Russia moves to block WhatsApp in messaging app crackdown
WhatsApp says the move aims to push its 90 million users in Russia to a “state-owned surveillance app”. Source link
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UK economy ekes out 0.1% growth in the fourth quarter
Westminster, South Bank, London, England. Scott E Barbour | The Image Bank | Getty Images The U.K. economy grew a meager 0.1% in the fourth quarter, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters expected the economy to have grown 0.2% over the October-December period, following 0.1% growth in the…
SoftBank Vision Fund books $2.4 billion gain boosted by OpenAI bet
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan Feb. 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Reuters SoftBank posted a $2.4 billion gain at its Vision Fund in the December quarter as a jump in the value of its OpenAI investment helped offset losses in…
Bharat Bandh today: Nationwide strike impacts several states; traffic advisory for travellers
The nationwide Bharat Band (12 February, 2026) is being observed across India, called by more than 10 central trade unions and supported by farmers’ organisations. It is a protest against government policies, including newly introduced laws. The strike, scheduled from early morning 6 AM to evening 6 PM, has already started to affect public life…
Gemini hit with 100,000+ prompts in cloning attempt
Google says its flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Gemini, has been inundated by “commercially motivated” actors who are trying to clone it by repeatedly prompting it, sometimes with thousands of different queries — including one campaign that prompted Gemini more than 100,000 times. In a report published Thursday, Google said it has increasingly come under “distillation…
Canada Launched Major Gun Reforms in 2020 After Its Deadliest Mass Shooting
The country’s deadliest mass shooting, in Nova Scotia, led to the creation of a comprehensive program after 23 people died, including the attacker. Source link
'One in a billion': Dawson's Creek stars lead tributes to James Van Der Beek
Van Der Beek’s co-star Busy Philipps urged people to support the actor’s family through an online fundraiser. Source link
Shopify (SHOP) earnings Q4 2025
Shopify on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter results that beat on the top line and gave strong guidance to start the year. The stock closed down 6%. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 48 cents adjusted vs. 51 cents Revenue: $3.67 billion vs. $3.59 billion The Canadian…
China's Xi Jinping makes rare reference to recent military purge
Zhang Youxia, widely seen as Xi’s closest military ally, was in January removed from his post. Source link
Delinquencies in commercial mortgage-backed securities rise
Key Points Delinquencies in commercial mortgage-backed securities rose again in January, up 17 basis points from December to 7.47%, according to Trepp. The increase was driven by the beleaguered office sector, which has a lot of distressed properties to work through but is seeing improvements in fundamentals. The rate increase was driven by two exceptionally…