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China-based suspect in South Korea bank hacks used AI, Claude tools: CrowdStrike report
The actor was likely ‘financially motivated’ and also used a Chinese-developed open-source toolPublished Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 12:34 PM[SEOUL] The suspect behind recent cyberattacks targeting South Korea’s financial...
‘Reinvented’ PC: Microsoft says new laptop with Nvidia chip outperforms MacBooks on AI tasks
The Surface Laptop Ultra returns model prompts twice as fast as Apple’s MacBook Pro M5, says firmPublished Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 11:54 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Microsoft revealed pricing and...
Amazon makes fresh job cuts, mainly in retail division; Bezos cites Covid overhiring
Its founder says layoffs were necessary as the e-commerce giant overhired during the pandemicPublished Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 11:15 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Amazon confirmed on Wednesday (Oct 7) it...
Revolut to set up CBD office in Collyer Quay, puts S$350 million into Singapore expansion
[SINGAPORE] After seven years of operating out of co-working spaces, global digital banking and fintech platform Revolut is setting up a permanent office in Singapore.Slated to open in early...
SK Hynix’s flash memory unit Solidigm said to pick banks for US IPO in 2027
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are selected to work on the offering to raise around US$10 billionPublished Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 08:33 AM[NEW YORK] SK Hynix’s Solidigm has...
Oil jumps as Middle East supply concerns persist amid shipping attacks
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 06:09 AM — Updated Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 08:14 PM[LONDON] Oil prices rose more than 5 per cent on Thursday (Oct 8)...
Oil falls with focus on Hormuz vessel attacks and Mideast flows
Brent settles lower, near US$100 a barrel, as West Texas Intermediate dips 1.3% to around US$88Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 06:09 AM[TOKYO] Oil fell in choppy trading as...
Russia Plague Mystery: WHO Probes Reports of Second Person With Unexplained Pneumonia
The World Health Organization wants Russia to explain reports that a second employee of a Siberian anti-plague research institute has come down with pneumonia and nobody knows why. A...
Christa Pike: Victim Colleen Slemmer’s Mother Says She Didn’t Believe Execution Would Kill Her
May Martinez, the mother of Christa Pike's 1995 murder victim Colleen Slemmer, has spoken out after Pike survived Tennessee's failed execution attempt, saying she had a feeling the death-row...
Abdul El-Sayed vs Mike Rogers: Why Is the Michigan Senate Race Heating Up?
Michigan's 2026 U.S. Senate race is entering its final weeks, with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers competing for an open seat that could help determine control of...
Craig and Lindsay Foreman: Why Were the British Couple Held in Iran Without Consular Contact for 112 Days?
British officials finally met detained couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman at Evin prison in Tehran this week, ending a 112-day gap in consular contact as their family continues to...
Christa Pike’s First Words from Hospital Revealed After She Woke Up From Botched Execution but Has Blood Clot and Memory Loss
The Tennessee death-row inmate who survived two doses of lethal drugs during a botched execution last week is now awake and can speak, reports claim. Christa Pike, 50, regained...