Growth momentum in the mainland car market may shift from battery-powered to petrol-based models this year on account of a revised subsidy policy, exacerbating a bearish profit outlook for the country’s 50-odd electric vehicle (EV) builders. Slower growth in EV adoption would deal another heavy blow to assemblers from BYD to Leapmotor, which are known…
ZDNET Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways WhisperPair vulnerabilities impact a protocol for connecting devices and audio products. Attackers can take over an audio device, tamper with controls, and potentially listen to your conversations. Many vendors have released patches, but some devices are still vulnerable Researchers have disclosed WhisperPair, a…
Caracas/Washington: Following an alleged military operation in Venezuela and the reported abduction of the country’s president along with his wife, a Venezuelan woman who previously won the Nobel Peace Prize has handed over her award to former US President Donald Trump, according to claims circulating in media and political circles.The development has sparked widespread debate,…
Islamabad: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has taken a significant step to facilitate Pakistani exporters by signing a Cargo Special Pro-Rate Agreement with Indonesia’s national carrier, Garuda Indonesia, aimed at improving access to global markets.Under the agreement, which will come into effect from January 2026 and remain valid until July 2027, Pakistani exporters will benefit from…
Islamabad: The government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has increased the petroleum levy on petrol and high-speed diesel, depriving consumers of potential relief despite a decline in global oil prices.According to official documents, the petroleum levy on petrol has been raised by Rs4.65 per litre, increasing it from Rs79.62 to Rs84.27 per litre. Similarly, the…
Jake Kwon,Seoul correspondentand Leehyun Choi,Seoul EPA/Shutterstock Yoon was impeached in 2024 for his martial law attempt South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol will be jailed for five years over abuse of power, obstructing justice and falsifying documents in relation to his failed martial law bid in 2024. This is the first of the verdicts…
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter Getty Images US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell A political leader demanding questionable policy from the central bank and testing the legal limits to get it – to Martin Redrado, sitting in Argentina, Donald Trump’s stand-off with the Federal Reserve feels surprisingly familiar. Redrado was fired as head…
When contemporary Europe engages with the world, it increasingly presents as two distinct Europes operating within the same institutional framework. This duality – a Europe of strategic dependence vs a Europe of normative assertion – creates a contradiction. For partners, particularly in China and across Asia, this is not merely an abstract identity crisis but…
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Last month, Netflix made the surprising decision to kill off a key feature: With no prior warning, the company removed the ability to cast videos from its mobile apps to…
Hong Kong police have shot and killed a man who brandished a 30cm knife at a shopping centre in Tuen Mun, with the force saying the officers involved had no choice but to open fire to save a passer-by. The tragedy unfolded around 7pm on Thursday near Tuen Mun Town Hall on Tuen Wui Road….
