European markets close lower as U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz begins
European stocks started the new trading week on a somber note as global traders assess developments in the Middle East.
Day: April 13, 2026
AI Use Rises At Workplaces, But Employees Still Choose Not To Use It: Report
New Gallup polling finds that while more employees are using AI frequently in their work, there’s been an uptick in alarm that new technologies will replace their jobs.
“That’s Not Going To Play Too Well”: Trump Nearly Named Gulf Of Mexico After Himself
US President Donald Trump formally changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in January last year.
Merck’s Keytruda: A lifesaving drug, a global divide – dw.com
Merck’s Keytruda: A lifesaving drug, a global divide dw.comHow Merck turned its wonder drug into a blockbuster — and priced out cancer patients worldwide International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – ICIJThe miracle canc…
Elon Musk Announces XChat Launch With Self-Destructing Messages
Elon Musk has officially announced the launch of XChat, a new secure messaging application scheduled to release on iOS devices on April 17. The platform builds upon the existing direct messaging infrastructure of X (formerly Twitter) but introduces a d…
News24 | European leaders congratulate Hungary on Peter Magyar’s landslide victory
Peter Magyar’s landslide victory in Sunday’s Hungarian election has handed his centre-right Tisza party a sweeping mandate that will give it a free hand to enact reforms, bolster the rule of law and potentially unlock billions in European Union funding…
More than a fifth of UK’s ‘austerity children’ scarred by poverty, study says
Researchers say hardship is a direct legacy of welfare benefit cuts imposed by Tory governments in recent yearsMore than a fifth of all “austerity generation” British children have been scarred by poverty for at least half their childhood, a direct leg…
Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds
Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHSPrivate firms providing services to the NHS including healthcare and consultancy have made £1.6bn in profits over the last…
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MITRE releases a shared fraud-cyber framework built from real attack data
Financial fraud losses in the United States reached $16.6 billion in 2024, up from $4.2 billion in 2020. Behind those numbers is a structural problem: the teams responsible for stopping fraud, fraud investigators and cybersecurity analysts, have histor…