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Barclays profits jump 17% to £6.1bn, beating forecasts on investment banking boom
Barclays' H1 pre-tax profit rose to £6.1bn, ahead of estimates, as its investment bank rode a wave of dealmaking and mar...
US Bans Imports of Foreign Mobile Robots and Solar Inverters, Citing Security Risks
The FCC will require special authorization for new mobile robots and blocks inverter imports, shutting out Chinese rival...
Aswan to Cut Water for 12 Hours Across 12 Districts for Sewage Repairs
A planned outage will affect multiple neighbourhoods in Aswan from Friday evening to Saturday morning while crews fix a ...
Yahoo Privacy Page Reveals 250 Ad Tech Partners in IAB Consent Framework
Yahoo’s updated privacy notice outlines extensive use of device data, precise location, and technical identifiers for pe...
Why Wikipedia's 'Cultural Snow-Shovelling' Matters for Global Education
A Japanese teacher's plea for computers revealed a stark digital divide. Now, Wikipedia and offline tools like Kiwix are...
One Underscore, 18 Months: The Typo That Wrongfully Imprisoned a Gamer
Brandon Klayme served 18 months in prison after a subpoena typo linked him to a child-luring case. The Nova Scotia Court...
DiDi Urges Chile to Drop 'Analog' Rules as Ride-Hailing Decree Heads for Second Hearing
DiDi’s corporate affairs chief tells Chile’s Digital Summit that modern platform regulation must be built on technical d...
Enel Chile H1 Profit Up 10.7% on Shell Gas Contract Renegotiation
Utility's net income reached US$272 million, boosted by a US$140 million one-off gain from a reworked gas supply deal wi...
German Science Organisations Prepare for Potential AfD State Victories
With the far-right AfD leading polls in two eastern states, the DFG and Max Planck Society are drawing up plans to prote...
McClaran on OfS Reset, St Mary’s Strategy, and Why Smaller Universities Must Stay Multidisciplinary
Outgoing St Mary’s vice-chancellor Anthony McClaran draws on Teqsa experience to urge OfS towards proportionality, while...
Medvedev: No New Mobilization as Russia Enlists 200k Contract Troops in H1 2026
Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev denied any need for new mobilisation, dismissing autumn rumours as pre-...
Insurers Activate Wildfire Protocols as Fires Hit Madrid, Ávila and Toledo: Your Coverage Checklist
As wildfires sweep through central Spain, Mapfre, Mutua, Allianz and others are on the ground. Here's what your home, au...
Spain Unleashes Historic €35 Billion Grid Investment to End Power Network Gridlock
Madrid has lifted investment caps on electricity networks, releasing up to €17.9 billion in fresh spending for distribut...
Brazil Extends Desenrola 2.0 Debt Renegotiation Deadline to August 31
The extension gives low-income families until the end of August to restructure overdue debts with discounts of up to 90%...
Brazil's Audit Court Probes R$5.2bn Reclassification in Health Spending Floor
The TCU will examine whether the government improperly added R$5.177 billion in judicial debts and Anvisa costs to the c...
US Military Intercepts Iranian Ballistic Missile Attack on American Forces
Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at US troops in the Middle East, all intercepted, US Central Command said, bre...
Consumer Strength Lifts Visa, Ford and UPS; Tariff Refunds Boost Logitech, Philips
A wave of quarterly results showed US consumers still opening their wallets, helping Visa, Ford and UPS beat expectation...
Southern Oregon University’s $15M Hole: A Public Campus on the Brink of Closure
A surprise $15 million budget shortfall has pushed 150-year-old Southern Oregon University to the edge of closure, forci...
BP's Exit Threatens Japan's Offshore Wind Ambitions as Cost Headwinds Persist
BP is weighing a pullout from a major offshore wind consortium in Japan, deepening fears of a domino effect across the s...
AI Writes Half the Code but Still Fails Security Tests 44% of the Time
Veracode's 2026 GenAI Code Security Report finds that while AI now generates roughly half of committed code, nearly 44% ...
Chile’s Central Bank Holds Rate at 4.5% as Middle East Tensions Cloud Outlook
The Banco Central de Chile left its benchmark rate unchanged at 4.5%, citing renewed oil price shocks from the US-Iran c...
Ariana Grande Sues Unidentified Hackers Over Years of Leaked Music and Videos
The singer is asking a Los Angeles court to unmask hackers who have stolen hundreds of unreleased tracks, studio footage...
OPEC+ Considers Pausing Production Increases from October as Focus Shifts to 2027 Quotas
OPEC+ may freeze output after September’s planned increase, pausing for three months to allow negotiations on 2027 quota...
PayPal Beats Q2, CEO Signals Openness to Sweetened Stripe-Advent Bid
PayPal topped earnings estimates and its CEO said he would consider a higher offer, days after the board rejected a $60....
Allstate Recruits Senior Manager to Lead Property Catastrophe Claims Amid Rising Weather Losses
The insurer is hiring a remote-based leader to oversee a 100+ employee team handling multi-peril property claims, signal...
Ferrovial H1 Net Profit Falls 52.2% on One-Off Gains a Year Ago; Underlying Growth Strong
Ferrovial's first-half net profit slid to €258m as 2025 included one-off asset sale gains, but revenue rose 5.2% to €4.7...
Spanish Motorcyclists Improve Tread Depth Compliance, But Tire Surface Damage Surges
New Afane study shows only 5.6% of motorcycles now have illegal tread depth, down from 15%, but 48.6% show irregular wea...
Nordex Stock Climbs on Q2 Order Surge and Stable Margins
Wind turbine maker Nordex saw shares jump after reporting a sharp rise in Q2 orders and steady selling prices, with half...
Russian Watermelon Prices Up 39%, Melons 42% as Acreage Shrinks and Imports Surge
Russian consumers are paying 39% more for watermelons and 42% more for melons than a year ago, with a 20% drop in domest...
Elon Musk's X Launches X Money Account with 6% Yield, Visa Card, and Real-Time Transfers
The invite-only service, built on Cross River Bank's infrastructure, offers high-yield savings and cashback — but only t...