One Gen Z high school dropout with two tech businesses to his name has just become Europe’s youngest self-made billionaire following a breakout investing round—before even turning 30. James Dacombe, the 25-year-old serial entrepreneur behind AI chip-making firm Olix and brain monitoring startup CoMind, just hit a personal net worth of over $1 billion. Dacombe
Futures are mixed ahead of a big week for major retailers as new questions emerge about the state of the U.S. consumer, a major engine powering the American economy. The S&P 500 edged 0.1% higher, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 0.2%. Nasdaq futures gained 0.5%. U.S. stocks hit an all-time high last week despite some
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after its eyewall skirted Hawaii without making landfall. But it continued to punish the state with hurricane-force gusts and pounding rain, reaching a total of nearly three feet (one meter) in places and sending raging torrents down mountain slopes. A search-and-rescue mission including Civil Defense, the
The Hundred women’s competition, Sophia Gardens Welsh Fire 138-7 (100 balls): Wareham 50 (34); Harris 3-15 London Spirit 123 (99 balls): Dean 27 (20); Potts 3-23 Welsh Fire won by 15 runs Scorecard. Table Georgia Wareham hit her first half-century in The Hundred as Welsh Fire ended their campaign with a comfortable 15-run win over
US President Donald Trump is heading to Ohio to watch high school students compete in the Patriot Games, a sporting event set up by his administration to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. Two teenagers were picked from every US state to compete in the games, which are taking place in the city of
A meatpacker is the plant that slaughters the animal and breaks the carcass down into the cuts that reach shops or restaurants. Four companies – Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef – control around 85% of American beef processing. That high level of market concentration has drawn accusations of price-fixing, even from President Trump. So