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The GuardianBT identifying 2,000 signals a second indicating possible cyber-attacks
Increase comes amid ‘AI arms race’ between hackers and businesses attempting to bolster their defences
- South China Morning Post
ByteDance's Douyin emerges as fast-rising rival to e-commerce giants Alibaba, JD and PDD
ByteDance's Douyin, the domestic sibling of TikTok, has emerged as a rising contender in the Chinese e-commerce market once dominated by Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com, despite slowing growth. The Beijing-based short-video platform, which has been aggressively expanding into the online shopping business, increased gross merchandise volume (GMV) by 46 per cent year on year between August 2023 and July 2024, said Wei Wenwen, the president of Douyin's e-commerce unit, at a company event in Shangh
- The Independent
Trump gave Harris a shocking two-word compliment after the debate
Presidential candidates both attended a memorial ceremony at Ground Zero hours after the debate
- Evening Standard
Kylian Mbappe 'agreed to join Liverpool' after huge transfer betrayal
France superstar joined Real Madrid this summer
- Sky News
Former model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic 'pureed' in blender by husband - reports
A former model who was a finalist in the Miss Switzerland contest was allegedly murdered and "pureed" in a blender by her husband, officials in Switzerland are reported to have said. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found dead in her home in Binningen, near Basel, Switzerland, in February this year. According to local news outlet BZ Basel, a man named Thomas, 41, had an appeal for release from custody denied by the Federal Court in Lausanne on Wednesday after he reportedly confessed to killing his wife, with whom he had two children.
- The Telegraph
‘Trump debated three people and won’: Telegraph readers on the presidential debate
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump went head-to-head in their first and possibly only debate on Tuesday night.
- WWD
Blackpink’s Lisa Makes a Dramatic Arrival to MTV VMAs 2024 Red Carpet in Theatrical Mugler Dress With Veil Detail
The Louis Vuitton brand ambassador favored a dramatic look for the awards show on Wednesday.
- INSIDER
Kamala Harris trolled Trump about his crowd size at rallies. Then Trump went off the rails.
Kamala Harris goaded Donald Trump during their debate by saying people leave his rallies early. Trump took the bait and got visibly flustered.
- HuffPost
Katy Perry Has 2-Word Response To Viral Pic Of Fiancé Orlando Bloom Staring At Kim Kardashian’s Butt
Bloom recently made headlines after he was photographed seemingly looking at the reality star's rear end while attending an event with Perry.
- HuffPost
'Holy S**t': Jon Stewart Nails Exact Moment Kamala Harris 'Crushed' Trump At Debate
The "Daily Show" host hit the former president for an "insanely false" claim at the debate.
- Evening Standard
Otter attack in Malaysia leaves woman bloodied and unable to stand
Mariasella Harun was ambushed while jogging in Perdana Park
- Sky News
Jon Bon Jovi helps 'distraught' woman to step away from ledge of Nashville bridge
Rock legend Jon Bon Jovi has been captured on camera helping to persuade a "distraught" woman to step away from the ledge of a bridge in Nashville. The US singer was reportedly filming a video for his band's track "The People's House" on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge when the woman was spotted on the other side of the railings. CCTV footage, shared by local police, shows the Bon Jovi frontman and woman walking down the middle of the bridge on Tuesday evening.
- Evening Standard
Horror as boy, 12, plunges to his death from balcony after 'playing with new friends' on luxury cruise ship
The boy tumbled from a 13th floor balcony as the ship headed to port after week-long Caribbean cruise
- MoneySmart
Best Fixed Deposit Rates in Singapore (Sep 2024)—Rates Up To 3.35%, Minimum Deposits From $500
If you think that fixed deposits are only for conservative cash-rich aunties and uncles, think again. A fixed deposit (also known as a time deposit) account is a type of... The post Best Fixed Deposit Rates in Singapore (Sep 2024)—Rates Up To 3.35%, Minimum Deposits From $500 appeared first on MoneySmart Blog.
- Associated Press
Pope marvels at Singapore's skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten
Pope Francis on Thursday praised Singapore’s economic strength as a testament to human ingenuity but urged the city-state to look after the weakest, too, especially foreign workers, as he opened the final leg of his tour through some of Asia’s poorest countries in one of the world’s richest. Francis marveled at Singapore's modern skyscrapers “that seem to rise from the sea” in both his opening speech to the city-state's leaders and again in the afternoon, when he celebrated Mass before an estimated 50,000 people at Singapore's national stadium. Singapore celebrated Francis' arrival by unveiling a new hybrid orchid named for him, the "Dendrobium His Holiness Pope Francis."
- Reuters
Russia says it could "combine" with China if they faced a threat
Russia said on Wednesday that its partnership with China was not aimed against third countries but the two powers could "combine potential" if faced with a threat from the United States. "I would like to remind you that Moscow and Beijing will respond to 'double containment' by the United States with 'double counteraction'," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said when asked about a possible deployment of U.S. missiles in Japan.
- The Independent
Stephen Miller rages at journalist in Harris-Trump debate spin room: ‘Do you have any remorse?’
Ex-White House official yelled at reporter, who seemed increasingly confused by Miller’s reaction
- The Wrap
Megyn Kelly Is Disgusted by Taylor Swift’s Kamala Harris Endorsement: ‘F You’
"I’m allowed to criticize Taylor Swift, and I don’t give a s--t who gets upset," the right-wing podcast host adds The post Megyn Kelly Is Disgusted by Taylor Swift’s Kamala Harris Endorsement: ‘F You’ appeared first on TheWrap.
- Evening Standard
Manchester United: Alarming Matthijs de Ligt claim made as Harry Maguire pushes to win back spot
The defender has endured a tough week and Rafael van der Vaart has his say
- The Guardian
Republicans dismayed by Trump’s ‘bad’ and ‘unprepared’ debate performance
GOP lawmakers and analysts virtually unanimous that Trump was second best to Harris in first presidential debate