SAN FRANCISCO: The extraordinary hacking spree that hit Twitter on Wednesday (Jul 15), leading it to briefly muzzle some of its most widely followed accounts, is drawing questions about the platform’s security and resilience in the run-up to the US presidential election. Twitter said late on Wednesday hackers obtained control […]
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A group of the world’s top oil companies including Saudi Aramco, China’s CNPC and Exxon Mobil have for the first time set targets to cut their combined greenhouse gas emissions as a proportion of production, as pressure on the sector’s climate stance grows. FILE PHOTO: An Exxon sign is seen […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s unemployment rate in June climbed to the highest in 22 years as workers re-entering the workforce were unable to find jobs, official data showed on Thursday (Jul 16). The unemployment rate shot up to 7.4 per cent in June, from 7.1 per cent in May, and the highest […]
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Thursday (Jul 16) that net profit in its last financial year fell 44.8 per cent, after investment income took a hit from sharp declines in the global markets. Net profit for the year ended Mar 31 came in at S$10.6 billion, […]
SINGAPORE: OCBC customers can now use their SingPass to log in to their accounts with the bank, the lender said on Thursday (Jul 16). This comes after OCBC rolled out the use of SingPass Mobile app on Jul 4 as an alternative login to access its digital bank services. The […]
BEIJING: China’s economy grew 3.2 per cent in the second quarter from a year earlier, data showed on Thursday (Jul 16), recovering from a record contraction as lockdown measures ended and policymakers stepped up stimulus to combat the shock from the coronavirus crisis. The growth was faster than the 2.5 […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Wednesday (Jul 15) launched its own news podcasts, a first for the iPhone maker which is wading into an already crowded field. Apple News will now feature daily audio news briefings along with “audio stories” – pieces from partners such as Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Time, Wired […]
WASHINGTON: The official Twitter accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others were hijacked on Wednesday (Jul 15) by scammers trying to dupe people into sending cryptocurrency bitcoin, in a massive hack of the social media platform. The list of accounts commandeered simultaneously grew rapidly to include Joe Biden, […]
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s ESR-REIT has agreed to buy Sabana Shari’ah Compliant Industrial REIT in a deal that will create the country’s fifth-largest industrial real estate investment trust by assets, adding to a wave of consolidation in the sector. Each Sabana unitholder will receive 94 new ESR-REIT units for every 100 Sabana […]
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday its corporate Gmail customers would now be able to edit documents and other files without leaving the email service, as it aims to lure clients from rivals by making its tools more integrated. OAKLAND, Calif.: Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday its corporate Gmail […]