Japan’s new leader Sanae Takaichi took pole position as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s first female leader, potentially altering the country’s economic trajectory. This move may influence investors’ expectations for the Bank of Japan’s rate hike plans. In the US, despite a late stumble on Friday, Wall Street ended the week with gains. However, hopes … Read more
A top executive at JPMorgan’s investment banking division is raising concerns that his team has overemphasized nuclear energy as a solution to various problems. Rama Variankaval, the global head of corporate advisory, expressed worry that too much focus on nuclear could lead to an imbalance in their efforts, diverting attention from other important issues. Source: … Read more
Oracle has issued an emergency update to fix a critical security flaw in its E-Business Suite, which was exploited by hackers in recent Cl0p data theft attacks. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-61882, allows unauthenticated attackers to take control of the Oracle Concurrent Processing component via HTTP. The company says that if successfully exploited, this vulnerability … Read more
The US has imposed strict sanctions on Iran, making it hard for the country to receive payment for its oil. However, China has found a way to circumvent these restrictions through a secret funding arrangement. This hidden conduit has strengthened economic ties between China and Iran, undermining Washington’s efforts to isolate the Middle Eastern nation. … Read more
Two Chicago residents, Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, have been charged with using their cars to “assault, impede, and interfere with the work of federal agents.” According to a federal criminal complaint, the two motorists followed and rammed into a vehicle carrying Border Patrol agents in Oak Lawn, Illinois. During the … Read more
Oracle has issued an alert for a critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-61882) in its E-Business Suite software, which allows attackers to perform unauthenticated remote code execution. The flaw is located within the Concurrent Processing product and has a CVSS base score of 9.8 due to its lack of authentication and ease of exploitation. The vulnerability was … Read more
President Donald Trump has sent approximately 100 California National Guard members to Oregon despite a court order that isolated protests in Portland do not justify federalized troop deployment. The troops arrived unexpectedly on Saturday night, and more are on their way, according to Oregon Governor Tina Kotek. Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-05/newsom-to-sue-trump-over-sending-california-guard-to-oregon
Elon Musk plans to send autonomous androids to Mars as part of his ambitious plan to colonize the planet. However, a leading robotics expert says that these robots are not yet reliable enough to survive on their own in space, let alone on the Red Planet. According to Christian Hubicki, head of the Optimal Robotics … Read more
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is criticizing federal immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago, saying they are making the city feel like a “war zone”. He blames federal agents for the escalating tensions and claims that they are targeting innocent people, including children and elderly citizens. Pritzker singled out a recent Border Patrol raid on an … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will restart some production this week after a major cyber-attack forced the company to shut down its factories and send workers home. Manufacturing will resume first at JLR’s engine factory in Wolverhampton, but it is expected to take several weeks for all operations to run at full capacity. The resumption of … Read more