Longest Fast Radio Burst Similar to Heartbeat Pattern Detected Billions of Light-Years Away From Earth

Longest Fast Radio Burst Similar to Heartbeat Pattern Detected Billions of Light-Years Away From Earth

Astronomers have detected a strange burst of radio signals that appeared to be emitting in a pattern similar to a heartbeat. Classified as fast radio burst (FRB), the signal originated from a galaxy billions of light-years from Earth. Such FRBs are intense radio wave burst lasting a maximum of a…

Sri Lanka’s President Resigns After Months of Protest
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Sri Lanka’s President Resigns After Months of Protest

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka, who fled his country early Wednesday after months of fervent protests blaming him for the country’s economic collapse and widespread hardship, officially resigned on Thursday, setting off celebrations in his homeland. Mr. Rajapaksa submitted his resignation by email from Singapore…

Alibaba Executives Reportedly Summoned by Shanghai Authorities Over Data Theft Probe

Alibaba Executives Reportedly Summoned by Shanghai Authorities Over Data Theft Probe

Executives from Alibaba Group Holdings’ cloud division have been summoned by Shanghai authorities in connection with a theft of police data on Chinese citizens, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Based on scans of the police database, cybersecurity researchers concluded that the stolen data of nearly 1 billion Chinese…

South African Watchdog Says Google’s Ad Practices Distort Digital Market Competition

South African Watchdog Says Google’s Ad Practices Distort Digital Market Competition

South Africa’s Competition Commission, which has been probing online markets for over a year, has provisionally found that Google’s paid search results distort competition, making it a “de facto monopolist” in general search. Governments around the world are strengthening the regulation of the US tech giants that have become even…

Elon Musk Faces the US SEC Scrutiny Over Tweets on USD 44 Billion Twitter Deal

Elon Musk Faces the US SEC Scrutiny Over Tweets on USD 44 Billion Twitter Deal

The US Securities and Exchange Commission sent a letter to Elon Musk last month asking for clarification over some of the tweets the billionaire sent about his $44 billion (nearly Rs. 3,51,400 crore) deal for Twitter, regulatory filing showed on Thursday. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked Musk…

Guterres condemns deadly missile attack on Vinnytsia; more than 20 killed — Global Issues

Guterres condemns deadly missile attack on Vinnytsia; more than 20 killed — Global Issues

Cruise missiles fired from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea struck civilian areas of the city, including an office block and residential buildings, according to media reports, citing Ukrainian authorities.  Dozens of civilians have been killed in Ukraine over the last 24 hours. Multiplying attacks against civilian infrastructure are…