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47-Ronin movie director Carl Rinsch, who was also working for a Netflix project, got an $11 million infusion for the same from the streaming giant in 2020. He is now facing a criminal fraud trial in Manhattan federal court for allegedly using Netflix’s funds for the “White Horse” TV series (which had the production codename…
The United States has approved a major arms deal worth $686 million to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Dawn reported citing a Defense Security Cooperation Agency letter to US Congress.The deal would “support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by allowing Pakistan to retain interoperability with US and partner…
Donald Trump has announced what is being termed ‘gold card’ – an expedited visa that will grant US residency to immigrants in ‘record time’. The Trump administration has also launched a website accepting applications for the $1 million gold card. During the announcement, Trump told reporters that the company will be happy with the new…
Luka Doncic. Image via: Kelsey Grant/ Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers, standing at 17-6 and eyeing the Western Conference crown, are gaining major traction in league-wide trade chatter as speculation mounts around pairing Luka Dončić with New Orleans Pelicans wing Herb Jones. The rumor intensified after Bill Simmons described the move as an “easy”…
US House Speaker Mike Johnson said the House of Representatives would not vote to extend the enhanced tax credits for Obamacare, leaving more than 22 million Americans at risk of losing their health insurance. He added that instead the GOP planned to introduce its own health care legislation, as Senate Republicans prepared to vote on…
BENGALURU: TCS signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Salesforce consulting firm Coastal Cloud in an all-cash deal valued at $700 million. Founded in 2012, Coastal Cloud brings AI-led advisory and business consulting capabilities to help clients reimagine sales, service, marketing, revenue, and commerce. With the acquisitions of ListEngage and now Coastal Cloud, TCS said…
Multiple factors are affecting the rupee negatively. (AI image) The Indian rupee is under pressure and has been hitting new lifetime lows – crossing the 90 mark versus the US dollar. The rupee has depreciated 4.9% against the dollar in 2025, positioning itself as the third-worst performer among 31 major currencies, surpassed only by the…
US job openings showed little movement in October, signalling a cooling labour market at a time when the Federal Reserve is weighing another interest-rate cut amid mixed economic cues.Employers posted 7.67 million vacancies in October, almost unchanged from 7.66 million in September, according to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) released by the…
US authorities have busted a major smuggling ring exporting over $160 million in advanced Nvidia AI chips to China. Operation Gatekeeper revealed a scheme using fake documents and shell companies. Executives face charges for illegally shipping high-end GPUs, crucial for AI and potentially military use, to restricted destinations. Several arrests and guilty pleas have been…
Boston Red Sox (Image via AP Photos) The Boston Red Sox are preparing for one of their most important conversations of the offseason, as the team is set to meet with five-time All-Star Pete Alonso during the Winter Meetings. The move signals that Boston may finally be ready to make the kind of high-impact addition…
