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By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Tuesday it will ban recreational vaping and tighten other aspects of e-cigarette laws in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a decade to try to stop an alarming rise in teenage vaping. The government aims to ban all disposable vapes, which often comes in fruity flavours, ban the import of non-prescription vapes and limit nicotine levels, aiming for […]

(Reuters) – What’s the cost of students using ChatGPT for homework? For U.S. education services provider Chegg Inc, it could be nearly $1 billion in market valuation.     Chegg forecast current-quarter revenue below estimates and signaled that the usage of viral chatbot ChatGPT was pressuring customer growth, sending its shares 44% lower in premarket trading on Tuesday. “Since March, we saw a significant spike in student interest in ChatGPT. We now […]

ALMATY (Reuters) – Fire broke out on Monday at a gas processing plant on the Zhanazhol gas condensate field in Kazakhstan, which firefighters are still trying to put out, the Aktobe region’s government said on Tuesday. Four workers have been hospitalised with heavy burns at the facility run by Kazakh-Chinese joint venture CNPC Aktobemunaigas. (Reporting by Vladimir SOldatkin and Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Alison Williams) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Hardik Vyas and Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Twitter’s attempt to implement a paid account verification service has attracted imposters spreading misinformation, which experts said could lead major brands to further pull back from the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. On April 20, Twitter moved to boost profits by removing the once-coveted blue check marks from accounts and charging $8 a month to users who wish to […]

By Hardik Vyas and Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Twitter’s attempt to implement a paid account verification service has attracted imposters spreading misinformation, which experts said could lead major brands to further pull back from the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. On April 20, Twitter moved to boost profits by removing the once-coveted blue check marks from accounts and charging $8 a month to users who wish to […]

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin introduced on Tuesday his latest measure to speed permitting of both fossil fuel and renewable energy projects, as he tries to win support from both major parties after similar bills failed several times last year. The legislation, Building American Energy Security Act, sets a two-year limit on environmental reviews of major federal energy projects and one year for smaller ones, […]

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin introduced on Tuesday his latest measure to speed permitting of both fossil fuel and renewable energy projects, as he tries to win support from both major parties after similar bills failed several times last year. The legislation, Building American Energy Security Act, sets a two-year limit on environmental reviews of major federal energy projects and one year for smaller ones, […]

By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ethics concerns relating to U.S. Supreme Court justices are set to be scrutinized on Tuesday by a Senate panel during a hearing called amid revelations about luxury trips and real estate transactions involving members of the nation’s top judicial body. None of the nine justices will appear at the Judiciary Committee hearing, with Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday declining an […]

By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ethics concerns relating to U.S. Supreme Court justices are set to be scrutinized on Tuesday by a Senate panel during a hearing called amid revelations about luxury trips and real estate transactions involving members of the nation’s top judicial body. None of the nine justices will appear at the Judiciary Committee hearing, with Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday declining an […]