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Birlasoft named select partner in OpenAI partner network

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-08T10:38:47+00:00

As a select partner, Birlasoft will work with enterprises to deploy AI solutions across the manufacturing, life sciences, energy, insurance, and MedTech verticals

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Asos says customer data accessed by hacker posing as trusted contact

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-08T10:35:16+00:00

Customers are told payment details and passwords were not compromised when employee account was breachedBusiness live – live updatesHackers gained access to Asos customer names and contact details by impersonating a “trusted contact” to gain access to one of its employee’s accounts, the retailer has said.Thousands of users of the online fashion seller’s app received a notification on Tuesday titled “Asos hacked” with a link to the Telegram messaging service, sending its shares diving by about 10%. Continue reading...

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July was worst on record for wildfires in England, data shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-08T10:34:34+00:00

Devastating blaze near Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk among a record 624 wildfires in July this yearJuly was the worst on record for wildfires in England, provisional data shows, with England experiencing a clear upward trend in the total number of wildfires recorded.This summer has been a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the UK to climate breakdown, after punishingly hot and dry weather turned large parts of the countryside into a tinderbox. Continue reading...

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July 2026 was worst on record for wildfires in England, data shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-08T10:34:34+00:00

Devastating blaze near Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk among a record 624 wildfires in July this yearThis July was the worst on record for wildfires in England, provisional data shows, with England experiencing a clear upward trend in the total number of wildfires recorded.This summer has been a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the UK to climate breakdown, after punishingly hot and dry weather turned large parts of the countryside into a tinderbox. Continue reading...

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Queensland literary awards: ‘stunning’ debut inspired by segregated shantytown wins top prize

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-08T10:30:16+00:00

Lenora Thaker wins $30,000 prize for ‘a work of state significance’ for The Pearl of Tagai Town, which draws on her family’s history in Cairns-Malay TownA “stunning” debut novel described as “unambiguously and distinctively Queensland” has won the $30,000 top prize at the Queensland literary awards (QLAs).Meriam and Wagedagam author Lenora Thaker won the Queensland premier’s award for a work of state significance for her historical novel The Pearl of Tagai Town, which was inspired by her ancestors’ lives in an unmapped shantytown known as Cairns-Malay Town. The town once housed Indigenous Aust

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«Не надо жадничать». Главное из выступления Германа Грефа

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-10-08T10:29:25+00:00

8 октября председатель правления Сбербанка Герман Греф выступил на форуме «Настоящее – будущее», организованном «Сберинвестициями» в Москве. В программе форума четыре трека – визионерский, прикладной, трибуна эмитентов и молодежный. Глава кредитной организации открыл событие и рассказал на визионерском треке об изменении портрета инвестора, оценил риски при покупке биткоина и раскрыл, кто является «царем» на фондовом рынке.

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L’Union africaine lance sa propre agence de notation financière, pour « plus de justice »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-08T10:27:33+00:00

L’agence, inaugurée mercredi 7 octobre à l’île Maurice, répond à une attente ancienne des milieux d’affaires africains, qui se considèrent comme défavorisés par les agences de notation occidentales. Ces dernières, en insistant sur les risques de défaut de paiement, les obligent à emprunter plus cher.

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China Expands Its Military Reach by Building a Base in Laos

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-10-08T10:20:15+00:00

The new runway in Ban Keun is currently used by only small jets. Neighboring nations are watching warily to see if Beijing expands it for larger aircraft.

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Russian attack on two buses kills 30 near Ukraine frontline

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-08T10:16:13+00:00

Authorities say 18 people also wounded after incident in Kramatorsk in country’s ‘fortess belt’Europe live – latest updatesThirty people have been killed after Russia struck two passenger buses in Kramatorsk, near the frontline in eastern Ukraine, according to local authorities.“As of now, the death toll from this morning’s attack on buses has risen to 30. Eighteen people were wounded,” the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office said. The governor’s office gave the same toll and said public transport had been suspended. Continue reading...

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Les patrons de Michelin et de BMW missionnés par Emmanuel Macron pour trouver un accord sur la préférence européenne dans l’automobile

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-10-08T10:14:01+00:00

Le président de la République a demandé personnellement à Florent Menegaux et à Nicolas Peter, début septembre, de rapprocher les positions des constructeurs et des équipementiers pour tenter de préserver au mieux les emplois de la filière. Faute d’accord entre industriels, les Vingt-Sept peinent à s’accorder sur le texte de la Commission européenne.

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