July 23, 2025 - Brief Briefing

Google’s $85 billion capital spend spurred by cloud, AI demand

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc., during Stanford’s 2024 Business, Government, and Society forum in Stanford, California, April 3, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty...

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Google's billion capital spend spurred by cloud, AI demand

Technology

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix posts record second-quarter profit and revenue on strong AI memory demand

The SK Hynix Inc. logo is displayed on a glass door at the company’s office in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014....

by admin July 23, 2025

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix posts record second-quarter profit and revenue on strong AI memory demand

Sports

Red River, Farmageddon and more: Swing games for every Top 25 team

Jul 23, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We are one month away from having college football back, with Iowa State and Kansas...

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Red River, Farmageddon and more: Swing games for every Top 25 team

England to play Spain in Women’s Euros final

England will play Spain in the Women’s Euros final on Sunday – a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final. The Spanish side saw...

by admin July 23, 2025

England to play Spain in Women's Euros final

US judge rejects justice department bid to unseal Epstein grand jury materials

A judge in the US has rejected a justice department bid to unseal grand jury materials related to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The...

by admin July 23, 2025

US judge rejects justice department bid to unseal Epstein grand jury materials

Business

Tesla looks to cheaper model as revenue suffers worst drop in over a decade

Tesla has started limited production on a cheaper model in a bid to boost sluggish demand after revealing its worst slump in quarterly sales...

by admin July 23, 2025

Tesla looks to cheaper model as revenue suffers worst drop in over a decade

Technology

IBM shares drop as software revenue misses

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna appears at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images...

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IBM shares drop as software revenue misses

Technology

ServiceNow lifts guidance on AI growth

Bill McDermott, chair and CEO of ServiceNow, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan....

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Man who murdered four University of Idaho students in 2022 jailed for life

A man who murdered four University of Idaho students in November 2022 has been sentenced to life in prison – as the mother of...

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Man who murdered four University of Idaho students in 2022 jailed for life

Science

SpaceX Launches Two O3b mPOWER Satellites, Successfully Lands Falcon 9 Booster at Sea

The Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to MEO on July 22, at 5:12 p.m. EDT (2112 GMT) with...

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SpaceX Launches Two O3b mPOWER Satellites, Successfully Lands Falcon 9 Booster at Sea

Science

Astronomers Solve Betelgeuse’s 6-Year Dimming Mystery by Spotting Secret Companion Star

For the first time, astronomers have directly imaged a long theorised companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, the red supergiant famed for its dramatic brightness shifts...

by admin July 23, 2025

Astronomers Solve Betelgeuse’s 6-Year Dimming Mystery by Spotting Secret Companion Star

Sports

Top run: NASCAR setting race on San Diego base

Associated Press Jul 23, 2025, 11:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR will hold a street race on Naval Base Coronado...

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Top run: NASCAR setting race on San Diego base

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centre compared to ‘dog cage’ with no distinction between night and day

The already infamous ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention centre in Florida has been compared to a “dog cage” amid concerns over conditions there. Once destined...

by admin July 23, 2025

'Alligator Alcatraz' detention centre compared to 'dog cage' with no distinction between night and day

US and Japan agree trade deal to circumvent worst of tariffs

The US and Japan have agreed a trade deal days ahead of the latest tariff deadline set by Donald Trump. Under the terms of...

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US and Japan agree trade deal to circumvent worst of tariffs

Politics

Essex Police say claims by Nigel Farage that officers bussed in counter-demonstrators to migrant hotel protest are ‘categorically wrong’

Essex Police has strongly denied claims by Nigel Farage it “bussed” counter-demonstrators to a protest outside a migrant hotel in Epping. The Reform UK...

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Essex Police say claims by Nigel Farage that officers bussed in counter-demonstrators to migrant hotel protest are 'categorically wrong'

Business

Traders jailed for interest rate rigging have convictions overturned

Two traders jailed for rigging interest rates have had their convictions overturned by the Supreme Court. Tom Hayes, 45, was handed a 14-year jail...

by admin July 23, 2025

Traders jailed for interest rate rigging have convictions overturned

World

Rows of decomposing bodies that haven’t been buried because of fierce fighting in Syrian city

The smell hit us before we turned the corner into the backyard of Sweida City’s main hospital. Neatly laid out in lines were rows...

by admin July 23, 2025

Rows of decomposing bodies that haven't been buried because of fierce fighting in Syrian city

World

More than 100 people die of hunger in Gaza, including 80 children, say Palestinian officials

For the first time since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, Palestinian officials have said that dozens of people are dying of...

by admin July 23, 2025

More than 100 people die of hunger in Gaza, including 80 children, say Palestinian officials

Business

Goldman Sachs boss sounds warning to Reeves on tax and regulation

London and the UK’s leading status in the global financial system is “fragile”, the boss of Goldman Sachs has warned, as the government grapples...

by admin July 23, 2025

Goldman Sachs boss sounds warning to Reeves on tax and regulation

Sports

Terps’ Locksley: Lost locker room amid pay divide

Adam RittenbergJul 22, 2025, 09:02 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS...

by admin July 23, 2025