Amid Iran War, Companies Look to Extend a Record Profit Run by Raising Prices
Higher inflation is leading companies to raise prices without sacrificing margins.
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Debt Alarms Ring as Countries Rack Up More Emergency Spending
Amid signs of a prolonged period of high energy costs, policymakers are urging restraint as governments open up the public till to protect households and businesses.
Largest ever map of universe captures 47 million galaxies and quasars
A thin slice of the map produced by the DESI five-year survey shows galaxies and quasars above and below the plane of the Milky Way, with Earth at the centre Claire Lamman/DESI collaboration A five-year survey of the sky that has captured more than 47 million galaxies and quasars is now complete, enabling researchers to…
Anthropic shrugs off VC funding offers valuing it at $800B+, for now
VCs love to chase after the hottest startups, but startups aren’t always interested in selling more shares. So it is with Anthropic, sources tell Bloomberg. VCs have been offering the OpenAI competitor a preemptive funding round that would value the company at $800 billion or more — almost matching, or perhaps even surpassing, its rival….
Brahmastra 2 to move forward after Ramayana, says Namit Malhotra at CinemaCon 2026
Namit Malhotra has confirmed that Brahmāstra Part Two is moving ahead, though it will take shape after work on Ramayana is completed. The producer shared the update during the global promotional launch of the mythological epic at CinemaCon 2026 in Las Vegas, where he appeared alongside actor Yash. The announcement has renewed interest in the…
Allbirds pivots from shoes to AI, BIRD stock soars
Tim Brown, co-founder and co-chairman of the sports shoe manufacturer Allbirds, speaks on stage at the OMR digital trade show in the exhibition halls. Marcus Brandt | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Allbirds made a surprising announcement Wednesday that it is pivoting from shoes to artificial intelligence. The move boosted shares of the miniscule market…
Kuwait Detained Journalist After Comments on Iran War Images, Watchdog Says
The country has not commented publicly about Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who the Committee to Protect Journalists said had been charged with spreading false information.
Spotify is selling books now
A collaboration between Spotify and Bookshop.org that allows readers to purchase physical books in the Spotify app is now live in the US and UK. Rather than positioning audiobooks as the hard copy-killer, Spotify is encouraging you to see them as complimentary to one another. First announced back in February, the new partnership with Bookshop.org…
The Dianna Russini fallout is less about scandal than who carries blame in the NFL | NFL
Dianna Russini, one of the NFL’s most high-profile reporters, is photographed holding hands with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel at a fancy resort in Sedona, Arizona. Rumors fly. Vrabel and Russini, who are both married to other people, issue statements denying the assumptions of something untoward. But the firestorm only grows. Russini resigns…
Waleed Zuaiter Playing Saddam Hussein In TNT Series High Value Target
EXCLUSIVE: Waleed Zuaiter will play Saddam Hussein in High Value Target, the series adaptation of John Nixon’s non-fiction book ‘Debriefing the President‘. For All Mankind star Joel Kinnaman had already been announced in the series, which has been developed for TNT in the U.S. But the Saddam casting was not out there and we can…