Dave Wehner, Meta’s chief strategy officer and former chief financial officer, is leaving the social media giant to join fast-growing AI startup Lin Qiao-led Fireworks as its new CFO, marking another high-profile move from Big Tech into the artificial intelligence sector. Wehner announced the move in a post on X, saying he had become increasingly…

Far-right activist Jake Lang disrupts Seattle Diwali celebrations with anti-Hindu placards A Diwali celebration in Seattle was disrupted on Saturday (local time) after far-right American activist Jake Lang and a group of protesters attempted to interrupt the festivities while carrying placards reading “Deport All Dot Heads”. Lang was confronted and physically stopped by some of…

Australia’s Usman Khawaja (AP Photo/James Elsby) The Sandpapergate scandal that rocked Australian cricket in 2018 has returned to the spotlight following fresh revelations from Usman Khawaja, who has claimed that the entire team was aware of the ball-tampering attempts during the Test series against South Africa.Excerpts from Khawaja’s upcoming autobiography, Sabr, published by the Sydney…

Who is Gadi Eisenkot? The ex-army chief taking on Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel election Israeli President Isaac Herzog has tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the country’s next government after the October 27 election failed to produce a clear parliamentary majority. It has given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s main challenger the first opportunity to…

How Delhi-NCR’s Diwali changed in a decade NEW DELHI: The shopkeeper is still wrapping your diya, and your phone has already buzzed with the payment confirmation.A decade ago, the same festive shopping run in Delhi-NCR meant cash in hand, a round of bargaining and a string of small payments at the neighbourhood shop. The rituals…

FIIs pour in Dalal Street after global AI stocks tumble NEW DELHI: Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have invested Rs 38,971 crore in Indian equities this week, as a sharp fall in global technology stocks flipped investment trends.Concerns over heavy spending on artificial intelligence (AI) and a possible slowdown in data centre investments have triggered selling…

Apple executive chairman Tim Cook has wished people around the world a happy Diwali, sharing a festive photograph on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) that he said was taken on an iPhone 18 Pro Max. In the post shared Cook wished users a joyful celebration and shared a striking image showing a…