North Korea has launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast, according to South Korea’s military. The missiles travelled up to 250km before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff warned North Korea against “misjudging” the situation, pledging to “overwhelmingly respond” to any additional … Read more
A speedrunner played Crazy Taxi with a live band, Limiter Cut, to avoid triggering copyright warnings due to the game’s soundtrack. The unusual run was performed during Awesome Games Done Quick and featured 16 timed challenges. To get around the issue, the player created a new band that covered the songs from the game. The … Read more
Croatian president Zoran Milanović is set to face off against Dragan Primorac, backed by the prime minister and his government. In the first round held on 29 December, Milanović won 49.7% of the vote, just shy of securing an outright victory. As a long-time leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Milanović was Croatia’s prime … Read more
Oil prices extended their gains for a third session on Monday, with Brent crude rising above $80 a barrel to its highest in more than four months. The increase was driven by wider U.S. sanctions on Russian oil and the expected effects on exports to top buyers India and China. The sanctions, which were imposed … Read more
Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as Canadian prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party. The decision comes after sagging poll numbers and internal party dissent. Trudeau will remain in both roles until a new Liberal Party leader is selected, who will then become prime minister until federal elections are held. In an emotional … Read more
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China’s electric vehicle sales skyrocketed by over 40% in 2024, while gasoline-powered car sales plummeted. The country’s largest market for auto sales, China accounted for a total of 31.4 million vehicles sold last year, a 4.5% increase from the previous year. Exports of passenger cars surged almost 20% to 5 million vehicles, with “new energy … Read more
Apple’s Messages app has a built-in safeguard to prevent links or phone numbers in unsolicited messages from being clickable, but scammers have found a way around it. The “smishing” attack tricked users into enabling clickable links by responding to a fake message that appears as an unpaid bill notification. To avoid falling victim to these … Read more
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Allstate insurance company, alleging the company illegally collects and uses driving behavior data from over 45 million Americans without their knowledge or consent. The suit claims Allstate’s subsidiary, Arity, built a massive database of trillions of miles of driving data using software installed on mobile devices, in-car devices, … Read more
Apple’s board of directors has recommended shareholders vote against a proposal by the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) to consider scrapping the tech giant’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The company argues that the proposal “inappropriately attempts to restrict” and “micromanage” its operations and policies. The NCPPR claims that DEI poses risks, … Read more