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In its most recent financial report, Meta disclosed a potential risk related with its Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg. According to a CNBC story, the company, which is not satisfied with Mr Zuckerberg’s lifestyle choices, claimed that his engagement in extreme sports and mixed martial arts (MMA) are not merely personal preferences, but also potentially dangerous for Meta and its investors.The report, submitted last Friday, noted the risk of serious injury or worse connected with participation in combat sports, extreme sports, and even flight, all of which Mr Zuckerberg is known to enjoy. “Mr Zuckerberg and several other members of...

Elon Musk suffered one of the most significant legal setbacks in US history this week, when his $56 billion compensation package was removed in a case brought by an unexpected opponent, a former heavy metal drummer.Richard Tornetta sued Musk in 2018, when the Pennsylvania citizen owned only nine shares of Tesla. The lawsuit eventually went to trial in late 2022, and on Tuesday, a court ruled in Tornetta’s favour, voiding the massive pay package for being unjust to him and all of Tesla’s shareholders. Tornetta could not be reached for comment, and his lawyer declined to speak.

Boris Nadezhdin, a Russian anti-war presidential candidate, submitted 105,000 signatures to the Central Election Commission (CEC) on Wednesday, which is technically enough to oppose incumbent Vladimir Putin in Russia’s March election.No one expected Nadezhdin, 60, to win. The election of 71-year-old Putin, who has been in power as president or prime minister since the end of 1999 and controls all state levers, is widely regarded as certain. However, Nadezhdin has startled some experts with his trenchant condemnation of what the Kremlin terms its “special military operation” in Ukraine, which he deems “a fatal mistake” and says he will try to...

Adani Total Gas announced an almost 18% increase in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, boosted by robust sales of compressed natural gas (CNG).The company, which distributes piped gas to numerous Indian towns, said its consolidated earnings increased to 1.77 billion rupees (almost $21 million) for the quarter ended December 31, up from 1.50 billion rupees the previous year. Adani Total Gas has routinely reported greater quarterly profits since March 2023.The company, which is part of the Adani group conglomerate, reported a 24% increase in CNG sales, driven by the opening of 98 additional stations across the country. City gas distributors were...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reportedly begins his week with a 36-hour fast from 5 p.m. on Sundays to 5 a.m. on Tuesdays, consuming only water, tea, or black coffee during that period. He described it as “an important discipline for me” as part of a “balanced lifestyle”.In an interview with the BBC, Mr Sunak stated, “I try to do some fasting at the beginning of every week as part of a general balanced lifestyle, but everyone does it differently.” Recognising a “weakness” for sweet snacks, he explained, “It means that I can then indulge myself in all the sugary...

The Oxfam report, released earlier this month, showed global inequality and how the rich’s wealth have doubled since 2020. The paper, titled ‘Inequality Inc’, claimed that Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, and Mark Zuckerberg increased their wealth at an alarming rate of $14 million per hour over that time period and are now worth a total of $869 billion. It further stated that, despite the rising fortunes of the world’s wealthiest men, five billion people had fallen into poverty.Another fascinating figure highlighted by the Oxfam report was that if each of the five wealthiest men spent a...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered to “break new ground” to boost China-France ties, just days after French President Emmanuel Macron’s high-profile visit to India, during which the two countries unveiled an ambitious defence roadmap while also intensifying cooperation in the strategic Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region. Mr. Macron’s visit to India coincided with the 60th anniversary of Chinese-French diplomatic relations.Mr. Xi stated in his speech for the occasion, “As today’s world is once again at a critical crossroads, China and France should jointly open up a path of peace, security, prosperity, and progress for human development.”

The Noida Film City, a pet project of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is envisioned as a multinational enterprise spanning more than 1,000 acres of land.Four bidders, including T-Series and entities supported by actor Akshay Kumar and filmmaker Boney Kapoor, have advanced to the last phase of financial examination as prospective developers for the International Film City near the planned Noida Airport, officials announced . Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited (T-Series), Supersonic Technobuild Private Limited (Maddock Films, Cape of Good Films LLP, and others), Bayview Projects LLP (backed by Boney Kapoor and others), and 4 Lions Films Private Limited...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for methods to promote economic development, describing a failure to provide people with basic life necessities such as food as a “serious political issue,” according to official media.Kim made the statements during a lecture on regional development at the 19th Enlarged Meeting of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the country’s ruling party, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to KCNA. North Korea has experienced severe food shortages in recent decades, including a famine in the 1990s, which are sometimes compounded by natural disasters...

Today, the country commemorates Martyrs’ Day 2024. The death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi is January 30. On January 30, 1948, he was shot and assassinated by Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse while on his way to address an evening prayer congregation at Birla Bhavan in Delhi. Mahatma Gandhi is regarded as the ‘Father of the Nation’. He led India’s liberation movement and advocated for nonviolent and peaceful resistance to British authority.