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NEWARK, New Jersey — Scott Kirby says he doesn't believe in revenge. "Everyone thinks I do, but no, I don't," said the United Airlines CEO, whom American Airlines fired 10 years ago, when he was president of that carrier. "I compete aggressively." United announced it had hired hi

In August 2018, the then-president and now CEO of United Airlines Scott Kirby told a room of reporters at an aviation conference in Denver about the airline's big plans for the new Boeing 737 Max 10: lie-flat, premium seats and a host of profitable, transcontinental routes. The p

Walk the halls of any major banking conference or listen in on a quarterly earnings call, and one topic keeps coming up: With the window for mergers wide open under the Trump administration, who will take a swing? After years on the sidelines because of regulatory restrictions, l

Group plans one-week PlayStation blackout to protest Sony’s plan to end physical game production — calls for players to turn off their consoles or log out of PSN from August 23 to 30 Can you stay away from your PlayStation for a week? Sony’s decision to end physical game producti

Humanoid robots shatter Usain Bolt's 100m record, hits 23.8 mph before crashing into foam pads — video shows Tiangong Ultra logging 9.39-second sprint before colliding with padded wall The finish line ending was quite epic, too. Two Chinese humanoid robots just beat the record of

Startup to use drones to keep clouds away from solar farms, 'Our ultimate goal is to reduce the intensity of severe storms and hurricanes' — chemical-free tech promises up to 30% power boost for $30 to $60 an hour How will these drones blow away clouds? Meteoric, a startup by two

Geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East and soaring bond yields weighed on global markets this past week. And investors are closely assessing the valuations of artificial intelligence stocks amid concerns about the sustainability of high spending on AI infrastructure. Despite

Tom's Hardware Verdict The Asus ROG Strix XG32UQWMS is nearly flawless and super flexible thanks to its frame rate boost and ELMB features. While not inexpensive, it is a great value among large OLEDs and has few, if any, peers. Pros - +One of the brightest OLEDs in its category

The first telegram arrived in Singapore on a Monday, sent from the city of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia). “Terrific detonations from Krakatau (volcanic island),” it reported. Soon afterward: “Stones falling. Village near Anjer washed away.” The wires c

Lucky shopper finds RTX 5080 for just $702 at Walmart — saves almost $800 compared to current retail prices Walmart clearance strikes again. Shopping for PC parts continues to be a nightmare, with skyrocketing RAM, SSD, and GPU prices paired with unpredictable availability. Howev

Officials nationwide face death threats and gunfire over AI data center projects — More than 500 towns restrict builds as councils shutter public comment Monitoring shows threats have stayed elevated since April. Officials in Marshall, Michigan, did what data center opponents acr

Enthusiast mods GTX 1080 Ti with a dual-tower CPU cooler, sees up to 32°C reduction in temps — Mod yields 30W power savings and 9% higher FPS It actually ends up consuming less power, too. TrashBench is back with another project that might seem deranged at first, but it actually

Maxell brings back classic 1970s cassette tapes — 1970s ferric formula is custom-made for vintage PC data drives The UD series debuted in 1970, and these Type I cassettes earned a reputation as a worthy rival to TDK SD and Sony HF ferric alternatives. Disk Union announced a speci

The world's first webcam was switched off 25 years ago today — 128x128 grayscale feed predated the World Wide Web to monitor a Cambridge coffee pot Coffee pot watching was an important time saver for the 15-strong academic team who worked across several floors. It has been a quar

Baby whose parents feared had just days to live is 'thriving' after life-saving heart operation - Published A baby, whose parents feared had just days to live, is "thriving" after having life-saving operations on his heart. Macs Green, a previously "completely healthy baby" suffe

US-Iran war: Amid the US-Iran standoff for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran has started targeting the allied US countries in the Middle East. In this backdrop, the UAE Ministry of Defence accused Iran of striking with ballistic missiles, threatening the maritime lane

1. Look beyond numbers and understand the business philosophy Thiel argues that investors often focus excessively on financial metrics while overlooking a company's core principles. Businesses built on strong values, a clear mission and sound execution are more likely to create s

Trump's securities purchases were worth more than $49 million, while sales were at least $28.5 million, according to a CNBC report. The filing, however, does not show his full portfolio. It also does not say how much he owns in any single stock, bond or ETF. Also Read: Why retail

Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state as Carney says countries in trade war - Published US President Donald Trump has said Canada wants "the benefits of being a State, without being one" after trade talks between the two countries collapsed late on Friday. In his f

Stocks to buy or sell: Indian equity markets concluded the week on a cautious footing, extending their recent corrective trend as elevated crude oil prices, rising global bond yields and continued geopolitical uncertainty dampened investor sentiment. Volatility remained high, wit

Over the past three months, 15 penny stocks have witnessed sharp corrections, with declines ranging from 25% to 50%. These underperformers were identified through a screen focusing on stocks with a market capitalisation below Rs 1,000 crore, a share price under Rs 20, and a minim

Indian stock market: Indian equities witnessed a volatile week as investors grappled with elevated energy prices, turbulence in global bond markets and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. The Nifty 50 remained under pressure through Wednesday, marking its longest losing streak in n

'Power to block nimby protests' and Meghan 'deal could be off' - Published The Sunday Telegraph reports that Iranian-backed hackers, external disabled a British power plant for four days last month in what the paper calls an "unprecedented" cyber attack. Officials have not said w

Symbiotec Pharmalab IPO The largest issue of the week is Symbiotec Pharmalab, which will open for subscription on August 24 and close on August 27. The company plans to raise Rs 1,757 crore through a fresh issue of Rs 150 crore and an offer for sale of Rs 1,607 crore. The price b

After two weak years, relative valuations have moved closer to multi-year lows while large-caps are trading at about 19.7 times estimated FY27 earnings, Kanawala said. With Nifty profits expected to grow 17% to 18% in FY27 and Q1 earnings rising 18%, well above expectations, the

Interested investors need to hold shares of these companies in their demat accounts as of the respective record date to be eligible for corporate actions. The list remains tentative as more companies may announce record dates for dividends, bonus issues and stock splits during th

Bitcoin had dropped from a January high of around $95,000 to below $60,000 at the end of June. Investors shied away from speculative assets earlier in the year and crypto supporters were concerned about the lack of movement on proposed regulation of the industry. On Friday, bitco

The brokerage said the US public debt has crossed the $40 trillion milestone even as the fiscal deficit continues to widen, creating an environment in which long-term borrowing costs could remain elevated. The US fiscal deficit rose to $432 billion in July, the highest monthly de

Indian stock market: The benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, closed largely unchanged on Friday, 21 August, extending their losing streak to a second straight week. Persistent concerns over elevated crude oil prices, a lack of progress in US-Iran negotiations, and rising US b

Sensex gained over 3 points to close at around 77,541 on Friday while Nifty 50 rose 20 points to end the session at 24,252. Overall, Sensex dropped over 0.6% and Nifty lost around 0.5% during the week. Here are the 4 key factors that will likely determine market movement during t

'We're not going to run from it': Sydney Marathon laughs off medal error - Published The organisers of Sydney Marathon have laughed off a mistake which saw a German stadium etched on to medals for participants, saying "we're not going to run from it". Questions arose after the ev