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Coca-Cola HBC AG Expands Its Reach by Acquiring Irish Vending Company

Feb 23, 2024 02:58 am UTC| Business

Coca-Cola HBC AG announced the acquisition of BDS Vending Solutions Ltd, a Dublin-based vending services provider. The Northern Irish subsidiary of Coca-Cola HBC sealed the deal to purchase 100% of what it described as a...

Beyond Meat Unveils Healthier Plant-Based Burger to Bring Back Customers

Feb 22, 2024 10:34 am UTC| Business

Beyond Meat Inc. is exerting efforts to bring back customers it lost in recent years. To do this, the Los Angeles-headquartered producer of plant-based meat substitutes reintroduced an improved version of its vegan...

Mercedes-Benz Forecasts Lower Returns Amid Global Uncertainties

Feb 22, 2024 10:16 am UTC| Business

Mercedes-Benz anticipates decreased returns on sales from its cars and vans division this year. This is due to heightened uncertainty driven by conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and tensions between China and the...

Hyundai Motor and Kia Achieve Record 1.08 Million Car Production in India

Feb 22, 2024 10:15 am UTC| Business

Hyundai Motor Groups car manufacturing plants in India achieved a milestone last year by surpassing the 1 million unit mark for the second consecutive year. Industry data revealed that the output reached a record 1.08...

M&C Saatchi Replaces Moray MacLennan, Appoints Channel 4's Zaid Al-Qassab as New Boss

Feb 22, 2024 09:37 am UTC| Business

MC Saatchi Group, a global advertising agency, announced it has appointed a new chief executive officer to replace its co-founder, Moray MacLennan. The company recruited Zaid Al-Qassab to lead the group. According to...

BuzzFeed Unloads Complex for $108M, Job Cuts to Follow

Feb 22, 2024 09:21 am UTC| Business

BuzzFeed Inc. revealed it has sold off its entertainment media brand, Complex, for $108.6 million. The company mentioned NTWRK livestream shopping platform as the buyer. BuzzFeed acquired Complex in 2021 for $300...

Yuga Labs Names Co-Founder Greg Solano as CEO, Eyes Bored Ape Expansion

Feb 22, 2024 08:52 am UTC| Business

Greg Solano, Yuga Labs co-founder, is poised to take the helm as the companys new CEO, succeeding Daniel Alegre. A report published by Crypto News revealed that Alegre concluded his tenure in Yuga Labs after...

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Economy

Wall Street Ends Lower as AI Selloff, Iran Tensions Weigh on Tech Stocks

Wall Street closed sharply lower on Friday, ending a two-week winning streak as investors sold technology shares amid a continued pullback in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector and renewed concerns over inflation...

Brent Oil Jumps 16% for Best Week Since April as US-Iran Conflict Fuels Supply Fears

Global oil prices posted their strongest weekly gains in months on Friday as the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran heightened concerns over global crude supply and shipping disruptions through the...

Trump Threatens Higher Canada Tariffs as Wildfire Smoke Sparks U.S. Air Quality Crisis

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose higher tariffs on Canada, blaming the country for worsening air pollution across the United States as smoke from hundreds of active Canadian wildfires spreads south of the...

AI Chip Stocks Face Valuation Pressure as Investors Shift Toward Big Tech and Software

The explosive rally in AI semiconductor stocks is showing signs of cooling as investors question lofty valuations and whether the massive spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure can continue at its current pace....

Malaysia Q2 Economy Grows 5.8%, Beating Forecasts on Strong Tech Exports and Domestic Demand

Malaysias economy expanded by 5.8% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, outperforming market expectations and highlighting the countrys resilience despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainties. According to advance...

Politics

Iran Expands Gulf Attacks as U.S. Strikes Intensify, Oil Prices Surge

Iran widened its military campaign against U.S. allies in the Gulf on Saturday after the United States carried out a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets, marking another escalation in the...

Brazil Supreme Court Tightens Jair Bolsonaro House Arrest Ahead of Election

Brazils Supreme Court has imposed stricter restrictions on former President Jair Bolsonaro, suspending all non-essential visits to his residence for 30 days as the country moves closer to its October presidential election....

US Expands Iran Strikes as Strait of Hormuz Shipping Drops, Oil Prices Climb

The United States carried out a seventh straight night of military strikes on Iran, extending operations beyond the countrys southern coast and deeper into its interior, while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on...

DOJ Subpoenas Major Law Firms in Trump Executive Order Dispute

The U.S. Justice Department has issued subpoenas to 14 major law firms seeking records and sworn testimony related to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that targeted several prominent legal firms or...

Trump Criticizes ABC, NBC and CNN for Limiting Coverage of Election Speech

President Donald Trump criticized ABC, NBC and CNN after the three major U.S. news organizations declined to air his prime-time address on their main television platforms, intensifying his long-running dispute with the...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

DeepSeek Eyes $74 Billion Valuation Ahead of Planned China IPO

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is preparing a new fundraising round that could value the company at approximately 500 billion yuan ($74 billion) as it moves closer to a potential initial public offering...

SpaceX Eyes Pentagon AI Deal as Cloud Pricing Strategy Pressures CoreWeave

SpaceX briefly recovered some of its losses on Friday after a Wall Street Journal report said the aerospace company is negotiating a multi-billion-dollar agreement with the Pentagon to provide artificial intelligence...

Mikron H1 2026 Sales Fall 5.9% as Automation Weakness Weighs on Profit

Swiss automation and machining systems manufacturer Mikron Group AG reported lower first-half 2026 results as weaker demand in its Automation and Machining businesses offset strong growth in its Tool division. Despite the...

KAIST, Stanford Develop Self-Dressing Robot for Cleanrooms and Emergency Gear

Researchers from South Koreas Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Stanford University have developed an innovative self-dressing robotic technology that allows people to put on clothing without...

SpaceX Aborts Starship Test Flight as Engine Issue Delays Launch

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) called off the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket just minutes before its scheduled liftoff from its Texas launch site on Thursday after an engine-related issue triggered an automatic abort. CEO...