China's long fight with deflation risks morphing into something harsher, with economists warning the war in Iran could spark ‘bad inflation’ at a time when chronically weak consumption and fading external demand leave the economy with little cushion reut.rs/3NPGGaH
The US Justice Department said it took part in an operation with Germany and Canada to take down infrastructure used by four major botnets that infected more than 3 million devices worldwide, including hundreds of thousands in the US. More here: reut.rs/3NhNWvU
A powerful artificial intelligence model that appeared anonymously on a developer platform last week was revealed to be from Chinese smartphone and EV giant Xiaomi, after it fueled speculation that DeepSeek was quietly testing its next-generation system reut.rs/3NxVQBl
A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones was planted on dozens of websites in Ukraine in recent weeks, researchers said. More here: reut.rs/4sp5u8w
Heavy social media usage appears to contribute to a drop in wellbeing among young people, especially girls, in some English-speaking countries, the World Happiness Report found. More here: reut.rs/4rYZh2h