WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook parent Meta, suffered a global outage on Tuesday. Story Published at: October 25, 2022 at 09:08AM
Meta-owned messaging service WhatsApp suffers global outage
Flying taxis, robotic avatars and holograms — Saudi Arabia pushes ahead with its sci-fi city vision
With a mammoth budget of $500 billion, Neom is a key element of Saudi’s Vision 2030 plan originally launched back in 2016.Story Published at: October 25, 2022 at 08:08AM
UK’s Rishi Sunak inherits in-tray of anarchy as he takes over as PM of country in crisis
Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to take office Tuesday, assuming with it one of the most daunting political in-trays in modern British historyStory Published at: October 25, 2022 at 08:03AM
Swiss bank UBS posts 24% profit slide but beats analyst expectations
UBS on Tuesday reported a net income of $1.7 billion for the third quarter of this year, slightly above analyst expectations, with the Swiss bank citing a challenging environment.Story Published at: October 25, 2022 at 05:51AM
France enters ‘white gold’ rush as top producer aims to supply Europe with lithium
Lithium is crucial to the batteries that power electric vehicles.Story Published at: October 25, 2022 at 05:30AM
Russian court will hear Brittney Griner’s appeal Tuesday as WNBA star tries to trim 9-year sentence
Griner was arrested in February after Russian authorities found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage.Story Published at: October 25, 2022 at 05:01AM
Talent agency CAA drops Ye, as film studio MRC ditches documentary because of his antisemitic remarks
Hollywood talent agency CAA dropped Ye, previously known as Kanye West, as a client.Story Published at: October 24, 2022 at 07:17PM
Chinese intelligence officers charged with obstructing Huawei prosecution as DOJ reveals 2 more cases of China interference
Attorney General Merrick Garland detailed three criminal cases involving efforts by China in the United States.Story Published at: October 24, 2022 at 07:16PM
The new iPad got a major makeover, and it’s worth the extra $120
Apple’s new entry-level iPad is $120 more expensive than last year’s model, but it’s worth the cost if you have an iPad that’s two or more years old. Story Published at: October 24, 2022 at 04:02PM
Apple raises prices on its TV and Music streaming services
In a statement, Apple said that the price increase for Apple Music was because of increased music licensing costs. Story Published at: October 24, 2022 at 06:01PM