双语资讯速览 | 英国资深议员对TikTok在英业务的所有权表示关心
01 6park.com英国资深议员对TikTok在英业务的所有权表示关心 6park.com
Senior British MPs have raised concerns about TikTok’s ownership in the UK, after the US House of Representatives last week approved a bill that would ban distribution of the video app unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company. 6park.com 英国资深议员对TikTok(抖音海外版)在英业务的所有权提出了关切。此前,美国众议院在上周批准了一项法案,该法案将禁止TikTok在美国运营,除非其中国母公司剥离该视频应用在美业务。 6park.comThe legislation still requires approval by the Senate and President Joe Biden’s signature, but if passed, ByteDance would be given 180 days to divest ownership of TikTok to avoid the ban, after the House of Representatives acted on concerns that the company’s ownership structure was a national security risk. 6park.com该法案要成为法律仍需得到美国参议院的批准和总统乔•拜登(Joe Biden)的签署,但如果获得通过,字节跳动(ByteDance)需要在180天内剥离TikTok在美业务,否则TikTok将在美国被禁。此前,众议院担心TikTok的所有权结构会对美国的国家安全构成威胁,因此采取了行动。 6park.comThe bill has triggered interventions from the leaders of two UK parliamentary select committees, who have demanded answers from the government about the platform’s future ownership on their side of the Atlantic. 6park.com美国的这一法案促使两个英国议会特别委员会的领导人出手干预,他们要求英国政府就TikTok在英业务的未来所有权给出答案。 6park.com——本文2024年3月21日发布于FT中文网,英文原题为Senior UK MPs raise concerns over TikTok’s ownership
02 6park.com美国司法部起诉苹果指控其垄断智能手机市场 6park.com
The US is suing Apple for allegedly using its power in the smartphone sector to quash competition from rivals and limit consumer choice, in the latest broadside against the dominant Big Tech companies from Joe Biden’s administration. 6park.com 乔•拜登(Joe Biden)领导的美国政府对占主导地位的大科技公司发起了最新一轮诉讼,指控苹果公司利用其在智能手机领域的强势压制竞争对手,限制消费者的选择。 6park.comThe move comes as Apple faces pressure from regulators, courts and rivals around the world over the way it runs the iPhone, putting its $85bn a year services revenue at risk. Apple shares were down about 3 per cent. 6park.com此举正值苹果公司因其运行iPhone的方式而面临来自监管机构、法院和全球竞争对手的压力之际,这使其每年850亿美元的服务收入面临风险。苹果股价下跌约3%。 6park.comThe landmark lawsuit filed on Thursday in federal court in New Jersey by the US Department of Justice, along with a bipartisan group of 16 state and district attorneys, accuses the group of imposing contractual limitations on developers while making it more difficult for users to switch devices. 6park.com周四,美国司法部(Department of Justice)与一个由16名州和地方检察官组成的两党团体在新泽西州联邦法院提起了这起具有里程碑意义的诉讼,指控苹果对开发商施加合同限制,同时加大了用户更换设备的难度。 6park.com——本文2024年3月22日发布于FT中文网,英文原题为US accuses Apple of building smartphone market monopoly in antitrust case
03 6park.com特朗普有望获得35亿美元的意外之财 6park.com
A legal stand-off between Donald Trump and a former business partner is coming to a head, with a vote set to determine whether or not the former US president can unlock a potential $3.5bn windfall by taking the company behind his Truth Social network public. 6park.com 唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)与一位前商业伙伴之间的法律对峙即将进入高潮,一场投票将决定这位美国前总统是否能让其Truth Social背后的公司上市,从而释放一笔潜在的35亿美元意外之财。 6park.comA shareholder vote to approve a deal between a special purpose acquisition company called Digital World Acquisition Corporation and Trump Media & Technology Group is planned for Friday. But Patrick Orlando, whose Arc Global Investments is the largest investor in DWAC, has so far held out on casting his vote. 6park.com股东将于周五投票,决定是否批准一家名为Digital World Acquisition Corporation的特殊目的收购公司与Trump Media & Technology Group之间的交易。但帕特里克•奥兰多(Patrick Orlando)——他的Arc Global Investments是DWAC最大的投资者——到目前为止还没有投票。 6park.comOrlando is the former chief executive of the blank-cheque company and sits on its board. But he has threatened to withhold his support for the transaction. 6park.com奥兰多是这家空头支票公司的前首席执行官,也是该公司的董事会成员。但他威胁说不支持这项交易。 6park.com——本文2024年3月22日发布于FT中文网,英文原题为Potential $3.5bn windfall for Donald Trump hangs on fight over Spac deal
04 6park.com英国消费者对个人财务的信心创两年多来新高 6park.com
UK consumers’ confidence about their personal finances has hit the highest level in more than two years, according to a closely watched survey. 6park.com 一项备受关注的调查显示,英国消费者对个人财务状况的信心达到了两年多来的最高水平。 6park.comResearch company GfK said on Friday that people’s outlook on their own financial situation for the year ahead — a sub-index of its overall consumer confidence index — rose two points month on month to 2 in March. 6park.com调查公司GfK周五称,3月份,人们对未来一年自身财务状况的展望——消费者总体信心指数的一个分项指数——比上月上升了两个百分点,达到2。 6park.comThe increase marked the first time since December 2021 that the measure has been above zero, and puts it well above its long-run average of minus 1.7. 6park.com这标志着该指标自2021年12月以来首次高于零,并远高于负1.7的长期平均水平。 6park.com——本文2024年3月22日发布于FT中文网,英文原题为UK consumers’ confidence in their personal finances hits two year plus high
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