It started as a gripe session. Last fall, as a union-backed ballot measure to tax 5% of California billionaires’ net worth raced toward qualification, a private Signal chat lit up with some of the richest men in America—Google’s Sergey Brin, Marc Andreessen, Stripe’s Patrick Collison, Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong—commiserating over the threat to their fortunes. Then…
The reopening of the waterway would also allow oil tankers currently stranded in the Persian Gulf to resume deliveries to consuming markets. (AI image) US-Iran peace deal signing and the full opening of the Strait of Hormuz, if it goes through, will bode well for availability of crude oil supplies globally. Crude oil supplies could…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a Public Service Announcement (PSA), warning the public about an emerging Phishing1-as-a-Service2 (PhaaS) platform called Kali365. First seen in April 2026, Kali365 has primarily been distributed via Telegram, enabling cyber threat actors to obtain Microsoft 365 access tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) protocols without intercepting the user’s…
More than four decades after it was first being filled, the US emergency oil stockpile has fallen to its lowest level. The Trump administration has continued drawing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to ease the economic impact of the war with Iran, pushing the US emergency crude stockpile to its lowest level since…
Ram Lalla idol, Ayodhya Temple (File photo) NEW DELHI: The world’s most expensive mango has found its way to Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir.For the first time, the prized Japanese Miyazaki mango, popularly known as the “Egg of the Sun”, was offered to Lord Ram at the temple in Ayodhya. Considered one of the rarest and costliest…
A coalition of high-profile cybersecurity leaders, including researchers and CEOs, is pushing back against the Trump administration’s decision of restricting the access to Anthropic’s newest models Fable 5 and Mythos 5. In a letter sent to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, these executives from technology firms and cybersecurity experts are calling for a reversal of…
Smriti Mandhana (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has earned another prestigious honour after being named in TIME magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026, emerging as the only Indian to feature among a star-studded global lineup.The annual list recognises athletes, coaches, investors and advocates who are “shaping…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will hear both sides in the Trinamool Congress split before deciding on a request by rebel MPs to merge their faction with the Nationalist Citizens Party (NCPI), ANI reported citing sources said.20 Lok Sabha MPs elected on the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) ticket had met Speaker Om…
27-year-old software engineer from Delhi was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a homestay on the Mussoorie-Dhanolti road. (Photo credit: Deepak Rawat) MUSSOORIE: A 27-year-old software engineer from Delhi was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a homestay on the Mussoorie-Dhanolti road on Monday morning. She had checked in with her husband on Saturday night.P…
India A players (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India A’s thrilling tri-series clash against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla had everything — a tied match, a Super Over, controversy, and an ugly post-match altercation involving teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. But long after Sri Lanka A sealed victory, one question continued to dominate discussions: why was…