Samsung Electronics launched its first U.S. co-branded credit card with Barclays, allowing users to apply, manage accounts, and redeem rewards through Samsung Wallet. The card offers 5% cash back on Samsung purchases and competes directly with Apple Pay as technology companies and banks deepen ties between digital wallets and financial products.
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Samsung Electronics launched its first U.S. co-branded credit card with Barclays, allowing users to apply, manage accounts, and redeem rewards through Samsung Wallet. The card offers 5% cash back on Samsung purchases and competes directly with Apple Pay as technology companies and banks deepen ties between digital wallets and financial products.
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A federal judge in San Francisco approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement of a class action copyright lawsuit brought by authors who accused the AI company of misusing their books to train Claude. The settlement is the largest known settlement of a U.S. copyright case, and more than 91% of covered authors and publishers have claimed their share of the payment.
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Meta faces trial in Tennessee over claims that Instagram was designed to be addictive and contributed to a youth mental-health crisis. Tennessee's Attorney General alleges the company violated consumer protection law by knowingly designing the product to drive compulsive teen use, failing to disclose internal research on harms, and misleading the public about platform safety.
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Ryanair's pre-tax profits dropped 34% to €593m between April and June as war in the Middle East sent jet fuel prices soaring and customers became reluctant to book flights. The airline was forced to cut fares to stimulate demand and expects summer fares to be slightly lower than last year due to consumer hesitancy around air travel.
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The European Commission imposed a record €550m fine on AliExpress for failing to properly assess and prevent the sale of illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products on its platform, including fake clothes, unsafe toys and dangerous cosmetics. The two-year investigation found AliExpress's detection systems did not work properly and penalties on traders selling illegal goods were not properly enforced.
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Oil prices settled over 1% higher on Monday as traders weighed hopes of renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations against Yemen's Houthis imposing a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia. Brent crude futures rose $1.12 to $89.22 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate closed 74 cents higher at $83.23.
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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin did not attend the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain in protest against FIFA decisions, citing issues including US President Donald Trump's intervention in a suspension case and other changes driven by FIFA president Gianni Infantino such as extended half-time shows and a proposed 64-team World Cup format.
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The Women's Tennis Association will require all players to undergo genetic sex testing via cheek swab, blood, or saliva to compete on the WTA Tour, effective Tuesday, testing for the SRY gene on the Y chromosome. Players tested positive will face further medical assessment before competing; the policy replaces the previous 2024 rule allowing transgender women to compete after lowering testosterone levels.
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Morocco plans to expand hotel capacity by 60,000 beds—about a fifth of its current total—by the time it co-hosts the 2030 World Cup. The government is investing more than 190 billion dirhams in infrastructure including rail, road, airports, and stadiums, aiming to attract 26 million visitors by 2030.
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Al Qaeda-linked and Tuareg separatist militants ambushed a military convoy in northern Mali over the weekend, with a source close to the rebels saying more than 50 soldiers and Russian fighters were killed and others taken hostage. Mali's army reported retaliatory airstrikes that killed at least 20 insurgents.
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The U.S. Department of Justice said UC San Diego's medical school manipulated applicant data to favor Black and Hispanic applicants, citing findings of a federal probe. The DOJ said it sought a voluntary resolution agreement with the school and will file suit if those efforts fail.
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The Trump administration has considered disengaging from UNHCR, the U.N. refugee agency, prompting diplomats and U.N. officials to lobby for continued U.S. support, according to sources familiar with the matter. The deliberation follows a disagreement over the appointment of a deputy high commissioner, and potential cuts to U.S. funding—historically the agency's largest source—would weaken it amid near-record displacement levels globally.
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A reconciliation committee of France's Parliament approved a bill to ban social media access for those under 15, with French President Macron seeking implementation by early September. The measure follows Australia's ban for under-16s and comes as European Commission President Von der Leyen has supported similar limits across the EU.
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