after most patients dropped out of an earlier trial with high…
Generative AI a stumbling block in EU legislative talks
EU lawmakers are unable to agree on how to regulate systems such as ChatGPT, threatening landmark legislation aimed at keeping artificial intelligence (AI) under control.
Tech giants lead global mega-caps higher
The market capitalisations of global mega caps, led by leading technology companies, rose in November, boosted by falling US yields and growing expectations of possible rate cuts by global central…
Meta must clarify measures against child sexual abuse by 22 December
EU technology regulators have asked Meta Platforms to provide more details on measures taken to tackle child sexual abuse on its Instagram app by 22 December or risk an investigation.
Paris 2024 is betting on further improvements to the Seine River
The Seine River is already swimmable two days out of three on average in summer, but Paris is hoping to further improve water quality ahead of next year's Olympic Games.…
Everton appeal against Premier League points deduction
Everton have lodged an appeal against the 10-point deduction imposed on them by the Premier League. The Merseyside club was stripped of points with immediate effect last month after it…
Nadal returns to the circuit in the Brisbane International
Spaniard Rafa Nadal will return to the circuit at the Brisbane International, a warm-up tournament for the Australian Open to be played in January. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has…
Brexit supporter James Dyson loses defamation lawsuit against British paper
James Dyson lost a defamation suit against the editor of the Daily Mirror over a column in which he called him a hypocrite and said he had "screwed" Britain. Dyson…
Alexei Navalny says new criminal charges have been brought against him
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on social media that he had been informed of new criminal charges against him. Navalny is already serving a total of more than 30 years…
