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Red Bull team principal Laurent Mequise has insisted that Max Verstappen’s race engineer Giampiero Lambiase will become McLaren team principal.Red Bull announced in March that Lambiase would leave his role as head of race engineering and Verstappen’s engineer to join McLaren, saying he would take up the role of chief racing officer “by 2028 at the latest.” McLaren explained in its announcement that the role of chief racing officer already exists within the organization, and that the role is currently held by Andrea Stella in addition to his responsibilities as team principal. However, Mekies told Sky Sports F1 that a…
Image of Smoothie King’s new store designSource: Smoothie KingFrom the rise of GLP-1 drugs to the backlash against artificial ingredients, current wellness trends are driving Smoothie King’s growth.”There are significant industry tailwinds for our efforts,” said Gavin Felder, the chain’s president and chief financial officer. “What we’ve learned is that people are becoming more conscious about the choices they’re making. A lot of people are now looking at protein and fiber and all the other good stuff.”Founded more than 50 years ago, the privately held chain is credited with inventing the word “smoothie” and popularizing healthy drinks. CEO Wang Kim…
President Donald Trump said all state permits for the 2026 recreational red snapper fishing season have been approved, which he said will expand access for anglers across the Southeastern coastal states.In a post shared to Truth Social on Friday, President Trump said the decision was a “huge victory” for fishermen in states including Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.“Despite record fish populations and state oversight of these permits, our great fishermen have been punished for years with very short federal fishing seasons,” he added.The policy focuses on coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which regulates fishing…
Leeds beat a lackluster Burnley 3-1 at Elland Road, moving them nine points clear of the relegation zone and taking a big step towards Premier League safety.Burnley have already been relegated and are without a manager following the departure of Scott Parker earlier this week, but with just three games remaining in their disastrous season, there is still a chance they could catch up with Wolves, who are bottom of the table with just three points. On the other hand, Daniel Farke’s team is unbeaten in their last six games and is finally able to look up instead of down.…
Social media giant Meta has announced that it has acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) for an undisclosed sum. “We have acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a company at the forefront of robotic intelligence designed to help robots understand, predict, and adapt to human behavior in complex, dynamic environments,” a Meta spokesperson told TechCrunch in an emailed statement. ARI’s team, including its co-founders, will join the research arm of Meta’s AI arm, Superintelligence Labs. ARI had previously raised an undisclosed seed round from AI seed company AIX Ventures. The startup was building a basic model of a humanoid robot…
Quietly take stock of Google’s parent company alphabet It has surpassed $5 trillion and is on pace to overtake the AI leader. Nvidia As the world’s most valuable company. And according to option prices, that could happen sooner or later.Alphabet’s stock rally after Thursday’s 10% jump brought the company’s one-year gain to 140% and pushed its market cap to more than $4.6 trillion. The company reported higher-than-analyst estimates on Wednesday, pushing Google Cloud’s revenue to more than $20 billion.Arrow pointing outside zoom in iconAt the same time, the world’s largest company, AI kingpin Nvidia, which currently trades with a market…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the market had just “remarkably” weathered its toughest earnings week, but warned that next week could be even more dangerous. “All the big tech guys were doing great… everything to do with data centers went crazy,” the “Mad Money” host said.But he cautioned against complacency. “That doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods yet,” Kramer said, predicting the week ahead will be “more eclectic, some days busier, and frankly more disappointing.” weekendBerkshire Hathaway Greg Abel will release his first annual meeting report since he took over as CEO from Warren Buffett. The recent poor performance may…
President Donald Trump is at odds with European allies who are reluctant to step up support for a war against Iran.Published May 1, 2026May 1, 2026The US military has announced it will withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, according to media reports, amid continuing tensions with key European allies over the US war against Iran.The Pentagon made the decision on Friday, days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Iran was humiliating the United States during end-of-war negotiations, Reuters reported.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”The president is responding correctly to these counterproductive statements,” the report quoted an anonymous official as…
World champion Lando Norris put McLaren’s upgraded car at the front of the grid in the sprint at the Miami Grand Prix on Saturday, becoming the first non-Mercedes driver to take pole position in the 2026 season.As F1 resumes after a five-week absence from the track, the Mercedes-led hierarchy seen in the opening three races of the season in March has been shaken amid a series of vehicle upgrades among the leading teams. Norris, who had never finished higher than fourth in a sprint or grand prix during his title defense, set his best lap at the end of sprint…
Amjadmasad has been building Replit for 10 years, but the past 18 months have been something entirely different. The AI coding assistant company generated $2.8 million in revenue for all of 2024 and grew toward what Massad calls an annual operating rate of $1 billion. TechCrunch’s sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night covered a lot in a short space of time, starting with the question everyone in the industry is asking right now: In a world where rival Cursor is reportedly in talks to be acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion, is it inevitable that Replit will…