Meta fined more than $400 million over ad targeting practices

Irish regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for online privacy violations and banned the company from forcing European users to agree to personalized ads based on their online activity. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission imposed two fines totaling 390 million euros ($414 million) in its decision in two cases … Read more

US federal agencies release joint statement on crypto asset risks and safe practices

United States federal bank regulatory agencies started off the new year with a statement on crypto assets that looked back at the troubles of the crypto sector in 2022. The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a joint statement Jan. 3 on past … Read more

Germany’s financial regulator orders Coinbase to address ‘business organization’ practices

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, also known as BaFin, has issued an order related to the business organization of Coinbase’s local arm in accordance with the country’s banking laws. In a Nov. 8 notice, BaFin said it had issued the order to Coinbase Germany GmbH for violations of “proper business organization” under the … Read more

Shilpa Shetty, Who Was In A Wheelchair For Months, Practices Surya Namaskara

A still from Shilpa Shetty’s video. (courtesy: theshilpashetty) New Delhi: Shilpa Shetty, who was in wheelchair for the last few months due to an injury at work, has finally recovered and practiced Surya Namaskara after a gap of three months. Shilpa Shetty, who is a fitness enthusiast often shares her workout videos and pictures on … Read more

Yoga, Other Mindfulness Practices Improve Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetes

Oct. 14, 2022 — Patients with type 2 diabetes achieve much better control of their blood sugar if they participate in mind-and-body-practices such as yoga, a new study shows. While past research has been done specifically for yoga, this study, published online recently in the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine,  also looked at the … Read more

Vanderbilt University Medical Center to pause gender-affirming surgeries for minors to review practices

Officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced Friday that they are pausing gender-affirming surgeries for minors in order to review their practices. The news, delivered in a letter sent to a lawmaker who has demanded an end to the surgeries, was publicly released Friday afternoon. It comes amid mounting political pressure from Tennessee’s Republican leaders … Read more

KGF Star Yash Practices Aiming Skills In The US With Action Director JJ Perry

A still from Yash’s video. (courtesy: thenameisyash) New Delhi: KGF star Yash, who is currently in the Los Angeles, shared a stunning video of himself and his fans can’t keep calm. The actor, on Thursday, shared a video of himself on his Instagram handle. In the video, the actor can be seen practicing his aiming … Read more

WHO cautions against unsafe medication practices

Targeted efforts on to reduce such practices and errors, says Poonam Khetrapal Singh Targeted efforts on to reduce such practices and errors, says Poonam Khetrapal Singh In low- and middle-income countries in the Southeast Asia region of the World Health Organization, patient harm due to unsafe care contributes to an estimated 134 million adverse events annually, resulting in around 2.6 million … Read more

CUPW files unfair labour practices complaint with OLRB against Uber

Article content OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it has filed an unfair labour practices complaint with the Ontario Labour Relations Board against Uber. Article content The union has accused the company of violating the Labour Relations Act. Article content Uber and the United Food and Commercial Workers signed an agreement earlier … Read more