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Dubai airport traffic plunged 31% as the Iran war sent travelers looking for routes outside the Middle East
Dubai International says traffic is recovering after two months of disruption, but some overseas airlines have yet to return.
Saudi brothers mint billion-dollar fortune from AI boom
MIS shares have surged 87% this year after its Humain data center project expanded fivefold to 250 megawatts and $2.34 billion
Bill Gates wants to tax robots to deter businesses from replacing humans with machines
"The tax system nudges you toward replacing people with machines."
Cambodia’s scam-center underworld linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and its cryptocurrency millions
Authorities say Southeast Asia is becoming a financial and logistics hub for Latin American criminal groups operating far beyond the drug trade.
Zelenskyy gives Elon Musk Order of Freedom, asks for more Starlink access for Ukraine
The Ukrainian President awarded the world's richest man one of Ukraine’s highest state honors, citing his “outstanding personal merits."
Six months into the Iran war, Hormuz is still shut — and now Tehran wants military ships excluded
Iran says commercial vessels would follow designated routes through Iranian and Omani waters, but the proposed framework is not yet binding
Polarized America united around one issue: the data centers powering the stock market and the biggest tech boom in decades
“I don’t think that enough people understand that this is going to create really good jobs,” said Heather McKenzie, a labor expert based in Nebraska.
The U.S. declared an ‘onslaught’ on Iran. China’s banks got a pass
China buys 80% of Iran's oil exports. Treasury sanctioned a tanker and a Hong Kong shipper — not the banks tied to the U.S. financial system.
Target’s minstrel-costume apology erased days of stock gains
Shares hit a 52-week high of $169.89 on Aug. 24. They fell 3.78% the next day, after Target pulled a costume critics called racist.
Trump’s own trade chief downplays the Canada tariffs he’s escalating: ‘We don’t actually expect a huge impact’
“Imposing new tariffs on Canada is a mistake,” Susan Collins said while campaigning Monday, mentioning lobster, blueberry and lumber exports.
Kid safety trial hears Instagram chief’s frustration over safety feature, ex-Meta employee who quit over ‘values’
Adam Mosseri appeared annoyed: “There are many features we launch over many aspects of safety and well-being” that the company works on.
Dolly Parton, country-music legend and cultural icon, dies after brief battle with cancer at 80 years old
She said no to Elvis Presley over songwriting royalties. Years later, Whitney Houston's cover of that same song broke records — and made her a fortune.
Intuit hits a record milestone of $20 billion in revenue—and sets the stage for a strategic pullback
CFO Sandeep Aujla calls it a “reset to reaccelerate”—Intuit is trading near-term revenue for a rebuilt customer-acquisition engine.
New York metro area touts $3.5 billion impact from World Cup, silent on full costs from transit overruns and hosting FIFA
The final tally came after some naysayers derided the total spend from both New York and New Jersey, which put up an estimated $245 million.
Current price of oil as of August 26, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
Groups sue Trump’s EPA over fast-track approval of toxic datacenter chemicals
Exposure to two compounds approved can result in ‘sudden death’ and range of other serious health risks, lawsuit warnsThe Trump administration has approved two new datacenter chem…
Alex Karp was right: you don’t own your data
Generative AI companies say you own your "Inputs" and "Outputs." Their legal agreements leave out who owns the reasoning tokens generated between them.
OpenAI’s new revenue chief has a simple mission: make the money match the hype
Rajic, 53, has earned a reputation as one of the most disciplined, successful enterprise sales leaders in tech.
Bill Gates calls for ‘human reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeover
Microsoft co-founder also expresses concern governments not prepared for technology’s impact in 6,000-word essayBusiness live – latest updatesBill Gates has called for “human rese…
There’s a deal on the table to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Trump isn’t part of it—yet
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London rollout of robotaxis delayed amid lack of guidance for firms to follow
Uber and Wayve had said they would start trips ‘later this summer’ but launch now looks unlikely this yearThe rollout of robotaxis on the streets of London is unlikely to happen t…
Nike brought back a 32-year veteran to save the $60B brand. Two years later, its turnaround is still a ‘long, hard slog’
CEO Elliott Hill has started fixing Nike’s business. Winning back the consumers and cultural cachet it lost could be much harder.