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MEXICO CITY —  In one moment, a column of soldiers and military pickups creeps along a dirt road in western Mexico. In the next, a massive explosion sends debris and a body flying. The ground where a soldier stood seconds earlier is a gaping hole, the aftermath of an improvised land mine planted by one of the region’s warring drug cartels.That soldier was killed and four others were injured in the January explosion, which was captured in a grainy video that circulated on social media. Then last month, four more soldiers…

Apple escalated its feud with Epic Games on Wednesday, blocking the Fortnite video-game maker from launching its own online marketplace on iPhones and iPads in Europe.The two companies have been in a legal battle since 2020, when the gaming firm alleged that Apple's practice of charging up to 30% commissions on in-app payments on its iPhone Operating System (iOS) devices violated U.S. antitrust rules.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB…

Semiconductors have in recent years become a focal point in the U.S.’s efforts to impede China’s technological advancement. Now Washington has its eye on yet another red-hot tech sector where China is making great strides: batteries for electric vehicles. Earlier this month, the Departments of Treasury and Energy proposed rules that would limit electric vehicle buyers from claiming tax credits if their cars contain battery materials from China and other countries considered “hostile” to the U.S.…

An all-out war is underway over the method by which spectrum will be awarded in India for broadband from space services. Satellite companies such as Jeff Bezos-led Amazon, Bharti Group-backed OneWeb, Elon Musk’s Starlink, Canada’s Telesat and US-based Hughes want allotment via the administrative route as is the global practice. But Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea say airwaves should be auctioned to ensure a competitive landscape.The ball is now in the court of the telecom regulator, which recently…

The recently installed AI cameras on Kerala roads have become a topic of discussion for many. It seems that the newly implemented challan system has sparked a battle between two government departments in Kerala. Last week, we wrote about an incident in which the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) disconnected the electricity connection to the Enforcement Road Transport Office (RTO) in Kalpetta, Wayanad. It is said that KSEB disconnected the electricity connection after an AI camera issued a challan to a KSEB jeep…

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is escalating its efforts to stop Microsoft from buying Activision and will file an injunction to block the purchase, according to multiple reports. This action is an effort to stop the acquisition before its July 18 deadline. The FTC previously sued to block Microsoft’s purchase of Activision, with this impending injunction serving to expedite proceedings. “We welcome the opportunity to present our case in federal court,” said Microsoft president Brad Smith. “We believe…

JioCinema, the affordable on-demand video streaming service rival to Netflix and Disney’s Hotstar in India, will soon be the home for “The Office” and other NBCUniversal titles. The Viacom18 streaming service said on Monday said it has signed a “multi-year” partnership with NBCUniversal to bring “thousands of hours” of NBCU movies and TV shows to India. The partnership follows Viacom18 bagging the streaming rights for HBO and other Warner Bros. titles for the South Asian market. The partnership…

KYIV, UKRAINE—In a dramatic escalation of the war in Ukraine, dozens of Russian missiles and kamikaze drones rained down on civilian targets across the country on 10 October, killing 19 and wounding scores more. Several academic institutions came under fire in the attack. One rocket slammed into Kyiv’s Shevchenko Park, blowing out windows at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv’s science library, its Institute of Philology, the National Museum of Natural…

Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -3.82% has notified Russian officials it will sue the government unless Moscow allows the company to exit a major oil-and-gas project, according to people familiar with the matter.A Kremlin decree banning certain transactions through the end of the year has blocked Exxon since early August from transferring operatorship and selling its 30% stake in the Sakhalin-1 venture in Russia’s Far East. Before the decree, Exxon had said in regulatory filings…

The Twitter-Elon Musk saga continued this week, as the two parties traded barbs in legal filings ahead of a five-day trial that's scheduled to start Oct. 17.Newly released legal documents from lawyers representing Musk in a countersuit against Twitter claim the social media company engaged in a scheme to "mislead investors" by providing false numbers in financial filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Musk charges Twitter's platform has at least double the number of bots the company claims in SEC filings and…