An eight-year-old girl has died after collapsing at her home on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island. Emergency personnel arrived at the house in Lo Uk Tsuen Village, Pui O, and found the child unconscious after police received a report from her mother at 8.27am on Wednesday. Paramedics took her to Mui Wo Clinic for resuscitation before she was airlifted to Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan. She was pronounced de...
An eight-year-old girl has died after collapsing at her home on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island. Emergency personnel arrived at the house in Lo Uk Tsuen Village, Pui O, and found the child unconscious after police received a report from her mother at 8.27am on Wednesday. Paramedics took her to Mui Wo Clinic for resuscitation before she was airlifted to Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan. She was pronounced dead at 10.23am after medical staff were unable to revive her. The cause of death has yet to be...
oasis2me/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Mitsubishi Electric Corporation ( MIELY ) has been awarded a government subsidy by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to develop next-generation Inter-Orbit Transportation Vehicles (OTVs). Funded under the second phase of Japan's Space Strategy Fund, the program aims to realize flexible, multi-orbit mobility systems in space. Mitsubishi Electri...
oasis2me/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Mitsubishi Electric Corporation ( MIELY ) has been awarded a government subsidy by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to develop next-generation Inter-Orbit Transportation Vehicles (OTVs). Funded under the second phase of Japan's Space Strategy Fund, the program aims to realize flexible, multi-orbit mobility systems in space. Mitsubishi Electric was previously selected as the representative organization to spearhead the initiative. The company aims to create an agile orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) capable of moving autonomously between different orbital planes to transport satellites and mission-critical payloads. As global space exploration accelerates, the market for on-orbit servicing—spanning satellite refueling, assembly, repairs, and manufacturing, increasingly requires highly advanced orbital logistics networks. Mitsubishi Electric plans to anchor its development in this high-growth sector by leveraging the guidance, navigation, and control technologies proven across its flagship space programs, including the KOUNOTORI cargo transfer vehicle. More on Mitsubishi Electric Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MIELY) Analyst/Investor Day - Slideshow Mitsubishi Electric to offer free design data for next-gen power semiconductors Mitsubishi Electric to begin shipping 5th-gen EV chip samples in June Historical earnings data for Mitsubishi Electric Dividend scorecard for Mitsubishi Electric
Australian insurance broker Steadfast Group Ltd. received a buyout offer from Amwins Group Inc. and Dragoneer Investment Group LLC. The conditional, non-binding and indicative offer prices the company at A$6 ($4.21) per share in cash, according to a statement by Steadfast Group on Wednesday. Dragoneer intends to buy ownership of Steadfast’s retail brokerage business and Amwins plans to acquire the...
Australian insurance broker Steadfast Group Ltd. received a buyout offer from Amwins Group Inc. and Dragoneer Investment Group LLC. The conditional, non-binding and indicative offer prices the company at A$6 ($4.21) per share in cash, according to a statement by Steadfast Group on Wednesday. Dragoneer intends to buy ownership of Steadfast’s retail brokerage business and Amwins plans to acquire the firm’s underwriting agency business, according to the statement.
Earnings Call Insights: Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) Q3 fiscal 2026 Management View "This quarter was marked by several defining milestones along the continued execution of our long-term strategy, to become America's first and only vertically-integrated uranium company from mining and processing through refining and conversion." (President, CEO & Director Amir Adnani) "The commencement of production...
Earnings Call Insights: Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) Q3 fiscal 2026 Management View "This quarter was marked by several defining milestones along the continued execution of our long-term strategy, to become America's first and only vertically-integrated uranium company from mining and processing through refining and conversion." (President, CEO & Director Amir Adnani) "The commencement of production at Burke Hollow is a significant achievement for UEC" and "the largest greenfield ISR uranium project to come into production in more than a decade." (President, CEO & Director Adnani) "During the quarter, 32,000 pounds of uranium concentrate were produced at a total cost per pound of $54.61, including a cash cost per pound of $46.69." (President, CEO & Director Adnani) "Cost per pound did increase during the quarter, but we view this as a temporary and largely a timing-related event." (President, CEO & Director Adnani) "We finished the quarter with $794 million in liquid assets, including $488 million in cash, along with uranium inventory and equities and importantly, no debt." (President, CEO & Director Adnani) "As of April 30, 2026, we held 1.4 million pounds of U308 valued at approximately $127 million at current market prices." (President, CEO & Director Adnani) "We achieved our first U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing milestone through receipt of a Docket Number." (President, CEO & Director Adnani) "As we are expecting to increase our production in the coming quarters, definitely, we will see the total cost per pound and cash cost per pound to be comparatively lower than this quarter." (Secretary, Treasurer, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer Josephine Man) "A year ago, we had 103 employees in Wyoming and Texas. Today, we've grown our operations team to 185 personnel." (Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations Brent Berg) Outlook "With these approvals now in hand, we anticipate increased production rates in the fourth fiscal quarter." (President, CEO & Dire...
Kacper Pempel | REUTERS U.S.-based cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike warned Tuesday of increasing cyberattacks from China-based entities aimed at stealing artificial intelligence to narrow the tech gap with the U.S. The Chinese entities accounted for more than 58% of state-sponsored targeted cyberattacks aimed at tech companies, especially their AI assets, CrowdStrike said in a report . "China-nexus...
Kacper Pempel | REUTERS U.S.-based cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike warned Tuesday of increasing cyberattacks from China-based entities aimed at stealing artificial intelligence to narrow the tech gap with the U.S. The Chinese entities accounted for more than 58% of state-sponsored targeted cyberattacks aimed at tech companies, especially their AI assets, CrowdStrike said in a report . "China-nexus adversaries are escalating espionage against technology organizations to steal the AI capabilities and intellectual property they cannot build fast enough on their own," CrowdStrike said in a statement. The analysis covered events over the 12 months to March 31. U.S. restrictions on China's access to AI training chips have restricted Beijing's tech development, although homegrown AI models have sought to slash operating costs while offering nearly similar intelligence . Chinese-affiliated cyberattacks targeted government communications in Southeast Asia and "maintained persistent access" to North American tech organizations by taking advantage of vulnerabilities, CrowdStrike said. The Cyberspace Administration of China did not immediately respond to CNBC's faxed request for comment. Earlier this year, U.S. AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI complained that Chinese companies extracted competitive intelligence from the American tech companies. Analysts at the time cautioned that the boundaries of illicit behavior could be blurry. Over the last several weeks, Anthropic has touted the cyber capabilities of its newest Mythos model and rolled out the tech to CrowdStrike and other companies. Anthropic on Tuesday released a public version of the model, called Claude Fable 5, which rankings firm Artificial Analysis said is " nearly 5 points ahead of any other lab's best model ." CrowdStrike said it also found North Korea-affiliated entities tried to infiltrate IT workforces across North America, Europe and Asia, primarily to generate revenue for the regime. Choose CNBC as your preferre...
JHVEPhoto Entergy ( ETR ) CEO Drew Marsh said the rapid buildout of data centers doesn’t have to be a burden for residential communities. “Data centers really want to be good neighbors,” Marsh old CNBC on Tuesday. “They have reputations that they want to protect, and they want to be part of the community.” The surge in AI-related power demand has sparked concerns among policymakers and homeowners ...
JHVEPhoto Entergy ( ETR ) CEO Drew Marsh said the rapid buildout of data centers doesn’t have to be a burden for residential communities. “Data centers really want to be good neighbors,” Marsh old CNBC on Tuesday. “They have reputations that they want to protect, and they want to be part of the community.” The surge in AI-related power demand has sparked concerns among policymakers and homeowners that residential customers could end up footing the bill for data centers. Marsh said Entergy’s ( ETR ) approach is designed to avoid that outcome by requiring data center operators to cover the costs of serving their facilities while also contributing to expenses that would otherwise be shared across the utility’s customer base, the report said. The electric utility company — which serves customers across Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas — has adopted what it calls a “Fair Share Plus” framework for large data center customers. “The Fair Share part says that they are going to pay all of the incremental infrastructure costs during the life of their contract as needed to support them,” Marsh said. Marsh added that the framework goes beyond requiring data centers operators to simply pay for the infrastructure they use. “The plus part is that they are also covering some of the fixed costs,” Marsh said. “That means overhead costs and storm costs that our existing customers would have already been paying.” At Entergy’s ( ETR ) investor day on Tuesday, Marsh said those provisions are expected to generate roughly $7B in savings for existing customers over the 15 to 20-year life of the contracts. More on Entergy Entergy Corporation (ETR) Analyst/Investor Day - Slideshow Entergy Corporation 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Entergy Corporation (ETR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Entergy prices equity raise at $113 per share, includes forward settlement option Entergy outlines $57B 4-year capital plan as it targets 8.5% retail sales CAGR through 2029
MP Melanie Ward calls on Charity Commission to look into 32 organisations she says have given at least £28m Thirty-two charities in England and Wales have donated at least £28m to Israeli settlements that are illegal under international law, an MP has said. Labour’s Melanie Ward said that if gift aid were claimed against the donations in the usual way, it would mean taxpayers had subsidised illega...
MP Melanie Ward calls on Charity Commission to look into 32 organisations she says have given at least £28m Thirty-two charities in England and Wales have donated at least £28m to Israeli settlements that are illegal under international law, an MP has said. Labour’s Melanie Ward said that if gift aid were claimed against the donations in the usual way, it would mean taxpayers had subsidised illegal settlements to the tune of £5.6m, a situation she described as deplorable. The foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced on Tuesday that the Charity Commission has been tasked with investigating UK charities’ links to settlements. Continue reading...
Survey in run-up to byelection also finds support for water renationalisation, wealth tax and cap on political donations A majority of voters in Makerfield say they would be less likely to vote for an election candidate if they have posted offensive content on social media, polling shows. The polling for the campaign group 38 Degrees, undertaken by Survation, asked 518 voters in the Makerfield con...
Survey in run-up to byelection also finds support for water renationalisation, wealth tax and cap on political donations A majority of voters in Makerfield say they would be less likely to vote for an election candidate if they have posted offensive content on social media, polling shows. The polling for the campaign group 38 Degrees, undertaken by Survation, asked 518 voters in the Makerfield constituency for their views on a range of issues, with 55% saying they would be less likely to vote for a politician who has posted offensive material online. Continue reading...
Diamond Light Source and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source face cuts of up to 20% as Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks savings Britain’s scientific capabilities face “serious damage” with some national facilities at risk of closure under spending cuts that are being considered to meet spiralling costs at the government’s infrastructure funding agency. The concern surrounds sites funded an...
Diamond Light Source and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source face cuts of up to 20% as Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks savings Britain’s scientific capabilities face “serious damage” with some national facilities at risk of closure under spending cuts that are being considered to meet spiralling costs at the government’s infrastructure funding agency. The concern surrounds sites funded and operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), including the Diamond Light Source and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source in Oxfordshire and other national facilities at the Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire. Continue reading...
The Ukraine and Iran wars are very different, but a common authoritarian delusion unites the men who started them A strongman president, self-styled redeemer of national glory, is trapped in a conflict he can’t win but doesn’t know how to end without looking like a loser. A cult of infallibility prevents the leader admitting a strategic blunder even to himself. It could be Donald Trump or Vladimir...
The Ukraine and Iran wars are very different, but a common authoritarian delusion unites the men who started them A strongman president, self-styled redeemer of national glory, is trapped in a conflict he can’t win but doesn’t know how to end without looking like a loser. A cult of infallibility prevents the leader admitting a strategic blunder even to himself. It could be Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin; Iran or Ukraine. The conflicts and the regimes involved are also dissimilar in important ways. Russia’s campaign to eradicate a neighbouring democracy is nastier in conception and bloodier in execution than the bungled US effort to dislodge a dictatorship in Tehran. It has also gone on much longer. The first world war was shorter than a “ special military operation ” that was supposed to capture Kyiv within weeks. The Soviet Red Army repelled Nazi invasion and marched on Berlin in less time than it has taken Putin’s forces to occupy a tranche of eastern Ukraine, and they are not making any significant advances. The war has burned trillions of roubles and sacrificed hundreds of thousands of lives for no discernible dividend in national greatness. Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions Ultra-wealthy people zooming across the world on their private jets , lounging on yachts and conspicuous by their Instagrammable consumption are among the most easily identified individual culprits when it comes to the climate crisis – but new research argues that it is not just their heady...
Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions Ultra-wealthy people zooming across the world on their private jets , lounging on yachts and conspicuous by their Instagrammable consumption are among the most easily identified individual culprits when it comes to the climate crisis – but new research argues that it is not just their heady lifestyles to blame , but also their bank accounts. Through their ownership of companies and private financial and physical assets, from oil producers to property developments, the super-rich are responsible for an outsized slice of the greenhouse gases that are overheating the planet. The top 1% of people by wealth, through their shareholdings and investments, control about a quarter of global annual emissions in total. Continue reading...