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19/11/2024

Beware of Faked Postal Service Texts - How Cybersecurity Expert Took on Scammers Targeting His Wife...

CYBER SECURITY — Grant Smith, founder and president of Phantom Security Group, made it his mission to track down the group responsible for tricking his "very, very smart" and tech-savvy wife with faked U.S. Postal Service texts.

18/11/2024

Trump chooses oil industry executive • Iran demands trillion dollars from US • North Korean hackers develop malicious macOS minesweeper, and more - Top News Headlines Monday 18/November/2024...

13/11/2024

Oil could be down to $40 • Trump's tariff threats • Meta slashes subscription fees, and more - Top News Headlines Wednesday 13/November/2024...

08/11/2024

US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates • Trump announces Susie Wiles as chief of staff • German chancellor sacks finance minister, and more - Top News Headlines Friday 08/November/2024...👇
▶https://newsblist.blogspot.com/2024/11/us-federal-reserve-cuts-interest-rates.html

06/11/2024

Market shares move up as U.S. election brings Trump • Russian stocks surge on Trump victory • South Korean won dives after Donald Trump's win, and more - Top News Headlines Wednesday 06/November/2024... 👇
▶https://newsblist.blogspot.com/2024/11/market-shares-move-up-as-us-election.html

05/11/2024

Berkshire’s cash soars to $325 billion as Buffett sells Apple • Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a judge says, and more - Top News Headlines Tuesday 05/November/2024...

29/10/2024

Hundreds of ballots were destroyed by fires this week at two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest...

UNITED STATES — With just days until Election Day, hundreds of ballots were destroyed by fires this week at two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest, and investigators are searching for a culprit they say is responsible for both.

28/10/2024

European markets were higher as trading began on Monday as investors reviewed the geopolitical situation in the Middle East...

MARKET NEWS — European markets were higher as trading began on Monday as investors reviewed the geopolitical situation in the Middle East.

24/10/2024

Tesla shares saw a 12 Percent jump after the company reported its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday...

MARKET NEWS — Tesla shares saw a 12% jump after the company reported its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday. The electric-car manufacturer was able to bounce back from a tough second quarter, beating Wall Street expectations for earnings per share.

19/10/2024

Chinese communities are being targeted by scammers who trick older women out of their valuables...

UNITED KINGDOM — Chinese communities are being targeted by scammers who trick older women out of their valuables by persuading them their loved ones are in danger.

18/10/2024

US Treasury Department used AI to recover more than $4 billion worth of fraud overall in fiscal 2024...

TECH NEWS — Machine learning AI helped the US Treasury Department to sift through massive amounts of data and recover $1 billion worth of check fraud in fiscal 2024 alone, according to new estimates shared first with CNN..

17/10/2024

Japan is exporting more passenger cars to Russia despite Tokyo’s pledge to put the brakes on automotive sales...

AUTOMOTIVE MARKET — Japan exported 132.2% more passenger cars to Russia in September 2024 than in the same month last year, despite Tokyo’s pledge to put the brakes on automotive sales to the sanctions-hit country, data published by the country’s Finance Ministry on Thursday revealed.

12/10/2024

China's energy passenger vehicle market continued to see robust growth with retail sales reaching 1.12 million units...

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS — China's new energy passenger vehicle market continued to see robust growth in September, with retail sales reaching 1.12 million units, industry association data showed on Saturday.

11/10/2024

At least 3 million homes out of power after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm at about 8:30pm on Wednesday...

FLORIDA, UNITED STATES — Treacherous conditions have caused chaos across Florida after the hurricane made landfall on Wednesday evening and plowed across. Cities were pounded with ferocious winds of up to 120mph and rain, intensifying the misery wrought by Hurricane Helene just two weeks ago.

09/10/2024

UK population has hit 68.3million after huge net immigration sparked the biggest rise since the 1970s...

UNITED KINGDOM — The UK population has hit 68.3million after huge net immigration sparked the biggest rise since the 1970s. Numbers went up by 1 per cent in the year to June 2023, from 67,602,800 to 68,265,200.

07/10/2024

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff quit on Sunday after BBC's report of 170,000 pounds annual salary...

UNITED KINGDOM — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer 's chief of staff quit on Sunday, citing concerns that growing news reports about her role “risked becoming a distraction to the government.”

27/09/2024

Facebook parent company Meta has been fined €91m (£75m) by the Irish Data Protection Commission...

TECH NEWS — Facebook parent company Meta has been fined €91m (£75m) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) following an investigation into the storage of passwords.

26/09/2024

United States DoJ has filed a lawsuit against Visa, accusing the company of debit card monopoly...

UNITED STATES — The United States (US) department of justice (DoJ) has filed a lawsuit against Visa, accusing the company of illegally monopolising the debit card market.