Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev lashes out at Emmanuel Macron and steps up defence of oil and gas as regional countries dominate guest list

Bitcoin continued to make records as supportive inflation numbers raised the market's expectations of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. What Happened: The world's largest cryptocurrency sailed above $93,000 during U.S. trading hours Wednesday, before a sharp correction into the…

Swedish games developer Embracer on Thursday posted a bigger-than-expected drop in second-quarter operating profit driven by game release delays in a seasonally softer quarter. The owner of the Tomb Raider franchise said its adjusted operating profit fell 33% to 1.2 billion Swedish crowns ($109.18…

Republicans will have at least the 218 votes needed to control the 435-seat House of Representatives, Edison projected, with nine races yet to be called.

Yves here. It appears there is a teeny bit of good news on the environment front, if you consider “less bad than promised” to be positive. Trump has promised that he would lower US energy prices via much more ambitious shale industry production. The shale industry has other ideas. By Irina Slav, a…

BT’s Derek Cassidy helps us dive deep into the world of subsea cables and explains how they’re managed and protected. Read more: Cable ties: The geopolitical challenges of the internet under the sea

AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and other applications powered by large language models (LLMs) have exploded in popularity, leading a number of companies to explore LLM-driven robots. However, a new study now reveals an automated way to hack into such machines with 100 percent success. By…

In This Article: (Bloomberg) -- Kuwaiti officials are considering changes atop the country’s $1 trillion wealth fund, including potentially replacing its managing director, according to people familiar with the matter. Most Read from Bloomberg As part of the moves being discussed, Ghanem…

In This Article: TOKYO (Reuters) - Mizuho Financial Group reported a 62% jump in second-quarter net profit on Thursday on strong lending demand and higher margins helped by a July interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan. Japan's third-largest lender by assets reported a group net profit of 277…

The value of the cryptocurrency market has topped $3 trillion and is in uncharted territory as the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president spurred bets that friendlier U.S. regulation could usher in a new boom for all corners of the asset class. The sum market value of cryptocurrencies touched…

Foxconn Precision Industry Co. Ltd. announced on Thursday that its net profit in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024 observed an annual rise of about 14% to reach 46.09 billion New Taiwan dollar...

A weak currency typically raises the cost of imports. That can lead to prices of food, energy and raw materials rising, aggravating inflation.

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A security analysis of the OvrC cloud platform has uncovered 10 vulnerabilities that could be chained to allow potential attackers to execute code remotely on connected devices. "Attackers successfully exploiting these vulnerabilities can access, control, and disrupt devices supported by OvrC; some of those include smart electrical power supplies, cameras, routers, home automation systems, and

The rise of SaaS and cloud-based work environments has fundamentally altered the cyber risk landscape. With more than 90% of organizational network traffic flowing through browsers and web applications, companies are facing new and serious cybersecurity threats. These include phishing attacks, data leakage, and malicious extensions. As a result, the browser also becomes a vulnerability that

Romanian cybersecurity company Bitdefender has released a free decryptor to help victims recover data encrypted using the ShrinkLocker ransomware. The decryptor is the result of a comprehensive analysis of ShrinkLocker's inner workings, allowing the researchers to discover a "specific window of opportunity for data recovery immediately after the removal of protectors from BitLocker-encrypted

A newly patched security flaw impacting Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) was exploited as a zero-day by a suspected Russia-linked actor as part of cyber attacks targeting Ukraine. The vulnerability in question, CVE-2024-43451 (CVSS score: 6.5), refers to an NTLM hash disclosure spoofing vulnerability that could be exploited to steal a user's NTLMv2 hash. It was patched by Microsoft earlier this

The studio's diversified approach to content production has led to continued growth for the company.

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" added another week atop the chart, making it the longest-running No. 1 of the decade. In two more weeks, it could tie the all-time record, but a seasonal juggernaut approaches.

Inflation remains substantially lower than it did during its 2022 peak — but Americans are still frustrated with high prices.

“This is an opportunity to enjoy a night of powerful music and make a tangible difference in the lives of people facing unimaginable hardship,” a press release for the show said.

A discovery of absolutely epic proportions has just been revealed, but the corporate media in the United States almost entirely ignored it.  A team of scientists led by Dr. Irving Finkel has deciphered the oldest map in the world, and we are being told that it actually reveals the location of Noah’s Ark.  This is …

Is it a good or bad thing? On Saturday evening, Donald Trump gave a strong signal of what his second term would be like, writing on Truth Social: “I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation. I very much …

After fifty years of leftist dominance and indoctrination in the schools, this really doesn’t come as a surprise, but it’s a good indication of where we are as a culture: it is now more socially acceptable and easier overall for students to declare that they are homosexual than it is for them to reveal that …

“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”—James Madison Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Unadulterated power in any branch of government is a menace to freedom, but concentrated power across …

The U.S. is accusing Russia of preparing to cut undersea cables which carry Internet traffic all over the world, and Russia is accusing western powers of preparing to do the exact same thing.  In some cases, these undersea cables literally stretch from one continent to another, and so it is impossible to guard them.  That …

Donald Trump has not even taken the oath of office yet and already has violated the Constitution for the united States of America. Yes, you read that correctly. Trump recently established the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Heading this newly established department will be Vivek Ramaswamy, former ineligible presidential candidate, and Elon Musk, head of …

Governo brasileiro "driblou" temas espinhosos e apostou em assuntos consensuais como o combate à fome durante presidência do G20.

Two and a half million Londoners are aged over 50.

Nearly 2,000 Chinese ceramics worth £1bn are to be donated to the institution by a charitable foundation.

Young MumsAid was set up in south-east London 10 years ago using funding from Children in Need.

Lord Hendy said the terminus had deteriorated to the point where its marble columns are held together by bands.

The special counsel has led two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump.

Authorities discovered Ryan Borgwardt got a new passport and transferred money to a foreign bank before vanishing.

Italy has emerged as a major global spyware hub alongside Israel and India, with at least six major vendors operating in the country with limited oversight, The Record reported this week, citing researchers and Italian experts. Companies like RCS Labs, which has operated since 1992, sell surveillance tools to both domestic law enforcement and foreign governments including Kazakhstan, Syria, and several Asian nations. Italian authorities can rent spyware for $160 per day without large acquisition costs, leading to thousands of domestic surveillance operations in recent years. While new regulations taking effect in February 2024 will require judges to evaluate specific reasons for spyware use, critics cited in the story say the reform package won't address core issues like the lack of centralized oversight. The country's competitive marketplace and relatively lax export controls have also enabled Italian vendors to expand their overseas sales.

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Amazon has discontinued its secretive "Encore" project to develop an at-home fertility tracker, resulting in layoffs for around 100 employees. The project, part of Amazon's Grand Challenge division, aimed to launch a device and app that would predict fertility through saliva testing but was ultimately terminated to control costs. CNBC reports: The project was born out of the company's 2020 acquisition of Wisconsin-based startup bluDiagnostics, the sources said. BluDiagnostics was founded in 2015 by Weibel, Katie Brenner and Jodi Schroll, all of whom joined Grand Challenge. The startup had developed a thermometer-like device, called FertilityFinder, to help women track their fertility from home by testing their saliva and measuring two key hormones, estradiol and progesterone. The results of the test were viewable through a corresponding app. Business Insider reported on aspects of the fertility device in 2022, when its codename was Project Tiberius. The team was working to develop its own saliva collection device and mobile app, which could predict when a user might be in the fertile window. Users could also log their period symptoms, sexual activity and other data to assist with tracking their fertility. There are similar offerings on the market from companies including Inne, Oova, Ava and Mira, along with fertility and ovulation tracking apps such as Flo, Clue and Max Levchin's Glow. Amazon initially aimed to release the product this year, but the timing was pushed out after the team encountered technical issues with the device, one of the people said. It was a costly endeavor and required significant upfront investments for lab research and development, in addition to the high salaries for scientists and engineers, the sources said, adding that the team's weekly overhead was roughly $1.5 million. Amazon didn't comment on the figure. Only one project now remains active within Grand Challenge. Its focus is on health tech, the people said. "We regularly review our businesses to ensure we focus on areas where we can make the biggest difference for customers," said Amazon spokesperson Margaret Callahan. "Following a recent review, we've decided to discontinue this project within Grand Challenge, and we're working directly with employees whose roles are impacted to support them through the transition and help them find other opportunities within Amazon."

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Germany captain Joshua Kimmich says he and his team-mates should not have "expressed political opinions" at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Scottish Rugby loses £11.3m for the year ending 30 June 2024, despite generating a record £73.9m, which included revenue from a series of Taylor Swift concerts at Murrayfield.

BBC Sport previews Saturday's "box office" showdown between the Women's Super League's top two sides - Chelsea and Manchester City.

Coach Warren Gatland says he is comfortable with any decision made about his future as his Wales side hope to avoid an unwelcome piece of history on Sunday.