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Neil, a boisterous young elephant seal, left Tasmania this week without waving a flipper, leaving behind a legion of fans. And there’s also the question of what will happen when he gets even bigger. When Rebecca Thomson heard Neil was back in town in June, she rushed to the beach to meet one of Australia’s most famous celebrities. Then Neil started chasing her with all 2,200 pounds of fat. “It’s like a giant slug coming at you,” laughed Thomson, who lives in Tasmania’s capital Hobart and made sure to keep a safe distance from Neil. “It was really exciting and…

According to a 2025 Forbes Health study, 78% of people report that dating apps make them feel emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausted at least sometimes, if not often or always.”Many people experience app fatigue,” says relationship coach Amy Chan.Chan has been coaching singles and leading dating workshops for years. Her latest book, Unsingle, offers strategies for building lasting relationships.If you’re ready to leave dating apps yourself, here’s what Chan recommends as a way to meet people instead.Work based on common interestsEspecially now that summer is here and the sun is beckoning you outside, let your interests guide you and participate…

AbibaxThe company’s latest round of funding will allow the biotech company to move toward launching its intestinal disease treatment in the U.S. without support from Big Pharma, CEO Marc de Garridel told CNBC after months of intense acquisition speculation.”Thanks to the funding we have raised…we are in a position to secure cash until the end of 2029 and…build the appropriate infrastructure to launch in the U.S.,” de Garridel told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Friday.The French clinical-stage biotech company, valued at about 11 billion euros ($12.2 billion), raised $920 million last week after its underwriters fully exercised their option to…

US President Donald Trump has placed the Caribbean island under a virtual oil blockade, straining its aging power grid.Cuba reported its second nationwide power outage in less than a week, plunging the island into darkness just before evening.On Friday, Union Electrica de Cuba, the state-run power company responsible for the power grid, said the power outage began at 4:30pm local time (20:30 GMT).Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThere was no explanation given for the power outage. However, a similar power outage occurred on Monday, bringing the total number of power outages islandwide since the start of the year…

delta airlinesThe airline is on track to meet its profit targets this year by passing on higher fuel costs to customers, and pricing power CEO Ed Bastian expects pricing power to remain even as oil prices fall from multi-year highs.”I think it’s sustainable,” Bastian said in an interview with CNBC. He said fares are likely to remain strong thanks to strong demand, more diverse seating options and a more disciplined airline industry that has learned from the past, and is unlikely to expand capacity anytime soon even if oil prices fall.Delta Air Lines on Friday expected third-quarter earnings per share…

Metaplatform has finally delivered on the rally that Jim Cramer said would be possible if Wall Street became convinced that it could generate returns from massive investments in artificial intelligence. The big question here is where will the club’s stock go from here? Shares in the parent company of Facebook and Instagram have risen nearly 18% from their June 30 close before news that CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to launch a cloud business. Jim, who has been considering the cloud idea for several weeks, said such an announcement could add $100 per share to struggling Meta stock, which rose more…

Meta has removed a controversial feature that allowed users to use AI to change photos on their public Instagram accounts. The company said the feature was rolled out earlier this week along with other AI tools, but it “misses the mark” and is no longer available. Earlier this week, Meta announced Muse Image, a new AI image generator built by a dedicated AI unit known as Meta Superintelligence Labs. Meta touted the ability for individuals to generate images by @mentioning a public Instagram account they would like to see. The feature immediately sparked a backlash because it was not designed…

Check out the companies making the biggest premarket moves: WD-40 Inc. — Shares of the household and industrial lubricants maker rose more than 15% after posting third-quarter adjusted earnings of $2.33 per share, beating the $1.56 per share estimates of analysts surveyed by FactSet. The company also raised its full-year forecast. Delta Air Lines — Shares fell more than 3% even though the company reported second-quarter earnings and beat expectations for top and bottom lines. Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian said in an interview on CNBC that he expects the company’s pricing power from high jet fuel prices to continue…

Apple stock has had its share of ups and downs this year. But things have been much more pleasant lately, with the stock setting a new closing price record in more than a month during Thursday trading. In doing so, Apple stands out among the rest of the “Magnificent Seven.” The other six companies in the group (Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta, and Tesla) all closed well below their all-time highs. For some companies (Microsoft, Meta, Tesla) you have to go back to last year to find yours. Other companies (Amazon, Alphabet, Nvidia) hit highs on various days in May…

The firing leaves the federal election body vacant as President Trump seeks sweeping changes to U.S. voting rules.Published July 10, 2026July 10, 2026President Donald Trump has fired the last remaining member of the independent federal commission that assists with U.S. election assistance, leaving the bipartisan commission without a sitting member.The White House confirmed the news on Friday, with the November midterm elections just months away.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”The President and the heads of the executive branch reserve the right to remove anyone who may not fully agree with the important mission of securing America’s elections,” the…