Prince William and Kate Middleton are relocating to a new family home in Windsor Great Park, aiming for a “fresh start” after a scary cancer battle. The royal couple will leave their current Adelaide Cottage home in Berkshire and move to Forest Lodge, an $21 million eight-bedroom property. The decision comes as the family seeks … Read more
The Federal Reserve’s inflation woes are being overshadowed by consumer resilience, as retail sales for July rose 0.5%, in line with forecasts. The market remains calm despite higher prices. This uptick is a positive sign for investors, suggesting that consumers are shrugging off the impact of inflation and continuing to drive growth. Source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/consumers-spending-retailers-rally-736ce3a5
US President Donald Trump has been using a transactional approach to economic management, extracting concessions from trading partners in exchange for access to the world’s largest consumer market. Recently, he targeted American companies, including chipmakers Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc., by agreeing with them to pay 15% of their profits earned from selling … Read more
US President Donald Trump revealed that he has raised the case of former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai with Chinese officials, as part of broader trade negotiations between the two countries. The development underscores the complex and multifaceted nature of the US-China relationship. Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-15/trump-says-he-raised-ex-media-mogul-jimmy-lai-s-case-with-china
Animal rights group PETA is urging Nintendo to redesign the cow character in its popular game, “Mario Kart World,” due to the presence of a nose ring. The game, released in June for the Nintendo Switch 2 console, features an anthropomorphic cow with a brass nose ring. PETA argues that the nose ring is not … Read more
Quentin Tarantino has explained why he passed on directing Netflix’s upcoming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood follow-up. The project was announced in April with Brad Pitt reuniting as Cliff Booth from the 2019 film. However, it was revealed that David Fincher would be helming the project instead of Tarantino. Tarantino expressed his hesitation to … Read more
Intel’s latest chip leak reveals the company’s upcoming Core Ultra 7 254V, a lower-end SKU in its Lunar Lake lineup. The chip scores 17,327 points in multi-core tests, 12.8% lower than its 256V counterpart and even lower than the entry-level Core Ultra 5 228V. This makes it the weakest link in the Lunar Lake family. … Read more
The loss of fuel economy credits in the US is causing significant financial strain on electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers like Rivian, according to a recent report. The rollback of these rules, which were implemented under the Trump administration, has resulted in $100 million in lost revenue for Rivian alone. Rivian and its competitors have generated … Read more
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered strong evidence of a gas giant planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri A, located just 4 light-years away from Earth. This detection is significant as it would be the closest to our home star that orbits in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. Alpha Centauri, comprising two … Read more