Adnan Rasheed
The Pentagon’s independent oversight office concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive details about a military strike put US personnel and their mission at risk, according to two people familiar with the findings. The assessment underscores broader concerns about operational security and digital communications within the U.S. … Read more
A major Venmo outage disrupted service for tens of thousands of users Wednesday, preventing them from sending payments, accessing balances or logging into the PayPal owned app. The outage, which began in the early evening of December 3, reached a peak of more than 37,000 reports on monitoring site Downdetector. By 3:50 pm PT, more … Read more
TikTok will invest more than $37 billion to build a large scale data facility in northeastern Brazil, a move company officials said will deepen its presence in one of the world’s fastest growing digital markets. The planned TikTok Brazil data center, announced Wednesday, will be developed in Ceará near the industrial port of Pecém and … Read more
Microsoft Corp.’s stock fell more than two percent Wednesday after a report suggested that the company’s artificial intelligence software sales fell short of growth expectations, raising questions about the adoption of AI tools in traditional business settings. The Information reported that many of Microsoft’s sales staff did not meet targets for the company’s Foundry product, … Read more
Washington, DC — President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted a full pardon to Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, who, along with his wife, was charged last year with accepting $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities. Trump framed the move as a response to what he called political targeting by the Biden administration. “Sleepy Joe went after … Read more
YouTube said it will comply with Australia’s teen social media ban, confirming it will lock out users under the age of sixteen from signed in accounts within days. The move marks a major shift for one of the world’s largest video platforms and ends weeks of uncertainty over how the company would respond to the … Read more
Eutelsat shares dropped sharply Wednesday after a report that SoftBank reduced its holdings in the French satellite operator, underscoring growing uncertainty around Europe’s efforts to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink in the fast expanding satellite broadband market. The Reuters report indicated SoftBank sold thirty six million rights, equal to about twenty six million shares, leaving … Read more
BRUSSELS — Former European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and two other senior figures have been formally accused of procurement fraud, corruption, conflict of interest and violation of professional secrecy, European authorities said Wednesday. Their brief detention earlier this week has raised concerns across Brussels’ diplomatic and academic communities. Belgian authorities detained Mogherini on … Read more
Taipei, Taiwan — Taiwan prosecutors charged Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit on Tuesday with violating the National Security Act and the Trade Secrets Act, marking the first corporate indictment under the nation’s national security law related to the alleged theft of critical technology trade secrets from semiconductor giant TSMC (2330.TW). The indictment follows the August prosecution … Read more
The US dollar was set for its ninth straight decline on Wednesday as traders increasingly bet on Federal Reserve rate cuts following a series of economic data points and signals of a more dovish monetary policy stance. Investors also weighed the growing prospect of a new Fed chair, adding complexity to expectations for future policy … Read more
