After Iran Cease-Fire, Ship Traffic in Strait of Hormuz Remains Throttled
A handful of vessels have crossed the crucial waterway since the U.S.-Iran truce began, but shipowners, insurers and others are wary of safe passage.
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UK-based currency hedging platform MillTech raised $60M from Apax Digital Funds at a $325M valuation, and plans to expand in North America and build AI tools (Carter Johnson/Bloomberg)
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UK-based currency hedging platform MillTech raised $60M from Apax Digital Funds at a $325M valuation, and plans to expand in North America and build AI tools — Currency hedging and cash management platform…
Hackers Target Adobe Reader Users With Sophisticated Zero-Day Exploit
Security researchers at EXPMON have uncovered a highly sophisticated, unpatched zero-day vulnerability actively targeting Adobe Reader users. The exploit, first detected in the wild late last month, allows threat actors to silently steal local files, g…
US, Israel and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire though some attacks continue
It was not clear if the strikes would scuttle the deal, which US vice president JD Vance called ‘fragile’.
As corruption allegations close out campaign, what to expect in Hungary’s election
Hungary’s parliamentary election on 12 April is shaping up to be the biggest test yet of Viktor Orban’s 16 years in power. For the first time in more than a decade, the prime minister faces a challenger who might turn the tables: Peter Magyar.
Ukraine Knocks Out Russia’s Last Rail Ferry “Slavyanin” Supplying Crimea
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Israeli Air Force just launched its largest wave of airstrikes in Lebanon targeting 100 sites within 10 minutes
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Family of man killed in shooting at Florida State University to sue ChatGPT and OpenAI
Lawyers for Robert Morales’s family said chatbot ‘may have advised the shooter’ on how to carry out shootingThe family of a man who was killed at Florida State University last year plans to sue ChatGPT and its parent organization, OpenAI, for allegedly…
‘We can’t increase prices any more’: UK hospitality firms hit by cost triple blow
Struggling pubs reel from rising business rates, wages and energy bills, with customers at limit of what they will payNick Evans is staring in vain at columns of numbers, trying to make them add up to a profit. He is a co-owner of the Old Crown Coachin…
Iran ceasefire raises hopes for reopening key Strait of Hormuz
The announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, will it is hoped, lead to the opening of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which one fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes.Read the full story, “Ir…