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Today — 9 October 2025Main stream
Yesterday — 8 October 2025Main stream

China Punishes ‘Excessively Pessimistic’ Social Media Users

By: Lily Kuo
8 October 2025 at 21:25
As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work or marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online.

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Chinese censors are going after content that “excessively exaggerates negative and pessimistic sentiment” or promotes “defeatist narratives like ‘hard work is useless.’”

China Punishes ‘Excessively Pessimistic’ Social Media Users

By: Lily Kuo
8 October 2025 at 21:12
As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work or marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online.

EU Proposes 50% Steel Tariffs, a Move to Counter Chinese Imports

8 October 2025 at 00:39
European officials want to sharply lower the bloc’s quota on tariff-free steel imports, while doubling levies to 50 percent, as President Trump’s tariffs create domino effects.

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A steel factory in Duisburg, Germany. The European Union is proposing a sharp increase in tariffs on steel imports.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Supreme Court, for Now, Rejects Google Bid to Block Changes to App Store

7 October 2025 at 05:49
The emergency order is the latest turn in a longstanding legal dispute between the tech giant and the creator of the popular game Fortnite.

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The fight began in 2018, when Epic Games released Fortnight as a smartphone app. The company first distributed the game through direct downloads and the Samsung Galaxy Store, but eventually offered it on Google Play.

U.S. v. Google: What Each Side Argued for Fixing Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly

The Justice Department and Google wrapped up a two-week hearing that could have a major effect on online advertising.

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Both sides will offer closing arguments in November. Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, who is presiding over the case, is expected to reach a decision in the coming months.

Is Sports Betting Illegal in Your State? Not if You Call It a ‘Prediction Market.’

5 October 2025 at 17:00
Prediction markets like Kalshi, once known for offering wagers on elections, are now in the multibillion-dollar sports betting business and outside the reach of state regulations and taxes.

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The One Danger That Should Unite the U.S. and China

3 September 2025 at 01:17
The U.S. and China must agree on a trust architecture for A.I., or rogue entities will destabilize the two superpowers long before they fight a war.
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