Global week ahead: ‘Cockroaches’ crawling toward Europe?
Europe’s banks take center stage this week as earnings season gets underway.
Companies are blaming AI for job cuts. Critics say it’s a ‘good excuse’
Workers are spooked as firms declare AI driven layoffs, but some critics tell CNBC that the current reductions may be a “market clearance’ due to overhiring.
‘Am I going to heaven, chat?’: SNL’s Trump stops by teen podcast to ramble about No Kings, war and George Santos
SNL lampoons president’s decision to commute the prison sentence of disgraced congressman
Colombia accuses US of killing ‘lifelong fisherman’ in boat strike
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has claimed that the US military killed an ordinary fisherman instead of a cartel member
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Sanae Takaichi Is Set to Be Japan’s First Female Prime Minister. But Will She Advance Women’s Rights?
Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held women back.
Bolivia heads to the polls in a tight runoff as voters seek a president to lift them from crisis
Bolivia is about to swing to the right after almost two decades of being governed by the Movement Toward Socialism party.
Met Museum’s first Egypt show in over a decade brings ancient gods and goddesses to life
It’s been more than a decade since the last big ancient Egypt show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A mushroom farm in Kenya and fungi-based panels give hope for sustainable building
A large mushroom farm near Nairobi is producing mycelium for building materials that end up as fungi-based panels, which are more sustainable and affordable than traditional bricks.
‘Don’t Touch My Retirement!’ Wins the Day in France
The country’s attachment to an early pension, seen as a fundamental right, forced a major concession by the government, allowing it to survive, for now.
Prisma Photonics, which develops AI-based tech for monitoring infrastructure using existing optical fiber networks, raised $30M, taking total funding to $80M (Meir Orbach/CTech)
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Prisma Photonics, which develops AI-based tech for monitoring infrastructure using existing optical fiber networks, raised $30M, taking total funding to $80M — The Tel Aviv deep-tech firm turns ordinary fiber ne…