Day: April 29, 2026

Guardian US tech editor Blake Montgomery talks about the future of Apple after the resignation of its longtime CEO Tim Cook Where does Apple – perhaps the most iconic tech company on Earth – go next? Last week its CEO, Tim Cook, stood down after 15 years. As US Guardian ...

Iran Freedom Congress, which has met in London, aims to be a ‘pluralist movement’ supporting those inside country “It’s an exercise that is necessary and frankly has been missing for the past 47 years,” said Mehrdad Marty Youssefiani, a founding member of a new group seeking to act as an ...

Beijing’s blocking of Meta’s plan to buy Chinese AI startup Manus is already forcing a rethink among tech entrepreneurs who have ties to both China and the US. The move highlights the intensifying battle between the superpowers for AI dominance, and could factor into a planned summit between the countries’ ...

Chinese EV giant BYD on Tuesday reported its lowest quarterly profit in three years as low demand at home weighed on sales. The company’s earnings underscored the toll of a yearslong price war in China’s auto sector, which has yet to abate — BYD’s discounts in March hit their highest ...

Mexico’s military arrested a top cartel leader in a raid involving more than 500 troops, the country’s security minister announced on Monday, as President Claudia Sheinbaum intensifies her gang crackdown. Audias Flores Silva’s capture is the latest blow to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, whose leader was killed during a ...

King Charles III championed the US-UK relationship during an address to Congress on Tuesday, calling on the two nations to “rededicate ourselves to each other.” In a “startlingly bold speech by any royal standards,” a Financial Times editor wrote, Charles also praised NATO and backed Ukraine — two issues over ...

US President Donald Trump is facing deepening pressure over rising costs stemming from a Strait of Hormuz stalemate. US gas prices on Tuesday hit their highest level in four years, while a new Reuters poll showed Trump’s approval rating sank to the lowest point of his second term, driven by ...

The new case stems from a 2025 seashell photo posted by the former FBI director that the justice department says calls for violence against Trump. ...

There were some lines in the speech that may have buoyed Democrats – and raised eyebrows in the White House. ...

It will have little effect on the current oil blockades, but it could change everything afterwards. ...