A top South Korean official proposed that citizens should share in the profits of the country’s AI chip boom. Samsung and SK Hynix have seen huge profits and soaring share prices as demand for semiconductors surges. Kim Yong-beom’s suggestion that some of that windfall should be redistributed to support basic ...
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‘Why do I need to change?’: the brides saying no to costly pre-wedding glow-ups‘Why do I need to change?’: the brides saying no to costly pre-wedding glow-ups
In the age of Botox, Ozempic and injectables, some women want to spend less on bridal beauty – and just be themselves I got engaged last summer. Immediately, I started imagining how I would look at my wedding. The woman who appeared in my mind had different hair, different teeth ...
Starmer to meet Streeting on Wednesday as leadership crisis divides LabourStarmer to meet Streeting on Wednesday as leadership crisis divides Labour
The meeting comes as four ministers resigned and more than 80 Labour MPs called for Sir Keir to go. ...
Starmer prepares for King’s Speech as he faces leadership crisisStarmer prepares for King’s Speech as he faces leadership crisis
King Charles III will attend Parliament to deliver the speech outlining the government’s agenda. ...
Middle East crisis live: US war on Iran has cost around $29bn, Pentagon saysMiddle East crisis live: US war on Iran has cost around $29bn, Pentagon says
Pete Hegseth and other officials appear before House to face grilling on Iran war expenditure and military operations Iran has expanded its definition of the strait of Hormuz into a “vast operational area” far wider than before the war, according to a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ...
The time for an eBay takeover was 10 years ago. Now, it’s better alone.The time for an eBay takeover was 10 years ago. Now, it’s better alone.
Rohan’s view eBay has been ripe for a takeover, and rightly targeted by angry investors, many times. Now is not one of them. It’s one of many things that remains perplexing about GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s bid for the company, which eBay this morning rejected as “neither credible nor attractive.” ...
Paramount seeks to calm California’s creatives — and a litigious attorney generalParamount seeks to calm California’s creatives — and a litigious attorney general
The Scoop Paramount is racing to reassure Hollywood that its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with its HBO streaming service, isn’t aimed at killing movie theaters. “Theaters will continue to be an essential part of the moviemaking business and social fabric,” Paramount legal chief Makan Delrahim, a former Justice Department ...
China widens lead in global clean techChina widens lead in global clean tech
China is widening its lead in global clean tech, raising new security concerns. An analysis of $1.1 trillion in global clean energy manufacturing investments between 2019 and 2025 by the research firm Atlas Public Policy found that more than half were made by Chinese companies. Out of China’s more than ...
Energy executives brace for prolonged spike in jet fuel pricesEnergy executives brace for prolonged spike in jet fuel prices
Energy executives and analysts are bracing for a severe, prolonged spike in prices for gasoline, jet fuel, and other refined fuels. The depletion of fuel inventories is “rapidly accelerating” and could reach “critically low levels” ahead of summer, Amin Nasser, CEO of Saudi Aramco, said on Monday. Even if the ...
Hollywood appears to avoid Cannes Film FestivalHollywood appears to avoid Cannes Film Festival
Major Hollywood studios are largely avoiding this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which opens today. The event is traditionally a showcase for some of the year’s biggest movies, and is “Hollywood’s most glamorous overseas outpost,” per The Guardian. But this year, only two American entrants are competing for the Palme d’Or, ...