Pockets of fuel shortages worldwide, continuing price spikes, and rising inflationary pressure are now more imminent amid the ongoing Iran war escalation and the continuing decline of global energy supplies, analysts said. On Wednesday, the global benchmark for crude oil topped $101 per barrel for the first time since July and the U.S. standard for
LG on Wednesday denied that its TVs eavesdrop on customers after a gaming site appeared to show that the TVs can be used to listen to conversations in real time. Also read: You’ve Heard About Smart Home Hacking: Here’s How It Works and How Likely It Is “The claims made in the recently published video
First one-day international, Windhoek South Africa 348-6 (50 overs): J Hermann 150 (126), De Zorzi 72 (84); Trumpelmann 4-68 Nambia 162-8 (31 overs): Kruger 34 (60); Subrayen 4-29 South Africa won by 99 runs (DLS method) and lead the three-match series 1-0 Scorecard Jordan Hermann struck 150 to equal the record for the highest score
The price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time since July after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. Brent crude, the international standard, jumped nearly 3% to $100.72 early Wednesday. U.S. benchmark crude gained 2.4% to $95.25 a barrel, and U.S. gasoline
A South Korean court has ordered gaming tycoon Kwon Hyuk-bin to pay his ex-wife 2.55tr won ($1.87bn; £1.38bn) in assets, marking the largest divorce settlement in the country’s history. Kwon, who founded South Korea’s third-largest video game company Smilegate, is one of the country’s richest men. Bloomberg puts his net worth at $3bn. Smilegate was
Australia’s electric-vehicle market just had its most important month on record and next week, the country’s biggest EV show arrives in Sydney with an vehicle lineup to match the adoption curve. Organisers expect more than 40,000 visitors, who will have the chance to see more than 100 different electric vehicle models at the event. Everything
