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The South Korean president is doing quote-post diplomacy

“This is no different from Comfort Women or the Holocaust,” wrote South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on X last week, quoting a post with a video of Israeli Defense Forces soldiers throwing a body off a rooftop in Gaza. The president’s post kicked off an internet firestorm for a thousand different reasons, not least because […]

Peloton, stay in your lane

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. The camera zooms in on two well-formed cheeks clad in white shorts. These buns of steel belong to […]

Samhi Hotels partners with INGKA Centres | Capital Market News

Last Updated : Apr 17 2026 | 7:16 PM IST For leasing of upcoming 162-room hotel in Noida Samhi Hotels has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of Ingka Centres (part of the Ingka Group which operates three businesses in one: IKEA Retail, Ingka Centres and Ingka Investments) for leasing an upscale hotel with […]

Bluesky confirms DDoS attack is cause of continued app outages

The image shows the icon of Bluesky, the new decentralized social network created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.

Bluesky’s website and app are still struggling on Friday after experiencing service interruptions that chief operating officer Rose Wang attributed to an ongoing cyberattack. On Thursday evening, the social media company confirmed that a “sophisticated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack” was to blame for the issues, which had originally started on April 15 at around 8:40 […]

Introducing EVMbench

OpenAI and Paradigm introduce EVMbench, a benchmark evaluating AI agents’ ability to detect, patch, and exploit high-severity smart contract vulnerabilities. Source link

The creative software industry has declared war on Adobe

All empires eventually fall, and it seems the creative software industry has collectively decided that Adobe’s time has come. The Creative Cloud provider’s suite of design tools have been considered the industry standard for decades — despite unpopular decisions to fully embrace generative AI and abandon software licenses in favor of expensive, complicated subscriptions. Pricing […]

Schengen visa insurance: Single vs multiple-entry rules explained | Personal Finance

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While a Schengen visa is often viewed as a paperwork hurdle, the insurance requirement is equally critical and frequently misunderstood. The distinction between single-entry and multiple-entry insurance is more than administrative; it determines whether a traveller remains financially protected across European borders or faces costly gaps in coverage.   Why insurance is central […]

A giant cell tower is going to space this weekend

This weekend’s scheduled Blue Origin rocket launch is rather momentous. Success would signal an end to SpaceX’s monopoly on reusable orbital launch vehicles, and set up a three-way race to make that “No Service” indicator on your phone disappear forever. On Sunday morning, Jeff Bezos’ massive New Glenn rocket is scheduled to launch with the […]