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Tisza Party Narrows Presidential Field to Three Candidates; Faction Vote Set for Saturday
Opposition leader Magyar Péter says three names will be put before his Tisza Party faction on Saturday, with historian R...
Puerto Rico Gets $489M Federal Loan for Battery Storage, Targeting $312M in Electricity Savings
The US Department of Energy closed a $489.4 million loan to build 220 MW of battery storage in Puerto Rico, projecting $...
Intel’s Top Researcher Says US and Korea Both Foster Semiconductor Innovation—But Culture Makes the Difference
Myung-hee Na, who spent decades at IBM, SK Hynix, and now Intel Foundry, explains why American independent thinking and ...
This VC swapped an intern for AI and cut his workloads — here's what he pays
A Singapore-based venture capitalist says a $120-a-month AI stack — chatbots, coding tools and custom agents — replaces ...
How a Swedish Millennial Couple Swapped Their Dream Home for a $49,000 Akiya in Rural Japan
After abandoning IVF and realizing their custom-built home felt too large, Sia and Mikael Lilja sold up in Sweden and bo...
Longevity World Cup Winners Slash Biological Ages by Over 62 Years — Here's How
Three competitors in a Bitcoin-funded longevity competition dramatically reduced their estimated biological ages using d...
She Traveled the World for Years, Then Fell Back in Love with New York
A digital nomad recounts why she traded hostel life and one-way flights for a Brooklyn apartment, deeper friendships, an...
Burger King’s Whopper Revamp Drives 8.5% Sales Jump Amid Fast-Food Slowdown
Upgraded packaging, a new bun and creamier mayo lifted Burger King’s US comparable sales 8.5% in Q2, while Wendy’s and M...
Turkey’s Participation Banks Set 119.5 Billion Lira Sukuk Record in First Half of 2026
Total sukuk issuance by Turkish participation banks reached 119.5 billion lira in H1 2026, pushing the cumulative volume...
Senegal Secures €336 Million World Bank Package for Rural Connectivity and Regional Development
Three financing agreements target emergency response, agricultural corridor connectivity and economic inclusion in Casam...
Apple, Amazon, Nike Pocket Billions in Tariff Refunds While Consumers Footed the Bill
America's largest companies are reclaiming billions from tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling, but the consumers ...
China Blocks Transactions with Seven U.S. Firms in Retaliatory Sanctions
Beijing bans cooperation with Compliance Testing and six other entities, tightens drone export reviews, and suspends som...
Air India Names Tewolde Gebremariam as CEO, Tapping Ethiopian Airlines Veteran for Turnaround
Air India has appointed former Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam as its new chief, succeeding Campbell Wi...
Coolcations: Heatwaves Drive Tourists from Mediterranean to Nordic Destinations
Record heat and wildfires are reshaping summer travel, with a surge in bookings to cooler Scandinavia. Travelers and ind...
New NDAA Plan Targets Threat of Commercial Data Tracking That Could Expose U.S. Troops
A little-noticed provision in the fiscal 2027 defense bill aims to create a single Pentagon lead for ubiquitous technica...
Petrobras Q2 Earnings Surge, Yet Analysts Say Pricing Policy Cost $1.8 Billion
Petrobras reported record production and strong Q2 earnings, but domestic fuel prices below international parity cost th...
BFMTV's 'Le 18h Eco' International Segment Touches on Geopolitical Flashpoints
This week's international chronicle on the French business news program covered Venezuela's reconstruction, US-Iran tens...
French Maize Harvest to Plunge 35% to Lowest Since 1980 as Heatwaves and Costs Bite
France’s 2026 maize crop is forecast at just 9 million tonnes, down 35% and the weakest since 1980, as farmers cut acrea...
Aramine Spins Off Aramac as Standalone Underground Mining Equipment Firm, Targets Africa Growth
French mining equipment group Aramine has formed Aramac, a dedicated company for underground loaders and trucks, with a ...
SoftBank Q1 Profit Drops 17.7% as Its OpenAI Bet Nears a 13% Stake
SoftBank Group reported a 17.7% fall in first-quarter net profit despite a 10.9% revenue rise, while detailing plans to ...
Aena Sticks with E‑Auctions in €13bn Airport Build Programme, Defying Contractor Demands
Spain's airport operator is pressing ahead with competitive electronic auctions for its DORA III investment plan, despit...
Why Domain Experts Are Quietly Dropping Out of AI Innovation—And How to Keep Them
A two-year field study reveals that the success of organization-wide gen AI solutions depends less on the technology and...
Peace Hopes and Profit Reports Push ASX 200 to Second Straight Record
Gold miners and healthcare stocks powered the Australian benchmark to another all-time high, as falling oil prices and s...
ABC Investigations Chief Resigns Amid Four Corners Source Fabrication Fallout
Jo Puccini leaves after 25 years as the public broadcaster grapples with the removal of three investigative episodes and...
Airbnb Defies Local Crackdowns as Australian Bookings Surge and Asia Expansion Booms
Airbnb reported a 17% revenue jump and accelerating growth in Australian origin nights booked, even as Victorian taxes o...
Phishing Now Calibrated to Target Size and Trust Structures, 800K-Attack Study Finds
A new report analyzing nearly 800,000 email attacks across 4,600 organizations shows threat actors tailor phishing, BEC,...
Tech’s Two-Faced Approach: Open AI and the Sealed Borders of Robotics
In the same week, US regulators moved to block foreign-made advanced robots while tech giants led by Nvidia called for o...
Iran and Oman Outline Tentative Hormuz Shipping Route, But Full Reopening Hinges on U.S.
A proposed temporary corridor would channel oil tankers through Iranian waters, yet Tehran warns the Strait of Hormuz wi...
Louisiana school board ends 61 years of federal desegregation oversight
Bossier Parish Schools and the Justice Department agreed to terminate the consent decree that has governed district deci...
French Home Insurance Premiums Set to Climb as Climate Claims Mount
Macif’s chief says further increases are likely after a 13% rise this year, while the state-backed Cat Nat scheme exclud...