Boeing will plead guilty to fraud charge – avoiding trial over 737 Max crashes
Boeing will pay a fine of $243.6 million and plead guilty to conspiring to defraud the U.S. government as part of a plea deal.
Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff
UK election: Labour Party registers historic landslide victory
The hard-right Reform Party led by Brexiteer Nigel Farage is on track to win a higher-than-expected number of seats, as it cuts deeply into the Conservative’s vote share.
Boeing buying embattled 737 supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion
The acquisition at a time when Boeing faces major turmoil over safety issues plaguing its aircraft and potential federal criminal charges in the U.S.
Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6 billion in latest funding round
Musk claimed his AI startup had a $18 billion valuation before the latest funding round.
Papua New Guinea landslide: Over 2,000 buried under rubble
The Papua New Guinea government’s latest numbers are more than triple the U.N.’s estimated death toll from the disaster.
Google’s AI under fire over misleading answers
Screenshots shared by users testing Google’s AI search summary appear to show inaccurate results and misinformation, including claims that President Obama is Muslim.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed dead in helicopter crash
A helicopter carrying Raisi and several others crashed in the mountainous northwestern region of Iran on Sunday evening.
Mining giant BHP Group makes nearly $40 billion bid for rival Anglo American
If the deal goes through, the merged entity will be the world’s biggest copper producer accounting for around 10% of global output.
Sydney church stabbing was a ‘terrorist incident’
Police officials said the stabbing appeared premeditated and fit the criteria of religiously motivated extremism.
Apple warns users in 92 countries they may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks
The latest notification comes several months after the iPhone maker warned opposition politicians in India of a potential cyber attack.