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Taiwan says government agencies targeted in AI-assisted cyberattack from overseas
Cyberattack on Taiwan govt agencies Taiwan’s government agencies were targeted in an overseas cyberattack last month, with hackers using both conventional methods and AI agents to probe systems and sensitive data. The ministry of digital affairs said the affected agencies had successfully “handled” the incident.Taiwan’s cybersecurity monitoring units detected an “abnormal attack” against government agencies…
Why Putin’s first Kuril Islands visit matters as Russia-Japan ties hit new low
File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a military exercise from the board of the Varyag missile cruiser of the Pacific Fleet near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on Sakhalin Island, Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the disputed Kuril Islands for the first time, travelling to Iturup as Moscow’s relations with Japan remain deeply strained over Russia’s…
SBI fails to produce CCTV footage after Rs 80,000 ATM fraud; consumer commission upholds Rs 1.30 lakh payout
NEW DELHI: The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on August 10 has upheld an order directing State Bank of India to pay Rs 1.30 lakh to a customer after four unauthorised ATM withdrawals and two transfers were made from his account in 2018. The commission also upheld the compensation amount granted by the lower…
Sunil Gavaskar’s strong message ahead of Sri Lanka Tests
Indian cricket team (PTI) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has called for a shift in the way Indian cricket views success, urging the team and its supporters to put the interests of the collective ahead of individual stars.Gavaskar, who is currently in Singapore for the felicitation of India’s 1983 World Cup-winning team, believes the focus…
US states to commemorate ‘India Day’ on August 15
US states proclaim August 15 as ‘India Day’ (representative image) Delaware has proclaimed August 15, 2026, as ‘India Day’, joining New York and New Jersey in recognising India’s Independence Day and the contributions of the Indian-American community ahead of the country’s 80th Independence Day.The proclamation was issued by Delaware Governor Matthew Meyer, who highlighted the…
See Trump’s posts first? Media groups sue over Truth Social’s paid access
TMTG lands in legal trouble US President Donald Trump’s media firm TMTG is facing a legal challenge from press groups in the country, over a new Truth Social service that gives paying customers early access to his posts. The lawsuit seeks to stop Trump from using the platform to release official government information exclusively, while…
Missile threat made Donald Trump move to smaller US jet during Turkey visit: Report
US President Donald Trump waves as he switches planes at US Air Force Base in England, on his way back to Washington from the Nato summit in Turkey US President Donald Trump was secretly moved to a smaller military aircraft after a credible and imminent threat that a shoulder-fired missile could target his plane during…
You will effectively be the parents of AI, it will inherit your …
Elon Musk has reportedly informed SpaceX employees during a recent company town hall that the company plans to train its Grok artificial intelligence (AI) model on internal corporate communications, staff data and workplace contributions. As per a report by Business Insider, speaking to staff during a company-wide meeting, Musk framed the initiative as a way…
Sri Lanka captain’s warning to India ahead of Galle Test
Sri Lankan batsman Dhananjaya de Silva (AP/PTI) New Delhi: The first battle of the upcoming India-Sri Lanka Test series may begin long before a ball turns sharply off the Galle surface. It may begin in the minds of the batters.Sri Lanka know what Galle — the venue for the first Test — can become. They…
It’s one year to Intel becoming a ‘US government company’, what has this meant for the chip giant
The US government became the largest single shareholder in Intel on August 22, 2025, after announcing an $8.9 billion agreement to acquire a 9.9% equity stake (433.3 million shares) in the company. It’s been almost a year since then. In what can be called as an unprecedented shift in the US industrial policy, the federal…

