Shai Hope’s resurgence in white-ball cricket has made him one of the most attractive overseas options heading into the IPL 2026 auction. The West Indies captain has been in remarkable form, recently smashing a magnificent century against New Zealand in the second ODI. Known for his ability to anchor the innings and accelerate when needed, Hope provides stability along with …

The Internet today has a new worry. Alongside vibe coding tools, and the codebases, sites and apps built with them, security issues and blind spots have proliferated, too. Cybersecurity company Guardio is taking aim at a fresh market born amid this flux: finding malicious code written using AI tools. The company says it has found that with AI tools, malicious …

ماہرینِ حیاتیات نے انسانوں میں رومانوی تعلقات کی ایک عام مگر پراسرار عادت، یعنی بوسہ یا چُومنے کے ارتقائی پس منظر پر تحقیق کی ہے۔ نئی تحقیق سے پتہ چلتا ہے کہ چُومنے یا بوسے کی عادت تقریباً 21 ملین سال قبل شروع ہوئی۔ رائٹرز کی ایک رپورٹ کے مطابق اس تحقیق میں نیاندرتھلز انسان بھی چومتے ہوں گے، اور …

Jeff Bezos is returning to a chief executive role for the first time since leaving Amazon in 2021, launching a new artificial intelligence venture called Project Prometheus — a start-up already reported to have secured $6.2 billion in early-stage funding. According to The New York Times, the new company will be co-led by Bezos and Vik Bajaj, a former senior …

Jet2 chief executive Steve Heapy has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to stop using the airline and holiday industry as a “cash cow”, warning that any further increase in aviation taxes will hit lower earners hardest and risk pricing families out of foreign travel. Heapy — who runs Britain’s largest package holiday provider and the UK’s third-biggest airline by passenger numbers …

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Beijing warns Tokyo of ‘further action’ if Takaichi doesn’t budge on Taiwan stand China will take “further measures” against Japan unless its prime minister retracts her controversial comments on Taiwan, the foreign ministry said …

England speedster Mark Wood has been declared fit and included in the 12-player squad announced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for the opening Ashes Test against Australia at Perth Stadium. Wood, who had raised fitness concerns after feeling left hamstring stiffness during the warm-up game against the England Lions, underwent precautionary scans and was eventually cleared to …

Shivi Sharma spent a decade working in credit risk at places like American Express and Varo Bank.   At some point, she realized teams were spending equal amounts of time analyzing all types of loans — regardless of whether it was worth $100,000 or $5 million — meaning assessing smaller loans was ultimately an unprofitable and time-consuming process for lenders.   She and her husband, Utsav Shah, realized there …

Hewlett Packard has submitted a final claim of almost $1.8 billion (£1.4 billion) against the estate of Mike Lynch, intensifying one of the longest and most expensive corporate fraud battles in UK legal history. The latest claim is substantially lower than the $5 billion HP originally sought over its ill-fated 2011 acquisition of Autonomy, but still far exceeds the late …

Lawmakers have approved the dismissal of German Galushchenko, who is implicated in a major graft scandal Ukrainian lawmakers have voted to dismiss Justice Minister German Galushchenko, who was implicated in a high-profile corruption scandal last week. Galushchenko, the former energy minister, was accused of lobbying the interests of Timur Mindich, a long-time associate of Vladimir Zelensky, who was charged with …

South Africa spinner Simon Harmer has reignited the India-South Africa cricket rivalry with a subtle swipe at critics and the Indian media, fresh from his match-winning performance in the first Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Proteas stunned India in dramatic fashion, defending a modest total as Harmer’s off-spin dismantled a star-studded Indian line-up, turning what seemed like an …

نیوزی لینڈ کے ڈیرل مچل نے آئی سی سی ون ڈے رینکنگ میں سابق بھارتی کپتان روہت شرما کو پیچھے چھوڑ کر پہلی پوزیشن سنبھال لی ہے۔ آئی سی سی کی نئی جاری کردہ ون ڈے رینکنگ میں ڈیرل مچل نے روہت شرما کو نمبر ون پوزیشن سے محروم کر دیا ہے۔ یہ دوسرا موقع ہے کہ کوئی کیوی کھلاڑی …

Swedish vibe coding unicorn Lovable has doubled its annual recurring revenue (ARR) to $200 million in just four months, co-founder and CEO Anton Osika said on stage at the 2025 Slush technology conference in Helsinki, Finland. The milestone comes just four months after the year-old company surpassed $100 million in ARR in July. Osika credited the AI-assisted coding software maker’s …

سپریم کورٹ رولز 2025 کو وفاقی آئینی عدالت میں نافذ کرنے کا نوٹیفکیشن جاری کر دیا گیا ہے۔ نئے قواعد کے تحت ہر مقدمہ کم از کم دو رکنی بینچ اور اپیلیں کم از کم تین رکنی بینچ سنے گا۔ اسلام آباد میں وفاقی آئینی عدالت کا فل کورٹ اجلاس منعقد ہوا جس کی صدارت چیف جسٹس امین الدین نے …

In an exciting encounter at Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Thunder dominated Perth Scorchers to win by 9 wickets with 10 balls to spare in the 15th match of the Women’s Big Bash League 2025-26. The Scorchers were restricted to 150/7 in their 20 overs, with Katie Mack top-scoring with a gritty 79. However, the Thunder chased down the target with ease, …