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TikTok Reaches Music Licensing Deal With Universal, Ending Feud

The Universal-TikTok deal ends closely watched negotations that saw a breakdown earlier this year as two of the most powerful players in the music and tech industries publicly criticized each other as they jockeyed for leverage
The companies released a joint statement that said the new deal included "improved remuneration" for artists and songwriters under the Universal Music Group (UMG) umbrella, and will also assuage concerns over the growth of AI-generated content on TikTok.
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The world economy is expected to expand by 3.1 percent this year, up from a previous projection in February of 2.9 percent, according to the the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

OECD Lifts 2024 Growth Forecasts, Driven By US

The world economy is expected to expand by 3.1 percent this year, up from a previous projection in February of 2.9 percent, according to the the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Tesla is cutting hundreds of more jobs in part of Elon Musk's latest cost-cutting push

Tesla To Cut Hundreds More Jobs In Musk Cost Push: Report

Elon Musk's EV company, which moved earlier this month to cut more than 10 percent of its 140,000 employees, will disband two departments and lay off most of the employees from the groups, reported the Information late Monday.
This December 9, 2021, image courtesy of Trans Mountain Corporation shows winter pipeline construction work in Valemount, British Columbia, Canada. The first major new pipeline to be built in Canada in decades is set to open on May 1

Canada's First New Oil Pipeline In Decades Starts Operating

Built alongside an existing 1,150-kilometer (715-mile) line erected in 1953 that already moves about 300,000 barrels of oil per day, it was meant to increase market access for the world's fourth largest oil exporter and get a better return for Canadian crude.
HSBC said CEO Noel Quinn would step down after almost five years in the post

HSBC Announces Surprise Retirement Of Chief Executive

Quinn, 62, who streamlined HSBC to focus more on Asia, has decided to pursue a portfolio of business interests that allow him to have more time with family, HSBC said in a statement alongside quarterly results.

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