Year: 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he’s ‘politically homeless’ in July 4 post bashing Democrats
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, pictured, speaks with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X Friday, saying he finds himself “politically homeless” as the Democratic party is no longer aligned with encouraging a […]
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Musk backs Sen. Paul’s criticism of Trump’s megabill in first comment since it passed
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who bombarded President Donald Trump’s signature spending bill for weeks, on Friday made his first comments since the legislation […]
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Some international LGBTQ+ travelers pull back on U.S. trips: ‘Why would I go there?’
Participants march in the Reclaim Pride Coalition’s seventh annual Queer Liberation March in New York, June 29, 2025. Erik McGregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Canadian citizen Robert Sharp was planning to visit Provincetown, Massachusetts — one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly places in America — for his friend’s milestone birthday in July. But against a […]
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From mustard makeovers to beef tallow, six food and beverage trends that could take over
Condiments are getting an upgrade. Chefs are taking their signature sauces and dips outside the kitchen. And “swicy” still reigns. Those food trends were all on display at the Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show, which returned to the Javits Center in New York this week. From Sunday to Tuesday, more than 2,000 exhibitors […]
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Apple scores big victory with ‘F1,’ but AI is still a major problem in Cupertino
Formula One F1 – United States Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. – October 23, 2022 Tim Cook waves the chequered flag to the race winner Red Bull’s Max Verstappen Mike Segar | Reuters Apple had two major launches last month. They couldn’t have been more different. First, Apple revealed some […]
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London IPO fundraising hits a three-decade low in another blow to the UK capital
City of London skyline with 20 Fenchurch Street, affectionately nicknamed the Walkie Talkie, in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Fundraising from London IPOs slumped to at least a three-decade low in the first half of this year, new data showed on Friday – raising fresh questions about the fading […]
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Defense tech stocks have surged – and analysts say these names have higher to go
From the battlefield to the halls of Congress, a shake-up is underway that will change how armed forces around the world prepare for conflict and engage with adversaries. June began with a wake-up call about how versatile and effective drones could be in warfare. After 18 months of planning, Ukraine successfully smuggled containers armed with […]
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A year after its landslide win, Britain’s Labour Party is navigating a tougher-than-expected path
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer react as they greet Labour campaigners and activists at Number 10 Downing Street, following the results of the election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Toby Melville | Reuters It’s been one year since Labour returned to power in a landslide victory that appeared to show […]
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Trump’s tariffs deadline is looming for Europe. Here’s where things stand
Cargo shipping containers wait to be loaded by cranes on container ships at the Burchardkai container terminal at the harbour of Hamburg, northern Germany, on June 3, 2025. Fabian Bimmer | Afp | Getty Images All eyes are on talks between the U.S. and the European Union, which have yet to strike a trade deal […]
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Singapore monetary authority penalizes 9 banks, institutions for 2023 money laundering case
Buildings in Singapore, on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Nicky Loh | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Monetary Authority of Singapore penalised six banks and three other financial institutions a total of S$27.45 million ($21.5 million) on Friday in relation to the country’s biggest ever money laundering scandal in 2023. The case involved more than S$3 […]
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