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Wingcopter’s Tiltrotor Drones: From Saving Lives in Malawi to Commercial Deliveries with DHL, UPS
German startup Wingcopter has raised $42M and is scaling its tiltrotor delivery drones from humanitarian missions in Afr...
Clear CEO Caryn Seidman Becker Joins Ranks of Self-Made Billionaires as Biometric Firm Targets Life Beyond Airports
Clear’s stock has soared to a $7.6 billion valuation, making founder and CEO Caryn Seidman Becker a billionaire. Now the...
Dfinity’s $2B ‘Internet Computer’ Seeks to Decentralize the Cloud
The Swiss blockchain startup has raised $195 million to build a decentralized alternative to AWS and Azure, but challeng...
Instagram and TikTok Overtake Google for Gen Z Product Searches
More than half of Generation Z now turn to Instagram and TikTok first when searching for products and services, upending...
Tumelo’s Platform Turns Retail Investor Preferences Into Proxy Votes, Aims to Settle ESG Battles
Bristol-based fintech Tumelo has signed up Legal & General and Fidelity International to relay retail shareholder views ...
What a Hacker Taught Us About Cybersecurity: 'We Will Always Get In'
Tom Van de Wiele, F-Secure's principal security consultant, breaks into banks and boardrooms to expose why trust is a da...
TU Graz Researcher Uses VR to Transform Learning
Johanna Pirker’s Maroon virtual physics lab shows how immersive technology can boost focus and make dangerous experiment...
Waabi Raises $1 Billion to Bring Thousands of Robotaxis to Uber Platform
In one of the largest autonomous-vehicle funding rounds in years, Waabi closed a $750M Series C and linked up to $250M f...
The 700-Year-Old Inn Fueling Germany's Bobsled Team — and the True Cost of Olympic Medals
German bobsled legend Francesco Friedrich trained at Isserwirt, a family-run inn in its 16th generation, before winning ...
Dubai Real Estate Market Plummets After Iran Strikes — Only Seasoned Investors Remain
A once-booming market sees transaction volumes collapse by 75% as inexperienced investors flee and prices dip. Experienc...
Samsung Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in U.S. as Headquarters Moves to Texas
Samsung Electronics America is shifting its headquarters to Texas, affecting 739 workers in New Jersey and laying off ro...
Spain vs Argentina: The €2 Billion Final That Pits Yamal Against Messi for World Cup Glory
The 2026 World Cup final brings together European champion Spain and defending title-holder Argentina in a historic clas...
Markets Have Grown Numb to Trump’s Social Posts — What to Watch Instead
Morgan Stanley says investors now shrug off most of Trump's social media missives. The bank urges a pivot to concrete po...
The World’s Most Expensive Cities in 2026, According to Deutsche Bank Research
Zurich and Geneva top a new global cost-of-living index, but high Swiss salaries leave residents with world-leading disp...
Ukraine War Shifts US Military Training: Medics Now Learn When to Remove Tourniquets
As the Ukraine conflict shows the dangers of prolonged tourniquet use, US special operations medics are being trained to...
A Lyft rider noticed her boyfriend got cheaper fares for the same trip. Now she's taking the subway.
Cynthia Everett, a frequent New York Lyft user, discovered her rides cost up to twice as much as her boyfriend's for ide...
Ten Years Overseas, and Home No Longer Feels Like Home
A personal essay reveals how years of living abroad can transform everyday habits and relationships, leaving returnees f...
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Sees 1 Billion Humanoid Robots by 2040 — and a $34 Trillion AI Economy
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son laid out an audacious forecast at the company’s annual investor day: 1 billion AI-powered...
Shohei Ohtani’s Left Knee Screws Up Pitching Command, Cy Young Hopes Fade as Dodgers Eye Playoffs
A lingering left knee problem is sapping Shohei Ohtani’s pitching precision, forcing Los Angeles Dodgers to shift from i...
Japan's Stock Rally Braces for a Summer Stall as Overheating Meets Seasonal Headwinds
After a blistering 39% first-half surge for the Nikkei 225, multiple signals—from hot margin debt to a shifting sector r...
How a Flower from a 3.11 Tsunami Survivor’s Story Connects Aisai Students to Disaster Readiness
Junior high schools in Aisai, a city at risk from a Nankai Trough megaquake, now include visits to the 2011 tsunami zone...
Apple Reclaims World’s Most Valuable Company Title from Nvidia
Investor shift beyond pure AI chip plays lifts Apple’s market cap to $4.88 trillion, edging out Nvidia as the market rea...
Omani Listed Banks' First-Half Profits Climb 10.6%, Led by Bank Muscat
Aggregate net profit of seven listed banks on the Muscat Securities Market rose to OMR 305.38 million in H1 2026, with s...
Kuwait Central Bank Challenges UNCTAD's 2025 FDI Figures, Releases Official Data
The Central Bank of Kuwait says the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2026 uses preliminary estimates that don't reflect of...
Egypt Announces E-Visa QR Code Pilot Starting August
Egypt will trial an e-visa system using QR codes from August, part of a wider plan to simplify tourist entry, expand vis...
Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden Launches Scholarship-to-Employment Programme for Mining Talent
Registration opens for a fully-funded bachelor’s scholarship pathway at top global mining schools, with a guaranteed job...
Trump Endorses Burnham's North Sea Oil Push, Slams Wind Imports
US President Trump hailed incoming UK PM Andy Burnham's plan to revive North Sea drilling, calling it a lifeline for the...
Alexandria Port Cargo Volumes Rise 10% to 82 Million Tonnes on Dry Bulk, Container Gains
Egypt's main Mediterranean gateway records strong growth in dry bulk, containerised goods and cruise traffic, reinforcin...
Zimbabwe to Proceed with Lithium Concentrate Export Ban on Jan 1, 2027, Rejecting Industry Delay Requests
Africa's largest lithium producer will halt raw lithium concentrate exports from 2027, despite insufficient local proces...
Egyptian Mango Exporters Eye European Gains as Spain’s Harvest Shrinks
A 30% drop in Spanish production and lower Indian supply are opening a profitable window for Egyptian mango exporters—bu...