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Thomas Tuchel is expected to include at least one Manchester United player in his latest squad for the first time since taking over as England manager, with Harry Maguire most likely to be recalled.Coby Mainu’s return to form and regular first-team football means Luke Shaw could join this final England squad before Tuchel names his 25-man squad for the World Cup, meaning he is also pushing for a call-up. A United player has not appeared for England in 18 months, with Mainou and Maguire last called up in September 2024. However, the duo are now on manager Michael Carrick’s team…

A war in the Middle East could pose a threat to the semiconductor industry and other sectors that rely on helium, a resource produced in the Gulf.Helium is a little-known but important input in many industries, especially technology. Semiconductor manufacturing uses its cooling properties to transfer heat. Helium is also essential to photolithography, a technique used to print the intricate circuitry on each chip.The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that before the war, Qatar produced more than a third of the world’s helium supply. But recently, Qatar Energy’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export facility that…

Omar Marquez | Light Rocket | Getty ImagesCryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com announced Thursday that it will lay off 12% of its staff as it integrates artificial intelligence.”We join the growing list of companies integrating enterprise-wide AI. Companies that don’t make this pivot soon will fail,” CEO Chris Marszalek wrote in a post on X. “As part of this step, we have reduced our workforce by up to 12% with the goal of reducing headcount in roles that cannot adapt to the new world,” he added, noting that the new structure will set the company up for “continued success.”A Crypto.com spokesperson…

Garrett Mauf applies fertilizer to a field on his family’s farm in Lamar, Colorado, on January 21, 2026. RJ Sangosti | The Denver Post via Getty Images | The Denver Post | Getty ImagesThe closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war has caused fertilizer prices to soar, hitting farmers’ pockets directly and threatening to cause food prices to soar. Now, as Democrats seek victory in the U.S. midterm elections in November, they see a new opportunity to turn the tide and break out of a price crisis that has cost them years in crop and livestock…

The Pentagon is asking Congress for an additional $200 billion to fund the US-Israel war with Iran, but Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned there is no “time limit” for the conflict to end.Asked about the figure on Thursday, Hegseth did not directly confirm the amount but said it was subject to change.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”If we get to $200 billion, I think that number could move. Obviously, you need money to kill the bad guys,” Hegseth said. “We will go back to Congress and the people there to ensure that what has been done…

Ahead of a crunch England squad selection, Thomas Tuchel’s final chance to see his potential World Cup hopefuls up close, the Sky Sports digital football team, joined by England reporter Rob Dorsett, have been making their selections ahead of Friday’s announcement…’Maguire and Mainoo are no-brainers’ Image: Harry Maguire has not featured for England since September 2024 under interim boss Lee Carsley Goalkeepers: Pickford, Henderson, Ramsdale. Defenders: Guehi, Stones, Maguire, Konsa, James, O’Reilly, Spence, Alexander-Arnold. Midfielders: Rice, Anderson, Mainoo, Henderson, Bellingham, Foden, Rogers, Palmer.Forwards: Saka, Rashford, Gordon, Eze, Madueke, Kane. For me, the reintroduction of the Manchester United duo of Harry…

DoorDash announced Thursday that it is releasing a new standalone “tasks” app. This will allow the company to pay couriers to complete tasks aimed at improving AI and robotic systems. DoorDash says couriers can earn money by completing activities such as filming their daily tasks or recording themselves speaking in another language. “This data helps AI and robotic systems understand the physical world,” DoorDash wrote in a blog post. “Salary is offered upfront and determined based on effort and complexity of activity.” Bloomberg reports that original audio and video footage submitted by employees will be used to evaluate both the…

Across the United States, spring allergy season is starting earlier, lasting longer, and becoming more severe. And 2026 will be no exception.In parts of the Southeast, such as Georgia, allergy season has already begun, starting in late February instead of the usual early March. Residents in parts of the Southwest, including Arizona and California, have also already reported allergy symptoms. An early start could quickly impact the Northeast and Pacific Northwest, experts said.”At first we thought it wouldn’t be early[in 2026]because we had a recent snowstorm, but the weather didn’t show us that (last week),” said Dr. Purvi Parikh, an…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit in Washington on March 11, 2026.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesOpenAI announced Thursday that it will acquire Astral, a small startup that makes popular open source tools for software developers. Astral’s team will join OpenAI to help build an artificial intelligence coding assistant called Codex. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the acquisition. “Through it all, though, our goal is the same: to make programming more productive. To build tools that fundamentally change the way it feels to build software,” Astral founder and CEO Charlie Marsh wrote in a…

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate unchanged at 3.75% following a sharp rise in oil and gas prices as monetary policy kicks in. iran war There are renewed concerns about inflation.The decision had been widely expected since the United States and Israel began bombing Iran less than three weeks ago. All nine members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted in favor of keeping borrowing costs unchanged, the first unanimous decision in more than four years.Before war broke out on February 28, it was almost certain that the Bank of England would cut…