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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
- The Telegraph
Daughter of British millionaire who left fortune to widow wins legal battle over his will
The daughter of a British millionaire whose Chinese widow “dumped him in the cheapest possible grave” after being left his fortune has won a legal battle over his will.
- 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 Daily Beast
Trump Reveals Who He Will Blame If He Loses Election
Is Donald Trump gearing up to blame old folks if he loses the presidential election to Kamala Harris in November? It sure sounded that way Thursday at a rally held by the former president in Tucson, Arizona, where he took note of the changing demographic of his supporters and wondered aloud if they will be to blame if he’s defeated on Election Day.“We have a lot of young people here,” Trump said. “My audiences, they’ve gotten younger and younger, do you notice that?”Read more at The Daily Beast.
- 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.
- Evening Standard
Man City 115 charges punishment: Expulsion to non-league an option but titles and trophies likely to remain
A hearing for the case is due to start on September 16
- 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.
- 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.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Demands ABC Be Shut Down for Daring to Fact Check Debate
Donald Trump called for ABC News to be shut down during a rant about the way he was treated by the network during his presidential debate against Kamala Harris. The former president called into Fox & Friends on Wednesday morning to complain that he’d faced a “rigged deal” with the debate, with moderators “correcting everything” he said while “not correcting with her.” Asked why he felt moderators hadn’t corrected Harris in the same way, Trump answered: “Because they’re dishonest.” “I think ABC t
- Evening Standard
Otter attack in Malaysia leaves woman bloodied and unable to stand
Mariasella Harun was ambushed while jogging in Perdana Park
- INSIDER
A Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden is busy preparing for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan: report
Navy SEAL Team 6 has been planning and training for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan for the last year, per the Financial Times.
- The Guardian
Woman started crying and said ‘it was hurting’ when high-profile Sydney man allegedly raped her, court told
The man, who cannot be named, has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges including six counts of rape
- 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
- 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."
- The Independent
Republican Karl Rove says Trump got ‘crushed by a woman he called dumb as a rock’ during ‘train wreck’ debate
Veteran Republican strategist says Trump’s ‘furious’ performance ‘catastrophic’ whereas Harris was ‘calm, confident, strong and focused on the future’