Top Lucid Motors executive departs amid new CEO’s leadership shakeup Emad Dlala, a top executive at EV-maker Lucid Motors, has left the company just months after being promoted to a leading role, TechCrunch has learned. Dlala’s exit is the first major executive departure since Lucid Motors selected Silvio Napoli as its new CEO in April. Napoli joined Lucid after spending a career in various...

UK withdraws Tehran embassy staff as US-Iran tension sparks concern across regionEPAThe Foreign Office said the UK Embassy in Tehran will still operate remotely (file photo)The UK has temporarily withdrawn staff from its embassy in Tehran, as tensions between the US and Iran prompt warnings from a number of countries to their citizens in the Middle East.In a statement, the UK Foreign Office...

Sydney kidnapping: 'Major player' in alleged mistaken identity abduction of grandfather chargedNSW PolicePolice say Chris Baghsarian, 85, was kidnapped by mistake A "major player" in the alleged kidnap and murder of an 85-year-old grandfather in Sydney last month has been arrested and charged with murder, police have said.Widower Chris Baghsarian, 85, was taken from his home in North Ryde on 13...

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children Over the past few months, several countries have announced plans to restrict social media access for children and teens. Australia became the first to implement such measures at the end of last year, setting a precedent that other countries are now closely watching.  Australia’s regulations, along with other countries’...

WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India’s CRED founder Kunal Shah, and invests $900M in startup Meta is betting on India for WhatsApp’s next chapter, naming entrepreneur Kunal Shah to lead the messaging app and succeed Will Cathcart, who is stepping down after nearly seven years at the helm to take on a new product-building role at the company. The move comes alongside a Meta-led $900...