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Zuffa Boxing boss Dana White has vowed to deliver the biggest fights in boxing while signing the “best fighters in the world” after announcing a landmark new UK broadcast deal with Sky Sports. The multi-year deal will see at least five shows a year on the UK mainland, ushering in a new era of sport on Sky. Zuffa Boxing was launched in 2025 and is led by UFC President and CEO Dana White and WWE President and TKO Director Nick Khan. “This is not rocket science. We want to have the best possible fights with the best fighters in the…
The team behind Cove, a Sequoia-backed startup working on AI-powered collaboration boards, has joined Microsoft, according to an email sent to customers announcing Cove’s end of service. Cove was founded in late 2023 by Stephen Chau, Andy Szybalski, and Mike Chu, who worked on Google Maps features such as Street View. The startup raised a $6 million seed round in 2024 from Sequoia Capital, Elad Gil, Homebrew, Adverb, Scott Belsky, and Lenny Rachitsky. The tool was an infinite whiteboard on which the AI could generate different blocks for tasks such as travel planning. The founders felt that AI’s chat interface…
lululemon on Tuesday gave a weak outlook for 2026, as tariffs, higher expenses and a dramatic proxy fight with its founder weigh on profits. The athleisure company’s guidance for the current quarter and fiscal year came in below expectations for both revenue and bottom line. Lululemon expects first-quarter sales to be between $2.4 billion and $2.43 billion, lower than the company’s forecast of $2.47 billion, according to LSEG. The company expects earnings per share to be in the range of $1.63 to $1.68, which is also lower than the company’s estimate of $2.07. Lululemon expects full-year sales to be between…
Mark Zuckerberg attends the UFC 320 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on October 4, 2025.Chris Unger | UFC | Getty Imagesmeta on Wednesday launched a new program aimed at luring top creators from TikTok and YouTube to Facebook, with guaranteed rewards and expanded reach.The Creator Fast Track program provides social media stars with guaranteed established followers and services to expand their reach on Facebook. Creators with at least 100,000 followers on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube will receive $1,000 per month, and creators with more than 1 million followers on any of these platforms will receive $3,000 per month.”We’re…
Illinois Lieutenant Governor and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Julianna Stratton speaks at a primary election night event on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA major cryptocurrency PAC was dealt a blow after the Illinois Senate Democratic candidate it spent millions of dollars against won Tuesday’s primary and is likely to take office next year.fair shake, sponsored coinbaseRipple Labs and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz spent more than $10 million on ads against Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Stratton received an “F” rating from Stand…
Sky Sports and Zuffa Boxing have announced a ground-breaking new multi-year UK broadcasting deal.This landmark deal promises to usher in a new era for the sport, with new promotional powerhouse Zuffa Boxing confirming Sky Sports as the broadcaster for its events in the UK and Ireland. The deal adds to the broadcaster’s already world-class sports entertainment offering and means customers can look forward to action-packed match nights across the UK mainland, including at least five shows a year. Sky Sports is the home of British sport and has been at the heart of boxing for over 30 years, bringing fans…
At Etsy, Zoe Weil helped increase $1 billion in gross merchandise value in one year by improving the online marketplace’s AI ranking system. Her new startup, Sequen, aims to bring her and her co-founder’s years of AI research and product development to other businesses in the consumer space. The company, which just closed $16 million in Series A funding, provides real-time personalization technology and ranking infrastructure. The technology is used by some of the world’s largest tech companies, but other large consumer companies have not had access to it because it requires large data sets. Those outside the tech industry…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 10, 2025 in New York City, USA, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference after the Fed’s interest rate announcement is broadcast on a screen.Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersStocks fell after Wednesday’s producer price index beat expectations and traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rate policy.of Dow Jones Industrial Average Lost 401 points (0.9%). of S&P500 It fell 0.5%. Nasdaq Composite.The producer price index, which measures changes in wholesale prices, rose 0.7% in February, well above the 0.3% forecast by economists compiled by…
Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investment Club hosts a “Morning Meeting” livestream every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET. A recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks fell on Wednesday after big, better-than-expected inflation data and rising oil prices due to Middle East conflict. Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, edged higher after Iran said some of its energy facilities had been attacked and warned of retaliatory missile attacks. Jim Cramer called this a “one-two punch” for stocks, but argued that the market will rebound within days as investors move on and ignore the headlines. “I feel a little more bullish than others…
Concerns about US involvementThe war has reignited debate in the Iranian diaspora about what role the United States should play in Iran’s future.For Iranians living in Los Angeles, the issue is more than a distant geopolitical issue.Many residents explained that their families’ histories have been shaped by U.S. involvement in the region, whether through U.S. support for Iran’s fallen monarchy or the U.S. decision to support Iraq’s invasion of Iran in 1980.Aida Ashouri, a human rights lawyer running for Los Angeles City Attorney, was among those who publicly condemned the recent U.S. campaign against Iran at a protest at City…