Month: April 2026
Iran to resist USA aggression until the end
The US and Israel initially suggested their goal in the war was to topple the Islamic republic, though Trump in particular has wavered on that point in the weeks since. Strikes have killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 36 years, as well as many other senior officials, but the country’s governing
Soaring Energy prices
Oil prices rose sharply again Thursday and stock markets fell after President Donald Trump presented no plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in his address the evening before, leaving the task to a group of U.S. allies meeting on the energy crisis.Trump, who has railed against NATO allies for hesitating to get more involved
OpenAI working on Spud
OpenAI, which recently raised $122 billion, is working on a new flagship model internally codenamed Spud. As competition heats up in enterprise AI. Early signals suggest Spud offers stronger reasoning and more intuitive outputs than current models. A key improvement is its ability to quickly grasp user intent, minimizing the need for repeated clarifications. This
WhatsApp warns users about spyware hidden in fake app
WhatsApp has issued a warning after discovering that hundreds of people were tricked into downloading a fake version of the messaging app that contained spyware. The company says around 200 users were affected and has already taken steps to protect those accounts. According to WhatsApp, the fake app was allegedly created by the Italian spyware
USA reverse-engineers Iran’s famous Shahed drone
Russia’s deployment of Iranian-designed Shahed drones has made their battlefield impact widely visible. Footage of triangular drones striking structures in Ukraine has become increasingly widespread, while civilians have learned to fear the distinctive buzzing noise that signals an incoming attack. Until recently, the large-scale deployment of such disposable drones remained largely theoretical for U.S. forces.
Iran threatens US-owned companies
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday threatened US-owned companies with a presence in the Middle East. The Pentagon, White House, and the majority of companies listed, including Dell, Cisco, Intel, and HP, did not respond to requests for comment. JPMorgan and Microsoft declined to comment. The IRGC statement advised workers to avoid their workplaces
Oracle India Layoffs
In an internal email, Oracle informed employees about organisational changes, stating that efforts to streamline operations had led to certain roles becoming redundant. The email also instructed employees to urgently provide a personal email address to receive separation-related documents and warned that access to company systems would be revoked shortly. This latest announcement came a
Volodymyr Zelensky to meet US negotiators after the attack on Ukraine by Russia
Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet with US negotiators on Wednesday in order to discuss the state of peace negotiations put on ice by the raging war in Iran. The US, Russia and Ukraine have held three rounds of high-level, trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi and Geneva this year in a bid to negotiate an
Iran allows safe passage of Bangladeshi fuel Ship
Iran Security Council has approved safe passage to Bangladesh’s six fuel-carrying ships waiting to cross the Strait of Hormuz amid continued war in West Asia. As petroleum reserves continue to dwindle in Bangladesh, heavily dependent on imported fuel, five LNG shipments from Qatar and one crude oil cargo from Saudi Arabia, carrying nearly 5 lakh
IRGC takes de facto control of President Pezeshkian’s government in Iran
Mounting friction between President Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration and Iran’s military establishment has led to what insiders describe as a “complete political stalemate”. And now, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has taken de facto control over key areas of governance.Traditionally, Iran’s president nominates candidates for the post of Intelligence Minister only after receiving approval from