Cisco Acquires Cybersecurity Giant Splunk for $28B; Tidal Partners Advises in Historic Deal

Cisco Systems, Inc., announced it has acquired Splunk, a software company specializing in cybersecurity. It has tapped Tidal Partners, a new mergers and acquisitions advisory group that was established last year by David...

BLACKPINK Shakeup: 3 Members May Exit YG Entertainment; Shares Plummet 13%

YG Entertainment Inc., one of the leading entertainment agencies in South Korea, experienced a sudden drop in its share prices after it was reported that three of the BLACKPINK members had decided to leave the...

WeBank Eyes 'Open Consortium Chain 2.0' Amid Shift to More Public-Oriented Blockchains

WeBank, Chinas leading digital-only bank, aims to transition from its permissioned consortium blockchains toward more public-oriented ones, highlighting the potential of Open Consortium Chain 2.0. As it seeks greater...

Unilever Revives Q-Tips Sale, Hired Morgan Stanley to Launch Renewed Bid for Divestiture

Unilever plc has restarted the sale process for its Q-Tips and Impulse perfume line. Sources who are familiar with the matter revealed the company already hired Morgan Stanley and Evercore Inc. to organize the sale of the...

The fraught history of India and the Khalistan movement

City watchdog finds no evidence for recent political 'debanking' – but private banks have been picky for centuries

After a row over the closure of his bank account earlier this year, former politician Nigel Farage has hit out at the UK financial regulator for saying it has found no recent evidence of customers being de-banked over...

Nagorno-Karabakh: longest war in post-Soviet space flares yet again as Russia distracted in Ukraine

Racism and democracy: why claims of ‘division by race’ in the NZ election and Voice referendum need challenging

Five golden rules for effective science communication – perspectives from a documentary maker

Over the past three years, people from all walks of life have learned a great deal about different branches of science. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced many of us to information about virology and vaccine production....

Discovering the universe from our own backyards

When I was a college student, I worked at the Charlevoix Astronomical Observatory in Québec. It was a pretty decent summer job, as I got to observe celestial bodies until the dead of night, talk to astronomy...

Our planet is burning in unexpected ways - here’s how we can protect people and nature

People have been using fire for millennia. It is a vital part of many ecosystems and cultures. Yet human activities in the current era, sometimes called the Anthropocene, are reshaping patterns of fire across the...

Jamais vu: the science behind eerie opposite of déjà vu

Repetition has a strange relationship with the mind. Take the experience of déjà vu, when we wrongly believe have experienced a novel situation in the past leaving you with an spooky sense of pastness. But...

How BookTok trends are influencing what you read – whether you use TikTok or not

If youve been in a bookshop recently, you may have seen references to BookTok whether its stickers on books or whole tables dedicated to BookTok favourites. BookTok is a community on the social media app TikTok....

Hyundai, Kia Launch 'Universal Mobility 2.0' in Singapore to Aid Vulnerable Pedestrians

Hyundai and Kia kick-start Universal Mobility 2.0 in Singapore, a navigation initiative supporting vulnerable pedestrians, focusing on the visually impaired and wheelchair users, evolving from their successful EnableLA...

Busan Aims to Become South Korea's Blockchain Hub with $75M Public Mainnet Project

Busan, the second largest city in South Korea, has set out to work on achieving its goal of becoming a Blockchain City. The city will soon launch a public mainnet as part of its initiative for the project that has been...

YouTube Unveils AI-Driven Tools for Enhanced Video Creation

YouTube revealed a range of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI)-powered features aimed at assisting creators in producing videos and expanding their audience reach. As companies incorporate generative AI technology...