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Startup Wiz likely to reject $23 bn acquisition proposal from Google

Wiz's decision to call off the deal will be a setback for Google, which has been investing in its cloud infrastructure

After protests, Bangladesh govt to formally accept ruling on job quotas

The protesters wanted the government to overturn a high court decision last month that reinstated a quota system putting aside nearly 60 per cent of government jobs for certain people

Harris secures delegates needed to become Democratic nominee for prez

Recovering from Covid-19 at his home in Delaware, Biden called into Harris' campaign event. He sounded hoarse but appreciative of his vice president

US election: DNC Chair says party will select a president nominee by Aug 7

Earlier on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris swiftly consolidated support for her presidential bid and secured commitments from hundreds of convention delegates

In taking on Trump, Kamala Harris vows to draw on her prosecutorial skills

Harris, 59, outlined a series of policies she promised to pursue including signing laws to protect abortion rights and ban assault rifles

Google planning to keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser

Cookies are packets of information that allow websites and advertisers to identify individual web surfers and track their browsing habits, but they can also be used for unwanted surveillance

Bangladesh calm amid curfew after top court scrapped some job quotas

No violence or protests reported on Monday morning and media said curfew would be relaxed for 3 hours in afternoon, extended from 2 hours previous day, so that people could buy essentials

Aviation summit opens amid aircraft shortages, supply chain turbulence

Aviation was hit hard by the pandemic which saw air travel collapse only to bounce back sharply. That has left many firms scrambling to resolve labour and parts shortages

Reddit strikes deals with sports leagues to attract more ad revenue

Reddit, which was at the center of the 2021 meme-stock frenzy, had reported a 48% jump in its first-quarter revenue in May and said it could post an adjusted profit in the second quarter

Porsche tones down EV ambitions, says mobility transition will take 'years'

"The transition to electric cars is taking longer than we thought five years ago," Porsche said in a statement

Air travel demand normalises after Covid boom, customers back to basics

Ryanair reported earlier on Monday a bigger than expected drop in quarterly profit as fares plunged 15 per cent, with management saying that ticket prices were continuing to deteriorate

CCI sends antitrust queries to Reliance, Disney for $8.5 bn merger: Report

The CCI has also asked the companies details on which entity owns which sports rights and for how long, as well as information on who had bid for them previously

Tesla to have humanoid robots for internal use by next year: Elon Musk

Musk had said in April that the Tesla robot, called Optimus, would be able to perform tasks in the factory by the end of this year and could be ready for sale as soon as the end of 2025

India to apply for licences to scout Pacific Ocean for critical minerals

China, Russia, and some Pacific Island nations have already secured exploration licences for the Pacific Ocean

Nvidia preparing variant of new flagship AI chip for Chinese market

China accounted for around 17 per cent of Nvidia's revenue in the year to end-January in the wake of US sanctions, sliding from 26 per cent two years earlier

Bond yields moves towards key level before govt presents its annual Budget

The benchmark 10-year yield was at 6.9748 per cent as of 10:10 a.m. on Monday, close to the key technical level of 6.98 per cent

Backed by president Biden, Harris scrambles to cement her White House bid

The United States has yet to elect a woman president in its 248-year history

Next-generation US jet fighter programme may get hit by budget constraints

Sources briefed on the Air Force's internal budget deliberations said the anticipated 2026 fiscal-year NGAD budget of $3.1 billion would be slashed as funding shrinks

China conducts surprise rate cuts in efforts to support weak economy

The cuts come after China last week reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter economic data and its top leaders met for a plenum that occurs roughly every five years

Delta Air Lines faces widespread flight cancellations after IT outage

Delta has offered no timetable for when normal operations would resume and has already canceled another 137 flights for Monday, according to FlightAware