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Cathie Wood’s ARK sells Rocket Lab, buys Intellia stock

Stable India growth outlook masks hit to vast informal sector, say economists: Reuters poll

Earnings call transcript: Vitrafy Life Sciences Q3 2026 reveals strong cash position

Form 144 FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP /PA/ For: 27 April

Goodman completes $396.3M tender offer for 2028 senior notes

UWM Holdings Corp CEO Mat Ishbia sells $11.1m in stock

Bank of Japan set to keep rates steady as Iran war clouds outlook

Trump says ABC should fire late-night host Kimmel

Over 1,000 US TSA officers have left since start of shutdown, DHS says

Wall St futures tick up after record highs; Iran’s Hormuz proposal in focus

House Dem lashes out at GOP efforts to probe foreign donations with stunning claim on motive

The review by lawmakers coincides with an April request from President Donald Trump to investigate the group.

Alibaba stock fell ~6.5% and JD.com fell ~6% after China reprimanded e-commerce players over alleged false advertising during the "618" annual shopping festival (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Alibaba stock fell ~6.5% and JD.com fell ~6% after China reprimanded e-commerce players over alleged false advertising during the “618” annual shopping festival — Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and JD.c

Vance says Israeli PM Netanyahu 'has got some things wrong'

The US vice-president says the Israeli leader "aggressively asserts" his country's interests, but they do not always align with those of the US.

The US in Brief: “I love the inflation”

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

AI Wave Sparks Alarm in China With Call to Protect Worker Rights - Bloomberg

AI Wave Sparks Alarm in China With Call to Protect Worker Rights Bloomberg

Make stolen phones unusable, London's Met Police urges tech giants

How a bad hygiene habit might increase your risk of depression

Unfortunately, it can be a vicious cycle, with depression making suffers skip basic hygiene practices.

Malware scare keeps schoolkids home for a second day

Great Marlow restricts network access while it investigates suspected infection

Welcome to the Waymo World Cup

It might not feel all that different from older World Cups—for better or worse.

Nathan Hale, Roger Sherman, and One Noble Scot

Monumental heroes well known, little known, and unknown.

A 16th-Century Astronomer’s Warning to Modern Central Bankers

The basic science of the money supply hasn’t changed in the last half-century.

Middle East crisis live: Three Indian sailors killed in US strike on tanker as Iran and US exchange strikes

US launches second round of airstrikes on Iran, and Tehran responds by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan US strikes Iran for second day, as ceasefire appears close to collapse Three Indian seafarers were killed in a U

Before the Ambulance Came for Henry Nowak

And what his needless death represents for the West.

The Left’s <i>Citizens United</i> Dishonesty Continues

Letting the government regulate their political speech won’t turn out the way Democrats think.

The Absurd Reflecting Pool Freak-Out

Not everything President Trump does has to be a crisis.

Sen. Maggie Hassan's report: Spotify removed 3,500 podcast accounts and 57,000 episodes promoting illegal online pharmacies between May and November 2025 (Clare Duffy/CNN)

Clare Duffy / CNN : Sen. Maggie Hassan's report: Spotify removed 3,500 podcast accounts and 57,000 episodes promoting illegal online pharmacies between May and November 2025 — Spotify has removed tens of thousands of pho

Hungary plans to decriminalize crypto trading in a reversal of restrictions, which prompted Revolut and others to suspend services, under former PM Viktor Orban (Zoltan Simon/Bloomberg)

Zoltan Simon / Bloomberg : Hungary plans to decriminalize crypto trading in a reversal of restrictions, which prompted Revolut and others to suspend services, under former PM Viktor Orban — Hungary will decriminalize cry

Brazilian woman, 38, accused of years of ‘elaborate fraud’ by posing as a child

Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira faces fraud charges after allegedly persuading family to take her into their home A 38-year-old woman has been arrested in Brazil accused of pretending to be a 12-year-old girl to deceive a

Fiido Air Carbon Fiber Electric Bike Review: A Light, Quiet Ebike

This impressively light carbon commuter makes switching to an ebike easier than ever.

iFixit Trump phone teardown confirms it’s an HTC dupe

After getting its hands on a Trump phone and tearing it apart, iFixit has confirmed what I first reported back in February: the T1 Phone is an almost exact duplicate of the HTC U24 Pro. iFixit partnered with NBC to get h

Microsoft C.E.O. Satya Nadella Says ‘Everyone Is a Stakeholder’ in A.I.

At The New York Times’s Hard Fork Live event, Mr. Nadella addressed the backlash against artificial intelligence and President Trump’s comments about Americans sharing in the wealth of A.I. companies

The World Cup Kicks Off

Plus: the U.S. strikes an oil tanker violating its Iran blockade, a car bomb kills a senior Russian officer near Moscow, and we love Bread Roll, the baby pygmy hippo.

US and Iran trade fire after Trump threatens Tehran over stalled talks | First Thing

Iran says US attacks make ceasefire ‘practically meaningless’. Plus, Trump says ‘I love the inflation’ when asked about jump to 4.2% Good morning. Has the ceasefire collapsed yet? What is the status of negotiations? Talk

Why Is Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 Drawing Such Large Crowds?

Hello and welcome to Thursday, June 11, 2026. It's National Corn on the Cob Day, National German Chocolate Cake Day, Yarn Bombing Day. Kinda like bombing your neighbor's houses with toilet paper, but with yarn. No, I've

Taylor Swift has Knicks game run-in with Kylie Jenner after Kim Kardashian feud

The pop star has been publicly butting heads with Kardashian since 2016, most recently dissing the reality star in a "thanK you aIMee" diss track.

Deezer launches an AI music detection tool for users of 20 services, including Spotify and Apple Music, after no company licensed its AI detection tech (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)

Terrence O'Brien / The Verge : Deezer launches an AI music detection tool for users of 20 services, including Spotify and Apple Music, after no company licensed its AI detection tech — Since the competition won't buy the

‘Sweetest’ Mississippi couple allegedly killed by burglar, 17, during home invasion

An elderly Mississippi couple dubbed the “sweetest” were allegedly killed by a teenage burglar who is also accused of firing at cops during a six-hour standoff after barricading himself in the house.

US and Iran exchange fire for a second day, undermining shaky ceasefire - Reuters

US and Iran exchange fire for a second day, undermining shaky ceasefire Reuters

Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time

Sweet Jeebus, macOS 27 Golden Gate Removes the Dumb Icons from Menu Items

This is my favorite news from all of WWDC this week. I mean that. In a small way I mean it because I so loathe this aspect of MacOS Tahoe. But in a large way I mean it because it’s proof that the rot has been rooted out

We can’t deliver ‘like-for-like-services’ for people kicked off the NDIS, states warn Albanese government

Coalition also criticises swift timeline for proposed NDIS changes with Melissa McIntosh saying ‘we cannot forget that there are human lives at the other end’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get ou

US and Iran exchange fresh wave of strikes

Escalation of hostilities comes as Trump piles pressure on Tehran to agree a deal

Burke brushes off One Nation threat to his seat – As it happened

This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Wong not ‘interested’ in One Nation’s fundraising Wong says she isn’t concerned about One Nation’s fundraising efforts, but more about

Deezer launches an AI music detector for other streaming services

Deezer will now scan your playlists on other streaming platforms to detect AI-generated music. Deezer was the first of the big streaming services to start labeling AI-generated music. It even offered its tech to other pl

Swiss canton bans headscarves for female teachers

A real nation knows who is in and who is out

After decades of brutal race and gender politics from the left, conservatives began treating identity itself as toxic. That reaction is understandable after fighting a sinister ideology for years, but ignoring identity i

Oracle Falls After Data Center Costs Overshadow AI Growth - Bloomberg.com

Oracle Falls After Data Center Costs Overshadow AI Growth Bloomberg.com

Brickbat: 'Less Serious' Theft

Former San Luis Obispo County, California, probation officer Fallyn Rollins was sentenced to 270 days in county jail after she… The post Brickbat: 'Less Serious' Theft appeared first on Reason.com.

Met police chief calls for law to make stolen phones ‘unusable bricks’

Home secretary also urged to force tech firms into sharing data on stolen devices and if they are reactivated The Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, has asked the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to force

Alibaba, JD.com Slide After Beijing Slams Price-Cut Promotions - Bloomberg.com

Alibaba, JD.com Slide After Beijing Slams Price-Cut Promotions Bloomberg.com

Is the Iran ceasefire over? What the latest US attacks tell us

A wave of US strikes represent the gravest test yet of the fragile truce. Here’s what happened, what officials are saying and whether the deal can survive Middle East crisis – live updates The US has launched a wave of s

A sneak peek inside Mexico’s iconic Azteca Stadium before World Cup kickoff

The BBC's Will Grant got access inside the renovated venue ahead of the first game of the tournament.

Entertainment is being deglobalised

Why monoculture events like the World Cup are becoming the exception

US and Iran exchange strikes across Middle East for second day in a row

Iran says it responded to US strikes by targeting American assets in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, which reported damage to its capital city overnight.

UK spy powers draw US scrutiny over alleged Apple encryption backdoor demand

A letter to UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood calls for immediate review of Technical Capability Notices.

Twenty-five anti-Isaac Herzog protesters to face joint trial in Sydney

New South Wales police commissioner Mal Lanyon is among the witnesses expected to appear at the six-week trial in July next year Twenty-five people who were charged after they protested against the visit of the Israeli p

Opinion: We published in Nature Medicine in 2025 for free. In 2026, it cost us $12,850

In 2025, Elizabeth Selvin and her colleagues published in Nature Medicine for free. In 2026, it cost them $12,850, she writes.

French singer Patrick Bruel under formal investigation for rape

Bruel was released from custody under judicial supervision while an examining magistrate looks more deeply into the case.

Opinion: How long Covid’s scientific stalemate made it politically erasable

Long Covid hasn’t disappeared. It’s just gone underground, writes Steven Phillips.