The BBC’s chief international correspondent reports from Iran as diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to war intensify. ...
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Thomson Reuters Shareholders Demand Investigation into ICE ContractsThomson Reuters Shareholders Demand Investigation into ICE Contracts
On Wednesday shareholders in Thomson Reuters demanded the company’s board launch an investigation into whether its products have contributed to human rights violations, specifically with regards to Thomson Reuters’ ongoing sale of peoples’ personal data to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Thomson Reuters sells access to the CLEAR investigative database, ...
‘Putting your body on the line’: inside the US movement against war in Iran‘Putting your body on the line’: inside the US movement against war in Iran
Protests coincide with a congressional vote to stop arming Israel and a movement to withhold income taxes Middle East crisis – live updates On Monday afternoon, dozens of people sat down in front of the New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Manhattan office. Shedding their casual-business attire, they revealed matching shirts ...
Are you breathing properly? How I found out I wasn’tAre you breathing properly? How I found out I wasn’t
You might think of breathing as automatic, but dysfunctional breathing can arise even if you’re healthy We’re often taught that breathing is automatic. We barely think about it, as with blinking or the quiet, constant work of the heart. But many otherwise healthy adults have dysfunctional breathing. “Dysfunctional breathing, also ...
The Dianna Russini fallout is less about scandal than who carries blame in the NFL | Melissa JacobsThe Dianna Russini fallout is less about scandal than who carries blame in the NFL | Melissa Jacobs
Rumors about the reporter and New England head coach Mike Vrabel flew all week. The conclusion to the saga was all too predictable Dianna Russini, one of the NFL’s most high-profile reporters, is photographed holding hands with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel at a fancy resort in Sedona, ...
‘Every continent’ should have advanced chipmaking facilities, says ARM CEO‘Every continent’ should have advanced chipmaking facilities, says ARM CEO
The News Every region of the world should have high-end semiconductor factories to avoid future supply-chain crunches, the CEO of ARM Holdings said. Speaking at Semafor World Economy, Rene Haas said that semiconductor shortages are holding back global industry, and that sales of ARM’s own new chip are constrained by ...
Kalshi CEO says the prediction-market firm is ‘launching a portal for parents’Kalshi CEO says the prediction-market firm is ‘launching a portal for parents’
The News Tarek Mansour, the co-founder and CEO of the prediction-market firm Kalshi, said Wednesday that his company is taking new steps to keep minors from using its platform. Mansour, speaking at Semafor World Economy in Washington, DC, said Kalshi is tackling one strategy children employ for getting around its ...
Kalshi CEO expects US DOJ to prosecute insider trading casesKalshi CEO expects US DOJ to prosecute insider trading cases
The News The CEO of Kalshi on Wednesday said he expects the US Department of Justice to prosecute cases of insider trading on prediction markets like his own platform. “If you commit insider trading on Kalshi, that can and will at some point be a federal crime. It is a ...
Nobody should control the Strait of Hormuz, UAE minister saysNobody should control the Strait of Hormuz, UAE minister says
The Strait of Hormuz should not be under anyone’s control, and reopening it as a free and open waterway is the UAE’s top priority in any security agreement between Iran and the US, a UAE official said on Wednesday The emirates will also not accept an agreement that “does not ...
Norway will keep $1 trillion in US stocks, finance minister saysNorway will keep $1 trillion in US stocks, finance minister says
The News Norway’s $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, will continue to invest about half its assets in US equities despite the economic fallout from the Iran war, Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg said at Semafor World Economy. “We plan to continue to be a big investor in ...