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Microsoft, turning 50, dials up Copilot actions to stay in AI game
Thousands of people swooned in a dark conference hall that felt more like a rock concert when a Microsoft product manager demonstrated the…
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M&A and IPOs worth billions stalled in 24 hours by trade war
Billions of US dollars worth of acquisitions and initial public offerings (IPOs) are on hold as Donald Trump’s trade war upends the global…
News
China hits back at US tariffs with export controls on key rare earths
[BEIJING/LONDON] China placed export restrictions on rare earth elements on Friday (Apr 4) as part of its sweeping response to US…
Business
Excel Parking ordered to pay £10,240 in five-minute parking rule row
Caroline Lowbridge BBC News A car park operator that demanded £11,390 in parking charges from a driver has lost a court case and been…
Business
Sobbing over semolina - your school dinner memories
Helen Burchell & Katy Prickett BBC News, Suffolk Hoards of hungry children with rumbling tummies are a common sight in school dinner…
Business
Swapped at birth: How a home DNA test finally revealed the truth
Susan was no more than puzzled when she saw the first results from her home DNA testing kit. Now a woman in her mid 70s, she had never…
Culture
Paul Schrader Accused of Sexually Harassing Assistant and Reneging on Settlement
Paul Schrader, the screenwriter of “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull,” has been accused in a legal filing of sexually harassing his former…
Fashion
Amal Clooney Has Worn This Color Trend for Years, But It'll Be Bigger Than Ever for Summer 2025
You know how fashion can affect your mood? Well, nothing perks me up as quickly as wearing a fun color. It's perhaps the simplest way I…
Business
Walmart denies ABC News report it could join investor group to buy TikTok
Walmart on Friday (Apr 4) denied a report from ABC News that it was considering joining a group of investors to buy short video app…
Culture
Robert McGinnis, Creator of Iconic James Bond Posters, Dies at 99
Painter and illustrator Robert E. McGinnis, who created sexy posters for the James Bond franchise as well as numerous other films,…
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TikTok deal put on hold after China indicated it would reject it over tariffs: sources
A deal to spin off the US assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated it would not approve the deal following President Donald…
Lifestyle
RH Clarifies Exposure to Tariffs After Its Shares Plunge to Near Five-Year Low
MILAN – High-end furniture maker RH underscored late Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump is using the “significant tariffs as a tool…
Business
Fed’s Powell says larger-than-expected tariffs mean higher inflation, slower growth
US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs are “larger than expected” and the economic fallout including higher inflation and slower growth…
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Neil Young, Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers Joining Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Anti-‘Oligarchy’ Rally in L.A.
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been holding “Fighting Oligarchy” rallies in cities across the U.S., and, perhaps not…
Culture
'We are getting closer' - England build momentum with Belgium win
Midfielder Walsh felt it was a "free-flowing" performance from the team - and it could not have been a better night for her personally.…
Business
Oil dives 7% to lowest in over three years on China’s tariffs
Oil prices plunged 7 per cent on Friday (Apr 4) to settle at their lowest in over three years as China ramped up tariffs on US goods,…
News
Retailers Rush to the Tariff War Room, But Wait to See What Comes Next
President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs have sent fashion’s C-suites to the war room. Right now leaders are still planning,…
Business
How Sebastian Stan Finally Brought Hollywood to His Homeland With Romanian Festival Hopeful ‘A River’s Gaze’
It’s hard to imagine Sebastian Stan fighting for any part in Hollywood. The Academy Award nominee has proven he’s as bankable in high-brow…
Business
Europe: Shares confirm correction in worst day since 2020 after China’s tariff response
European shares slumped on Friday (Apr 4), with the benchmark Stoxx 600 and Germany’s DAX confirming correction territory, as China’s…
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‘Pulse’ Bosses on Danny and Xander’s Messy Power Dynamic, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Comparisons and Season 2 Plans
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers from “Pulse,” now streaming on Netflix. The relationship between emergency…
Business
Trump tariffs: Worst week for US stocks since Covid crash as China retaliates
Natalie Sherman BBC News, New York Stock market turmoil deepened on Friday, as China hit back at tariffs announced by US President Donald…
Business
US: Stock market wipes out over US$5 trillion on Trump’s tariff war
The S&P 500 Index declined to the lowest level in 11 months, slashing US$5.4 trillion in market value in just two sessions as US Federal…
News
Sean Combs Faces Two New Charges in Indictment
While Sean Combs awaits the start of his trial, federal prosecutors on Thursday added two charges to his indictment – one count of sex…
Celebrity
Val Kilmer Asked Will Forte to Do ‘The Amazing Race’ Together; Their Agents Said ‘No Way’ and ‘It’s Maybe the Biggest Regret of My Whole Career,’ Says Forte
Will Forte wrote an emotional first-person essay for Vulture in which he remembered his friendship with the late Val Kilmer, who died…