Meta Abandons Hacking Victims, Draining Law Enforcement Resources, Officials Say

Forty-one state attorneys general penned a letter to Meta’s top attorney on Wednesday saying complaints are skyrocketing across the United States about Facebook and Instagram user accounts being stolen, and declaring “immediate action” necessary to mitigate the rolling threat. The coalition of top law enforcement officials, spearheaded by New York attorney general Letitia James, says … Read more

DPRK and Russia Accelerate Exchange of Weapons and Resources

North Korea has shipped containers that could hold millions of artillery shells to Russia, a top South Korean official said, allowing President Vladimir Putin to maintain his assault on Ukraine as Kyiv’s stocks of ammunition dwindle. South Korean Defense Minister Shin Wonsik told reporters that North Korea is estimated to have sent about 6,700 containers to Russia, … Read more

Saudi Arabia nearly doubles estimate for the value of its mineral resources

Saudi Arabia nearly doubled the estimate for the value of its mineral resources and is seeing lucrative deals signed during its Future Minerals Forum held in Riyadh this week, ministers told CNBC. Estimates for the kingdom’s untapped mineral reserves have jumped from $1.3 trillion in a 2016 forecast to $2.5 trillion, according to Saudi Mineral Resources … Read more

Exxon Mobil agrees to buy Pioneer Natural Resources for nearly $60 billion in all-stock merger

Traders work under monitors displaying Exxon Mobil Corp. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Exxon Mobil said Wednesday it agreed to buy shale rival Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5 billion in an all-stock deal, or $253 per share. As part … Read more

Taiwanese chip maker TSMC faces opposition over drain on water resources

October 9, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. EDT Semiconductors at the TSMC Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Taiwan produces about 90 percent of the world’s advanced computer chips. (An Rong Xu for The Washington Post) Comment on this storyComment TAICHUNG, Taiwan — It isn’t easy to say “not in my backyard” to one of the … Read more

Chris Parnell anti-vaping campaign offers resources for quitting

You probably know actor Chris Parnell from the animated series Rick and Morty, the television series 30 Rock, or his years-long run on Saturday Night Live. Now he’s bringing his memorable voice and comedic timing to a new project: playing a talking vape who offers “toxic therapy” to young people. The truth campaign, “Toxic Therapy … Read more