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Asian markets drop as recession talk builds

Growing fears of a US recession weighed on equities Thursday as traders gear up for the release of key jobs data that could determine the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision.. The prospect of a recession weighed on US markets with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq in the red, while traders also shifted into safe-haven Treasuries.

Musk's Twitter tags US radio NPR as 'state-affiliated'

Twitter drew the anger of venerable US radio broadcaster NPR on Wednesday after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk tagged the news giant as a state-backed entity.. The designation of "state-affiliated media" for Washington-based National Public Radio -- a label also applied to government-owned Chinese and Russian outlets -- comes just days after Twitter stripped The New York Times of its verified status on the platform, the first sign of Musk's updated policies for news media.

Operation Cookie Monster: police shut huge cybercrime site

A global police operation has shut down one of the world's largest online marketplaces where cybercriminals can buy stolen identities and passwords, law enforcement agencies said on Wednesday.. The "unprecedented law enforcement operation" had taken down "one of the most dangerous marketplaces selling stolen account credentials to hackers worldwide", EU police agency Europol said.

Switzerland scraps Credit Suisse execs' bonuses

The Swiss government said Wednesday it would scrap the outstanding bonuses of Credit Suisse's executive board following the bank's implosion and emergency takeover by rival UBS. The government -- which engineered the merger -- said the move was due to the top-level management's "responsibility" for the decline of the 167-year-old institution.. "For 2023, all variable remuneration accruing until completion of the takeover by UBS will be cancelled or reduced for the top three levels of management." - 167 years of history - Credit Suisse was the second-biggest bank in the country after UBS and a pillar in the country's cherished banking landscape.

AI better than humans at key heart test: study

Artificial intelligence is better than humans at assessing heart ultrasounds, the main test of overall cardiac health, the most rigorous trial yet conducted on the subject found on Wednesday. . The test is the main way to measure how well a heart is functioning.

Raw sewage blights once-idyllic beaches on Isle of Wight

On the Isle of Wight, one of England's most popular seaside holiday destinations since Victorian times, a pipeline stretches out from the shore to pump raw sewage into coastal waters.. The Isle of Wight, a mecca for yachtspeople off England's southern coast, has three entries.

Operation Cookie Monster: police shut huge cybercrime site

A global police operation has shut down one of the world's largest online marketplaces where cybercriminals can buy stolen identities and passwords, international law enforcement said on Wednesday.. Europol said the "unprecedented law enforcement operation" had taken down "one of the most dangerous marketplaces selling stolen account credentials to hackers worldwide."

For deaf Ukrainians, smart watches can be life-saving

It took a second for Andrii Yeger, a deaf Ukrainian, to realise that the waves of energy he felt were coming from a Russian rocket landing near his car.  . Yeger is a volunteer at the Ukrainian Society for the Deaf (UTOG), which has helped many through war's added hardships.

US private hiring, services activity cool in March

US private employers slowed their hiring pace in March while services sector activity eased, separate surveys showed Wednesday, in signs that the economy is cooling following efforts to contain inflation.. "Our March payroll data is one of several signals that the economy is slowing," ADP chief economist Nela Richardson said in a statement on Wednesday.