Security company Kaspersky discovered a WhatsApp clone that works like the real app but steals your account in the background. The app is currently being promoted in other Android apps, such as Snaptube and Vidmate. Called YoWhatsApp, it promises users several additional customization options, including the option to block access […]
Mercedes-Benz is not yet aware of the historically low consumer confidence due to high inflation. Nevertheless, the German luxury car brand sold more than a fifth more passenger car from July to September than a year earlier. Mercedes-Benz sold 517,800 cars in the third quarter, 21 percent more than in […]
The European Commission considers the massive Russian missile strikes against Ukraine and Belarus’ announcement to increase military presence at the borders as a “further escalation” of Russian aggression. The “rain of rockets” on innocent civilians is unacceptable and “doesn’t belong in the 21st century”. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s accusation that […]
Hackers likely stole data from nearly 300,000 Toyota customers. The Japanese car maker reported this on Friday. Toyota determined that 296,019 customer email addresses and associated customer numbers may have been compromised, it said in a press release. This concerns data from people who use Toyota’s online service T-Connect. At […]
The outlook for the global economy is becoming increasingly bleak this year. That is why the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will have to lower its growth expectations again next week, top woman Kristalina Georgieva said in a speech at Georgetown University. It is not the first time this year that […]
To combat declining revenues, Meta has announced that it will add ‘slots’ for advertisements in various places on Instagram. Things are not going great with Instagram. This should be apparent from a financial quarter in which advertising revenues for the photo platform fell. To counter that and possibly send even […]
Russia has threatened Moldova, between Romania and Ukraine, with the interruption of gas supplies. That’s because the former Soviet state has failed to meet its payment obligations. “Gazprom reserves all rights, including the right to suspend deliveries completely if payment obligations are not met by October 20,” the Russian state […]
The European Union and the British government are resuming talks on the Northern Ireland border issue after more than six months of standstill. Officials from both camps will meet this week, the European Commission says. The Northern Ireland border continues to divide the UK and the EU. London wants to […]
Google is pulling the plug on Stadia, its game streaming service. The company says that nearly three years after its launch, the service hasn’t been able to attract the desired number of gamers. Stadia was an attempt by Google to compete with consoles such as Playstation and Xbox. Via Stadia, […]
Qatar has summoned hundreds of citizens, including diplomats from abroad, to mandatory military service as security guards during the World Cup. This reports Reuters news agency based on a source and documents it has in its possession. The deployment of conscripts, some of whom would generally receive a reprieve, shows […]
