WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after US plea deal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from prison in the United Kingdom and is expected to travel home to Australia after he agreed to plead guilty to a single charge of breaching the espionage law in the United States.

X CEO Linda Yaccarino accuses Australia of ‘overreach’ after judge lifts ban on stabbing video

X CEO Linda Yaccarino took a hit at Australia on Friday after a faceoff with online safety regulators.

Donald Trump just got another $1.8 billion worth of Trump Media stock

Former President Donald Trump just landed another $1.8 billion worth of stock in the corporate owner of Truth Social.

Google fires 28 employees for protesting Israel cloud deal

Google has fired more than two dozen employees who protested this week against the company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government.

Sony plunged $10 billion after its PS5 sales cut. But a bigger issue is its near decade low games margin

Around $10 billion of value was wiped off Sony’s stock last week, after the Japanese tech giant cut its sales forecast for its flagship PlayStation 5 console for the fiscal year.

Carl Icahn wins seats on JetBlue board after taking stake in airline

Carl Icahn won his push for seats on JetBlue Airways’ board of directors, according to a statement from the airline Friday, days after disclosing a nearly 10% stake in the New York-based airline and that he was in talks for board representation there.

Charlie Munger, investing genius and Warren Buffett’s right-hand man, dies at age 99

Billionaire Charlie Munger, the investing sage who made a fortune even before he became Warren Buffett’s right-hand man at Berkshire Hathaway, has died at age 99.

Elon Musk mocks Satya Nadella after he announces Altman joining Microsoft

Tesla chief Elon Musk on Monday mocked Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s announcement confirming that OpenAI founder Sam Altman will be joining the company after his unceremonious exit from the artificial intelligence research organisation.

Mark Zuckerberg’s $46.5 billion loss on the metaverse is so huge it would be a Fortune 100 company—but his net worth is up even more than that

Remember the metaverse? It was that new thing that Mark Zuckerberg has been evangelizing for years, even saying at Meta Connect this year that it will be the next frontier of social interactions.

‘Grief and anger.’ US business groups stand up for Israel after attack

Business leaders across the United States have expressed outrage and solidarity with Israel after the deadly surprise attack by Hamas.

GM and Ford lay off almost 900 more workers, blaming strike

General Motors and Ford are laying off almost 900 additional workers between them, blaming the expansion of the strike announced by the United Auto Workers union at those companies on Friday.

CPAP maker Philips agrees to pay at least $479 million to users over recalled devices

CPAP sleep apnea machine maker Philips Respironics agreed to pay at least $479 million in a settlement over alleged health risks from toxic sound reducing foam, lawyers for the plaintiff announced Thursday.

North Korean hackers have allegedly stolen hundreds of millions in crypto to fund nuclear programs

North Korea-linked hackers have stolen hundreds of millions of crypto to fund the regime’s nuclear weapons programs, research shows.

You could win free sandwiches for life if you change your name to ‘Subway’

If you love sandwiches and aren’t all that keen on your name, Subway has an offer for you.

Workers at major hotels in Southern California begin strike over holiday weekend

A union representing 15,000 workers at 65 major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties followed through with their planned strike Sunday morning, according to a spokesperson for Unite Here Local 11, the union representing the workers, in a push for significantly improved wages.

Tunisia rejects IMF loans and wants to join BRICS

Mahmoud bin Mabrouk, spokesman for the pro-president ‘July 25 Movement’ in Tunisia, said that his country wants to join BRICS, a group of leading emerging economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, that is often seen as an alternative to the Western hegemony.

Elon Musk and SpaceX Face a Big Obstacle on Their Way to Mars

The CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX wants to conquer Mars, but a big regulatory obstacle currently stands in the way of his route to the red planet.

Elon Musk: Twitter says parts of source code leaked online

Parts of the source code which underpins multi-billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform have been leaked online, Twitter says.

The Twitter manager who went viral for sleeping at the office is going on a vacation after Elon Musk fired her

Esther Crawford, a former top executive at Twitter, said she’s going on a solo vacation just a few weeks after she was laid off from the social media company.

Customers report frozen accounts over illegal transfers from Flutterwave

On Sunday, payments fintech Flutterwave denied a Techpoint report that hackers stole ₦2.9 billion of customer funds. In its response to the story, Flutterwave said it noticed unusual activities in its systems and told users to activate safety protocols. But it insisted that customers did not lose any funds. 

Elon Musk apologises after publicly mocking Twitter employee with disability

Elon Musk has apologized after publicly mocking a Twitter employee with a disability who was uncertain if he had been laid off by the social media company. Musk questioned the work performance of the former employee, Haraldur Thorleifsson, and said that he had “done almost no work for the past four months.”

Japanese police arrest 3 for taking part in ‘sushi terrorism’ pranks

This picture shows plates of sushi on a conveyor belt at a sushi chain restaurant in Tokyo on February 3, 2023.

Head of UK business lobby steps aside following complaints about his conduct

The head of the main business lobby in the United Kingdom is stepping aside while an investigation takes place into complaints about his workplace conduct.

China warns Elon Musk after COVID lab leak comments

DOE concluded COVID-19 pandemic likely came from Wuhan lab, according to classified intelligence report

Saudi crown prince MBS has announced yet another insanely ambitious gigaproject – Mukaab will be a 400-meter-tall hollow cubed skyscraper so large that it will hold 20 Empire State buildings in it

It looks like there is no stopping Saudi Arabia from becoming the most spectacular futuristic destination in the world. With incredible megaprojects like The Line, Sindalah, and more already in the pipeline, a 400-meter-high

Forsage Founders Indicted for $340M Ponzi Scheme Masquerading as DeFi Platform

Company relied on smart contracts whose coding is consistent with a Ponzi scheme, U.S. Justice Department says.

Why Japan has so many ‘never travelers

A surprisingly large number of Japanese say that travel is no longer a priority for them.

Bao Fan: Billionaire tech banker in China reported missing

One of China’s most high-profile billionaire bankers has gone missing, his company has reported.

Amazing “Jailbreak” Bypasses ChatGPT’s Ethics Safeguards

“Doing drugs is f***** awesome, bro!”

New Ripple president says her job is to continue to scale amid crypto winter

Veteran Ripple executive and former general manager Monica Long said the company has seen record growth in recent months despite the crypto winter