The Strait of Hormuz blockade disrupts the whole suply chain
The Strait of Hormuz blockade has caused investors, consumers, and businesses to focus on surging oil prices. Oil affects the cost of every product, since land vehicles, ships, and aircraft need it for fuel. Higher shipping costs result in lower profit margins, and many companies try to pass some of these costs on to consumers.Although
Russian hackers ‘hijacking wifi routers to steal passwords’
Hackers linked to the Russian state have compromised commonly used wifi routers and are using them to harvest data. By hijacking the system used to type in web addresses, the group can divert users to disguised malicious websites and trick them into giving away information like passwords. That means users could find themselves on a
Middle East ceasefire agreement
Tehran has agreed to temporarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world’s oil, gas and fertiliser passes, easing concerns for the battered global economy. The announcement came shortly before a deadline set by US President Donald Trump, who had threatened to obliterate Iran if it did not negotiate.China said on Wednesday
Singapore refuses to negotiate with Tehran
Singapore says it will not negotiate with Iran for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as a matter of principle because it believes transiting critical waterways is a right and not a privilege. It sits on the Strait of Malacca, the crossroads of major global maritime routes between the Indian Ocean and the South
Adani seeks dismissal of SEC case
Billionaire Gautam Adani has moved a US court seeking dismissal of a US Securities and Exchange Commission’s securities fraud lawsuit, arguing the case represents an impermissible extraterritorial application of US law and fails for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Adanis argued that the court lacked personal jurisdiction, saying neither of them had sufficient contacts with
Nvidia acquisition of SchedMD
A niche acquisition by Nvidia has raised concerns among artificial-intelligence and supercomputer specialists who see the move as a test of the biggest AI chip company’s commitment to maintaining a fair playing field for chip rivals and AI data center builders.Nvidia last December announced it would acquire SchedMD, giving it control of open-source software called
Oil price fluctuates as Israel-USA war against Iran continues
Global oil prices have fluctuated ahead of a deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Iran to open the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route.Oil and gas shipments from the Middle East have been severely disrupted as Tehran threatens to attack vessels trying to use the strait in retaliation for US and Israeli airstrikes
Samsung to remove its text messaging app in the US
All Samsung Galaxy phones run on Google’s Android operating system. To switch to Google Messages, the Samsung website provides instructions for users to download the app from the Play Store, if it’s not already on their phone, and set it as the default. Some users may also receive an in-app notification guiding them through the
New ‘BrowserGate’ report claims LinkedIn secretely scans browsers
A new report is alleging LinkedIn uses hidden JavaScript to scan its visitors’ browsers for installed extensions, looks for those that compete with its own sales tools, and then twists its users’ arms until they stop using those and pick LinkedIn’s products, instead.However the social network says this is a smear campaign run by a
A whole civilization will die tonight, Trump’s fresh threat to Iran
As the US President’s own deadline nears completion and his ”hell will reign upon Iran” threat nears, he has delivered fresh remarks hinting at a significant escalation in the ongoing Iran-Israel-US war in West Asia. Making it the strongest vocal threat issued by Trump, he vowed to end the whole of civilization. The US President