Video game developer BioWare shuts down
Video game publisher Electronic Arts is shutting down the popular and influential game development studio BioWare after more than three decades. The upcoming “Mass Effect” game, the fifth since 2007, has been canceled. BioWare announced the closure on social media Wednesday following a report by Bloomberg that also said the company is laying off 400
Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI
Barclays is cutting around 5,000 staff as it introduces more artificial intelligence (AI) into its work processes. The banking group said 1,000 posts had already been closed and it expects a further reduction of 4,000 to be complete by the end of this year, amounting to around 5% of its global workforce. The bank’s cost
India diversifying oil imports in its own interest
India’s move to diversify crude oil imports was driven by its own interests, and not due to American pressure, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. In an exclusive interview with India Today, Rubio, who is on a three-day India visit, underlined that relying heavily on a single supplier could leave countries vulnerable to
Rush is on to patch AI-discovered software vulnerability
Governments and corporations worked throughout the night on urgent security updates after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to 70% of websites globally. The FBI’s cyber division warned on Wednesday that the vulnerabilities could allow malicious actors to remotely execute code in the programming language, PHP, which powers websites and web
India condemns attacks on Saudi Arabia’s airport
India on Thursday strongly condemned the continued attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, including yesterday’s attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, killing an Indian national.According to the ministry, an Indian national died and two others were injured in the attack on Dammam airport, while another Indian national was injured in
Ebola has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any previous Ebola outbreak, reaching three regions. Nigeria on Tuesday became the latest country affected by the outbreak, which was first declared in eastern Congo in mid-May. Caused
Fighter jet crashes and explodes into fireball in France killing one
A French fighter jet has crashed during a training flight, killing at least one crew member and sparking an urgent search for the other. The French Mirage 2000D crashed near the plane’s air base on the outskirts of Nancy, in the Rogeville commune, France’s Air and Space Force confirmed to local outlet Ici Lorraine. Witnesses
Major security flaw triggers action from Google and Apple against eMudhra certificates
eMudhra, an Indian certificate authority (CA) that issues digital certificates, is reportedly under fire for dangerously weak security keys in eight of its certificates. This can potentially allow attackers to create a fake digital certificate for almost any website and intercept or manipulate data exchanged between users and those websites.Google, Apple, Microsoft and Mozilla have
United Nations report highlights significant increase in U.S. climate pollution
Countries are not doing enough to cut emissions that cause climate change, according to a new report from United Nations scientists. And the United States is a big part of the problem. The U.S. sticks out as the only major economy where planet-warming pollution increased dramatically last year.It finds that last year, the U.S. was
Russia frees US citizen held since 2022 after plea from Trump
U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard, who was held by Russia since 2022, has been released and is on his way home to the U.S., President Donald Trump said Wednesday. “Stephen is on his way back home and will soon be with his family,” Trump said in a post on social media, adding that the decision came