Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is donating $80 million to boost Democratic candidates, marking a last-minute entry in a US midterm cycle dominated by big spenders. Bloomberg is the party’s “late-arriving white knight,” The New York Times wrote, as Elon Musk has poured in more than $360 million to help Republicans — ...
European airfares will jump next year, Ryanair CEO warnsEuropean airfares will jump next year, Ryanair CEO warns
Europe’s airfares will see their “biggest increase in history” next year, Ryanair’s boss warned Tuesday, as a global fuel squeeze puts pressure on a commercial aviation industry that’s so far proven resilient to supply shocks. Ticket prices could jump as much as 20%, Michael O’Leary predicted, with industry consolidation leading ...
Chinese tech firms purchase more than $35 billion of Nvidia chips: ReutersChinese tech firms purchase more than $35 billion of Nvidia chips: Reuters
Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent have together ordered more than $35 billion worth of Nvidia chips, Reuters reported Tuesday, as China’s compute-hungry tech giants turn to the US. The deals illustrate the continuing entanglement of the US and Chinese tech ecosystems, despite intensifying drives in Washington and Beijing to wall off ...
UK fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi strikesUK fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi strikes
The UK said Tuesday it will send fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia’s cities and critical infrastructure from escalating aerial attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis. Saudi Arabia on Monday postponed its flagship investment conference, as the Houthis mount intensifying — and deadly — strikes against symbols of the kingdom’s global ...
Rubio to push India on refining more crudeRubio to push India on refining more crude
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed India as a “refining superpower” during his visit to the country, as Washington seeks ways to ease the turmoil in global energy markets ahead of midterm elections. Rubio on Wednesday is expected to tour Reliance’s oil refinery — the world’s largest — to ...
Americans, this is your chance to slap down the tech broligarchsAmericans, this is your chance to slap down the tech broligarchs
The midterms will be a referendum on the GOP’s alignment with tech overlords over the public they’re meant to serve Welcome back to How We Win, a Guardian opinion series with leading thinkers, offering bold ideas for America’s political future. Last week, Robert Reich highlighted the link between corruption and ...
Zelensky says US intelligence sharing ‘works now’ after talks with Trump envoy in OsloZelensky says US intelligence sharing ‘works now’ after talks with Trump envoy in Oslo
Ukraine had accused the US of withholding key intelligence – a claim rejected as “scandalous” by Washington. ...
More Republicans break with Trump on Russia sanctionsMore Republicans break with Trump on Russia sanctions
DES MOINES, Iowa — Two more Republicans are calling on President Donald Trump to use a bipartisan law to impose penalties on Russia, joining a growing chorus who disagree with his decision to waive sanctions meant to force Moscow to end its war in Ukraine. “It is my belief that ...
A ‘whip-smart’ French comedyA ‘whip-smart’ French comedy
, directed by Stefan Liberski. This 2024 film follows a well-known French conceptual artist who, upon moving to a waterfront town, attempts to lord his background over residents he presumes are beneath him. His effort, however, is comically unsuccessful. The “script is whip-smart in its skewering of the fragile male ...
Orlando Bravo on AI’s ‘giant sucking sound’Orlando Bravo on AI’s ‘giant sucking sound’
The death of software has been greatly exaggerated, said Orlando Bravo, who has more riding on its comeback than perhaps anybody in the world. The firm he runs, Thoma Bravo, oversees $170 billion in investments, nearly all of it invested in corporate software under threat from cheaper replacements spun up ...