Month: July 2025
Surge in Crude oil prices in Europe
Diesel futures in Europe have surged at times in recent weeks, touching the equivalent of $110 a barrel. That’s in part because traders are having to find supplies from further afield since a ban on Russian imports came into effect.The pivot away from Russian supplies also means that refineries are consuming lighter barrels, which are
AI Staff hefty salaries
As Big Tech and startups race to dominate the next frontier of artificial intelligence, they’re offering money, perks, and equity to a limited pool of technical talent who will join them. Because tech companies typically guard their compensation details closely, these government-mandated disclosures provide a peek into pay scales. The numbers reflect annual salaries alone,
Russia and Ukraine drone exchange after ceasefire talks
Ukrainian and Russian delegations met on Wednesday evening in Istanbul in the third round of ceasefire talks. Neither side appeared to harbour much hope for progress before start of the talks, which according to the head of the Ukrainian delegation lasted barely an hour. The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, said both countries
XRP is now 91st largest asset in the world
Now the third-largest cryptocurrency, XRP is the 91st largest asset in the world, according to InfiniteMarketCap, with a market cap of $203.89 billion. Due to its 71.6% monthly rise, per CoinGecko, XRP has surpassed drinks company PepsiCo, telecommunications firm AT&T, and taxi app Uber.Ethereum, by comparison, is the 29th largest asset, ahead of the likes
AI Overviews makes click-through rates drop on Google searches
A new study from GrowthSRC Media finds that click-through rates (CTRs) for Google’s top-ranking search result have declined from 28% to 19%. This 32% drop correlates with the expansion of AI Overviews, a feature that now appears across a wide range of search results. While top positions saw notable declines, the study observed a 30.63%
Russia “disinformation” on X
More than 100 pieces of content published on X from Russian state media and disinformation actors that fail to comply with European rules still appear on the social media platform despite being reported to X.The European Commission, the EU’s executive body, launched a formal investigation into X this year for breaching the DSA and said
Ukraine’s Mirage 2000 fighters crahes
France first delivered Ukraine’s Mirages in February. It said it had also added several upgrades, including an electronic warfare system, that allow the jets to approach and strike ground targets more effectively. Still, Kyiv has largely used its Western aircraft for safer air defense missions, destroying Russian drones and missiles within its airspace. Ukraine is
Russia Aircraft fly near Alaska
Russian military planes were detected flying near the coast of Alaska on Tuesday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said, marking the latest in a string of sightings in recent months.The aircraft flew through a section of international airspace called the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), which is a designated area just outside of
CrowdStrike Named the Leader in Managed Detection and Response for Second
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data.Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity
India flags Sharepoint vulnerabilities
SharePoint is a web-based collaboration and document management platform developed by Microsoft. It allows organisations to create, manage, and share content and applications in a centralised environment. India’s nodal cybersecurity agency, has flagged multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Server that have been actively exploited by hackers to access sensitive user data or compromise systems through