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Washington and Tehran will have to make compromises and the current deadline must be extended. But with the will there’s clearly a way The failure of the Islamabad talks to end the US-Israel war on Iran was hardly surprising, given the stark differences between Washington’s 15-point proposal and Tehran’s 10-point equivalent. The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ), which capped Iran’s uranium enrichment, took more than two years to negotiate, and its roots actually reach back to 2003 . The US vice-president, JD Vance, spent less than a full day in Islamabad for negotiations that included the nuclear question and several others. The surprise was Vance’s explanation for the failure – that Iran rejected the terms presented by the US. The American side was not in a position to dictate terms because Iran stood firm when the 8 April ceasefire took effect. But Vance seemed to believe, as does his boss Donald Trump, that the Iranians had been defeated and the US didn’t have to budge. Rajan Menon is professor emeritus of international relations at Powell School, City University of New York, and senior research fellow at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies Continue reading...

Welcome to the Brussels Edition. I’m Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg’s Brussels bureau chief, bringing you the latest from the EU each weekday. Make sure you’re signed up . As far-right parties across Europe reconsider their links with US President Donald Trump in the aftermath of Viktor Orban’s dramatic defeat in Hungary’s election, the dynamic is having an effect on European politics in other ways. Research out today by polling company Ipsos shows Britons increasingly believe that the UK’s interests are the same as the EU’s as they move further away from Washington. Some 43% of respondents see EU-UK interests as the same or mostly the same, up from 32% in 2023, it showed. At the same time, 45% of respondents viewed their relationship with the US as completely or mostly at odds, up from 15% three years ago. A similar pattern is evident in France and Germany, with respondents feeling more aligned with Britain than the US. That pattern explains the effort by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to deepen ties with Brussels as the ten-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum approaches. The British leader is expected to give more details at the King’s Speech next month, including a bill allowing the government to approve new EU regulations via secondary legislation rather than through new acts requiring a parliamentary vote. Ahead of the next EU-UK summit this summer, the two sides are focusing on three area: sanitary and phytosanitary measures that cover trade in agri-food goods, a linking of the emissions trading schemes and a youth-mobility scheme. EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic also confirmed at the EU-UK Forum Annual Conference today in Brussels that participation by the UK in a €90 billion loan to Ukraine is under discussion. Speaking at the event, UK Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, who oversees cross-channel ties, said the “negative period” after Britain’s departure was over. “Just because we are no longer in the European Union it does not mean that we should not have a stronge...

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building stands after it was reported the IRS will lay off about 6,700 employees, a restructuring that could strain the tax-collecting agency's resources during the critical tax-filing season, in Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. For seven years, wealthy Americans faced a looming deadline to take advantage of tax provisions that were set to expire at the end of 2025. While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act alleviated much of the uncertainty by making most of the cuts permanent, lawyers and tax accountants say the ever-shifting tax code requires constant planning. With this year's Tax Day now behind us, here are five of the most important planning strategies wealthy investors and high earners are thinking about for next year and beyond. 1. Long-short tax-loss harvesting Last year's tax bill permanently raised the estate tax exemption to $15 million per person, up from $13.99 million. (It was initially set to be cut in half at the end of 2025.) The higher threshold has prompted a shift in focus from minimizing federal estate taxes to lowering taxes on income and capital gains. Minimizing capital gains has become crucial after several years of strong market gains, according to Mitchell Drossman, head of national wealth strategies in Bank of America's chief investment office. The S&P 500 has surged more than 75% since the beginning of 2023. "The biggest tax story to me is a capital gains and investing story," said Drossman. "You have lots of clients who are sitting on significant gains." Investors are increasingly turning to long-short tax-loss harvesting, an aggressive form of a popular strategy, in order to minimize capital gains, Drossman said. With traditional tax-loss harvesting , investors sel...

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Intel is announcing a family of cheaper Panther Lake laptop processors called the Core Series 3 line. They're built on the same Intel 18A process as the higher-end Core Ultra Series 3 family of chips, but they have less of just about everything spec-wise. The Core Series 3 (non-Ultra) line encompasses six different chips, with the highest end being a six-core Intel Core 7 360 and the low-end model being a five-core Intel Core 3 304. Compared to their Ultra counterparts, the Core Series 3 across the board have fewer CPU cores, Xe graphics cores, and PCIe lanes. They're capable of less TOPS, a lower TDP wattage, and are limited to two Thunder … Read the full story at The Verge.

TYLER, Texas, April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ENvue Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEED) (“ENvue,” “ENvue Medical” or the “Company”), a medical technology company specializing in the advancement of intelligent, non-invasive solutions for enteral care across clinical and home care settings, today issued the following stockholder letter and corporate update:

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AppTech Payments Corp. (“AppTech” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: APCX), a fintech company, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Meta Platforms Inc. is boosting the prices of its virtual reality headsets because of rising memory chip costs, adding to an industrywide wave of recent increases. The company said Thursday that it’s hiking the price of its entry-level Quest 3S headset by $50 and its higher-end Quest 3 model by $100. The Quest 3S will now cost $350 for a model with 128 gigabytes of space and $450 for a version with 256 gigabytes. The Quest 3 will now be $600. Like its tech peers, Meta is grappling with growing memory expenses and supply chain shortages stemming from the artificial intelligence boom. Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have both increased the prices of laptops, while Samsung Electronics Co. has upped the cost of some phones. Other headset makers, meanwhile, have upped prices or suffered product delays. The social networking giant, which renamed itself to tout the metaverse and virtual reality in 2021, said that prices for refurbished models will also go up. A spokesperson said the cost of its smart glasses isn’t changing at this time. Read More: Why the AI Boom Will Make Phones, Cars and Electronics More Expensive “We’re making this change because the cost of building high-performance VR hardware has risen significantly,” the company said in a statement. “To keep delivering the quality of hardware, software and support you expect from the Quest platform, we need to adjust our pricing.” The Quest changes take effect on April 19. In addition to the US increases, prices are going up in the UK, Europe and Japan. Meta’s smart glasses have been outpacing enclosed headsets in popularity. But the company said that it “remains committed” to VR devices and believes the category is still the “future of computing.” “This adjustment helps us stay on track to deliver that future,” Meta said. Still, some of the company’s recent moves signal that VR has become a lower priority. Meta laid off a chunk of its hardware division responsible for headsets and discontinued a key metaverse produc...

Vertigo3d/E+ via Getty Images By Deepali Bhargava , Regional Head of Research, Asia-Pacific Asia and oil - uneven exposure to energy shocks Asia accounts for the bulk of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, with China, India, and Japan among the largest recipients. But exposure to this supply shock is far from uniform, with wide differences in reserve buffers, policy capacity, and the energy mix. Japan and South Korea are backed by deep strategic reserves and fiscal space to stabilise domestic fuel prices. By contrast, India, the Philippines, and Indonesia sit closer to the economic fault line, with thinner buffers and greater sensitivity to imported energy costs. This divergence is already visible in policy outcomes. Gasoline prices in the Philippines have surged by as much as 75%, while Thailand and Indonesia have kept increases modest, leaning on subsidies and price controls – though at a growing fiscal cost. The energy mix matters, too. Economies with greater reliance on coal – most notably China and, to a lesser extent, India – have more room for substitution. China's coal-heavy power generation has helped dampen the macroeconomic impact of oil-related disruptions, limiting broader spillovers. Developed Asia is better positioned Developed Asian economies – including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, and Australia – entered the year with firm momentum. Domestic demand has held up in Japan and Malaysia, supported by tight labour markets. In Australia, the lagged effects of central bank easing continue to underpin activity. Korea has benefited from fiscal support. Externally, the region remains well-positioned to capture upside from the AI-led tech cycle. Stronger energy buffers reinforce this advantage. Japan, for example, held 228 days of oil reserves as of 7 April (including 143 days in public stockpiles). Reserve releases and gasoline price caps have limited pump‑price increases to around 8%, a stark contrast to more exposed economies. Against this backdrop,...

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, today announced that it has been selected by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) for a contract to upgrade its core motor vehicle systems. The initiative aims to significantly reduce customer wait times and expand online access to essential DMV services statewide.

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Meta is the next tech company to hike up hardware prices due to the global memory shortage. Beginning April 19th, Meta's 128GB Quest 3S VR headset will cost $349.99, the 256GB Quest 3S will cost $449.99, and the Quest 3 will cost $599.99. Those are increases of $50 for both Quest 3S models and $100 for the Quest 3. Refurbished units will be getting a price hike, too. The refurbished 128GB and 256GB Quest 3S models are similarly getting a $50 bump to $319.99 and $409.99, while a refurbished Quest 3 will cost $549.99, a $170 increase. Accessories will keep their current prices. "We're making this change because the cost of building high-p … Read the full story at The Verge.

BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 16, 2026--DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN), the Agentic Inference Cloud built for production AI, today showcased why AI-native startups including Specra.AI, ACE Studio, and Probably AI are choosing to run real-time production AI workloads on its platform to move faster, reduce infrastructure complexity, and gain more predictable economics as they scale.

Social Security has taken 6.2% of your paychecks for decades if you're not self-employed, so it's understandable if you don't want to wait longer than you have to in order to get money back from the program. You're allowed to claim as young as 62, and if you apply right away, you'll get the most checks possible. But that doesn't always mean you're guaranteed a huge benefit. If you want the biggest bang for your buck, there are a few steps worth taking right now, even if you're not old enough to apply yet. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading

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东方雨虹公告，第一季度营收为71.9亿元，同比增长20.74%；净利润为4.02亿元，同比增长108.89%。

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图片来源：科学游戏官网 4月16日消息，天眼查APP显示，《黑神话：悟空》出品方杭州游科互动科技有限公司近日新增一则开庭公告，案由为侵害作品信息网络传播权纠纷，原告为朝某，该案将于5月29日在杭州互联网法院开庭审理。目前，尚不清楚涉嫌侵权的是哪部作品。 另据天眼查APP，今年4月7日，杭州游科互动科技有限公司新增了一条关于《黑神话：钟馗》的著作权信息；去年10月，该公司增加了有关“黑神话-周边-首饰系列第一期”的著作权人信息。 杭州游科互动科技有限公司成立于2018年10月30日，注册资本为2000万元，法定代表人和实际控制人均为冯骥，经营范围为动漫游戏开发、专业设计服务、技术服务等。该公司控股股东为深圳市游科互动科技有限公司。 杭州游科互动科技有限公司是《黑神话：悟空》的开发商。该游戏于2024年8月20日正式发售，被称为“中国首款3A游戏”。 该游戏以中国四大名著之一、吴承恩所著长篇小说《西游记》为背景设定，借用《西游记》自身的故事作为前传，讲述取经之后孙悟空因放弃佛位引发天庭对其再次征伐之后的故事。在游戏中，玩家将扮演一位“天命人”，为了探寻昔日传说的真相，踏上一条充满危险与惊奇的西游之路。 公开数据显示，《黑神话：悟空》在发售三天后，全平台销量超过1000万套，打破中国游戏历史记录 。截至2024年12月3日，Steam平台销量突破2300万份，用户评测数量突破100万条。 该游戏曾获得多个奖项，包括2024年Steam大奖年度最佳游戏奖、游戏开发者选择奖中的最佳视觉艺术奖、2025年中国版权金奖作品奖等。 《黑神话：悟空》在爆火后，也引来了一些质疑。2024年8月下旬，有国画师、工艺师等在社交平台晒图提到，《黑神话：悟空》游戏的部分画面涉及侵权。比如该年8月22日，石窟、寺观、博物馆造像分享博主“楠山禅”发帖，晒出了过往拍摄的图片与游戏中的画面对比，并称“悟空您好，在使用猴哥的图片时未告知本人，看到请联系”。帖子提到了深圳市游科互动科技有限公司的创始人冯骥与联合创始人杨奇。 对于涉嫌侵权的质疑，《黑神话：悟空》的主创团队人员及游戏官方当时均未作出回应。有律师在接受媒体采访时表示，如果游戏开发者使用了摄影师摄的照片来制作游戏，那便涉嫌版权侵权；如果游戏开发者是自己聘用摄影师，对文物进行了拍摄，此时就不侵权。 除了《黑神话：悟空》，深圳市游科互动科技有限公司还...

Sundry Photography Arm Holdings ( ARM ) was in focus on Thursday as Susquehanna upped its price target on the British semiconductor firm ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings, set to be released on May 6. Shares were little changed in premarket trading. “We expect ARM-based CPU royalties to partially offset ongoing weakness in smartphone-related royalty revenues,” analyst Mehdi Hosseini wrote in a note to clients. “Overall, we see the risk/reward as attractive, underpinned by L-T TAM expansion from AI/AGI CPU opportunities, which we believe can support EPS >$10 over the next several years.” Hosseini raised his price target to $210 from $170 on Arm, but kept his Positive rating on the stock. Delving deeper, Hosseini noted the smartphone market has weakened for several reasons (the war, rising memory prices, etc.) and now expects it will be down 10.5% year-over-year, but does expect the high-end of the market to remain “relatively more resilient.” The iPhone 17 continues to outperform Android devices, especially in the mid-to-low portion of the market, Hosseini said. However, Arm-based server CPUs, such as Amazon's ( AMZN ) Graviton 5 and Apple's ( AAPL ) M5 MacBooks (which use Armv9 technology), “could potentially offset smartphone-related weakness,” Hosseini added. “Overall, we acknowledge near term downside risk to EPS consensus driven by ongoing weakness in the smartphone market,” Hosseini wrote. “However, we view the continued penetration of Arm based CPUs in DC/Networking as a durable secular trend that should not be overlooked. In addition, the emerging AGI CPU opportunity represents a meaningful long term TAM expansion, which we expect to help drive EPS north of $10 over the coming years.” More on Arm Holdings Arm Stock Could Win As Agentic AI Shifts The Bottleneck To CPUs Arm Holdings: The CPU Bottleneck Thesis Is Getting Harder To Ignore Arm Targets New Path With AGI CPU Silicon Arm Holdings slides as Morgan Stanley downgrades IBM, Arm partner on enterprise c...

路易达孚航运集团旗下子公司LD TravOcean已收购一艘DP2多用途支持船，作为其扩展水下作业能力的一部分。 该船原名“SIDDIS Mariner”号，将更名为“TVO Mariner”号，预计于2026年夏季交付。 该公司表示，此次收购旨在实现将船舶运营、设备和专业知识相结合的综合水下解决方案的交付。 该船将支持包括电信电缆工程、海上风电、电缆维修和多用途海上作业在内的活动，并使公司能够整合挖沟机、Rovjet喷挖机和遥控潜水器等资产。 该船建于2011年，长88.3米，有效载荷能力约2500吨，拥有950平方米的作业甲板，可容纳70名人员。 该船将悬挂法国船旗，船舶管理由LDA负责，水下作业由LD TravOcean执行。 LDA首席执行官Samira Draoua表示：“此次船舶收购充分体现了LDA集团投资于综合、高价值资产的战略，这既能巩固我们的长期增长，又能支持能源转型。” LD TravOcean总经理Olivier Le Nagard补充道：“凭借‘TVO Mariner’号，LD TravOcean正在采用一种新的业务方式，使我们能够提供完整、灵活的海上解决方案，并增强我们在复杂项目中的竞争地位。” 责任编辑：张俊 SF065

财联社4月16日讯（记者 刘梦然） 光伏电站运营商 晶科科技 （601778.SH）今日晚间抛出重磅投资计划，拟投约245亿元在宁夏中卫建设1GW算力中心，打造“新能源+算力”算电协同生态。值得注意的是，在该信息正式披露前，公司股价已连续异动，近3个交易日斩获2个涨停板。 根据公告，晶科科技已于近日与中卫市人民政府签署《投资协议》，计划总投资约245亿元建设宁夏中卫1GW算力中心项目。项目规划部署机柜约5万架，分三期建设，其中一期投资约100亿元，IT功率400MW；二期投资约60亿元，IT功率300MW；三期投资约85亿元，IT功率300MW。公司将作为投资主体牵头推进，并引入战略合作方共同开发。 晶科科技主要从事光伏电站开发运营转让业务和光伏电站EPC等业务，与光伏制造业龙头 晶科能源 （688223.SH）为同一实际控制人企业，公司董事长为李仙德。对于后期是否考虑引入晶科能源共同开发该项目，晶科科技方面表示以公告披露的为准。 但需要注意的是，截至2025年三季度末，公司账面流动货币资金约53.94亿元。公司称，该项目将面临较大资金筹措压力与缺口风险，公司将以直接融资和间接融资等其他方式补足资金缺口，并通过引入战略合作方共同投资、分期投入的方式稳步推进。 在深入实施“东数西算”工程、算电协同需求持续提升的背景下，晶科科技计划向绿色算力与综合能源服务商转型。不过，此次公告中公司列举了多条风险提示，目前该项目尚处于前期工作中，需取得国家核准、落实土地及引入合作方等多项前置条件，最终方案存在重大调整或终止可能。 而在公告发布前夕，晶科科技股价已出现异常波动，4月14日、16日两度涨停，3个交易日内实现“三天两板”。截至今日收盘，公司股价报6.66元，涨幅10.08%，最新市值237.93亿元。 更早之前的今年3月，公司已出现交易异常波动，于3月9日、3月10日、3月11日连续三个交易日内收盘价格涨幅偏离值累计达20%。公司3月11日晚间称，经自查以及向控股股东和实际控制人函证核实，公司生产经营情况正常，内外部经营环境未发生重大变化，不存在涉及本公司应披露而未披露的重大信息。 到今年3月31日，公司披露投资者关系活动记录表，其中披露在算电协同领域，公司已与腾讯、阿里等头部互联网企业合作打造数据中心微电网及风光储充一体化方案，并作为案例拓展更多数据中心客户。随着绿电直连细...