Companies
South African airline behind low-level flyby stunt cancels repeat display
Forecast of unfavourable weather cited as reasonAircraft passed less than 50 feet above stadiumSouth African airline Airlink has cancelled a planned flypast before Saturday’s Spr…
The Vatican is smaller than a single data center. Now it’s spending $117 million to go carbon-neutral
The microstate is still smaller than Meta's Hyperion data center campus, which is expected to consume up to 5 gigawatts by 2030.
Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images
Musk denied he was aware Grok ever produced ‘any naked underage images’A survivor of child sexual abuse has sued Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, alleging that its cha…
UK mortgage borrowers brace for rate jump amid global bond sell-off
Swap rates rise to three-year high as increase in oil prices leads to fears of higher inflationBusiness live – latest updatesHomeowners in the UK are braced for a jump in mortgage…
Tim Cook stepped down as Apple CEO, but the ‘Trump whisperer’ isn’t going anywhere
Cook is giving up Apple’s top job, but his years navigating Trump, tariffs and China are still valuable enough for the tech giant to keep him close.
Toilet paper becomes a kitchen table issue for Trump again as Canada’s retaliatory tariffs could spell another shortage
A tariff fight with Canada is pushing tissue prices higher, echoing the shortage scare that preceded his 2020 election loss.
London’s first self-driving taxis for hire hit the streets
Wayve robotaxis added to Uber app and will have human in front ready to take over if needed – but only 15 cars licensedLondoners are now able to hire self-driving taxis for the fi…
Moody’s head of sustainable finance: Asia is embracing a ‘pragmatic transition’ on energy
“Virtue signalling” is giving way to national energy priorities as Asia pursues renewables, nuclear power, alternative fuels and coal.
‘A crisis of authenticity’: the truth about food influencers
Instagrammers have upended the British restaurant scene, and amassed followings in the millions. But has their moment already passed?In 2017, two aspiring YouTubers going by the n…
Private equity owns 11 of England’s 20 biggest children’s care providers, research finds
Investigation comes amid growing calls for an end to ‘obscene’ profit-making in care sectorPrivate equity companies now own or partly own 11 of the 20 largest providers of fosteri…
China demands answers after a man dies hours after entering ICE custody—the fifth Chinese national to die in U.S. immigration custody since 2025
At least 57 ICE detainees have died since Trump returned to office, a death rate that has alarmed public health experts.
Tiger Woods pleads no-contest to a reckless driving charge and loses his driver’s license for five years
Prosecutors reduced the DUI charge after toxicologists said Woods developed a “pharmacological” tolerance to pain pills and was thus not impaired
Iran fires on U.S. allies in Gulf after night of American strikes it claims killed four at a wedding
Brent crude climbed to around $95 a barrel as Iran attacked U.S. allies following a new round of American strikes.
Head’s up: The $1 coin showing the president’s face is officially on sale
The coin celebrates America’s 250th birthday, though federal law generally bars living presidents from appearing on U.S. currency.
‘What a fool I was’: Reported scams reach record high of $15.9 billion, and estimates reach upwards of $500 billion annually
According to former prosecutor and founder of nonprofit Operation Shamrock Erin West, "what happens after the scam might even be worse than the scam itself."
China builds ‘soft power’ with Egypt as Jinping cultivates relationships with Middle East allies
The Chinese president arrived in Egypt to present as a stabilizer in the region—and contrast itself with the United States.
Senators say scrapping specialized Army drone unit ignored the fact that ‘the character of warfare is changing’
Lawmakers say they are keen to understand the reasoning behind ordering the unit to stop specializing in drone warfare, and if it was based on Pentagon or Army orders.
The Trump Administration says more oil exited the Middle East this week than before the Iran war, but the data says otherwise
More oil is exiting the Middle East of late, but it's not close to pre-war levels, experts said.
Big tech is investing millions in data centers and saving a quick tax buck while doing it—leaving some states collecting revenue loss
36 out of the 50 states in the country employ tax incentives for data center development, allowing the projects to save on equipment costs.
‘Critical employees will begin to retire’: Trump’s new pay plan will deny most federal roles a raise, and it has workers warning of a retention crunch
“Such a large raise for Federal employees while most Americans still struggle with the consequences of the Biden Administration’s giant inflation spree is unacceptable,” Trump sai…
Google defeats US justice department bid to force ad tech sale
Judge declines to make Google sell AdX in win for firm against US antitrust enforcers’ attempts to break up big techAlphabet’s Google escaped a breakup of its advertising technolo…
Burnham tries to calm bond market fears as sell-off threatens crucial first budget
Prime minister promises his government will make decisions ‘grounded in fiscal responsibility’Andy Burnham moved to calm volatile bond markets on Wednesday as surging borrowing co…
One of MacKenzie Scott’s latest donations takes her HBCU giving to well over $1 billion
The billionaire philanthropist has a multi-year streak of transformative, no-strings-attached giving to historically Black colleges and universities.
American shoppers are so rattled by surging FDA recalls that 67% now avoid a whole food category after just one notice
From Salmonella in jalapeños to glass in fruit bars, August’s food recalls are changing how Americans shop.