Rising gas prices are driving fresh interest in EVs — but affordability is a major barrier
Soaring gas prices are renewing Americans’ interest in EVs and hybrids. But U.S. prices and China’s dominance abroad complicate the picture.
Music giant Universal gets $64bn takeover offer
The music giant behind acts such as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter gets an offer from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square.
Former Migos rapper Offset shot in Florida – reports
Reports suggest the former Migos rapper is in a “stable” condition.
One dead as high-speed train collides with lorry in France
More than a dozen people are injured, two of whom critically, in the incident in the Calais region.
JD Vance arrives in Hungary to back Orbán’s re-election bid
The US vice-president’s visit is the latest show of White House support for the Hungarian leader.
Iran calls for human chains around power plants as Trump’s deadline nears
Airstrikes across Iran killed at least 15 people on Tuesday, while Iran fired on Israel and Saudi Arabia, prompting the temporary closure of a major
‘Cornered’ Trump might soon fall through the ‘MAGA floor’ as cracks deepen: expert
President Tweety McTreason appears to be “cornered” by his own mortality as the cracks in his coalition deepen, according to one expert. David Rothkopf, the
Trump lashes out at Fox News host in strange Truth Social rant: ‘A real loser!’
President Tweety McTreason lashed out at a Fox News reporter on Monday night over her coverage of a key piece of his legislative agenda. Trump
Cancer patient furious as strike delays appointment
Stuart Sims says he feels let down after a cardiology appointment was cancelled due to the action.
Artemis II: NASA’s Orion heads home after a historic loop around the moon
The record-setting astronauts had a front-row view of the farside of the moon, an eclipse and perhaps a re-creation of the famous Earthrise.
The Uffizi cyberattack should worry every museum in Europe
A cyberattack on one of Italy’s greatest cultural institutions reveals a sector that has mastered physical security and ignored the digital kind. On the weekend
Anthropic signs biggest compute deal yet with Google and Broadcom as revenue run rate hits $30bn
In short: Anthropic has agreed to access approximately 3.5 gigawatts of next-generation Google TPU compute capacity via Broadcom from 2027, its largest infrastructure commitment to date
Australia arrests ex-soldier Roberts-Smith over alleged Afghan war crimes
Arrest comes after Roberts-Smith lost case against reporters who said he was involved in murders of unarmed Afghan men.
Iran says US-Israeli projectile has struck a synagogue in Tehran
A US-Israeli strike has caused extensive damage to a synagogue in Tehran, according to a video by Mehr News.