French President Emmanuel Macron greets journalists after meetings with guests at the Elysee Palace before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nard Yara Nardi | Reuters France’s artificial intelligence sector will receive 109 billion euros ($112.6 billion) of private investment in the “coming years,” President…
NewJeans attends the SBS Music Awards in Incheon, South Korea on Dec 25, 2024. The Chosunilbo Jns | Imazins | Getty Images South Korean girl group NewJeans announced today that it will be performing in March under its new name NJZ, amid an ongoing legal dispute with the managing label Ador. Speaking to CNBC on…
Shares of Banco Santander jumped after Spain’s largest lender reported record profit in the fourth quarter and announced plans for 10 billion euros ($10.4 billion) in share buybacks from 2025 and 2026 earnings and anticipated excess capital. The bank’s net profit picked up by 11% year-on-year to 3.265 billion euros in the fourth quarter and…
Popular Nigerian musician and performer Innocent Idibia, widely known as 2Baba or Tuface, has announced his separation from his wife, Annie Idibia. One of Nigeria’s biggest celebrity couples, Annie and Tuface got married in 2012 and had two daughters together. In a post on Instagram, the African Queen singer said they had been separated for…
The Nintendo Switch 2 docked with a TV behind it. Nintendo Nintendo on Thursday said its long-awaited new Switch 2 hybrid will be available this year, touting a bigger screen and controllers, as the company looks to breathe new life into its struggling hardware business. The business showed off the Switch 2 in a video trailer. The start of the clip…
A souvenir shopkeeper displays Matryoshka dolls featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. presidents, including Donald Trump. Misha Friedman | Getty Images News | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump floated the possibility of a meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to end the “bloody mess” in Ukraine, while the outgoing administration of Joe Biden pushed…
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Adrian Wyld | The Canadian Press via AP Canada’s Justin Trudeau on Monday said he would step down from the helm of the ruling Liberal Party, but will stay on as prime minister until a new leader…
Dogecoin shot higher on Tuesday night, extending its postelection surge after President-elect Donald Trump formally announced the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency, which he referred to as “DOGE” in his statement. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, former Republican presidential candidate and Strive Asset Management co-founder, will lead the department, Trump said…
The International Criminal Court has announced an external investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct against its chief prosecutor. Karim Khan said he would engage in the process and continue in his role while the investigation was ongoing. He denies the allegations. The chief prosecutor had requested an investigation by the court’s watchdog, but on Monday…
MrBeast’s internal investigation into allegations against his former co-host, Ava Kris Tyson, has concluded. In July of this year, the popular YouTuber and his longtime collaborator parted ways after disturbing allegations surfaced, accusing Tyson of grooming a teenager, which led to the content creator resigning amid backlash. While the probe did not substantiate the serious…
