South Korean prosecutors request 5-year jail sentence for Samsung chief Jay Lee

South Korean prosecutors sought a five-year prison sentence and a 500 million KRW fine, equivalent to $375,000, for Samsung Electronics Chief Jay Y. Lee at an appeals court on Monday. The appeals case comes 10 months after Lee and 13 former Samsung executives were originally acquitted of manipulating stock prices and committing accounting fraud in … Read more

French PM meets with far-right leader Le Pen as govt wobbles under budget pressures

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier met with far-right National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen on Monday in an effort to forge a deal allowing approval of the government’s budget. Opposition parties have denounced the budget and the RN could join forces with the left-wing bloc in parliament to topple the government in a confidence … Read more

NIP Group reports 1H results

NIP Group press release (NASDAQ:NIPG): 1H net loss for the first half of 2024 was $4.7 million, compared with $11.3 million in the same period of 2023. Adjusted EBITDA for the first half of 2024 was negative $2.6 million, compared with negative $2.7 million in the same period of 2023. Revenue of $39.3M (+1.8% Y/Y).

The best mesh Wi-Fi systems of 2024

The frustrations of a traditional Wi-Fi router tend to be more noticeable when you live in a larger or busier household. Constant buffering while trying to stream a movie or music cutting out when you want to bust out to some moves using your smart speaker; it’s frankly annoying. That’s where a mesh Wi-Fi system … Read more

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool forward says he is ‘probably more out than in’ with Reds still yet to offer Egyptian new contract | Football News

Mohamed Salah says he is disappointed he is still yet to be offered a new contract by Liverpool and is “probably more out than in,” with his current deal expiring at the end of this season. That will come as alarming news to Liverpool supporters, who sang his name through the second half of the … Read more

Leeds Building Society names Brendan McCafferty as new Chair By Investing.com

LONDON – Leeds Building Society announced today the appointment of Brendan McCafferty as its new Chair, effective March 1, 2025, pending regulatory approval. He will take over from Iain Cornish, who has decided not to seek a third term after joining the Society’s Board in 2019 and serving as Chair since April 2020. McCafferty, a … Read more