PayPal Holdings Inc. plans to cut around 20% of its workforce in the next two to three years, according to a person familiar with the matter, as new Chief Executive Officer Enrique Lores seeks to reduce costs and turn around the payments company. PayPal employed around 23,800 people at the end of the year, meaning a workforce reduction of…
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has appointed a former supreme court justice and war crimes prosecutor as the country’s new governor general, saying her appointment would reflect the importance of global institutions. Louise Arbour, a celebrated jurist, served as United Nations commissioner and prosecuted war crimes in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, will serve as…
May 5, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin moon lander completes a crucial test as race with SpaceX heats up NASA announced that the lander, Endurance, completed vacuum testing on Earth—a key step toward a planned launch later this year By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron Blue…
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman revealed Tuesday that his absence in the final weeks of the season was caused by a need to address his mental health. Hedman, in a statement released by the Lightning, did not provide specifics about what he has been dealing with. He didn’t play in Tampa…
Almost a week after rival armed groups carried out a series of coordinated attacks across Mali, the country’s military government has begun restructuring and taking measures to secure the country. On April 25, al-Qaeda-linked group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for attacks on military sites across the country, including in the capital, Bamako….
On the morning of May 5th, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard woke up, ate a breakfast (consisting of a filet mignon wrapped in bacon, scrambled eggs, and orange juice), strapped into the Freedom 7 rocket, and blasted off into space, becoming the first American astronaut to do so. Shepard’s historic flight — and the first crewed…
Tobacco giant Philip Morris told a secret Senate hearing that soaring trade in illegal cigarettes would wipe out legal products in Australia as soon as 2030, claiming executives’ identities should be kept secret because of threats from organised crime. Labor criticised Coalition MPs for allowing the company to give evidence to an inquiry on illegal…
Who says you can’t be thrifty at the Met Gala? Just ask SZA. After all, the fabric for the elaborate, golden gown she wore on May 4 was sourced entirely off eBay. “We worked with a vintage dealer,” designer Emily Adams Bode Aujla explained to Vogue, “who sourced over a hundred yards of yellow fabrics for…
EXPLAINER If confirmed, it would be Iran’s first attack on the UAE since the US-Iran ceasefire took effect on April 8. Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accused Iran of launching “a barrage” of missiles and drones at the port of the eastern emirate of Fujairah, injuring three…
Romania’s pro-European government has collapsed after losing a confidence vote, unleashing renewed political turmoil less than a year after the ruling coalition was sworn in and with the far right surging in the polls. “This censure motion is false, cynical and artificial,” the liberal prime minister, Ilie Bolojan, told parliamentarians before the vote on Tuesday….
