PARIS (Reuters) – When early proponents of hosting an unprecedented Olympics opening ceremony along the river Seine first pitched the idea to the then-head of Paris police, he was dead-set against it. “It’s madness,” Didier Lallement said in 2021, according to two sources, citing the vast logistical and security challenges …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s IPO-bound Ola Electric has suspended its electric car launch plans as the Softbank-backed company wants to focus on its e-scooter business, two people with direct knowledge of the decision said. Ola’s founder Bhavish Aggarwal laid out plans in 2022 to launch an electric sports car …

LONDON: On the move and looking for an Internet connection to check email or post a video to TikTok? It’s tempting to jump onto the free WiFi at the coffee shop or the shopping mall. But don’t do it unless you’ve got protection. Using unsecured Internet access can be risky. …

KUALA LUMPUR: The forward-looking ASEAN Digital Economy Framework (DEFA), currently under negotiation, is likely to be completed during the ASEAN Summit next year, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. He said that intra-trade within ASEAN currently stands at 20 per cent, and …

I’ve generally ignored reports that Apple is quietly working on a folding iPhone, because, well, why wouldn’t they be? The form factor is clearly popular with many people – Samsung’s foldables are now onto their sixth generation – and the R&D department at a company of Apple’s size will naturally …

(Reuters) – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is confident women’s soccer head coach Bev Priestman had no knowledge of the spying incident that has engulfed her squad in scandal ahead of their gold medal title defence at the Paris Olympics. The COC said on Wednesday it accepted Priestman’s decision to …

PROACTIVE steps to recycle electronic waste are being taken as estimates show that 285,000 tonnes may be produced in Selangor by 2025. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari announced Selangor’s plans to recycle at least 15% of ewaste. He said this at the launch of the state’s pilot project for …

(Reuters) – Lyft will implement several safety and governance reforms to settle a shareholder lawsuit accusing the ride-sharing company’s officers and directors of not doing enough to stop drivers from sexually and physically assaulting passengers. A preliminary settlement was filed on Tuesday night in the Oakland, California, federal court, and …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. Justice Department officials during President Donald Trump’s administration took part in a decision to reduce prosecutors’ recommended prison sentence for Trump adviser Roger Stone in 2020, a watchdog report published on Wednesday found. The report by the department’s internal reviewer found that the top federal …