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Norway's king admitted to hospital and put on sick leave - Published Norway's King Harald V has been admitted to hospital and is on sick leave for two weeks, the country's royal household announced on Monday. The 89-year-old, who is one of Europe's longest-serving monarchs, has b

Relay, an AI-powered workflow automation tool that was launched in 2021 with the goal of becoming the new Zapier, is shutting down, and some of its staff — including its top executive — are joining Google’s Chrome team. Jacob Bank, Relay’s founder and CEO, shared a company announ

Jason Arday's family 'still coming to terms' with his death as vigil held - Published The family of Jason Arday have said they are "still coming to terms" with his death in a statement shared at a vigil for the professor in Trafalgar Square. Arday, who became Cambridge University

Nvidia will provide up to $105 billion in financing for a new artificial intelligence data center for OpenAI in Ohio, a securities filing revealed on Monday. The credit will support an initial 4.25 gigawatts of computing capacity with the option for an additional 3.75 gigawatts.

Nvidia will provide up to $105 billion in financing for a new artificial intelligence data center for OpenAI in Ohio, a securities filing revealed on Monday. The credit will support an initial 4.25 gigawatts of computing capacity with the option for an additional 3.75 gigawatts.

(Bloomberg) -- Persistent inflation worries and currency swings are pushing emerging-market investors to adjust bets in an $886 billion asset class that’s been delivering outsize returns for more than a year. An index tracking inflation-linked EM local-currency government debt ha

Three former SpaceX engineers have switched their attention from making rocket engines to manufacturing steel parts by using AI-driven software and robots. Their immediate goal involves establishing a prototype factory that can automate most of the steel fabrication process for c

Fifa official sacked after Infantino plan criticism - Published Fifa's chief operating officer Kevin Lamour has been sacked by the governing body, less than three weeks after he strongly criticised its president Gianni Infantino's aborted plan to sell stakes in competitions to pr

The television industry is in flux. Deals, spinouts and partnerships are all reshaping the landscape for traditional TV. While the industry is no stranger to turmoil, the recently rapid pace of change is keeping media investors and onlookers on their toes. This is the backdrop fo

(Updated after New York stock market close) * Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow all end lower * US 30-year Treasury yield highest since 2007 * Euro hits highest since June By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended down on Monday and the dollar hit a two-month low agains

It's not every day that a live crowd goes wild for an animatronic yeti. But the audience at Disney's D23 Expo isn't just any old crowd, and its superfans are central to Disney's strategic parks investments — some $60 billion planned over a decade. "We are bringing the yeti back t

DURATÓN, Spain—I’ll say it: I’m hooked. Standing in the shadow of the Moon is one of the rarest opportunities to directly sense the mechanics of our Solar System, when the dance between three celestial bodies slides into perfect alignment. It’s a mathematical miracle whose rarity

An unprecedented number of Apple customers have reported receiving a recent threat notification alerting them to suspected spyware attacks targeting their devices, according to experts who investigate these types of incidents. Several people publicly and privately reported receiv

Perhaps it’s the local summer diet of deep-fried cheese curds, corn on the cob, and Spotted Cow, but Wisconsin residents have been feeling pretty dyspeptic about Flock’s automated license plate cameras. Over the past few months, a spate of Wisconsin towns and cities have withdraw

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Treasury yields were higher on Monday as oil prices rose, with worries growing among investors about persistent inflation and government borrowing. The 30-year Treasury yield, which is typically sensitive to geopolitical events, advanced more than 4 basis points to 5.311%. It rea

President Donald Trump’s new warning to Oman comes as the country continues talks with Iran on access to the Strait of Hormuz — though not necessarily on terms the US would welcome. Trump threatened “bomb the sh*t out of” Oman if it gets in the way of a deal with Iran; in fact, O

The Supreme Court today rejected Verizon’s attempt to get a $47 million refund from the Federal Communications Commission. In a list of orders issued by the court, Verizon’s petition was denied without explanation. The denial apparently ends any possibility of Verizon asking a lo

Your Favorite Creator Isn’t Real—Does it Matter? I ran a social experiment with a fake AI influencer that The Daily Mail crowned as Alabama's "most popular sorority star" America | Tech | Opinion | Culture | Charts Last week, a 19-year-old, curly haired redhead named Janie went t

The lowest prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end this Friday, August 21 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Once that window closes, your chance to save up to $300 on your pass, or get an even larger discount on group pricing, will come to an end. If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’

LIV cancels final event to focus on 'next chapter' - Published LIV Golf has cancelled its Team Championships in Michigan after weeks of speculation, saying it needs to focus on "building its next chapter". It had been widely expected that the event from 27 to 30 August would not

Spotify announced Monday the launch of “Playlist Notes,” a new feature that lets listeners add their thoughts to the playlists they make. The feature builds on “User Notes,” which the streaming giant debuted last month, allowing people to add personal notes to individual tracks.

Higgsfield announced Monday that it has raised a $400 million Series B at a $5.4 billion valuation. This new round is just eight months after nabbing a $1.3 billion valuation. Founded by former Snap exec Alex Mashrabov in 2023, Higgsfield lets users create AI images and videos. I

(Updates to afternoon trading) * Indexes down: Dow 0.49%, S&P 500 0.37%, Nasdaq 0.31% * Chip stocks rally while software dips * Energy is biggest sector gainer, communications services is biggest loser * U.S. shares of Vista Energy gain after Peter Thiel buys stake By Sinéad Care

Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as Trump's chief of staff - Published Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with a person posing as the chief of staff to US President Donald Trump. Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reporte

Two of the three big memory makers are putting money into U.S. semiconductor infrastructure at opposite ends of the production chain. Micron committed up to $3 billion to domestic supply-chain investments in July, anchored by a raw silicon wafer deal in Texas, while SK hynix is p

Petlibro founder and CEO York Wu provided more information about an outage that left users unable to control their smart pet feeders through the companion app and, in some reported cases, left them with hungry pets. Petlibro, a company owned by Shenzhen, China-headquartered firm