Julian Assange admits leaking US state secrets, walks free. Next stop: Australia
The plea is part of an agreement that is expected to free Assange to return to his native Australia within hours.
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In Indonesia, crippling immigration ransomware breach sparks privacy crisis
In a rare admission, Indonesian authorities revealed that last week’s catastrophic collapse of the country’s immigration system was caused by hackers using new ransomware to attack a critical data centre.
Vietnam’s VinFast looks to tiny EV, priced at less than $10,000, to change its fortunes
Vietnamese automaker VinFast, for a short time the third-most valuable car company in the world, has a big problem: It just can't sell enough cars.
Julian Assange Pleads Guilty to Espionage, Securing His Freedom
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a felony charge of violating the U.S. Espionage Act, securing his freedom under a plea deal that saw its final act play out in a remote U.S. courtroom in Saipan in the Western Pacific.
Harvard dropouts raise $120 million to take on Nvidia's AI chips
Nvidia has been the hottest story on Wall Street of late, increasing eightfold in value since the end of 2022 and soaring past $3 trillion in market cap this month.
As North Korea and Russia cozy up, Tokyo and Seoul clamp down
SEOUL -- Top Japanese and South Korean finance officials agreed Tuesday to cooperate on improving the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia and North Korea, as well as on tackling illicit funding for weapons development.
Singapore's ST Engineering to add data center as restrictions lifted
SINGAPORE -- Singapore Technologies Engineering, a state-backed defense conglomerate, on Tuesday began construction of a data center in the city-state to meet booming demand, after the government recently announced plans to boost the country's total capacity following a pause.
Hong Kong court edges closer to sentencing democracy activists involved in unofficial primary
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court began mitigation hearings for prominent pro-democracy activists who were convicted under a national security law and now face up to life in prison.