SYDNEY, Australia — Embattled Australian telco giant Optus was hit with a $66-million fine on Wednesday over “appalling” sales conduct as the firm grapples with fallout from a network outage linked to several deaths. A federal court ruled the company — one of Australia’s top telecoms providers — should be punished for selling products to vulnerable
Spanish researchers say Maria Branyas Morera won a genetic lottery. But experts caution that healthy genes and microbiomes don’t explain longevity on their own.
MANILA, Philippines — The government’s budget deficit swelled by 56 percent from a year earlier in August to P84.8 billion, driven by a drop in revenues. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that revenues had contracted by nearly 9 percent to P352 billion. READ: S&P trims Philippines’ growth outlook on trade risks Meanwhile, expenditures
BEIJING, China — Alibaba announced on Wednesday a “milestone collaboration” in artificial intelligence (AI) tech with US chip giant Nvidia that the Chinese company said will accelerate its development of humanoid robots. The news came as Alibaba’s shares soared more than 9 percent in Hong Kong after chief executive Eddie Wu unveiled plans to further ramp
Participating in the discussion on Finance Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, the Sena MP demanded that there should be some policy or framework wherein comedians can be allowed to criticise policies and not indulge in making personal remarks against individuals.
The court rejected the anticipatory bail petition filed in the high court by absconding accused
The iconic Bollywood film Sholay, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, and Jaya Bachchan, is set to be screened at the Indian Film Festival of Sydney (IFFS) with its original ending.
NEW YORK— Michael Porter Jr. has a familiar face helping ease his transition from Denver to Brooklyn. The 6-foot-10 forward felt overwhelmed by the demands that come with playing in New York during the Nuggets’ yearly visits to face the city’s two NBA clubs. But his reunion with Nets coach Jordi Fernandez — a former
WhatsApp’s latest update for its Android app enhances chat initiation with a revamped interface that adapts to selected contacts and introduces options for creating broadcast lists and groups.
