Apple urges judge to end U.S. smartphone monopoly case

Post Views: 45 Prosecutors are expected to say the company locks users in and keeps competition out by limiting interoperability between the iPhone and third-party apps and devices [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Apple asked a federal judge on Wednesday to dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice’s case accusing the iPhone maker of unlawfully dominating … Read more

FBI arrests man charged with planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange

Post Views: 43 U.S. flags hang on the building of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) | Photo Credit: Reuters A Florida man was arrested Wednesday (November 21, 2024) and charged with a plot to “reboot” the U.S. government by planting a bomb at the New York Stock Exchange this week and detonating it with … Read more

Adani Green scraps USD 600 million bond sale after promoter charged in alleged bribery case in U.S.

Post Views: 51 Adani Group Chairperson Gautam Adani. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI Adani Green Energy Ltd, the renewable energy arm of billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate, on Thursday scrapped a USD 600 million bond issue after its promoter was charged in an alleged bribery case in the US. Hours before the U.S. prosecutors charged … Read more

U.S. court issues arrest warrant for Gautam Adani: report

Post Views: 37 Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI Following the Gautam Adani’s indictment in the U.S. over an alleged multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme, a New York judge has issued a warrant for Mr . Adani’s arrest, media reports said. Gautam Adani U.S. indictment LIVE updates: Adani dollar bonds tumble after … Read more

A social media ban for children younger than 16 is introduced in Australia’s Parliament

Post Views: 44 Michelle Rowland said TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram were among the platforms that could face fines [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children younger than 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of parents’ toughest challenges. … Read more

PM Modi to address special session of Guyanese Parliament

Post Views: 45 Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne on the sidelines of the India-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Summit, in Georgetown, Guyana, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a special session of the Guyanese Parliament on … Read more

Nintendo DS console turns 20 on November 21, 2024

Post Views: 56 The Nintendo DS remains the Japanese company’s biggest commercial success, having sold 154 million units worldwide. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The gadget, which introduced a new wave of casual gamers to Nintendo, the hand-held DS console, turned 20 on Thursday (November 21, 2024.) The Nintendo DS remains the Japanese company’s … Read more

Trump relies on TV personalities as he builds out his administration

Post Views: 79 There’s a common trait that President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing as he selects those to serve in his new administration: experience on television. Mr. Trump loves that “central casting” look, as he likes to call it. Some, like his choices for Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, and Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, are … Read more

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai: Didn’t ask U.S. to take action against Hong Kong

Post Views: 53 Jimmy Lai. | Photo Credit: AP Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai denied in his landmark national security trial on Wednesday that he had asked then-U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take action against the city and China during the territory’s anti-government protests in 2019. Mr. … Read more

2024’s record ocean heat revved up Atlantic hurricane wind speeds: study

Post Views: 44 The remaining of a destroyed house are seen in Port St Lucie, Florida, after a tornado hit the area and caused severe damage as Hurricane Milton swept through Florida on October 11, 2024. Nearly 2.5 million households and businesses were still without power, and some areas in the path cut through the … Read more