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That cybersecurity and its failures can impact large parts of the world was evident on Friday, when Microsoft’s Azure outage—reported to be on account of CrowdStrike, Azure’s first line of cyber defence—left large numbers of computer users staring at blue screens that did not budge, preventing work. It brought airlines, media houses and banks (among others) to their knees in diverse markets, including India. So crucial is cybersecurity now in the tech world that Google’s parent Alphabet wants to acquire Wiz, a cybersecurity startup, as New York Times reported, even if that exposes it to antitrust scrutiny from regulators worldwide.

Dogecoin, Cardano, Avalanche, and Shiba Inu saw losses, trading down by up to 6%. Conversely, Ethereum, Solana, Toncoin, and Tron recorded gains, trading up to 3% higher. Meanwhile, the global cryptocurrency market cap decreased by 0.8% to around $2.35 trillion in the last 24 hours.

India’s 7,600 km-long coastline presents an enormous opportunity to ramp up the country’s offshore wind power capacity, thereby increasing clean electricity supply for the country’s growing economy, and creating sustainable jobs. The government last month approved a ₹7,453 crore (~USD 900 million) offshore wind funding scheme, a welcome move to kickstart the industry —but a considerably larger financial support will be required to ensure the sector’s sustainable growth and promote manufacturing of offshore wind turbines.

investors injected Rs 30,772 crore into Indian equities so far this month, driven by hopes of continued policy reforms, sustained economic growth and a better-than-expected earnings season. Additionally, the anticipation of a reform-oriented budget has also lifted investor sentiment, Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director — Manager Research at Morningstar Investment Research India, said. Going forward, if the recent trend of weakness in dollar and bond yields persists, FPIs are likely to continue their buying in the market, VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services, said.

bullet for democracy," former US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, addressing a first rally after he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt on his life last week, The Hill reported. Trump returned to the campaign trail in Michigan's Grand Rapids, days after accepting the Republican nomination for president at the Republican National Convention. «I don't want to know anything about it. But what they do is misinformation and disinformation, and they keep saying he's a threat to democracy,» Trump continued, referring to Democrats. 'I'm saying, 'What the hell did I do for democracy? Last week, I took a bullet for democracy," Trump said.

JD Vance said he had served in the United States Marine Corps but «what the hell Kamala Harris has done other than collect a check?» In his address at the rally in Michigan's Grand Rapids on Saturday (local time), Vance said, «There's some bad news actually, Vice President Kamala Harris, she doesn't like me.» «Kamala Harris said something to the effect that… I have no loyalty to this country. Well, I don't know, Kamala, I did serve in the United States Marine Corps and build a business. What the hell have you done other than collect a check?» Vance said.

Usha Vance, stood to become a vice-presidential spouse. That cemented a remarkable reality: At the moment, a woman of Indian descent will either serve another term in the White House or be the second lady. It was the latest milestone for an Indian American community that has emerged as a political powerhouse over the past decade. Kamala Harris in 2021 became the first person of Indian descent, as well as the first woman and Black person, to be vice president. The 2024 presidential cycle is the first one to have featured two Indian American candidates in Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy.

Christina Sanders passed away at the age of 61 and the news of her demise was announced by grieving boyfriend Eastwood.

This is what exactly the counter-sniper from the US Secret Service faced when he eliminated Thomas Crooks who tried to assassinate Donald Trump at Butler in Pennsylvania. The Secret Service counter-sniper killed him with a single shot which has been described as a ‘one in a million shot’ by Fox News.

listeria outbreak possibly linked to deli meat has killed two and sickened 28 people in several states including New York and New Jersey, as per a report on ABC News. Two deceased individuals are from New Jersey and Illinois. Twenty eight people have been hospitalized, ABC reported quoting the federal health agency. New York has reported the most number of cases. Second on the list is Maryland. Cases have been detected in Wisconsin, Illinois, Virginia, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Missouri.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in titular roles, is all set to be released in theatres next week and now the appearance of Lady Deadpool in the upcoming movie's final trailer has raised curiosity. While fans are seeking unmasking of the character, many have guessed the cast and the actress helming the role. There are rumours that either Ryan Reynolds' wife Blake Lively or Taylor Swift will be playing the pivotal role. Deadpool & Wolverine trailer is full of huge surprises, including the full look of Lady Deadpool. After teasing a small glimpse of Lady Deadpool in the last teaser, the latest trailer finally revealed the complete look. However, the trailer shows the masked face of Lady Deadpool making it difficult for viewers to guess the actress playing the female vigilante.

energy crisis. He criticized the current administration for its policies which have burdened the population. The focus of the speech was on controlling inflation, giving relief from high rates of taxation and arresting the energy crisis in the country. The former US President has expressed confidence at winning the upcoming presidential poll in November. He accused the current administration of cancelling of his previous policies during his first term of presidency.

Democrats that Joe Biden’s presidential nomination may only lead to a massive defeat of the party in the upcoming presidential election in November. While it was earlier clear among the Democrats that Vice-President Kamala Harris is the best candidate to replace Biden on the ballot box, there are doubts being cast now. Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez has sounded a warning that Democrats who are seeking Biden’s ouster also want Harris to leave. The Congresswomen representing the state of New York made these comments on Friday in an Instagram live session. She even pointed out that Biden had secured a grand victory during the party’s primaries and this transition to Harris may be difficult.

Meanwhile, her son David, who moved out of her mother's mansion, and away from the immense wealth, has revealed how tough it is to make ends meet in New York. According to a Daily Express US report, David is currently residing in an apartment located in New York's Bronx, and is attempting to make a name for himself and become financially sufficient. This is a bold move coming from the son of a cash-rich mega music star, as embracing an independent lifestyle is quite unheard of in such situations.

Here’s everything you need to know about watching Miss USA 2024 and the current buzz surrounding the event, as mentioned in the report by TVLine.

Kevin Costner being on the verge of bankruptcy is somehow unbelievable but this has turned into a reality after the flop of 'Horizon: An American Saga' even after $38 million in investment. Since the flop project couldn't recover the money for Costner, his lavish apartment in Santa Barbara estate is now at risk. According to a Blast report, there has been a critical issue around his apartment and a delay in the future installments of the movie.

Joe Biden announcing an end to his political campaign. There is growing opposition to his presidential nomination with many of the Democrats, two-thirds of them calling on the president to end his campaign and make way for another Democrat to take over. The candidate who may take Biden’s place is Vice-President Kamala Harris. The road to success is not going to be smooth for her. She is expected to face opposition to her candidature and also face other logistical challenges related to waging a presidential campaign. Further, she has a formidable opponent in the form of Donald Trump whose popularity is only growing in recent times.

Truman Capote. Dharamvir Bharati comes close with his deft handling of narrative nooks and crannies, most evident in his 1952 short novel 'Suraj ka Satvan Ghoda'. But Capote is still better, because he was self-taught. Born dirt poor in the American South, he was raised by two maiden aunts in Alabama and had one close friend in childhood, Harper Lee, who too would grow up to be a prominent novelist. In Lee's 1960 classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, Capote appears as the character, Dill. In the late 50s and early 60s, when Capote was writing In Cold Blood, Lee offered to be his research assistant and minder when they were in Kansas following the Clutter family murder trials on which the book is based. The 2005 movie Capote, with the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in the eponymous role, captures the relationship wonderfully. While Capote never fully acknowledged Lee's role in the book, many of her observations about town folk, their routines and prejudices made In Cold Blood the true crime classic it is.

India has so far won 10 gold medals in its Olympic history. With the 2024 Paris Olympic Games just a few days away, ET Sport looks back at each of those golden moments. 1928 First-ever gold It was in Amsterdam 1928 where India’s three-decade long reign over the world of hockey began. The Indians won their first ever Olympic gold in hockey by beating Holland 6-0. Dhyan Chand scored 14 of India’s 29 goals at Amsterdam. Curiously, Great Britain did not send their hockey team. Just before the Olympics, Great Britain were drubbed 4–0 by India. It gave birth to a rumour that the ‘colonisers’ were afraid of losing to their ‘colony’ on an international stage. This rumour was so wide-spread that Dhyan Chand referred to it in his recollections, “I reiterate that this is mere hearsay (that England dropped out of the Amsterdam Games fearing the Indians), although we fondly hoped that at least in future Olympics we would have the honour of meeting Great Britain and showing them how good or bad we were. It is my regret that this hope was never realized so long as I participated in Olympic events.”

global outage issue has put the world's major services including banking and aircraft operations into a standstill after Microsoft applications and services were unresponsive for users across different countries. The global outage, according to reports, was majorly due to a CrowdStrike issue that prevent Microsoft systems from booting up accurately, with a blue dead screen cropping up.

Mike Conley spent most of the 1980s ranked among the top triple jumpers in the world. So, heading into the US Olympic trials in ’88, there was very little thought given to the idea he wouldn’t finish in the top three and make the trip to Seoul. In a sport embedded inside an Olympic world where medals can be won and careers can be made by the most minuscule of fractions — of seconds or centimeters — what toppled Conley’s hopes had nothing to do with a measuring tape. It was a pair of baggy shorts, the likes of which he had never worn in a track meet before, that did him in. Conley recalls video replays that showed the breeze that was kicked up by the vented flaps on the sides of his shorts created a barely perceptible mark in the sand nearly a foot behind where he landed.