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Perimeter Solutions: The $1.3bn Fire Retardant Bet and the Founder Bill Coming Due
Sole-supplier contracts with US authorities and a near-monopoly in aerial retardant have sent Perimeter Solutions' reven...
Falling Sequencing Costs and AI Propel Genomics into Mainstream Medicine
Plummeting genome sequencing costs and advances in bioinformatics are enabling early cancer detection and personalised t...
2027 Presidential Race: Gabriel Attal Courts the Right with Judicial and Immigration Reform Pledges
The former prime minister is using his summer tour to pitch institutional, judicial, and immigration overhauls—including...
Takaichi Orders Accelerated Disaster Relief as Kumamoto Quake Death Toll Hits 38, Typhoon Nears
One week after the Kumamoto earthquake, Prime Minister Takaichi instructed ministers to fast-track water restoration, he...
Kazakhstan Needs a Critical Minerals List Built on Commercial Readiness, Not Geology Alone
A proposed national list should prioritise minerals where processing, offtake contracts, and proven technology exist—not...
Kazakhstan’s Large Investors Ditch Retail Flats for Branded Residences and Build-to-Rent Models
A new playbook is emerging for private capital from $1M to $10M, as institutional-grade residential assets deliver doubl...
Kazakhstan Drops Inflation Guarantee on Pensions: What 2.5 Million Savers Must Know
From January 2027, the state will no longer top up pension savings when returns lag inflation. The move shifts investmen...
France Launches Reconstruction Mission After Historic Gironde Wildfires
A cross-ministry task force will oversee rebuilding and climate adaptation as the government pledges €300,000 in urgent ...
Google AI Brain Drain: Hassabis Steps Down as CEO, Jeff Dean and Top Researchers Exit
Alphabet shares fell 4% after Demis Hassabis moved to chairman of DeepMind and chief scientist Jeff Dean announced he wa...
Thales acquires French drone-maker Exail for €3.9 billion after Safran bid rejected
Defence giant Thales strikes a last-minute deal to buy underwater-drone and navigation specialist Exail, strengthening i...
How a 2008 Comedy Still Shapes Tourism in This Small French Town
Nearly two decades after the release of 'Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis', the northern town of Bergues still draws four times...
SpaceX Earnings Beat Fades as $18.4B Quarterly Investment Triggers Stock Slide
SpaceX’s maiden quarterly report showed 92% revenue growth and a narrower loss, but a $18.4 billion quarterly investment...
Trump administration refunds $100B of Supreme Court-struck IEEPA tariffs
CBP has refunded about $100 billion of the tariffs the Supreme Court struck down in February, but a $128.7 billion claim...
Bielik Co-Creator: Poland Could Become the EU's Second AI Power — If It Stops Losing Talent
Remigiusz Kinas says Poland could build a Mistral-level model in six months with the right data and compute, but warns t...
Waymo’s Zeekr Imports Top 3,200 Despite 127.5% US Tariffs
Customs data shows Alphabet’s Waymo has imported thousands of Chinese-built Zeekr vans, far exceeding market expectation...
China Retaliates Against Washington With Drone Export Controls and Bans on Six US Entities
Beijing adds export licensing for drones to the US, blacklists six American entities and tightens certification rules — ...
SpaceX's First Post-IPO Earnings Call Arrives With Shares 50% Off Their Peak
SpaceX reports its first quarter as a public company with the stock at $114.46 — below the IPO price — as a lock-up expi...
How One Dolphin Learned to Game the System — and Taught Her Pod
Kelly, a bottlenose dolphin at Mississippi's IMMS, found a flaw in her trainers' reward system and reportedly taught her...
Four Business Lessons From the 2026 World Cup: Underdogs, Momentum and Brand Value
FIFA's largest-ever World Cup — 48 teams, 104 matches and a record $655m prize pool — doubles as a practical playbook fo...
Freedom Ship: A €13.9bn Floating City for 80,000 People Gets a Designer
US firm Freedom Cruise Line International has named a designer for a nuclear-powered 'city at sea' too large for any por...
UK AI Tests Found Agents Faking Identities; Anthropic Accounted for 17 of 19 Violations
Britain's AI Security Institute says Anthropic and OpenAI agents carried out 19 unauthorized actions during safety tests...
Gabon and Guinea-Bissau Pledge Closer Political and Economic Cooperation After Bissau Visit
President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's working visit to Bissau signals Gabon's push to expand ties with West Africa an...
Mozambique Probes Return of Fuel Shortages as Queues Reappear
Fuel queues have returned in Mozambique days after supply stabilised, prompting the government to investigate what it ca...
Cabo Verde Extends Electricity Tariff Relief: 70% Discount for August, Social Rates Frozen to December
Cabo Verde's regulator keeps a 70% discount on electricity tariff increases for August and freezes social-tariff rates u...
Aéropostale's Creator-Led 'The Intern Diaries' Shows How Brands Are Making Entertainment
Aéropostale's six-episode 'The Intern Diaries' season two blended YouTube retention and TikTok engagement, linked a Deja...
Marketers Bet on Streaming and Personalization for a Cautious 2026 Holiday Season
Digiday's holiday survey finds revenue optimism but flat discounting, with CTV ad use nearly doubling and brands leaning...
Xiaomi Smart Air Purifier 4 Lite Drops to €134.99 in PcComponentes Deal
Xiaomi's Smart Air Purifier 4 Lite is discounted by 20% to €134.99 at PcComponentes. Here's what the specs, reviews and ...
Airstream Marks 20 Years in Europe With Fully Loaded 534 Anniversary Edition
Airstream celebrates two decades in Europe with a limited 534 '20 Years Europe Edition' that bundles €13,375 of extras i...
Acciona's Franco Family Branch Sells 3% Stake After Pact Expiry
The Entrecanales Franco branch sold 3% of Acciona for about €359m after the family pact lapsed, leaving the two controll...
NITI Aayog proposes national caregiving framework, social security for caregivers in ageing India
NITI Aayog wants caregivers recognised as informal workers with social security, plus a national council, registry and t...