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Washington Post hit by major cyber breach linked to Oracle software hack

The publication released a statement days after CL0P, the notorious ransomware group, said on its website that the Washington Post was among its victims.

The maths isn’t clear on how much US companies will own in TikTok’s Oracle & Walmart deal

Oracle & Walmart say American investors will control more than 50% of the new TikTok Global. But this is at odds with ByteDance’s insistence that the company will get a 80% stake.

Donald Trump approves Oracle-TikTok deal, sets up delay on app ban

The new entity has agreed to donate $5 billion to an education fund, which Trump said would satisfy his demand that the government receive a payment from the deal.

In TikTok sale, Microsoft is no loser and oracle no winner

Despite Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison’s backing for Trump, there’s no guarantee the separation of TikTok from ByteDance will be clean enough to pass White House muster. 

Oracle beats Microsoft to buy US operations of TikTok

ByteDance turned down Microsoft’s previous bid to buy TikTok’s US assets. A deal with Oracle is narrower, appearing more like corporate restructuring.

Oracle jumps into the fray to buy TikTok’s US business

The entry of Oracle could challenge Microsoft’s bargaining position, as the Redmond-based company had been the only party to publicly confirm it was in talks with ByteDance.

Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka joins Oracle’s board of directors

Vishal Sikka is considered among the world's leading experts in Artificial Intelligence, machine learning.

Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene steps down, to be replaced by Thomas Kurian

With Thomas Kurian, Google will be getting an executive who used to supervise cloud development at Oracle, the world’s second-largest software maker.

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Modi govt’s repeal of MGNREGA is all about extracting money from states, not reform

The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.