Saha Entertainment | Digitalvision | Getty Images Japanese and Australian markets are poised for a muted start on Thursday, after choppy trade on Wall Street overnight as data pointing to a contraction in the U.S. economy in the first quarter heightened investors’ fears of a looming recession. Several Asia-Pacific markets were closed for the Labor Day…
A thinktank is calling for schools to appoint relationship violence prevention leaders, modelled on the success of mental health coordinators, as teachers say they are ill-equipped to advise on the complex issues involved. A study by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF), supported by the Home Office, wants young teenagers in England and Wales to be…
Customers walk past an Apple logo inside of an Apple store at Grand Central Station in New York on Aug 1, 2018. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Apple willfully violated and ignored a 2021 decision that came out of the Epic Games case, judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said in a decision on Wednesday. She wrote that…
Larry Fitzgerald is one of the elite wide receivers of his generation — and of all time. Last appearing in an NFL game in 2020, the Arizona Cardinals legend is now on the clock for Hall of Fame voting. Fitzgerald, along with the likes of Drew Brees, Philip Rivers and Frank Gore, will be candidates…
The eponymous sign outside Epic headquarters in Verona, Wisconsin. Source: Yiem via Wikipedia CC Epic Systems, the biggest electronic health records (EHR) vendor, notched its largest ever net gain in hospital market share on record in 2024, widening its lead over rival Oracle, according to a report from Klas Research on Wednesday. Epic added a…
Both the US and Ukraine have said they are broadly ready to sign a deal which would give American firms access to Ukraine’s minerals. “We are ready to sign this afternoon if they are,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday, adding that Ukraine “decided to make last minute changes” to the agreement. Ukraine’s…
Meta reported earnings on Wednesday, beating Wall Street’s expectations for yet another quarter even as it lavishes billions on artificial intelligence. Meta posted $42.32bn in revenue in the first quarter of 2025, beating both its own quarterly revenue goals of $41.8bn at the higher end and Wall Street expectations of $41.38bn. The company also reported…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s wait for a major trophy in Saudi Arabia is set to continue as Al-Nassr lost 3-2 to Kawasaki Frontale in the Asian Champions League semifinals on Wednesday. The 40-year-old Ronaldo, who signed for the Riyadh club in December 2022, had chances but failed to score. Kawasaki will face another Saudi Arabian team, Al-Ahli,…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that China is “not behind” in artificial intelligence, and that Huawei is “one of the most formidable technology companies in the world.” Speaking to reporters at a tech conference in Washington, D.C., Huang said China may be “right behind” the U.S. for now, but it’s a narrow gap. “We…
North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick defended girlfriend Jordon Hudson for interjecting during a CBS interviewer’s questions about their relationship and said she was “simply doing her job.” The six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach and first-time college coach at UNC issued a statement through the school Wednesday, which followed an appearance on “CBS News Sunday…
