Meta told to pay $375m for misleading users over child safety

Natalie Sherman,Business reporter and Danielle Kaye,Business reporter Bloomberg via Getty Images When President Donald Trump last week removed tariffs on more than 200 products, it represented something of a political earthquake, and marked a significant concession on a hallmark White House policy The decision, which critics said was long overdue, came as the president returned…

Suranjana Tewari,Asia Business Correspondentand Lily Jamali,North America Technology Correspondent VCG via Getty Images TikTok announced on Thursday that it has finalised a deal that will allow the hugely popular short-video app to continue operating in the US. The deal comes after a years-long tussle between Washington and Beijing that began in Trump’s first term in…

China has tightened its rules on the export of rare earths – the elements that are crucial to the manufacture of many high-tech products. New regulations announced by the country’s Ministry of Commerce “to safeguard national security” formalise existing rules on processing technology and unauthorised overseas cooperation. China is also likely to block exports to…

The UK economy is now predicted to grow at a slower rate than previously expected from next year, the government’s official forecaster has said. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which maps out how the economy is set to perform based on the government’s tax and spending policies, increased its growth expectations for this year,…