BBC News Olivia Dean’s campaign to collect every major music award in existence continues, with a nomination for this year’s Mercury Prize. The star is among the favourites to win the £25,000 prize, which recognises outstanding albums, after her second record, The Art of Loving, won album of the year at both the Brits and […]
Media Paramount Skydance is still aiming to close its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of September despite a recent lawsuit filed by state attorneys general challenging the deal, Paramount’s lead trial counsel Jeffrey Kessler told CNBC’s David Faber in an interview on Tuesday. On Monday, a group of state attorneys general […]
Retail Coca-Cola on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street’s estimates, fueled by higher demand for its drinks, thanks in part to the World Cup. “We had, during the World Cup, really a great opportunity for us to shine our brands,” CEO Henrique Braun said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on […]
BBC News A mountaineer who nearly died in an avalanche has described how his recovery led him to amateur fossil hunting and the discovery of a marine reptile or “sea dragon” not found in Wales before. Matthew Myerscough said he was left with post-traumatic stress disorder after being unconscious for 20 minutes buried beneath a […]
Small Business Caroline McDavid and her husband started South Carolina-based franchise business Juiced Fuel in 2022 to take that pesky stop at the gas station out of people’s day. They’ll come to you, top off your tank, and be on their way. There’s no real estate involved, no fancy office space, or hiring fairs to […]
BBC News Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said an object that crashed into a field in eastern Poland in the early hours of Thursday was probably a Russian missile. The unidentified object caused a 10m-wide (33ft) crater a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, about 100km (62 miles) from the border with […]
Tech The top Democrat on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is demanding that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk provide a tour of his company’s xAI data centers and power plants in and around Memphis, Tennessee. “Americans are concerned about what data centers and Big Tech’s push for more AI means for their communities, jobs, […]
Business News United Parcel Service on Tuesday posted second-quarter earnings results that beat Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year outlook, but said it expects domestic third-quarter revenue to be flat. Shares of the delivery giant closed down roughly 6%. Here’s how the company performed in its second quarter, compared with what Wall Street was […]
Digital Trends Caught yourself scrolling on Instagram a lot longer lately? You’re not imagining it. Meta just told investors what’s driving that trend, and AI is at the center of it. During its second-quarter earnings call, Meta said time spent on Instagram grew by double digits year over year after rolling out new AI-powered recommendation […]
BBC News July is one of the busiest months for tourists in Crete, with millions visiting the island each year. Around 224 firefighters have been deployed in the region, with 53 engines,11 specialised units and two aircraft allocated, according to the country’s fire service. Greek Fire Service chief Theodoros Vagias published a note of condolence […]
