PARIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) – French supermarket chain Co-Operative U had 80 of its stores – out of an overall group total of 2,000 – affected by this week’s cyberattack, said company head Dominique Schelcher on Tuesday. “It affected a minority of our stores,” he told RTL radio. He said he could not pre
NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Top leaders of India’s “cockroach” youth movement were detained on Tuesday after they jumped barricades to enter the grounds of a historic observatory popular for protests, chanting slogans demanding the chief election commissioner’s resignation over a controversial rev
By Alicja Surdy and Marta Maciag Oct 13 (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is reshaping NATO’s defence technology priorities, with counter-drone systems and space-based surveillance emerging as some of the alliance’s most urgent capability gaps, the head of the NATO Innovation Fund told Reuter
Oct 13 (Reuters) – South African fashion retailer The Foschini Group said on Tuesday it was investigating a recent cybersecurity incident at its UK operations, affecting its Phase Eight, Hobbs and Whistles brands. Some details from company statement: • The company’s UK operations detected a cybersec
Oct 13 (Reuters) – Singapore-based data centre developer DayOne on Tuesday said it secured an additional 15 billion ringgit ($3.67 billion) in financing from a consortium of seven banks, including DBS Group and Standard Chartered, to fund its expansion in Malaysia. Here are some more details: • The
OSLO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Finland’s Nokia said on Tuesday it has agreed to sell its Enterprise Campus Edge (ECE) business to private equity group Aurelius. • The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027, Nokia said in a statement, without revealing the price • “This planned transaction sup
Oct 13 (Reuters) – Czech arms maker CSG said on Tuesday it had acquired a 9.5% stake in Canada’s MDA Space, becoming the satellite and space technology company’s largest shareholder. CSG said the investment was its first venture into the space sector and could lead to further cooperation, including
By Nupur Anand, Phoebe Seers and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Banking regulators are stepping up efforts to contain growing AI risks, six people familiar with the matter said, with some pointing to the potential for cyberattacks on banks or rogue agents undermining globa
By Gilles Guillaume and Rachel More PARIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) – As Chinese electric vehicle makers challenge Europe’s auto industry with cheaper cars and increasingly sophisticated technology, established automakers are fighting back with one asset their rivals lack: history. Europe’s carmakers are in
Oct 12 (Reuters) – Character.AI said on Monday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US and agreed to sell some of its assets to Walt Disney for $20 million. Here are some details about the bankruptcy and sale proceedings: • Character.AI said it has begun the formal process to sell assets, i
TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Japan’s NTT Data Group, a unit of telecommunications giant NTT, is in the final stages of talks to build a data centre in Osaka, western Japan, for US AI company Anthropic, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday, citing multiple sources. • Construction costs could re
BANGKOK, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The strong demand for AI has bolstered growth in China, India and other Asian countries, outpacing the overall growth in global trade, IMF chief economist Silvana Tenreyro said on Tuesday. Global trade would have grown at a far slower rate without the AI boost, Tenreyro t
How Israel Votes: A Guide to the Knesset, Political Parties, and Coalition Governments Israelis vote for party lists rather than individual lawmakers or a prime minister. A proportional electoral system, mathematical seat-allocation rules, and coalition negotiations determine who governs. By Steven
Oct 12 (Reuters) – Anthropic said on Monday new measures designed to prevent rivals from copying the capabilities of its Claude AI models have reduced data harvested in so-called distillation attacks by about 90% to 99%. • Model distillation has emerged as a key concern for leading AI companies due
TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Japanese manufacturer Omron will buy US industrial PC firm Onlogic and its parent company, Interlogic, for $675 million, the company said on Tuesday. The acquisition is intended to develop Omron’s physical artificial intelligence services within its industrial automation bu
Christians Buy and Bond Against Boycott in Judea and Samaria ICEJ visitors turned purchases into a show of solidarity as Ireland and the Netherlands enforce new restrictions, and Norway weighs a broader trade ban By Gabriel Colodro / The Media Line “This piece of legislation written by the Irish par
I may have been disappointed in Other Mommy, but it's hardly an ignoble failure, and it was kind of thrilling to see several genre norms smartly upturned before the picture was a half-hour old.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has named Conservation Police Officer Austin Priest its Officer of the Year for a second straight year and honored seven other officers with Awards of Merit.
State officials recognized Illinois' Employee, Agency, Advocate and Legislator of the Year and pledged stronger state enforcement of disability rights.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources honored conservation police officers for 2025, naming Austin Priest Officer of the Year for a second straight year.
By Phil Stewart and Joshua McElwee WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Catholics serving in the US Army should not participate in the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan that the Pentagon is planning to livestream in December, a prominent US archbishop said on Monday. In an unusually
By Milana Vinn Oct 12 (Reuters) – Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings in a deal that values the dating app operator at roughly $1 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. Shares of the Austin, Texas-based company, which had a market value of r
Oct 12 (Reuters) – Meta on Monday launched Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, calling them its most capable AI models yet, as the social media firm looks to compete more forcefully with OpenAI and Anthropic. Meta’s shares rose about 4% in afternoon trading. • The launch comes after CEO Mark Zuckerber
LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Chinese EV maker Xpeng plans to expand its European production in order to comply with new European Union rules mandating minimum local content in electric cars, company vice president Yeqing Zheng told Reuters at the Paris car show. • Magna currently produces EVs under co
The Illinois Department of Agriculture's Fall Covers for Spring Savings program opens applications December 15, offering farmers up to $5 per acre off their 2027 crop insurance premiums.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture is reopening its Fall Covers for Spring Savings program, offering farmers crop insurance discounts for planting cover crops, with applications accepted starting December 15.
Are you looking for love? For marriage? Or just trying to get past your partner’s daily idiosyncrasies? You may well love I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, whether you attend solo or with a date.
Make no mistake: This is not a show with a lovely, happy ending. In fact, it’s an altogether dark look at humanity. And October is a perfect time for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, because it’s spooky and dark – ideal for setting the Halloween mood without explicitly being Halloweeny.
(Corrects typo in the headline) PARIS, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Les Mousquetaires, which owns French retailer Intermarche, said on Monday it had been targetted by a cyberattack, with around 150 of its stores hit. It said fridges had been heated up to 50 degrees Celsius for six hours, and the company had t
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch raised some eyebrows after he attended a meeting in suburban River Forest to talk about the proposed O’Hare Flyer project, which would run express commuter trains back and forth from Downtown Chicago to O’Hare Airport. Speaker Welch told attendees he coul
