Amazon profits soar from robust trading season

The world’s largest retailer meets Wall Street expectations with $170 billion in revenue while continuing recent job cuts Amazon’s profits have soared due to strong seasonal trading and significant growth in its dominant cloud computing sector. The world’s largest retailer achieved a revenue of $170 billion in the three months ending in December, marking a … Read more

Google’s robust revenue overshadowed by advertising decline, impacting investor trust.

The tech behemoth exceeded Q4 2023 revenue expectations but fell short on anticipated advertising earnings. Alphabet shares dipped over 5% in after-hours trading on Tuesday, despite narrowly surpassing overall Q4 2023 revenue forecasts. The tech giant fell short in its crucial advertising sector, reporting $65.52bn against the predicted $65.8bn. However, it exceeded expectations for total … Read more

Rebels deploy drones against Myanmar junta

Rebel drone squadron, comprising engineering students and hobbyists, gains battlefield skills from YouTube tutorials, proving pivotal against Myanmar’s oppressive military regime. Hovering silently above the Chin hills in western Myanmar, the drones caught the junta off guard. The operators, concealed in the dense forest a few hundred meters away, observed their screens as the drone … Read more

Modi unveils Hindu temple on mosque’s site

Narendra Modi praises contentious inauguration as the realization of a dream that many have cherished for years. Over thirty years following the destruction of a mosque by a mob of militant Hindu radicals in the town of Ayodhya, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now inaugurated the new Hindu temple erected at the site. For … Read more

Slim spacecraft lands on moon, power struggles

Jaxa notes lander’s solar panels misalignment, despite flawless descent. Japan’s aspirations to be the fifth nation to softly land a functional spacecraft on the moon faced setbacks on Friday as mission controllers revealed the probe’s inability to generate electricity after landing. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim) was testing novel technologies for precise landings. … Read more

Home Office rents hangar for deportation practice.

Authorities will receive training in executing deportations, including managing individuals who resist physically. The Home Office has secured an aircraft hangar and plane fuselage to train security personnel in deportations, aligning with the UK government’s rising forced removals. Officials announced the capacity boost on Friday, confirming training expansion for handling deportations, including resistance. The Times … Read more

Biden concedes airstrikes ineffective; fifth against Houthis

Houthi leader mocks Biden, urges Israeli goods boycott; president expects ongoing attacks. Despite a fifth strike on Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, Joe Biden admitted that the bombings have not succeeded in halting their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. On Thursday night, US warplanes directed their strikes at anti-ship missiles positioned to launch … Read more

Famine feared in Gaza no food, water

UN agencies unite in appeal for Gaza access amid Israeli-Hamas conflict damage. In Gaza, aid officials observe pockets of famine, as parents prioritize children, an $8 (£6.30) apple, and scarce cooking fuel becoming nearly unattainable. UN agencies emphasize the critical need for increased humanitarian aid in Gaza, as Palestinian authorities report a death toll exceeding … Read more

Man accused in London Stock Exchange disruption plot

Met police investigate Daily Express tipoff, arresting five others in the plot A 31-year-old man, Sean Middleborough from Liverpool, faces charges of conspiring to cause public nuisance following the disclosure of an alleged scheme to disrupt the London Stock Exchange and inflict “significant economic harm.” The Metropolitan Police stated that Middleborough is set to appear … Read more