By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s economy likely grew at its slowest pace in one-and-a-half years in the three months to end-September as weak consumption offset a strong recovery in government spending, which for years has helped drive growth, a Reuters poll found. Asia’s third-largest economy grew more than 8.0% in the fiscal year … Read more
A former Verizon employee who fed information to Chinese security agents about his employer, Chinese hacking operations, and pro-democracy activists living in the U.S. was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday. Ping Li, 59, pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiring to act as an agent of China going back to at least … Read more
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. NBC Andy Griffith’s legendary defense attorney Ben Matlock might enjoy a nice hot dog, but Griffith himself had somewhat different dietary preferences while filming “Matlock.” On occasion, the actor was even known to tap into his character’s … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, and 10% on Chinese imports, citing the drug trade and immigration. Posting on Truth Social, he pledged to sign executive orders implementing these measures immediately after taking office on January 20.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government’s impact assessment of its workers’ rights reforms is “not fit for purpose” because it does not explore the effect of higher costs for employers on wages, jobs and economic activity, a watchdog … Read more
Want to keep up with what everyone’s talking about on alternative social media sites like Bluesky and Mastodon, but don’t have time to constantly scroll through their respective apps? A newly launched link aggregation service called Sill may be able to help. The service is similar to the older startup Nuzzel, which was ultimately acquired … Read more
Jake Ackman | 12:00am GMT 24 November 2024 When a player gets extremely exceptional on a cricket pitch, he grabs the focus of every fan and ends up with what you may call the Man of the Match trophy (with some prize money). Many times, the attention he gets afterwards isn’t just about him or … Read more
A judge on Monday delayed until January his decision on whether to re-sentence Erik and Lyle Menendez for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion 35 years ago, squashing their family’s hope the brothers would be released and home for the holidays. Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic said at the hearing in Los Angeles … Read more
Starbucks Corp. said a ransomware attack at a third-party software supplier has disrupted its system for tracking employee schedules, forcing the coffee giant to manually tally workers’ hours and pay. Blue Yonder Group Inc., a Panasonic subsidiary that provides supply chain management software, said its systems were disrupted by a Nov. 21 “ransomware incident.” Starbucks is among … Read more
Spotify just announced that it’s begun rolling out a new “Recents” page that keeps tabs on everything you’ve been listening to. This section of the app will hold onto content for up to 90 days and integrates with music, podcasts and even audiobooks. The page also keeps an eye on saved content. The platform says … Read more