Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. A hacker breached TeleMessage, a messaging platform used by U.S. officials, leaking data from over 60 government users, including disaster responders and diplomats. The incident raises cybersecurity concerns, though no sensitive content was confirmed. Washington: A hacker who breached the communications service used by former Trump national … Read more
News and data company Bloomberg suffered an outage to its terminal for financial professionals on Wednesday, disrupting numerous government bond sales and customer activity, according to several European debt management offices and market sources. Traders and market sources reported that live pricing and market data was not functioning and screens were blank. “You can’t load … Read more
London: US singer Chris Brown was on Wednesday granted bail by a London court after he was charged with a serious assault. Mr Brown has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an “unprovoked attack” in a London nightclub in 2023. The 36-year-old has not yet been asked to enter … Read more
Cash has become so scarce in Goma, the eastern Congolese city seized by anti-government fighters in January, that some parents are now paying school fees in cans of palm oil. After the city fell to the Rwanda-backed M23 group, authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo stopped supplying cash to banks in M23-controlled areas. Banks … Read more
Tesla’s Indian-origin Chief Financial Officer, Vaibhav Taneja, earned $139 million (around Rs 1,157 crore) in 2024. His pay package, driven largely by stock options and equity awards post his 2023 promotion, has eclipsed the earnings of several top tech CEOs. Mr Taneja’s base salary stood at $400,000 (Rs 3.33 crore), but the total compensation far … Read more
London: The UK on Tuesday said it imposed sanctions that target what it classifies as the persistent cycle of serious violence undertaken by extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and paused ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with Israel. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the situation in the region as “utterly intolerable”, reiterating … Read more
New intelligence obtained by the United States suggests that Israel is preparing to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing multiple U.S. officials familiar with the matter. It was not clear whether Israeli leaders have made a final decision, CNN added, citing the officials. (Except for the headline, this story has not been … Read more
Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Generation Lab’s new platform, Verb.Ai, allows users to earn money by anonymously sharing data, aiming for fair compensation. By tracking browsing habits, it creates digital twins for accurate market insights, shifting how companies approach data collection. The way people perceive data sharing is changing. Generation Lab, a … Read more
Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Apple urges users to update devices due to serious security vulnerabilities. The AirPlay feature should be disabled to protect against the AirBorne flaw. Cybersecurity firm Oligo identified risks allowing hackers to hijack devices. Apple has urged millions of its users to update their devices after serious security … Read more
Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir has been promoted to Field Marshal. The promotion was ‘approved’ by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Cabinet. His communal speech has been linked to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India. New Delhi: Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir has been promoted to … Read more