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500 billionaires lose US$208 bil in a day, including Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos

Bloomberg Billionaire Index shows world’s richest people experiencing fourth-largest one-day decline in their fortune, largest since Covid-19

Meta ends diversity programmes as Zuckerberg slams Biden amid conservative pressure

Tech giants like Amazon also scale back on similar initiatives, make changes to its content moderation practices

White House defends pressuring Meta to censor Covid-19 content on public health grounds

Tech firms must take into account effects their actions have on US citizens, says White House

Meta shares soar a day after Senate grilling, making Zuckerberg fourth-richest billionaire

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now fourth in the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List after shares soared following its financial results – with his net worth ballooning almost 20% to US$167 billion.

Meta declares first-ever dividend payout as advertising revenue soars

Meta's advertising business continues to run at full speed, and the Facebook group is paying its first dividend, reported dpa news. 

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National shuttlers demand RM2 million salaries: can BAM keep up financially?

Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports

Education Ministry scraps teacher training system to lighten workload

Minister Fadhlina Sidek vows to help teachers focus on what matters most – teaching – as new curriculum changes approach

What the pork!? – Rocky Bru

Rocky Bru reflects on a surprise in-flight warning about Malaysia’s pork import ban, tracing its public health roots and the politics of pig farming through a seasoned traveller’s lens