Databricks says it’s valued at over $100 billion in latest funding round
Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks speaks on CNBC. CNBC Databricks has just entered an exclusive club. The data analytics software vendor said Tuesday that...
Energy bills expected to rise from October – despite previous forecasts
Energy bills are now expected to rise in autumn, a reversal from the previously anticipated price drop, a prominent forecaster has said. Households will...
What would US-backed security guarantees for Ukraine look like?
Promises of security guarantees for Ukraine have been lauded as “game-changing” and “historic” in the hope of bringing an end to the war with...
Scientists Recreate Universe’s First Molecules, Challenging Early Star Formation Theories
Scientists have recreated helium hydride ions, the universe’s first molecules, under lab conditions. The study reveals these ions were far more effective in driving...
Crypto stocks tumble as investors go into risk-off mode
Idrees Abbas | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Crypto stocks suffered Tuesday as investors fled tech stocks and riskier corners of the...
Mercury Has Shrunk by Several Kilometers Over Billions of Years, Scientists Report
Mercury’s surface reveals it has been shrinking for billions of years due to cooling and faulting. A new study estimates the planet’s radius has...
NASA-ISRO Earth Observation Satellite Unfolds Giant Radar Antenna in Space
NASA and ISRO’s joint NISAR mission has successfully deployed its 12-meter radar reflector in orbit. This unique satellite, carrying dual L-band and S-band radars,...
SpaceX Schedules 10th Starship Test Flight for August 24 Amid Recent Setbacks
SpaceX’s upcoming 10th Starship test flight, scheduled for Aug. 24 from Starbase, Texas, is a milestone for the company’s ambitious rocket program. The launch...
Lutnick says Intel has to give government equity in return for CHIPS Act funds
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that Intel must give the U.S. government an equity stake in the company in return for CHIPS Act...
Asylum seekers face being removed from Epping hotel after council granted High Court injunction
A council has won its bid to temporarily block asylum seekers from being housed at a hotel in Essex. Epping Forest District Council sought...
U.S. accuses India of profiteering from Russian oil during Ukraine war
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday accused India of profiteering from cheap Russian oil imports during the war in Ukraine, describing the practice as...
Sam Altman on GPT-6: ‘People want memory’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, pictured, speaks with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025. Tomohiro Ohsumi |...
‘Striking evidence’ shows effects of vaping on children in largest ever review
Children who vape are three times more likely to go on to be smokers, according to new analysis which linked youth vaping to a...
Putin wasn’t at the White House, but his influence was – the moments which reveal his hold over Trump
Vladimir Putin wasn’t at the White House but his influence clearly was. At times, it dominated the room. There were three key moments that...
Trump brokers Putin and Zelenskyy meeting
👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 Donald Trump wants to set up a face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian...
We are further away from peace now than we were two weeks ago
It’s always wise to let the dust settle before reaching conclusions with this presidency. But on the face of it we are further away...
Putin wasn’t at the White House, but his influence was – the moments which reveal his hold over Trump
Vladimir Putin wasn’t at the White House but his influence clearly was. At times, it dominated the room. There were three key moments that...
Trump is playing both sides – but has taken peace talks a distance not seen since the war began
Talks between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders have taken place at the White House, aimed at finding an end to the war...
D-backs star Marte apologizes, explains absence
ESPN News Services Aug 18, 2025, 09:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — In response to criticisms that he takes too many games...
Bogaerts loses homer on fan interference call
Associated Press Aug 18, 2025, 11:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres had a home...