Ex-NFL players say they lost $1M in alleged fake Shopify store scheme: report
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Alphabet shares fall on report its most powerful AI model Gemini 3.5 Pro is delayed
Alphabet shares sank 4% on Thursday following a report that the company has delayed releasing its flagship artificial intelligence model.
· Jonathan Vanian
Overwork is slowly burning us out. So why do we normalise it?
Ric Marks remembers the moment well, when sustained workload and operational pressures left him exhausted.
· Emily Chantiri
EU sets up biggest climate fight of 2026 by slamming brakes on carbon market
BRUSSELS — The European Commission will ring the opening bell for the biggest climate bust-up of the year on Friday when it unveils an overhaul of the EU’s carbon market.
· Ben Makuch
Illicit tobacco is booming. But are more Australians really smoking?
More Australians are non-smokers than ever, despite a booming illicit tobacco trade enticing remaining smokers to consume more nicotine at cut-rate prices.
· Kate Aubusson, Rachel Rasker
Rinehart’s media monitoring tests her commitment to freedom of speech
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· Calum Jaspan
Brutal plunge: Lendlease fund sells B-grade city office for half the price, four years on
A tower in Little Collins Street has sold for less than half of its $83 million post-pandemic purchase price in a deal that is a brutal, and razor-sharp, haircut for the vendor, an unlisted Lendlease fund.
· Nicole Lindsay
UN Conference will shine spotlight on world's water crisis, says UAE minister | The National
The UAE and Senegal aim to make implementation the focus of this year's UN Water Conference, calling for faster action by governments, financial institutions and the private sector to address the worsening global water crisis, a senior Emirati official has said.
· The National
Could Australia be Israel's secret gateway to global success?
Israeli companies looking to expand globally should consider Australia as a launchpad, according to Paul Israel, executive director of the Israel-Australia Chamber of Commerce.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ford customer wants cut of $1.3B in tariff refunds while accusing automaker of ‘unjust windfall’
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· Ariel Zilber
Iraq warns of 1,400MW power shortage as Dana Gas shuts operations due to 'credible security threats' | The National
Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has warned the country might lose up to 1,400 megawatts of power after the UAE's Dana Gas shut down operations in the Kurdistan region's Khor Mor gasfield due to “credible security threats”.
· Alvin R Cabral
Report of explosions in Downtown Dubai is false, authorities say | The National
A report by the Reuters news agency suggesting loud booms were heard on Thursday in Dubai's Business Bay is false, the emirate's media office said.
· The National
Por que Brasil terá a maior tarifa dos EUA na América do Sul
O Brasil passará a ter a maior tarifa aplicada pelos Estados Unidos entre os países da América do Sul a partir de 22 de julho, quando passam a valer as novas taxas impostas por Donald Trump nesta quarta-feira (15/07). O dado é do Global Trade Alert (GTA), iniciativa do St. Gallen Endowment, centro de estudos indepen…
· Larissa Maia
Brasil terá a maior tarifa média dos EUA na América do Sul
O Brasil passará a ter a maior tarifa aplicada pelos Estados Unidos entre os países da América do Sul a partir de 22 de julho, quando passam a valer as novas taxas impostas por Donald Trump nesta quarta-feira (15/07). O dado é do Global Trade Alert (GTA), iniciativa do St. Gallen Endowment, centro de estudos indepen…
· Larissa Maia
The World Trade Center can add a superlative to its crown: NYC’s best new dining hub
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· Steve Cuozzo
Ben & Jerry’s Foundation says it will shut down
Ben and Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen speaks during an interview about his Free the Cone Day campaign in Burlington, Vt., April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart, File)
Merck cholesterol pill Lipfendra is approved by FDA
The logo for Merck appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
· Matthew Perrone
Goldman Slashes Global PC Shipment Forecast As Memory Chip Crunch Derails Upgrade Cycle
The global PC market is facing mounting pressure as a worsening memory-chip crunch, limited product availability, and consumers balking at higher prices threaten to deepen the downturn. These headwinds prompted Goldman analysts to "further trim" their PC shipment forecasts for this year and next.
· Tyler Durden
Japan maglev project faces calls to clarify timeline after decade of delays
The first leg of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen will connect Tokyo and Nagoya in as little as 40 minutes, less than half the current fastest bullet train. (Central Japan Railway)
· Staff Writer
Here's why the housing market is hurting so much this summer
Two different reads on the housing market released Thursday point to the same problem, one that appears to be getting worse. Housing is just too expensive — to own and to build.
· Diana Olick
Japan nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at risk of 28th delay
Work on Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.'s spent-fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho has dragged on for more than three decades. (Photo by Masatoshi Ida)
· Staff Writer
Chip giant TSMC to pour ‘largest’ $100B more into US amid AI-fueled earnings boost
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· Marc Vartabedian
Nvidia's Jensen Huang the latest US tech chief to visit Japan
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, left, shakes hands with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Tokyo on July 16. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
· Staff Writer
Lebanon, Syria to reset trade ties, economy minister tells says
Lebanon and Syria will, in the coming months, begin revising decades-old trade agreements to revive their economic relationship following the ouster of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in 2024, Lebanon's economy minister told Reuters on Thursday.
· REUTERS
Nvidia collaborates with Japan robotics firms
TOKYO — Nvidia said on Thursday it was partnering with Japanese companies including Fanuc and Yaskawa Electric to advance the development of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI).
· Reuters
Csquare IPO raises $1.05 billion
DATA center provider Csquare said on Thursday it raised $1.05 billion in its US initial public offering (IPO) as investors continued to back companies expected to benefit from the artificial intelligence boom.
· Reuters
JPMorgan CEO Dimon says Anthropic's Mythos AI risks are a 'real issue'
JPMORGAN Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday that risks posed by Anthropic's Mythos AI model are a "real issue" that the US government is on top of, underscoring concerns about the powerful model that have caused Washington to intervene.
· Reuters
7-Eleven PH upgrades digital payment capabilities
PHILIPPINE Seven Corp. (PSC), the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores in the Philippines, has rolled out upgraded digital payment capabilities to nearly all of its outlets after addressing issues that had affected the reliability of its cashless payment system.
· Nazylen Joy Mabanglo
How the Strait of Hormuz is monitored as US and Iran escalate attacks
The Strait of Hormuz is once again the scene of fighting, with Iran and the United States States vying for control of the strategic waterway and continuing to trade fire in the early hours of Thursday.
· AfricaNews
Headwinds And Tailwinds: Minding The Market Weather
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· Tyler Durden
Man snuck into Anthropic office to warn exec ‘was going to be killed’ as violent threats mount: report
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· Taylor Herzlich
Trump made $1.4bn from crypto in one year. Is Justin Sun the man that helped him do it?
The entrepreneur is known in Washington as the financial power behind the president’s crypto fortune. How did Sun’s business love-in with the Trump family spiral into dueling lawsuits?
Asiatel Outsourcing looking to expand
ASIATEL Outsourcing Inc., a Philippine-based business process outsourcing (BPO) and knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) firm, is looking to add up 250 delivery seats in its Manila operations in the next two years as part of its expansion plan, a top executive said.
· Chynna Grace Ong
Japan's Isuzu tests swappable batteries in electric garbage trucks
The electric garbage trucks in Isuzu's trial program have batteries that can be swapped quickly. (Photo by Seiya Ota)
· Staff Writer
SoftBank, Sony, Honda spearhead work on Japan AI with Nvidia chips
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, third from right, and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ryosei Akazawa, center, at the July 16 announcement of a Japanese AI consortium. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
· Staff Writer
Acer extends 20-year leadership as the Philippines
ACER continues its two-decade streak as the Philippines' No. 1 laptop brand. According to Nielsen-GfK data for the first five months of 2026, Acer maintains its dominant position, commanding 37 percent and 34.5 percent market shares in the consumer and gaming laptop segments, respectively.
· The Manila Times
Unfinished business
EARLY this week, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag revealed that the agency has created a special task force to investigate alleged irregularities involving infrastructure projects and transactions related to the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
· CHARLIE V. MANALO
Trump administration races the clock to rebuild US tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court
Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China’s Guangdong province, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
· Paul Wiseman
No coherent rice policy and strategy
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· fermin d. adriano
Singapore companies commit to invest in PH
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Digital transactions top P16T in Jan-June
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· Niña Myka Pauline Arceo
Govt eyeing P30B from privatization
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· Niña Myka Pauline Arceo
Child laborers increase
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· Niña Myka Pauline Arceo
How Shabana Mahmood’s ‘post-globalization’ economic views could straddle Labour’s right and left
LONDON — The swirling speculation about Keir Starmer’s future landed on Shabana Mahmood, his home secretary, at a Westminster Christmas drinks party last December. “She won’t be leader,” whispered one admirer. “But she will be chancellor.”
· Dan Bloom
As prediction markets boom, questions arise over who will be the watchdog
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been the lead regulator on event contract exchanges for over 30 years after it issued a 1992 ruling on the Iowa Electronic Markets, widely recognized as the first prediction market.
· Ananya Chetia, Davis Giangiulio
Bataan raid thwarts illegal trade of petroleum products
Camp Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Authorities seized approximately ₱22 million worth of illegally traded petroleum products and arrested eight individuals during a joint anti-smuggling operation in Barangay San Benito, Dinalupihan, Bataan, in the early hours of July 16, 2026.
· Mahatma Randy Datu
1 In 30 Koreans Margin-Called As Kospi Crashes, Regulator Suspends New Levered ETFs, Hikes Margins
For the first time in over three years, South Korea’s central bank raised its policy interest rate by 0.25% points to 2.75%, inline with expectations, and kicking off a monetary tightening cycle aimed at containing inflationary pressures spurred by the AI-driven semiconductor boom. It also helped spark a fresh rout …
· Tyler Durden
Talabat owner Delivery Hero acquired by Uber in $14.8bn deal | The National
Uber Technologies has agreed to acquire German company Delivery Hero for $14.8 billion in a deal that creates one of the world's biggest food-delivery groups.
· Alvin R Cabral
US Slaps Brazil With 25% Tariffs After Rubio Says Socialist Leader "Failed To Negotiate In Good Faith"
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on X late Wednesday night that the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is set to impose a 25% tariff on "most Brazilian imports."
· Tyler Durden
Das: Déjà Vu All Over Again! Are Stock Markets Repeating Dot.Com Mistakes?
Authored by Satyajit Das via NewIndiaExpress.com,
· Tyler Durden