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As big tech pushes AI spending to the max, you may be helping to pay for it

As the tech industry’s giants race to build out AI infrastructure — Microsoft spent $34.9 billion in just one quarter while Meta plans to spend...

Business

Former TGI Fridays chief in move to snap up UK chain

The manager of the bulk of TGI Fridays’ restaurants around the world has swooped to buy its British operations in a deal which preserves...

Ex-sergeant major jailed for sexually assaulting teenage soldier Jaysley Beck

A former sergeant major has been jailed for six months for sexually assaulting a teenage soldier, who later took her own life after being...

Sports

Betting the Breeders’ Cup Classic: Field wide open after Sovereignty is scratched

Anita Marks Oct 31, 2025, 07:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 42nd Breeders’ Cup Thoroughbred World Championships take place Friday and Saturday from...

Environment

Exxon earnings beat as production in Guyana, Permian soar to records despite low oil prices

Exxon Mobil on Friday reported third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates, as production in Guyana and the Permian Basin hit records despite falling...

Environment

Chevron earnings beat Wall Street estimates as oil production hits record boosted by Hess acquisition

Signage outside the Chevron Corp. headquarters in Houston, Texas, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chevron on...

World

‘Send help’: The desperate pleas from Hurricane Melissa survivors

Driving through western Jamaica, it’s staggering how wide Hurricane Melissa’s field of destruction is. Town after town, miles apart, where trees have been uprooted...

Business

Apple and Amazon defy expectations with latest results

Tech giants Apple and Amazon have defied industry predictions with better-than-expected financial results. Apple’s success is largely thanks to record-breaking iPhone sales, while Amazon’s...

Politics

PM won’t discipline chancellor despite ‘regrettable’ email oversight in rental licence row

Sir Keir Starmer has said Rachel Reeves will face no further action over her “inadvertent failure” to obtain a rental licence for her south...

Politics

‘Manufactured panic’: Immigration not near top of most people’s concerns, poll suggests

Only a quarter of people think immigration is an important issue locally – and concern about it is “a manufactured panic,” it has been...

Sports

NASCAR counterclaim in antitrust suit dismissed

Associated Press Oct 28, 2025, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed NASCAR’s counterclaim against the two teams suing...

Sports

Islanders star Barzal misses game for discipline

Greg WyshynskiOct 30, 2025, 02:31 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions New York Islanders star Mathew Barzal...

Sports

Avalanche sign forward Necas to 8-year extension

Ryan S. ClarkOct 30, 2025, 01:35 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Forward Martin Necas...

Sports

Resetting the coaching carousel: What we’re hearing about Franklin, Kiffin, LSU and more

Adam RittenbergOct 30, 2025, 08:41 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The defining...

Sports

With Rhule, Cignetti off the list, who are the top candidates for Penn State

Oct 30, 2025, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Watch your favorite events in the newly upgraded ESPN App. Learn more about what plan...

Sports

Woodward out as LSU AD amid Landry’s criticism

Open Extended Reactions Scott Woodward is out as 1 Related LSU will hold a news conference at 9 a.m. ET Friday to discuss the...

Sports

Ohtani roles for potential G7 include opener, OF

Associated Press Oct 30, 2025, 08:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will consider using Shohei Ohtani as an...

Sports

Jays hopeful injured Springer will play Game 6

Associated Press Oct 30, 2025, 06:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said injured designated hitter George Springer...

Technology

Apple silences its critics with strong iPhone demand and blowout services revenue

Talk about a monster quarter. Apple delivered a great September quarter Thursday evening, even as iPhone supply was constrained by strong demand. The stock...

Technology

SpaceX and Blue Origin both submitted plans to get astronauts back to the moon faster, NASA says

SpaceX’s Starship rocket 38 launches during the 11th test flight on October 13, 2025 as seen from South Padre Island in Texas. Gabriel V....