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Japan has the world’s second strongest passport. Just 1 in 6 citizens hold it
The weak yen—which has shed a third of its value in the past five years—is one factor deterring Japanese travelers ...
Top London restaurants adopt minimum spend to deter bots and influencers
Gymkhana, Dorian and Hutong among capital’s eateries combating ‘reservation-squatting’
Meta’s ‘free speech’ revamp divides oversight board
Independent body searches for ways to hold social media group to account over content moderation and hate speech changes
Eight investment rules to live and die by
My father enjoyed a long retirement on a modest pension — here’s how he did it
How high-end City offices smashed through the £100 sq ft ceiling
Ultra-high rents were previously a rarity. Last year they became almost commonplace
Donald Trump’s first month in charts
The US president has hit the ground running, but he is dogged by stubborn inflation and tepid approval ratings
Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment in exchange for US factories
Former PM Suga and ex-Tesla board member Mizuno plan to approach Elon Musk to support struggling carmaker
Musk sets up clash with Republican hawks over ‘Doge dividend cheques’
Billionaire says Donald Trump backs his idea to distribute cost-cutting savings to US citizens
US moves to dismiss SpaceX discrimination lawsuit
Elon Musk has objected to allegations that rocket maker unlawfully discriminated against asylum seekers and refugees
UK consumers turn to saving as poor economic outlook saps confidence
Fear of ‘trouble ahead’ because of low growth and sticky inflation outweighs relief brought by lower interest rates
UK scopes plan to grant banks access to welfare claimants’ accounts
Bill would require lenders to inform the government if they found evidence of overpayment
Meta reduces stock options for staff despite trading at record highs
Most employees will receive about 10% less equity this year
Entergy’s stock is surging after a $10 billion Meta deal — the CEO says mega AI data centers are changing the utility business
As AI fuels a boom in mega data centers, Entergy is cashing in—securing Meta and AWS as customers, building billions ...
Israel blames Palestinian militants for Tel Aviv bus bombs
Operations stepped up by Israel military in northern West Bank after public transport is targeted
Gecko Robotics CEO: How I bucked the trend of Silicon Valley’s monopoly on frontier tech
Gecko Robotics turned down a billionaire’s investment offer because of a demand cofounder Jake Loosararian couldn’t live with. Read More
Amid worst U.S. flu season in decades, RFK Jr.-led CDC pulls vaccine campaign
Last season’s flu vaccine prevented 9.8 million illnesses and 7,900 deaths nationwide, the CDC says. Read More
Walmart has kept prices low during inflation and raised pay for managers. Investors aren’t happy
Walmart also reported lower quarterly revenue than Amazon for the first time ever. Read More
While Wall Street pushes 5 day RTO, fintech Revolut is doubling down on hybrid work
According to a memo from CEO Nik Storonsky that was viewed by Fortune, Revolut is allowing its 10,000 employees a ...
Sam Bankman-Fried cozies up to Trump and Elon Musk as FTX cofounder reportedly looks for pardon: ‘I don’t think anyone was guilty’
In interviews with the New York Sun, the former crypto billionaire criticized the judge who presided over his trial as ...
Citi becomes latest US company to abandon diversity targets
Donald Trump’s return to the presidency has sharpened criticism of diversity, equity and inclusion goals
After his falling out with Trump, Mitch McConnell says he won’t seek reelection, ending his long tenure as the GOP’s power broker
“Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said. Read More
Plans to allow English single malt whisky branded ‘sabotage’ by Scots
Trade body said it would work with Defra and other parties to ensure ‘robust’ standards
Trump directly contradicts White House over who really runs DOGE, saying he ‘put a man named Elon Musk in charge’
In court, the administration says Musk isn’t in charge. Donald Trump just said the opposite. Read More
Palantir stock soared 600% on deportation policies, AI, and its contracts with the U.S. military—but Trump sent it spiraling after a call to slash costs at the Pentagon
The software company with close ties to the U.S. military saw its stock plummet by double digits in less than ...
The downfall of AI startup Humane reveals the perils of the AI ‘race’
The startup created its wearable AI device with laudable ambition and out-of-the-box thinking, but it couldn’t overcome key flaws. Read ...
Bill Gates says Microsoft might not have become a success if he hadn’t dropped out of Harvard or snuck out to write codes until 2am at 13
The software CEO and billionaire said: “I had to give in to the inevitable, and give up school and, of ...
Are Elon Musk’s sweeping DOGE cuts illegal? For the most part, judges say no
Most judges appointed by both Democratic and Republican presidents haven’t ruled against DOGE. Read More
EU claims ‘positive momentum’ in trade talks with US
Bloc’s trade commissioner in Washington to seek a compromise with Donald Trump
Actress Halle Berry is ready for her ‘second act,’ as she becomes a major player in the $17 billion menopause market
Actress Halle Berry is ready for her ‘second act,’ as she becomes a major player in the $17 billion menopause ...
AI safety advocates slam Trump administration’s reported targeting of standards agency
The U.S.’s fledgling AI Safety Institute is reportedly about to be gutted by mass layoffs at the National Institute of ...
