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DR Congo score extra-time winner to reach first World Cup in half a century
The Democratic Republic of Congo defeated Jamaica 1-0 after extra time in an intercontinental playoff on Tuesday to seal their first World Cup appearance in 52 years. Former England under-21 international Axel Tuanzebe scored following a corner kick i…
Will UAE enter Iran war? Abu Dhabi pushes US, allies to reopen Strait of Hormuz by force
The UAE is reportedly considering military intervention against Iran, a significant shift from its previous neutral stance. Repeated Iranian attacks and the disruption of the vital Strait of Hormuz have pushed Abu Dhabi to explore options, including s…
Google Cloud’s Vertex AI Hit by Vulnerability Enabling Sensitive Data Access
Artificial intelligence agents are transforming enterprise workflows, but they also introduce dangerous new attack vectors. Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 recently uncovered a significant vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform’s …
First Black astronaut candidate ‘proud’ Victor Glover will make history
First Black astronaut candidate Ed Dwight says he’s “really proud” of Victor Glover who’s set to make history.
A suspected system failure caused a number of Baidu robotaxis to stop across Wuhan, trapping passengers and reportedly causing traffic disruptions and crashes (Zeyi Yang/Wired)
Zeyi Yang / Wired:
A suspected system failure caused a number of Baidu robotaxis to stop across Wuhan, trapping passengers and reportedly causing traffic disruptions and crashes — A suspected system failure froze Baidu’s robotaxis a…
Asia ramps up use of dirty fuels to cover energy shortfall triggered by Iran war
South Korea will delay the shutdown of coal-fired plants, while the Philippines also plans to boost the output of its coal-burning plantsGovernments across Asia are ramping up their use of coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, as they try to cover huge energ…
IndiGo shares jump 9% after India’s largest airline names industry veteran William Walsh as CEO
Walsh, 64, is currently the director general of the International Air Transport Association and will join the Indian airline in early August.
Grab, in partnership with WeRide, launches a robotaxi service in Singapore, becoming Southeast Asia’s first ride-hailing provider to offer a driverless service (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
Grab, in partnership with WeRide, launches a robotaxi service in Singapore, becoming Southeast Asia’s first ride-hailing provider to offer a driverless service — Singapore’s Grab Holdings Ltd. became Southeast Asia’s firs…
Mimecast makes enterprise email security deployable in minutes
Most organizations running Microsoft 365 rely on native email controls as their primary line of defense. According to Mimecast research, 38% of organizations depend exclusively on those native controls for collaboration security, and 64% say those cont…