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Clothing giant Shein in focus as France targets fast fashion
Clothing giant Shein in focus as France targets fast fashion
by  AFP

With jaw-droppingly low prices and a seemingly endless selection of trendy clothes, Shein has taken the world by storm -- and found itself in the crosshairs of French lawmakers who want to curb the excesses of fast fashion. The French parliament last week approved measures to make low-cost fast fashion less attractive to customers, especially because of sustainability concerns.

Apple's 'Walled Garden' under fire in lawsuit
Apple's 'Walled Garden' under fire in lawsuit
by  AFP

Call it a "walled garden" or an ecosystem, but at the heart of Thursday's blockbuster US lawsuit against Apple are the many ways the company gets customers to remain faithful to its products. - Garden grows - With the iPhone revolution that made Apple one of the most profitable companies in history, the ecosystem only grew.

US sues Apple in wide-ranging iPhone monopoly case
US sues Apple in wide-ranging iPhone monopoly case
by  AFP

The US Department of Justice sued Apple on Thursday for illegally maintaining a monopoly for its iPhone by stifling competition and imposing exorbitant costs on consumers. Apple largely won a US lawsuit from Fortnite-maker Epic Games that has been pursuing Apple in jurisdictions worldwide over the rules and fees it imposes on the iPhone.

Salman Rushdie: AI only poses threat to unoriginal writers
Salman Rushdie: AI only poses threat to unoriginal writers
by  AFP

Artificial intelligence tools may pose a threat to writers of thrillers and science fiction, but lack the originality and humour to challenge serious novelists, Salman Rushdie wrote in a French journal published Thursday.