Fertiliser shortages will have ‘dramatic’ effect on global food prices, warns farming boss | Supply chain crisis

Fertiliser shortages caused by the Iran war have driven up costs for UK farmers by up to 70% and will have a “dramatic” impact on food prices globally next year, according to one of Britain’s most powerful property and farming companies. Mark Preston, executive trustee of the 349-year-old Grosvenor Group, controlled by the Duke of…

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Gambling regulators probe Texas Tech QB Sorsby’s alleged betting

David PurdumMay 6, 2026, 01:01 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Multiple Authors State gaming regulators in multiple states have launched investigations into Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s alleged betting activity, regulatory officials told ESPN. The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) and Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) are investigating…

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Robert Downey Jr Shades Social Media Influencers

Robert Downey Jr. recently appeared on the “Conversations for our Daughters” podcast and shaded social media influencers by saying it’s “absolute horseshit” to declare them the “stars of the future.” The “Iron Man” icon noted that “nowadays people can create celebrity without ever doing much besides rolling a phone on themselves,” adding: “I don’t look…

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Is xAI a neocloud now?

On Wednesday, xAI and Anthropic announced a surprise partnership that has the Claude-maker buying out “all of the compute capacity at [xAI’s] Colossus 1 data center,” roughly 300MW that allowed Anthropic to immediately raise its usage limits. It’s a huge deal for xAI, likely worth billions of dollars. More importantly, it immediately monetized one of…

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