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Late mango crop hits export prospects
LAHORE: The mango season has entered markets later than usual, with an estimated 20 per cent drop in production. Exporters also fear that regional tensions, border closures and rising freight costs could severely affect overseas shipments this year. Industry stakeholders say unusual weather patterns...
Remittances increase to $33.8bn despite war
KARACHI: Despite 73 days of conflict and heightened uncertainty in the Gulf, remittance inflows continued to rise, recording an 8.5 per cent increase during the first 10 months of FY26. Remittances from across the Middle East increased and accounted for 53pc, or $18.2 billion, of the total inflows o...
Oil prices rise as fragile US-Iran talks sustain supply worries
Oil climbs as Iran peace deal fades; Hormuz tensions keep Brent above $105 and $115 in sight
NBC to Turn Wordle Into a TV Game Show, With Savannah Guthrie as Host
The word puzzle published by The New York Times is the inspiration for a game show that will begin airing next year. Jimmy Fallon is a producer.
Not so dusty: How tech is changing woodworking
Woodworking shops have been transformed by tech to make tools safer and more precise.
Texas accuses Netflix of spying on children in new lawsuit
Ken Paxton accuses streamer of designing addictive platform and falsely representing data collection practicesTexas sued Netflix on Monday, accusing the streaming company of spying on children and designing its platform to be addictive.Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, said Netflix has for yea...
How driving test booking is changing for learner drivers
From 12 May, only learner drivers can book their own tests, not instructors.
UK households cut back spending at fastest rate in 18 months, Barclays says
Dip in credit card spending in April, particularly on travel, suggests Britons preparing for harder times amid Iran war falloutHouseholds cut back on their spending in April at the fastest pace in 18 months, as the conflict in the Middle East provoked fears of another cost of living crisis, a report...
Disney cruise canceled after boarding leaves passengers waiting hours and questioning response
Passengers say Disney Adventure's Singapore sailing was canceled after boarding due to technical issues, with families waiting hours for hotel details.
Byron Allen Is Buying a Controlling Stake in BuzzFeed
Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed’s co-founder 20 years ago, will step down as chief executive and serve as its president of A.I.
BuzzFeed sold to Byron Allen, who will take over as CEO in $120m deal
Allen, a media entrepreneur, to replace founder Jonah Peretti as chief executive with ‘significant’ cost cuts to comeBuzzFeed, the digital media pioneer that was once valued as high as $1.7bn amid a private equity-funded wave of interest in websites that generated massive amounts of online traffic i...
Ex-White House AI czar says US, China could find AI common ground despite fierce rivalry
David Sacks predicts potential outcomes of Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping, saying the U.S. and China could agree on new cyber standards while warning of advancing AI threats.
Ex-White House 'AI czar' says US, China could find AI common ground despite fierce rivalry
David Sacks predicts potential outcomes of Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping, saying the U.S. and China could agree on new cyber standards while warning of advancing AI threats.
‘A consistent pattern of lying’: Musk v OpenAI trial exposes what insiders think of Sam Altman
The trial has exposed even more details about OpenAI’s fractious corporate past than previously documentedOpenAI, despite its name, is usually extremely secretive about its operations. It promotes a carefully crafted image to the world. Over the course of Elon Musk’s case against the startup and its...
Nations Brace for Long-Term Economic Woes as Trump Calls Iran Truce Plan ‘Garbage’
President Trump said the fragile cease-fire was on “life support,” and India’s leader urged residents to cut back on purchases and travel.
LARRY KUDLOW: Now is the time for a Persian overthrow of the Iranian regime
‘I’m not going to waste my time reading it,’ president says of Tehran’s list of conditions to end the war
Byron Allen to Buy a Controlling Stake in BuzzFeed
Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed’s co-founder, will step down as chief executive and serve as its president of A.I.
Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal crashes
Recent consumer alert on ebike safety laws says some vehicles should be classified as mopeds or motorcyclesAmazon said it plans to stop selling certain high-speed electric bicycles in California after a string of high-profile incidents and a consumer alert that the state attorney general issued last...
Dean Buntrock, Maestro of Waste Management, Dies at 94
Anticipating how the environmental movement would affect trash disposal in the United States, he built a 12-truck garbage company into a coast-to-coast behemoth.
Saudi Aramco CEO warns oil markets may not recover until 2027 due to Hormuz disruptions
Saudi Aramco CEO says the global energy market has lost about 1 billion barrels of oil supply amid the Iran war's disruption to Strait of Hormuz shipping.
Oil Prices Rise as Prospects for U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Fizzle
Oil prices rose and stock futures ticked down as investors reacted after the two sides failed to agree on a U.S.-Iran peace deal.
Riding the D in Los Angeles: city famous for traffic hopes new subway stations will be a ‘game changer’
Transit advocates laud first stations to open in city in more than 25 years, with World Cup and Olympics coming to town The roughly 12-mile (19km) drive along Wilshire Boulevard from Los Angeles’s downtown core to its Westside region can be a soul-crushing experience. The road is among the busiest i...
RFK Jr. Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the White House. But inside his department, a sprawling research effort is a top priority.
GOP senator introduces bill to suspend gas tax after Trump endorses plan
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is introducing a bill to temporarily pause the federal gas tax, his office told Fox News on Monday.