Maria Branyas, Woman Believed To Be World’s Oldest Person, Dies At 117
MADRID (AP) — Maria Branyas, an American-born Spaniard considered the world’s oldest person at 117 years old, has died, her family said on Tuesday. In a post on Branyas’ X account, her family wrote in Catalan: “Maria Branyas has left us. She has gone the...
Israeli Military Says It Has Recovered The Bodies Of 6 Hostages In A Gaza Operation
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday that it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza. The recovery came as the United States, Egypt and Qatar are trying to mediate a cease-fire agreement...
British Tech Entrepreneur Mike Lynch Missing After Yacht’s Sinking
British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are reported to be among several people missing after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday. The 59-year-old was sailing with a group off the Sicilian capital of Palermo when the vessel got...
Qualtrics Is Betting AI Will Change the Game in the Customer Experience Software Market in 2024
Qualtrics, a popular customer experience management platform, is spruiking various new AI features in 2024. Leveraging what the firm says is “the world’s largest database of human sentiment,” backed by a commitment to invest $500 million in AI, Qualtrics has been turning the advances of...
SOCI Act 2024: Thales Report Reveals Critical Infrastructure Breaches in Australia
A rise in ransomware incidents and the embrace of artificial intelligence are considered potential data risks facing Australia’s critical infrastructure organisations, according to a new report. This news comes as new cyber security rules under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 come into force...
An Israeli Airstrike Kills 18 Members Of A Family In Gaza As Mediators Hope For A Cease-Fire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israel airstrike in Gaza killed at least 18 people, all from the same family, on Saturday, hours after mediators expressed optimism for an imminent cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas after 10 months of war. A joint statement...
Can Switching Payroll Software Reduce the Risk of Underpaying Employees in Australia?
Talk to risk and compliance expert Tom McLeod, and he will tell you employers have two main responsibilities when it comes to their employees. The first is to keep them safe while at work. The second? To pay them appropriately and accurately. While health and...
Venezuela’s Opposition Says Suggestion To Repeat Presidential Election ‘An Insult’
SAO PAULO (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition was dealt a blow Thursday when countries that had been pressuring President Nicolás Maduro to release vote tallies backing his claim to victory in last month’s presidential election began suggesting a repeat of the contest instead. The proposal from...
Kim Dotcom Loses 12-Year Fight To Halt Deportation From New Zealand To U.S.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this week to halt his deportation from New Zealand to the U.S. on charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering. New Zealand’s Justice Minister...
U.S. Official Says Mideast Mediators Are Preparing For Implementation Of Cease-Fire Deal In Advance
JERUSALEM (AP) — In a sign that mediators believe a Gaza cease-fire deal is imminent, a U.S. official said Friday that Mideast negotiators are working out logistics for the potential release of hostages and distribution of aid as part of any agreement to end the...
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