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“I can’t turn down the best club in the world,” Manchester City midfielder Rodri admitted when asked about a possible future move to Real Madrid.Spanish radio station Onda Cerro interviewed the Spanish international and asked him about his future at City, where his current contract expires in the summer of 2027. Sky Sports News understands that Rodri is a player City would like to keep and agree to a new contract. However, when asked about his future, the player said: “I have one year left on my contract. There will come a time when we have to sit down and…

Signs are already mounting that AI could lead to mass turnover, with the number of entry-level jobs in the U.S. falling 35% since 2023, mass layoffs rampant across big tech companies, and even AI leaders themselves warning of what’s to come. Backstage at the Axios AI Summit in Washington on Wednesday, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said he was recently told by a venture capitalist that his firm was cutting its software investment to zero, thanks in large part to Anthropic’s Claude’s rise, and that a major law firm told him it would no longer hire first-year associates because AI can…

Oil prices rose on Thursday after the Islamic Republic’s foreign minister said Iran indicated it had no intention of negotiating directly with the United States, even though U.S. proposals to end the war were being considered by senior officials in Tehran.International benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose 3.8% to $106.12 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose 3.6% to $93.61 per barrel.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told state media on Wednesday that exchanges between the two countries through intermediaries do not constitute “negotiations with the United States,” according to Reuters.Iranian state media reported that the Iranian government rejected…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook shake hands on the day Apple announced its $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing in the Oval Office of the White House on August 6, 2025 in Washington, DC, USA. Jonathan Ernst | Reutersapple announced Thursday a major expansion of its U.S. manufacturing program, welcoming four new partners to its domestic supply chain: Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK and Qnity Electronics. The companies will manufacture materials and components needed for Apple products sold around the world in the United States, and Apple plans to invest $400 million in the new program by…

Satellite image of Qeshm Island, Hormozgan Province, Iran, within the Strait of Hormuz region, January 17, 2026.Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty ImagesThe United States is preparing to send thousands more troops to the Middle East, raising speculation about a ground attack on Iran amid conflicting accounts of peace talks.The Pentagon is reportedly preparing to send about 3,000 soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, along with two Marine Expeditionary Units, to the Middle East to support military operations in Iran.Military experts said the number of additional troops deployed to the region appears to be consistent with plans for…

Just before 6 a.m. ET, five hours before court was scheduled to begin, 30 people were already lining up to get into Nicolas Maduro’s hearing. Most people identified themselves as journalists. One of them, Jorge Torrealba, was waiting to enter the courtroom to pull Nicolás Maduro over. The previous day, the 35-year-old Venezuelan gathered scrap materials and spent two days assembling a giant statue of the ousted president, dressed in prison uniform and sporting a mustache made from broom hair. “This is a way to preserve a record of this historic moment,” he told CNN. Some people in line began…

Sky Sports reviews Thursday’s 2026 World Cup play-off semi-finals, with Wales hosting Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland taking on four-time champions Italy and the Republic of Ireland taking on the Czech Republic in Prague. Wilson adds stardust to Wales’ strong backboneThursday 7.45pm: Wales vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (winner faces Italy or Northern Ireland) Harry Wilson is not the new Gareth Bale, but he does Bale’s job at his best, especially for Wales. Fans have long been excited about Wilson’s natural talent and are now witnessing his impact on Fulham’s Premier League side on a weekly basis. He has 10 goals…

The surveillance technology industry is in the spotlight today, but that’s not the only reason. Controversy over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s use of Flock’s camera network to surveil people, and home camera maker Ring drawing criticism for developing a new feature that allows law enforcement to ask homeowners for footage of their neighborhoods, are currently sparking a broader debate about safety, privacy, and who can monitor who. But the controversy won’t kill the market, and continued improvements in vision language models are only giving more wind to companies building new ways to help them monitor what’s going on within…

Hello, my name is Dylan Butts from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.US markets rallied on Wednesday as traders signaled hope that the US and Iran could eventually reach a ceasefire agreement.But overall sentiment on Wall Street has weakened, with economists raising their US recession risk assessments amid geopolitical uncertainty and potential labor market tensions.What you need to know todayWall Street forecasters are raising expectations for a recession, driven in part by the Iran war and inflation risks. Moody’s Analytics has a 48.6% chance of the U.S. going into recession over the next 12 months, but Goldman…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the swearing-in ceremony for the new Secretary of Homeland Security Mark Wayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House on March 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has called on Iran to “get serious now” about a peace deal with Washington or face the consequences.”You better get serious now before it’s too late, because once it happens, there’s no going back and it’s not very good!” he posted on Truth Social early Thursday morning.The president described Iranian negotiators as “very foreign” and “bizarre” and said…