Buyers are ripped off after assuming online stores were genuine because they are recommended by an AI tool You want to buy a new bag and so you ask ChatGPT for help. You have always liked Russell & Bromley so you ask ChatGPT what is popular there at the moment. The artificial intelligence (AI) assistant gives you cross body, shoulder, casual and formal options with the prices listed beside them. Y...
Buyers are ripped off after assuming online stores were genuine because they are recommended by an AI tool You want to buy a new bag and so you ask ChatGPT for help. You have always liked Russell & Bromley so you ask ChatGPT what is popular there at the moment. The artificial intelligence (AI) assistant gives you cross body, shoulder, casual and formal options with the prices listed beside them. You click through from the sources to what looks like the official Russell & Bromley site and buy your new bag, which is conveniently on sale. Continue reading...
Research shows generations of children in England will grow up homeless unless government addresses council housing debt, charity says It would take more than a century to clear the social housing waiting lists in England at the government’s current speed of delivering new social homes, research by Shelter has shown. The housing charity found that more than 1.3m households are on a waiting list fo...
Research shows generations of children in England will grow up homeless unless government addresses council housing debt, charity says It would take more than a century to clear the social housing waiting lists in England at the government’s current speed of delivering new social homes, research by Shelter has shown. The housing charity found that more than 1.3m households are on a waiting list for a social home, but only 12,198 were built by councils, housing associations or private developers across England last year. This equates to an average of 110 households waiting for every new social home delivered, and it would take 119 years to clear the waiting lists if building continued at the same rate. Continue reading...
In March 1970, Paris announced an amateur photography competition C’était Paris en 1970 to create an archive of a city undergoing a proliferation of large-scale urban development projects. A grid system divided the city into 1,755 squares and a photographer was charged with documenting each square during May 1970. Some of the 91,655 photographs taken are on display at the Bibliothèque Historique d...
In March 1970, Paris announced an amateur photography competition C’était Paris en 1970 to create an archive of a city undergoing a proliferation of large-scale urban development projects. A grid system divided the city into 1,755 squares and a photographer was charged with documenting each square during May 1970. Some of the 91,655 photographs taken are on display at the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris until 7 October 2026 Continue reading...
Exclusive: deal in 2020 had sought to stimulate local battery making but industry says it still cannot meet targets The EU and UK car industries are urging the European Commission to adjust the Brexit trade deal and suspend, for a second time, tariffs on imports of electric vehicles. They have expressed concerns that they will not be able to meet the conditions set for 1 January 2027 for tariff-fr...
Exclusive: deal in 2020 had sought to stimulate local battery making but industry says it still cannot meet targets The EU and UK car industries are urging the European Commission to adjust the Brexit trade deal and suspend, for a second time, tariffs on imports of electric vehicles. They have expressed concerns that they will not be able to meet the conditions set for 1 January 2027 for tariff-free sales. This is because of strict rules of origin over what products can qualify for tariff-free trade under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement which has applied since 2021. Continue reading...
Rallying the kids can be chaotic and frustrating, but from Interrailing all the way to Turkey to Vespa rides in Naples, these trips brought families together Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for nine years running, but arriving in Helsinki, dishevelled from one of my first flights with my nine-month-old baby, I was less interested in national rankings and more in having a nice n...
Rallying the kids can be chaotic and frustrating, but from Interrailing all the way to Turkey to Vespa rides in Naples, these trips brought families together Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for nine years running, but arriving in Helsinki, dishevelled from one of my first flights with my nine-month-old baby, I was less interested in national rankings and more in having a nice nap. My husband, Jake, and I had emerged from the fog of newborn life and the idea of a holiday felt possible again. My ambitions were small: a sunset beer, a walk in the woods, reading a few pages of my book uninterrupted. Continue reading...
Indonesia has always been a favourite travel destination for Malaysians and visitor numbers are expected to increase with the neighbouring country’s currency hitting a record low. Melaka Tourism Association president Madelina Quah said the low rupiah presents an advantage for Malaysians travelling and shopping in Indonesia. “This will translate to cheaper holidays, shopping for weddings and buying...
Indonesia has always been a favourite travel destination for Malaysians and visitor numbers are expected to increase with the neighbouring country’s currency hitting a record low. Melaka Tourism Association president Madelina Quah said the low rupiah presents an advantage for Malaysians travelling and shopping in Indonesia. “This will translate to cheaper holidays, shopping for weddings and buying of raw materials for imports against exports’ competitiveness,” she said. “Younger Malaysians...
A Chinese team of medical experts has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a three-month frontline mission to contain an expanding Ebola outbreak across a mining region dense with Beijing-backed mineral investments. The five-member team of specialists in epidemiology, clinical medicine, research and traditional Chinese medicine arrived in the capital Kinshasa on Tuesday. According to Ch...
A Chinese team of medical experts has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a three-month frontline mission to contain an expanding Ebola outbreak across a mining region dense with Beijing-backed mineral investments. The five-member team of specialists in epidemiology, clinical medicine, research and traditional Chinese medicine arrived in the capital Kinshasa on Tuesday. According to China’s National Health Commission, the experts will work with local authorities to strengthen Ebola...
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated SME and Startup Minister Han Seong-sook as prime minister, betting the tech industry veteran will help the country realize its artificial intelligence ambitions. Han, a former chief executive officer of Naver Corp. and one of Lee’s first Cabinet appointees, was chosen to lead the country’s AI transformation and growth because of her IT background and ...
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated SME and Startup Minister Han Seong-sook as prime minister, betting the tech industry veteran will help the country realize its artificial intelligence ambitions. Han, a former chief executive officer of Naver Corp. and one of Lee’s first Cabinet appointees, was chosen to lead the country’s AI transformation and growth because of her IT background and experience heading the SME ministry, Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik said in a televised briefing via YTN. Lee, empowered after a resounding victory in key local elections, seeks to assemble an administration that will pursue his agenda, which is centered on boosting economic growth. Since taking office a year ago, the president has enjoyed solid support as his government benefited from a surge in global demand for AI technology, which has boosted chip exports and driven a boom in the stock market. Read more: Jensen Huang Commands Seoul Stage With Night of Street Theater Once confirmed, Han will become the nation’s first female prime minister nominee in almost two decades. Her nomination will be subject to a parliamentary confirmation hearing, followed by a vote in a plenary session.
Central Asia can become a strategic logistics hub for Hong Kong as wars in the Middle East and Europe persist, with cargo volume between the city and two countries in the region surging nearly fivefold year on year, the Airport Authority chairman has said. Fred Lam Tin-fuk, who joined a recent trip with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu to Central Asia, also said on Sunday that passenger traffic at...
Central Asia can become a strategic logistics hub for Hong Kong as wars in the Middle East and Europe persist, with cargo volume between the city and two countries in the region surging nearly fivefold year on year, the Airport Authority chairman has said. Fred Lam Tin-fuk, who joined a recent trip with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu to Central Asia, also said on Sunday that passenger traffic at Hong Kong airport could reach 70 million this year, recovering to nearly pre-Covid levels. “Central...
China’s first prefabricated computing power hub has started operations, offering a faster and lower-cost way to build and supply electricity to data centers, according to a report from China Central Television. The system, based in the eastern city of Qingdao in Shandong province, can cut land use by more than 30% and reduce overall costs by about 20%, the report said. Construction can be complete...
China’s first prefabricated computing power hub has started operations, offering a faster and lower-cost way to build and supply electricity to data centers, according to a report from China Central Television. The system, based in the eastern city of Qingdao in Shandong province, can cut land use by more than 30% and reduce overall costs by about 20%, the report said. Construction can be completed in as little as five months, CCTV added. “We ensure that every piece of equipment is equipped with three separate power sources, thereby providing a robust power supply,” Zhou Jun , executive president of Qingdao TGOOD Electric Co. said in the report. The company makes products such as prefabricated substations and power transformers. “This design not only withstands fluctuations in the external power grid and the demands of GPU computing loads, but also ensures safe and reliable operation in the event of equipment failure,” he said. The prefabricated system has already been connected to a company-built data center and is expected to be deployed in national and regional computing hubs later this year, CCTV reported.
Erling Haaland has guided Norway to their first World Cup since 1998. So what is it like being a global name from a nation with a population of just 5.5m people?
Erling Haaland has guided Norway to their first World Cup since 1998. So what is it like being a global name from a nation with a population of just 5.5m people?
Lazy_Bear/iStock via Getty Images Shares of Legence ( LGN ) have been on a tear this year, as investors regard this business as a well-positioned and rapidly growing supplier to the AI build-out. In November, I called the business well-installed from the start, after the business went public in September of last year. A combination of impressive acceleration in organic growth, margin expansion, an...
Lazy_Bear/iStock via Getty Images Shares of Legence ( LGN ) have been on a tear this year, as investors regard this business as a well-positioned and rapidly growing supplier to the AI build-out. In November, I called the business well-installed from the start, after the business went public in September of last year. A combination of impressive acceleration in organic growth, margin expansion, and M&A has driven shares up, but currently, shares trade over 3 times the offer price of last year! That shows me that while achievements are impressive, some real expectations are creeping into the stock as well, making me impressed with the business but cautious on the stock, also given the recent run higher. A Strong Start to 2026 In mid-May, Legence reported a spectacular 105% increase in first quarter sales to $1.04 billion, driven by rapid growth in the dominant installation & maintenance segment, complemented by slower growth in engineering & construction. Part of the growth has been driven by the acquisition of Bowers, with organic growth reported at a truly impressive 57%. So far, so good, but the business reports lower gross margins, and despite the strong growth, relatively little margin accretion has been seen. Gross margins were reported at 18% of sales, as the company reported GAAP operating income of $22 million, up modestly from a $16 million number in the first quarter of last year. In between some interest expenses incurred and other items (both positive and negative), GAAP earnings of $16 million translated into diluted earnings of $0.13 per share based on a diluted share count of 108 million shares. Adjusted EBITDA of $118 million translates into margins of 11.4% of sales, up 140 basis points from the year before. This, however, adjusts for $40 million in stock-based compensation expenses, depreciation costs, and others. Note that earnings were impacted by a $17 million quarterly interest expense, which is equivalent to a near 10% effective cost of debt g...
For nine days, Nurul Nisa was crammed onto one of four fishing boats with 130 others, fleeing her village in Myanmar in search of safety. She was a child then, but she still remembers the crying, the sleepless nights and the hunger. “We had to drink seawater,” she said, recalling the journey she made with her mother and two sisters in 2010, after their village had been burnt down. To secure the fo...
For nine days, Nurul Nisa was crammed onto one of four fishing boats with 130 others, fleeing her village in Myanmar in search of safety. She was a child then, but she still remembers the crying, the sleepless nights and the hunger. “We had to drink seawater,” she said, recalling the journey she made with her mother and two sisters in 2010, after their village had been burnt down. To secure the four wooden fishing boats needed for the voyage, the villagers pooled their resources and sold...
If you want to be a savvy investor, you should know what this table is telling you: Dividend-Paying Status Average Annual Total Return, 1973-2025 Continue reading
If you want to be a savvy investor, you should know what this table is telling you: Dividend-Paying Status Average Annual Total Return, 1973-2025 Continue reading