Media Versant Media Group, the owner of cable networks including CNBC, MS NOW and the Golf Channel, has agreed to acquire golf simulation company Full Swing from private equity firm Bruin Capital for about $530 million in cash. The deal follows a template CEO Mark Lazarus has outlined to investors since Versant began trading as […]
BBC News The UK is on track this year for the highest number of heat-related deaths since records began, according to estimates by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). In a preliminary assessment, it said there were an estimated 2,877 heat-related deaths during the May and June heatwaves, almost double the figure for the whole […]
Retail Firefighters drive past the smoke of a fire at the Russian e-commerce firm Wildberries’ logistics complexes in the town of Elektrostal outside Moscow on July 18, 2026. A Ukrainian drone attack on two logistics centres in Russia killed eight people and injured 24, officials said on July 18, 2026. Tatyana Makeyeva | Afp | […]
Small Business Alfonso Soler | Istock | Getty Images As holiday shopping season begins, younger Americans are preparing to scale back their participation more than any other generation. Gen Z and millennials plan to shop with tighter budgets, shorter gift lists, and more creative cost-saving measures, whether it is for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday […]
Tech Google’s display at APEC Digital Weeks in Chengdu on July 23, 2026 did not focus on Gemini. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — The artificial intelligence race between the U.S. and China is heating up in the world’s largest continent: Asia. “The American strategy is to stop China from becoming the leading AI supplier […]
Business News Boeing reported a wider-than-expected loss for the second quarter as the aircraft manufacturer’s long-delayed Air Force One program weighed down results. Boeing took a $280 million loss on the program to deliver two 747s that will serve as the next-generation Air Force One aircraft to the U.S. government as it said it ramped […]
Digital Trends Waymo is giving its robotaxis one of its biggest passenger-facing upgrades yet, bringing Google’s Gemini AI assistant into the cabin alongside a redesigned in-car interface that reimagines how riders interact with autonomous vehicles. Both features will debut in the Ojai, Waymo’s purpose-built robotaxi, as the company prepares to expand access to more public […]
Streaming Services: What to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video and More – Digital Trends Comcast’s breakup sounds like an alarm bell for Peacock, Xfinity, and the monthly internet bill. At the service level, the answer is calmer. Current customers shouldn’t expect subscriptions, billing, or broadband plans to change while the company works through the […]
Media A group of 12 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The lawsuit, which came after weeks of speculation on if and when it would be filed, seeks to block the merger on antitrust concerns. CNBC’s David Faber reported earlier in the day that the […]
BBC News Operation Mally, involving Rowan, fell outside the review’s timeframe. The operation was expanded into much broader checks for unauthorised contact between journalists’ phones and police phones. Boutcher has ended the practice. He also pointed out that since legislative change a decade ago, there has been no unlawful interference with any journalist’s phone data. […]
