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George Russell says it is “not right” that Mercedes’ rivals are trying to slow down Mercedes after the car’s front wing attracted attention ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix.Russell and his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli have each won one grand prix, and both fended off early challenges from Ferrari and dominated the rest of the race. However, video footage of Antonelli’s first F1 win in China last time caught the team’s attention as it appeared the front wing was not fully closed during braking. As part of F1’s new regulations for 2026, the front and rear wings open on…
A woman buys prepared foods at Eataly in Manhattan, New York City on March 19, 2026. Robert Nickelsburg Getty ImagesA major global policy group says the Iran war and its impact on global energy markets will cause headline inflation in the United States this year to be much higher than the Federal Reserve expected, potentially requiring policy action.In its regular economic update, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development projects that U.S. all-item inflation will be 4.2% in 2026. This was a significant increase from the previous estimate of 2.8%. Moreover, this is much higher than the 2.7% that Fed…
This week, the United States and Iran appear to be at odds over the possibility of a peace deal, with Washington touting diplomatic progress and Tehran denying interest in direct talks, leaving investors to analyze the prospect of an end to the deal and wonder how to trade amid conflicting signals. Markets rallied earlier this week after President Donald Trump said the United States and Iran were “currently negotiating” and hinted at the possibility of a peace deal, despite Iranian government denials. The comments caused oil prices to plummet and stock prices to rise, highlighting investors’ sensitivity to gradual changes…
A sign outside Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGoogle’s latest research that claims to make AI models more efficient is putting pressure on memory stocks, with investors worried that the breakthrough will slow demand for chips.Shares of SK Hynix and Samsung, the world’s two largest memory chip makers, fell nearly 6% and 5%, respectively, in South Korea on Thursday. Japanese flash memory company Kioxia It fell nearly 6%. These subsequent movements fall under sandisk and micron in the United States on Wednesday. Both companies were lower in…
This will be the second time that former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who was removed by the US military on January 3, will appear in a US court.In the weeks since Mr. Maduro was abducted by the United States, Mr. Maduro’s defense lawyers offered only a preview Thursday of how they will approach the unusual case. In his first court appearance in January, President Maduro claimed he was not a traditional defendant but a “prisoner of war” and a “kidnapped” president.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listMany questions surrounding Maduro’s prosecution remain unanswered ahead of Thursday’s hearing. What evidence…
French AI company Mistral on Thursday released a new open-source text-to-speech model that can be used in enterprise use cases such as voice AI assistants and customer support. This model allows businesses to build voice agents for sales and customer engagement, putting Mistral in direct competition with the likes of Celebrities, Deepgram, and OpenAI. The new model, called Voxtral TTS, supports nine languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Hindi and Arabic. “Our customers have asked for a voice model, so we built a small voice model that fits into smartwatches, smartphones, laptops, and other edge devices. It…
A portrait of Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is shown on a screen during the funeral of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commanders, military commanders and others killed during the early days of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, in Tehran’s Enhrab Square on March 11, 2026.Atta Kenare | AFP | Getty ImagesLONDON – European stocks fell on Thursday, erasing Wednesday’s gains as investors struggled to decipher mixed messages on the status of Middle East peace talks.The pan-European Stoxx 600 fell 1% shortly after 10:20 a.m. London time (6:20 a.m. ET), with all major exchanges and most sectors trading in…
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) speaks during an overnight marathon speech press conference in the Senate chamber of the U.S. Capitol on October 22, 2025, in Washington, DC.Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesAmid increased scrutiny of the popular platform, a group of congressional Democrats introduced a bill Thursday that would ban betting on prediction markets on elections, government actions, wars, sports and more.The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, comes after a series of ill-timed bets on world events, including the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the war…
Haiti is introducing new foreign-made boots to the country. The goal seems simple. It’s about fighting the gangs that have brought life to a standstill. But the violence-plagued country has been here before, and Haitians are understandably wondering if the outcome will be any different this time. This latest effort, a UN-backed multinational operation known as the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), will take over in April where its Kenya-led predecessor, Multinational Security Support (MSS), left off. The year-long Kenyan-led mission, which ended last October in what was widely seen as a failure, is expected to benefit from a five-fold increase…
The Sky Sports Rugby League team has been following the highs, lows, joys and heartbreaks of Super League every week for 30 years.They have seen players achieve their dreams and they have seen players fall at the final hurdle. In fact, some people have experienced ecstasy and pain from participating in this sport. So, as Super League celebrates its 30th anniversary, we gave them the impossible task of choosing just one moment that will forever be etched in their hearts…Brian Carney’s favorite moment… image: Sky Sports Rugby League’s Brian Carney gets his first hit for Super League side Gateshead. My…