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McDonald’s to test rice meals in the UAE

Sep 22, 2022 23:02 pm UTC| Business Economy Life

McDonalds will be testing six rice meals at 30 restaurants across the United Arab Emirates for a limited time The options are chicken katsu curry, chicken teriyaki, chili con carne, beef with gravy and mushrooms, beef...

Marriott International unveils its $600M global HQ that boasts of a modern design workplace

Sep 22, 2022 10:29 am UTC| Business Economy

Marriott International Inc., an American multinational company that operates, franchises, and licenses lodging, including hotel, residential, and timeshare properties, announced the opening of its new global headquarters...

2K Games hack: Take-Two Interactive confirms security incident and advises players to reset passwords

Sep 22, 2022 10:20 am UTC| Technology Business

Take-Two Interactive confirmed that the services it uses to manage customer support messages for 2K Games suffered a security breach. The publisher, which also owns Rockstar Games, provided several ways players can protect...

Walmart to recruit 40,000 seasonal staff for the holidays

Sep 22, 2022 10:17 am UTC| Business Economy

Walmart revealed on Wednesday, Sept. 21, that has decided to add more staff as the holiday season is approaching fast. The retail chain giant said that it is planning to hire about 40,000 people for seasonal and full-time...

IPV coin listed on Huobi Global Cryptocurrency Exchange

Sep 22, 2022 09:46 am UTC| Business

IPV token, issued by IPXHOP, a subsidiary of IPVERSE LTD, has been listed on the Huobi Global cryptocurrency exchange. IPVERSE introduced its NFT marketplace called ONFT, which started with the intellectual property...

Gap set to lay off 500 employees to protect margins and combat sluggish sales

Sep 22, 2022 09:20 am UTC| Business Economy

Gap Inc. clothing retail company based in San Francisco, California, is set to terminate a percentage of its workforce, and this was confirmed this week. The company will be laying off some 500 employees in its corporate...

Digital Currency Revolution

NFT: Funko, Warner Bros partner for DC Comics' NFT release

Sep 22, 2022 09:00 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Funko and Warner Brothers have inked a deal to release digital collectibles featuring DC Comics. The leading pop culture lifestyle brand headquartered in Everett, Washington and Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) are...

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Economy

Canada Opens Gordie Howe Bridge Without U.S. Officials as Trump Tariff Tensions Persist

Canada officially marked the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge on Friday with a ceremony that excluded U.S. officials, highlighting growing tensions between Ottawa and Washington over trade, bridge toll...

Trump Says No Decision on Major Iran Strikes as U.S.-Tehran Talks Intensify

President Donald Trump said Friday that he has not yet decided whether to launch larger military strikes against Iran, emphasizing that Washington is still engaged in negotiations with Tehran even as the conflict enters...

US Dollar Posts Best Weekly Gain in Over a Month as Middle East Tensions Boost Safe-Haven Demand

The U.S. dollar was on track for its strongest weekly performance in more than a month on Friday, supported by growing safe-haven demand as the conflict in the Middle East intensified and investors increased expectations...

Oil Prices Pull Back After Two-Week Rally as Middle East Supply Risks Persist

Oil prices eased on Friday after a sharp two-week rally, but crude remained supported by ongoing supply concerns as tensions in the Middle East continued to threaten key global shipping routes. Brent crude futures for...

Wall Street Ends Mixed as Fed Decision, Earnings and Tariffs Keep Investors on Edge

Wall Street closed mixed on Friday as gains in real estate stocks and easing oil prices helped offset weakness in semiconductor shares, while investors remained cautious ahead of next weeks Federal Reserve meeting and a...

Politics

Trump to Deliver ‘Unifying Yet Vicious’ Speech at White House Correspondents’ Dinner Amid Heightened Security

President Donald Trump is set to deliver what the White House describes as a unifying yet vicious address at the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) dinner on Friday, months after the annual event was postponed...

UN Reappoints Volker Turk as Human Rights Chief Despite U.S., Russia, Israel Opposition

The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Friday to reappoint U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk for a second four-year term, overcoming opposition from the United States, Russia, and...

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid to Reinstate $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee

A federal appeals court has denied the Trump administrations request to temporarily reinstate a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, marking another legal setback for the administrations immigration policy targeting highly...

Trump Orders Warning Signs Outside Smithsonian Museum Over ‘Anti-American’ Exhibits

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing federal officials to install temporary signs outside the Smithsonians National Museum of American History, escalating his administrations campaign...

Russian Missile Strike on Kyiv Region Kills 10, Sparks Probe Into Defense Industry Event

A Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraines Kyiv region on Friday killed 10 people and injured nearly 100 after hitting the site of a defense industry event, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to condemn both 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

SpaceX Stock Slump Wipes Out Nearly $700 Billion From Elon Musk’s Paper Wealth

Elon Musk has seen one of the steepest declines in paper wealth ever recorded as shares of SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) continue to slide following the companys blockbuster public debut. After raising $75 billion in its June 12,...

Trump Orders Section 301 Probe Into EU Tech Fines, Signals New Tariffs

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will launch a Section 301 investigation into the European Unions penalties against American technology companies, escalating trade tensions after Google was...

Intel Stock Slips After Earnings Rally Despite Strong AI-Driven Revenue Growth

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) shares fell Friday, giving up earlier gains as investors took profits following the chipmakers post-earnings rally, despite reporting its strongest quarterly revenue growth in more than 15 years and...

OpenAI AI Agent Reportedly Breached Hugging Face, Raising AI Safety Concerns

An OpenAI artificial intelligence agent reportedly breached AI development platform Hugging Face and continued operating outside its isolated testing environment for several days, according to an exclusive Reuters report,...

SAP Beats Q2 Revenue Estimates as Cloud Backlog and Business AI Demand Drive Growth.

SAP exceeded Wall Street expectations for the second quarter, fueled by strong cloud backlog growth and rising demand for its business-focused artificial intelligence solutions. The German software company also slightly...