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Devastating LA fires expected to push up insurance premiums
Devastating LA fires expected to push up insurance premiums
Economy
by  AFP

The fires ravaging upmarket Los Angeles districts Pacific Palisades and Malibu will be the most expensive ever to hit California, according to experts, who expect premiums to rise in a region already abandoned by many insurers. On Wednesday, it estimated the total cost of the Los Angeles fires so far at between $135 billion and $150 billion.

Smart glasses enter new era with sleeker designs, lower prices
Smart glasses enter new era with sleeker designs, lower prices
Economy
by  AFP

Producers of hi-tech connected eyewear are multiplying their innovations with increasingly discreet models in an attempt to make a difference in a highly competitive -- and fast-emerging -- market. Today's smart glasses, all paired with smartphone apps, increasingly resemble traditional eyewear.

Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies
Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies
Economy
by  AFP

Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect "fundamental rights" on its platforms. - 'Respect Brazilian legislation' - The extrajudicial notice asks for clarity on how social media algorithms will be designed "in order to unwaveringly promote and protect fundamental rights."