After losing out to Pfizer on the $10 billion bidding war for weight-loss drug startup Metsera, Novo Nordisk’s CFO says the company is hunting for even bigger deals. “There are a lot of frogs to be kissed before we find the prince or the princess,” Karsten Munk Knudsen told Semafor. ...
Month: May 2026
The next big insider-trading case won’t look anything like thisThe next big insider-trading case won’t look anything like this
Liz’s view Federal prosecutors’ indictment of 30 white-shoe lawyers and their associates, alleging more than a decade of insider trading on corporate mergers, is both juicy and quaint. Savor it. The next big insider-trading case will look nothing like this one. The case unveiled yesterday in Boston federal court alleges ...
Trump administration plans to invite CEOs from Nvidia, Apple, Exxon on China tripTrump administration plans to invite CEOs from Nvidia, Apple, Exxon on China trip
The Trump administration plans to invite CEOs from Nvidia, Apple, Exxon, Boeing, and other big companies to accompany the president on his trip to China next week, a person familiar with the matter said. The list also includes executives from Qualcomm, Blackstone, Citigroup, and Visa, and is likely to grow ...
Emirates posts record profits for third consecutive yearEmirates posts record profits for third consecutive year
Dubai-based airline Emirates posted record annual profits for the third consecutive year, allowing it to hold on to its claim of being the world’s most profitable carrier despite the Iran war effectively shutting down its home airport at the end of the reporting period. The airline had a pre-tax profit ...
Abu Dhabi chemicals platform plans $10B investmentAbu Dhabi chemicals platform plans $10B investment
Abu Dhabi’s state-backed chemicals platform is considering a $10 billion investment to significantly expand output at Ruwais Industrial City — one of the first big moves made since the government launched a campaign to expand domestic production of critical goods in late April. The expansion also aligns with a strategy ...
‘HELLO BOSS’: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Software Powering Scams Around the World‘HELLO BOSS’: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Software Powering Scams Around the World
“Oh my god. Oh my god,” I yelled as I looked at my own face on someone else’s body. It was all there: my five o’clock shadow, my goofy grin, even the bags under my eyes. I was on a Microsoft Teams call interacting with this deepfake version of myself ...
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency saysHantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency says
Ther World Health Organization says it is not in the same situation as with Covid-19 because hantavirus spreads differently. ...
Race to trace passengers who left hantavirus cruise ship at islandRace to trace passengers who left hantavirus cruise ship at island
A 69-year-old woman who later died in South Africa is among those who left MV Hondius at St Helena. ...
Three women linked to Islamic State arrested in Australia on return from SyriaThree women linked to Islamic State arrested in Australia on return from Syria
Three women who allegedly supported IS were arrested after they flew home to Australia for the first time in years. ...
Fears of renewed Gaza war as Hamas disarmament talks stallFears of renewed Gaza war as Hamas disarmament talks stall
Israeli media reports suggest Israel is preparing to resume fighting because of the impasse in talks with Hamas. ...