The holiday from hell is a hoot to watch in Two Weeks in August. Plus: relive the joy of the 1966 World Cup final. Here’s what to watch this evening 9.15pm, BBC One Continue reading...
The holiday from hell is a hoot to watch in Two Weeks in August. Plus: relive the joy of the 1966 World Cup final. Here’s what to watch this evening 9.15pm, BBC One Continue reading...
The founder of India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to lead a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, taking the country’s largest online youth movement to the streets for the first time. Abhijeet Dipke, 30, who has lived in the United States for the past two years, had said his family and friends feared he could be arrested on his retu...
The founder of India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to lead a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, taking the country’s largest online youth movement to the streets for the first time. Abhijeet Dipke, 30, who has lived in the United States for the past two years, had said his family and friends feared he could be arrested on his return to India. Dozens of police officers gathered near Jantar Mantar in central Delhi on Saturday,...
Getty Images Alphabet's ( GOOG )( GOOGL )( GOOG:CA ) $85 billion capital raise has generated predictable and valid concerns about dilution, sending the stock down pre-market. Investors have been genuinely worried that a company that generated $174 billion of operating cash flow over the last twelve months, raised more than $85 billion of debt over the last year, and sits on one of the strongest ba...
Getty Images Alphabet's ( GOOG )( GOOGL )( GOOG:CA ) $85 billion capital raise has generated predictable and valid concerns about dilution, sending the stock down pre-market. Investors have been genuinely worried that a company that generated $174 billion of operating cash flow over the last twelve months, raised more than $85 billion of debt over the last year, and sits on one of the strongest balance sheets in the corporate world, believes it can productively deploy another $80 billion in equity. Having spent a lot of time in big tech's earnings in Q1, I must say clues to the answer were visible throughout the company's Q1 26 operating results and management commentary, where Search revenue grew 19% to $60.4 billion, Google Cloud revenue grew 63% to $20 billion, and Cloud backlog exceeded $460 billion and nearly doubled sequentially. Management explicitly stated that demand for its AI products and services is exceeding available supply and that they need to invest more to meet that demand. And as an example, our cloud revenue would have been higher if we were able to meet the demand. So we are working through that moment and we are investing. But we have a robust long-range planning framework and we see extraordinary opportunities ahead and we are allocating with that framework in mind - Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai in the Q1 26 Earnings Call It is clear that investors are focusing on a financing event, while management is focused on solving an infrastructure bottleneck that will unleash growth at the company: AI is driving an expansionary moment for Alphabet. The company is experiencing strong demand for its AI solutions and services from enterprises and consumers, at levels that are exceeding the company’s available supply. By scaling its investments, the company seeks to expand its foundational infrastructure to support the significant growth opportunity ahead - Alphabet Press Release Search Is Funding The Next Platform Alphabet in Q1 26 (Company financials) The ...
Hong Kong is experiencing a rise in seasonal influenza cases, particularly among children and the elderly, as waning vaccine protection weakens community immunity, a leading infectious disease expert has warned. Professor Ivan Hung Fan-ngai, chair professor of infectious diseases at the University of Hong Kong, issued the warning on Saturday and urged high-risk groups who have not received a seaso...
Hong Kong is experiencing a rise in seasonal influenza cases, particularly among children and the elderly, as waning vaccine protection weakens community immunity, a leading infectious disease expert has warned. Professor Ivan Hung Fan-ngai, chair professor of infectious diseases at the University of Hong Kong, issued the warning on Saturday and urged high-risk groups who have not received a seasonal flu jab to get vaccinated. The remarks came a day after health authorities said an influenza B...
The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to see for generations. (Image credit: Eric Gay)
The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to see for generations. (Image credit: Eric Gay)
XPeng stock reaction and recent performance snapshot XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) has drawn fresh attention after recent trading, with the stock closing at US$15.95. The move comes against a mixed return profile, including a decline over the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for XPeng. The recent 1-day share price decline of 5.12% and year to date share price return of down 21.93% sit against a mixed lo...
XPeng stock reaction and recent performance snapshot XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) has drawn fresh attention after recent trading, with the stock closing at US$15.95. The move comes against a mixed return profile, including a decline over the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for XPeng. The recent 1-day share price decline of 5.12% and year to date share price return of down 21.93% sit against a mixed longer record, with the 3-year total shareholder return up 79.82% but the 5-year total shareholder...
In October last year, Ferrari (NYSE: RACE) announced its financial outlook for the rest of the decade. The forecast implied 5% annualized revenue growth between 2025 and 2030. Investors weren't pleased, overreacting and immediately sending the stock down 21% in a matter of days. This kind of price action is surprising to see from such a successful business. Shares saw choppy trading over the next ...
In October last year, Ferrari (NYSE: RACE) announced its financial outlook for the rest of the decade. The forecast implied 5% annualized revenue growth between 2025 and 2030. Investors weren't pleased, overreacting and immediately sending the stock down 21% in a matter of days. This kind of price action is surprising to see from such a successful business. Shares saw choppy trading over the next several months. And then the market once again showed its displeasure when Ferrari revealed the Luce , its first fully electric vehicle (EV), on May 25. There was no shortage of criticism on the internet, with the unique design getting all the attention. Continue reading
As drone attacks become increasingly common across the Sahel, Nigerian startup Terra Industries is expanding into Ghana and scaling production of drone and counter-drone systems. Backed by $34 million from investors including Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and Lux Capital, the company aims to produce tens of thousands of systems over the coming years as governments across the region bolster thei...
As drone attacks become increasingly common across the Sahel, Nigerian startup Terra Industries is expanding into Ghana and scaling production of drone and counter-drone systems. Backed by $34 million from investors including Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and Lux Capital, the company aims to produce tens of thousands of systems over the coming years as governments across the region bolster their defenses. (Source: Bloomberg)
The cartoon favourite and Mattel toy He-Man battles Skeletor on the big screen, and Garsington continues its run of excellent early operas Masters of the Universe Out now Swords and sorcery seem to be having a little bit of a moment, with the excellent Deathstalker remake a couple of months ago. Now Nicholas Galitzine flexes his muscles as the 1980s Mattel hero He-Man, with Jared Leto vamping as t...
The cartoon favourite and Mattel toy He-Man battles Skeletor on the big screen, and Garsington continues its run of excellent early operas Masters of the Universe Out now Swords and sorcery seem to be having a little bit of a moment, with the excellent Deathstalker remake a couple of months ago. Now Nicholas Galitzine flexes his muscles as the 1980s Mattel hero He-Man, with Jared Leto vamping as the evil Skeletor. Erupcja Out now Pete Ohs directed, produced, shot, edited and co-wrote this lo-fi hipster movie about Bethany (Charli xcx) and Rob (Will Madden), a young couple on holiday in Warsaw who reconnect with an old friend when a volcanic eruption prompts Bethany to re-evaluate what she wants from her life. Scary Movie Out now Before the concept pole-vaulted over the shark with the laugh-free binfires that were Date Movie, Epic Movie and Disaster Movie, the first Scary Movie films had a certain something: lewd, crude, but with some undeniable knockout gags. Now the original talents are back for a “rebooquel” parodying the likes of Terrifier 3, Ma and M3gan. Enzo Out now Robin Campillo (120 Beats Per Minute) returns to co-write and direct the final film from his friend Laurent Cantet, who died aged 63 after starting to make this tale of a teenager (Eloy Pohu) from a rich family who pursues an unexpected future, training as a mason and falling for a Ukrainian builder (Maksym Slivinskyi). Catherine Bray Continue reading...
This article was first published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post. Two of China’s leading memory-chip makers are moving closer to public listings, posing a significant long-term challenge to South Korean giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, despite a limited immediate threat, according to analysts. ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China’s leading dynami...
This article was first published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post. Two of China’s leading memory-chip makers are moving closer to public listings, posing a significant long-term challenge to South Korean giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, despite a limited immediate threat, according to analysts. ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China’s leading dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) producer, won approval last week for its nearly 30-billion-yuan...
The Quad’s newly announced US$20 billion critical minerals framework aims to loosen China’s near-monopoly on the materials that power modern defence, technology and clean energy industries. But analysts say its success will depend on the ability of Australia, the United States, India and Japan – the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue’s four members – to move beyond policy declarations and deliver mea...
The Quad’s newly announced US$20 billion critical minerals framework aims to loosen China’s near-monopoly on the materials that power modern defence, technology and clean energy industries. But analysts say its success will depend on the ability of Australia, the United States, India and Japan – the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue’s four members – to move beyond policy declarations and deliver measurable outcomes. The initiative, announced after a meeting of Quad foreign ministers on May 27, has...
Laurine, who works in forensics, meets Theo, a financial adviser. They are both 27 What were you hoping for? Love! Or someone new, great conversation, a free dinner and feature in my favourite Guardian column. Continue reading...
Laurine, who works in forensics, meets Theo, a financial adviser. They are both 27 What were you hoping for? Love! Or someone new, great conversation, a free dinner and feature in my favourite Guardian column. Continue reading...
Drug that stops cancer cells hiding and a breakthrough for pancreatic cancer among highlights from Asco conference – but there were also notes of caution Doctors, scientists and researchers shared new research about ways to tackle cancer at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco) annual meeting, the world’s largest cancer conference. The event in Chicago , attended by 40,000 health p...
Drug that stops cancer cells hiding and a breakthrough for pancreatic cancer among highlights from Asco conference – but there were also notes of caution Doctors, scientists and researchers shared new research about ways to tackle cancer at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco) annual meeting, the world’s largest cancer conference. The event in Chicago , attended by 40,000 health professionals, featured more than 200 sessions and 2,700 poster presentations on this year’s theme, “the science and practice of translation: improving cancer outcomes worldwide”. Here are the five biggest takeaways. Continue reading...
Thirty years after my parents were pressured into placing me with an adoption agency, I finally reconnected with them. But it was nothing like the neat stories you see on TV One morning in late September 2023, I discovered by chance that my birth mother had been killed almost a year earlier. The revelation came while I was searching my work email for a stray message. In the bin folder, amid a slur...
Thirty years after my parents were pressured into placing me with an adoption agency, I finally reconnected with them. But it was nothing like the neat stories you see on TV One morning in late September 2023, I discovered by chance that my birth mother had been killed almost a year earlier. The revelation came while I was searching my work email for a stray message. In the bin folder, amid a slurry of irrelevant press releases, lay an unopened email, flagging a long-forgotten Google alert I had set up for her name, Susan Barras. We had been estranged for almost 15 years, so this in itself provoked trepidation. I had cut contact with her when our relationship had finally become too fraught and emotionally exhausting for me to continue. Opening the email, I realised with shock that the alert had been triggered by a probate notice about her estate. Susan was only 69 when she died, and my first thought was that the breast cancer she was being treated for when we were in touch had returned. My second was the realisation that both my birth parents were now dead – my birth father had died of liver failure in late 2018, aged 70. But then the unfamiliar name listed on the probate notice, Suzann Doyle, captured my attention. Underneath this was confirmation that my birth mother had changed her name. Her address at the time of her death posed further questions. It was not that of the large detached house in Guildford I had visited just once, a few months after we were reunited, where she had lived with her husband. This address was for a tiny one-bed retirement flat overlooking Guildford train station. Continue reading...