The European Commission fined Google a total of €890 million today (Thursday) for breaching the European Union’s Digital Markets Act. The penalties include a €430 million fine over Google Play and a €460 million fine over Google’s treatment of competing services in Search. The Google Play decision could have implications for fintech companies, brokers and […]
Gambling is no longer simply a single, static industry. Sports betting apps sit beside retail brokerage platforms on smartphone home screens. Prediction markets allow users to wager on elections, economic data and geopolitical events. Crypto exchanges celebrate perpetual trading while retail investing apps reward streaks, badges and instant feedback. Even shopping incorporates randomized rewards, limited-time […]
Although most people only interact with artificial intelligence (AI) through generative AI tools like ChatGPT, there are tons of working parts behind the scenes that make it happen. In the earlier stages of the current AI mania we’re experiencing, attention was on the companies making graphics processing units (GPUs) and AI accelerators. Then, attention went […]
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As workers push for better work-life balance and four-day workweeks, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is moving in the opposite direction. The 65-year-old leader set off a firestorm on social media when she shared her plans for Sea Day—a public holiday when many Japanese citizens head to the beach. “Today’s holiday felt like such a […]
Bouyed by better-than-expected recovery in the first quarter, Punjab & Sind Bank expects to surpass the target of Rs 1,000 crore in the current fiscal. During the first quarter, total recovery was Rs 366 crore compared to Rs 350 crore in the same period a year ago. “We will be able to […]
What do an HVAC company and a power-and-cooling equipment supplier have in common? Comfort Systems USA (FIX +1.75%) and Vertiv Holdings (VRT +0.52%) are both riding the artificial intelligence (AI) boom thanks to the data center build-out happening behind the scenes. The market has noticed. Over the past year, Comfort Systems’ stock has risen 214%, […]
The exterior of an Albertsons supermarket as shoppers browse for groceries ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday in Redmond, Washington, Nov. 24, 2025. David Ryder | Reuters Shares of grocer Albertsons sank nearly 15% on Thursday after the company lowered its fiscal 2026 outlook, citing softer demand and a more cautious consumer. The company said […]
Data collected from 30 American cities showed an 18% decrease in the homicide rate from 2025 compared to the same period in 2026, translating to about 215 fewer homicides this year, according to a new report from the independent Council on Criminal Justice.Should the trend continue, it would push the annual homicide rate to the […]
Scroll through Instagram Reels or Reddit for five minutes and you’re bound to spot it: a video of a packed metro car, a facial-recognition camera on a street corner, an AI chatbot writing someone’s breakup text, or a child staring blankly at a screen, all captioned with some version of “we are officially living in […]