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Former CIA officer admits stealing $190 million via fake program
David J. Rush, a former CIA officer, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for stealing nearly $200 million, including hundreds of gold bars, through a fabricated top secret government program, the U.S.
07 Oct, 11:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Americans 55 and older hold $140 trillion in wealth, report shows
Households aged 55 and over in the United States held nearly $140 trillion in wealth in the second quarter of 2026, accounting for roughly three-quarters o…
07 Oct, 11:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Americans need $1.2 million on average to retire comfortably
Americans with workplace retirement plans say they need an average of $1.2 million to retire comfortably, according to Schroders' 2026 U.S. Retirement Survey.
07 Oct, 09:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Henri B.
07 Oct, 07:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
HubSpot lays off 660 employees with 20 weeks’ severance pay
HubSpot has laid off 660 employees as part of a workforce reduction, offering affected staff 20 weeks of base pay along with job-search support, the company confirmed this week.
07 Oct, 05:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Billionaire David Reuben moves to Monaco amid UK tax changes
David Reuben, the $13.1 billion property magnate, has relocated from London to Monaco this summer following changes to the UK tax system, a spokesman confirmed.
07 Oct, 03:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
McDonald’s $5 meal deals fail to boost US customer visits
McDonald’s recent push with $5 Sausage McMuffin meals and $6 mix-and-match combos has not reversed declining customer visits in the US, the company confirmed this week.
07 Oct, 03:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
JioHotstar expands into Middle East via Starzplay partnership
JioHotstar, the streaming platform backed by Reliance Industries with over 500 million monthly active users, is expanding into the Middle East and North Af…
06 Oct, 11:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Taiwan opens Phoenix office amid $265 billion chip investment in Arizona
Taiwan inaugurated its 14th U.S. economic and cultural office in Phoenix on Monday, coinciding with a $265 billion semiconductor investment project in Arizona.
06 Oct, 11:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Meta tests reels-first Facebook experience in India
Meta has begun testing a new Facebook user experience in India that opens the app directly into a full-screen, Reels-centric video feed.
06 Oct, 09:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Paramount Skydance completes $110 billion Warner Bros Discovery deal
Paramount Skydance completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery on October 6, creating one of the world's largest entertainment companies.
06 Oct, 07:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Elon Musk reclaims trillionaire status as SpaceX and Tesla stocks surge
Elon Musk regained his trillionaire status on Monday as his net worth hit $1 trillion, rising by $65.3 billion or 6.66% from the previous trading day, acco…
06 Oct, 07:29 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Plain text remains a durable and simple technology after decades
Plain text files continue to be one of the most reliable and long-lasting computer file formats, with the ability to remain readable even fifty years after creation, according to deadparrotbbs.com.
06 Oct, 03:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
Hackers steal 8 million records from Danish government database
The Danish government confirmed a data breach affecting its Central Person Register (CPR), with hackers stealing records of approximately 8 million citizens and residents.
05 Oct, 09:29 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
Singapore Exchange loses $4.2 billion amid valuation concerns
Shares of Singapore Exchange Ltd. have dropped sharply, erasing about $4.2 billion in market value since their peak in late August.
05 Oct, 11:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Software glitch delays start of Bahrain F1 race, frustrates drivers
The start of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia was delayed by 50 minutes due to a software glitch affecting the power unit controllers of the 2026 generat…
05 Oct, 11:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Accenture to reduce shareholder returns amid higher acquisition spending
Accenture Plc plans to return at least $9.5 billion to shareholders in the fiscal year ending August 2027, down from $11.5 billion the previous year, marki…
05 Oct, 07:28 am IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
Warren Buffett paid $7 in taxes at 14, Berkshire Hathaway paid $26.8 billion in 2024
Warren Buffett filed his first tax return in 1944 at age 14, owing just $7 on earnings of $592.50 as a paperboy in Washington, D.C., according to fortune.com.
04 Oct, 09:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 2 min
NorthPoint offers $10,000 to Pennsylvania residents for data center project
NorthPoint Development proposed a $165 million investment in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, including a 15-building data center campus called Project Hazelnut.
04 Oct, 07:28 pm IST - GLOBALGLOBAL · 1 min
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak reveals early rejections before founding company
Steve Wozniak, cofounder of Apple, revealed that he faced five rejections from Hewlett-Packard (HP) before cofounding the tech giant in 1976 alongside Stev…
03 Oct, 08:27 pm IST