With Israel’s air strikes still pounding Beirut and Donald Trump packing his diplomatic team with Middle East hawks, many Lebanese have pinned their hopes for peace on one man: the automotive tycoon Massad Boulos. As a Trump in-law, no other Lebanese voice is as close to the president-elect, or seemingly as well placed to win … Read more
Apple has rolled out updates for its operating systems, which come with security fixes for vulnerabilities that may have already been used to target its customers. The updates are now available for Macs, iPhones, iPads, the Vision Pro and the Safari browser. In its notes, Apple revealed that the security patches will fix bugs affecting … Read more
We have recently – imam and lawyer – joined forces, along with so many unsung heroes, to demand respect for the humanity of Dr Aafia Siddiqui. She is often called the “Most Oppressed Muslim Woman in the World” – and with good cause. There is no other woman who went through the full US Rendition … Read more
Just last week, Gautam Adani had congratulated Donald Trump on his presidential win, pledging a $10 billion investment in US energy and infrastructure projects. Now, those ambitions are under scrutiny after US prosecutors filed bribery charges against the billionaire and his associates. The allegations, centered on a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian officials for solar energy … Read more
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A Texas anesthesiologist convicted of injecting heart-stopping poison into patients’ IV bags has been sentenced to 190 years in prison. Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz, Jr., 60, once dubbed a “medical terrorist,” was found guilty on four counts of tampering with consumer products resulting in serious bodily injury, one count of tampering with a consumer product and … Read more
By Stephen Nellis and Aditya Soni SAN FRANCISCO/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Nvidia’s revenue forecast on Wednesday disappointed Wall Street, raising questions over whether the artificial intelligence boom is waning. But the answer, according to Nvidia executives, analysts and investors, is a resounding no. There is no shortage of companies eager to create new AI systems using … Read more
Jason Kempin/Getty Images Miranda Lambert and her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, made a perfect pair at the 2024 CMA Awards. The couple were all smiles as they walked the red carpet together ahead of the Wednesday, November 20, ceremony, which was held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Lambert, 41, stunned in an off-the-shoulder floor-length black … Read more
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami could still play the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 despite missing the initial squad selection for the series. It is believed that the medical team of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is working hard to get Shami fit. Shami recently returned to professional cricket after nearly a year with … Read more
Ofcom said it received evidence showing Microsoft makes it less attractive for customers to run its Office productivity apps on cloud infrastructure other than Microsoft Azure. Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket via Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s competition regulator is preparing remedies aimed at solving competition issues in the multibillion-pound cloud computing industry. … Read more