🇯🇵 Japan lost its spot as the world's third-largest economy to Germany after the Asian nation unexpectedly slipped into recession. The economy shrank in the second quarter on anemic domestic demand, prompting some central bank watchers to push back bets on when Japan's negative interest rate...

🇱🇧 BEIRUT — Israel on Wednesday launched its longest and heaviest attack in years on neighboring Lebanon since the start of the Gaza war, striking several locations in the south, killing at least one Hezbollah fighter and three civilians, and raising further the specter of war between the two long-standing enemies....

🪪👨‍💻 Instead of posing for a photo and setting up passwords, in the future, a new employee might spend a few minutes supplying biometric information. Face scanned, gait analyzed, spoken phrase recorded and voilà: Your body becomes your security key. The technology could do away with the hassle of forgotten badges…...

Democrat Tom Suozzi won a hotly contested special election for Congress on Tuesday, the Associated Press projected, retaking a seat in suburban New York and offering his party some reassurance amid high anxiety about President Biden’s political vulnerabilities. Read more: #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…...

Uber has unveiled an inaugural $7bn share buyback programme, days after reporting its first full year of operating profit, making it the latest Silicon Valley company to step up its returns to shareholders. The move comes after Facebook parent Meta announced its debut dividend this month, triggering a record leap…...

🇺🇦 Ukraine's new army chief said the situation on the front line was "extremely difficult" as delays to much-needed US military aid cast a shadow over how long Kyiv's troops can hold out. "The Russian occupiers continue to increase their efforts and have...