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Britain is struggling to accept the end of Atlanticism
The ‘special relationship’ has underpinned the UK’s security since the Suez Canal debacle — but the world has changed
MrBeast says built his $700m YouTube empire on the ‘purple cow effect’
MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, has cracked the code for YouTube stardom—but says his success won’t be easy to replicate. Read ...
Trump Media board approves an investment fund to explore acquisitions
Trump Media wants to add more businesses in what it calls the “America First Economy,” according to an SEC filing. ...
JFK Library shuts down due to Trump firings, then reopens
Chaos saw visitors being escorted out of the building. Read More
Jensen Huang says investors got it wrong over DeepSeek stock sell off that wiped $600bn from Nvidia
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has addressed a market selloff that wiped $600 billion off his company—and caused his personal wealth ...
Kelly Stonelake says her lawsuit against Meta alleging sexual discrimination and a culture of silencing women has struck a chord
Kelly Stonelake hopes her case against her former employer will help change the environment for women who still work at ...
Thames Water receives £7bn bid from Hong Kong’s CK Infrastructure
Deal would require debt-laden utility’s bondholders to take significant writedowns
China tech firms like Alibaba and Lenovo are rallying on DeepSeek hype and AI’s ‘once every several decades’ opportunity
China’s tech earnings this week now give an early glimpse into how its tech CEOs are thinking about DeepSeek. Read ...
Italy’s Meloni torn between supporting Ukraine and pleasing Trump
Prime minister opts out of G7 call as dream of mediating between US and Europe fades
Coinbase says SEC agrees to right ‘major wrong’ and dismiss consequential lawsuit against crypto exchange
The regulator sued the U.S.’s most prominent crypto exchange in June 2023 for allegedly flouting securities laws. Read More
Vladimir Putin prepares for return of western companies to Russia
President orders cabinet to give domestic producers preferential treatment as payback for sanctions
This company found an unexpected way to boost office morale: It hired 2 cats
Employees take turns volunteering to care for the cats and the company says they’ve become a major source of stress ...
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos asks followers who should be the next James Bond—and there’s one resounding answer
Henry Cavill has emerged as the overwhelming favorite to step into the shoes of the suave British superspy. Read More
Trump says Musk will be looking at Fort Knox. Here’s what to know about the depository that holds about half the Treasury’s gold stash
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says there is an audit every year and that “all the gold is present and accounted ...
Carvana’s stock takes a hit on ‘vague’ guidance, but CFO Mark Jenkins explains why the turnaround is on track
Jenkins is focused on three big goals for 2025. Read More
Trump administration plans to investigate and maybe cut $4 billion in funding for California high-speed rail
The entire San Francisco to Los Angeles line will now cost an estimated $106 billion to finish and officials hope ...
Starmer warns cabinet about Blairism — while bringing in New Labour era staff
Prime minister’s note to ministers repudiates older views on globalisation and immigration
Poland’s political rift deepens as ‘coup’ allegations fly
Ultraconservative opposition allege Tusk government planning to interfere in presidential election
Elon Musk blasted by astronauts for claiming NASA staff abandoned in space for ‘political reasons’
Two astronauts have refuted Elon Musk’s claims that two NASA staff were abandoned on the International Space Station. Read More
South Korea is asking the Trump administration to be left off tariff increases because it already barely taxes U.S. imports
South Korea’s top economic think tank this month slashed its growth forecast for the economy for the second time since November, expressing ...
Ask a CEO coach: ‘Help! When I talk at work, why doesn’t anybody listen?’
Executive coach Bill Hoogterp helps one rising manager figure out how she can be a more effective communicator at work. ...
How long $1 million of retirement savings will take to run out in every U.S. state—it’s only 12 years in Hawaii
Being a millionaire at retirement isn’t enough to survive for more than two decades in some states Read More
DOGE shut the funding spigot for medical research overnight. Scientists are calling it ‘the end of science’ in America
Scientists warn the private medical sector won’t see a boost after DOGE cuts public research funding and emphasizes an ‘imminent’ ...
Meta approves bonuses of up to 200% of company executives’ salaries a week after laying off 3,600 employees
Meta has approved a plan that could see company executives earning bonuses of up to 200% of their salaries. Read ...
Foodtech deal count hit a record low in Q4 2024, says PitchBook
Q4 2024 was a rather limited time for foodtech funding, according to new PitchBook data. Read More
Citi, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Canada fined a combined $127 million for U.K. bond information exchange
The firms have until April 2025 to pay the fines. Read More
Beware of ‘intergalactic committees’—small, focused teams are the best way to get work done
It’s hard to hide self-serving motives or organizational territorialism in a small circle. Read More
IFF eyeing acquisitions again as it sells off pharma unit—but no more ‘Frutaroms’
On a call with Wall Street analysts after the Fortune 500 company reported its 2024 results, CEO Erik Fyrwald made ...
Users on Musk’s X want to use DOGE savings to send $5,000 checks to Americans. Trump ‘loves’ the idea, but can he do that?
If Musk’s target of $2 trillion in spending cuts is achieved by next year, supporters of the idea say that ...
Legal experts say beware as Delta offers $30,000 with ‘no strings attached’ to passengers on Toronto flight that crash-landed
Passengers should read the fine print before accepting any payment from the airline, lawyers say. Read More
