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Truecaller Launches eSIM Data Plans in 29 Countries, Targeting Travelers with up to 20 GB
Truecaller has entered the mobile connectivity market, debuting eSIM data plans for travelers in 29 countries with packages ranging from 1 GB for 7 days to 20 GB for 30 days. The move aims to diversify revenue after a 27% drop in net sales and a 44% slump in ad income.
Berkshire Hathaway Sells Amazon Stake, Boosts Alphabet AI Bet Under Greg Abel
Berkshire Hathaway, now led by Greg Abel, sold its entire Amazon holding and other legacy positions while more than tripling its Alphabet stake to roughly $23 billion. The move underscores a shift toward AI‑centric tech stocks even as the conglomerate exits...
CNN Names Former Peacock Executive Anna Frost Head of Worldwide Marketing
CNN has hired Anna Frost, a former Peacock marketing leader and CNN alum, to run its worldwide brand and growth marketing. Frost will oversee creative, brand strategy and performance marketing under a newly created structure, signaling a push to strengthen...
Dubai Shipping Hub Faces Talent Drain as Veterans Eye Greece Amid Middle‑East Conflict
Western ship‑owners and maritime professionals based in Dubai are weighing relocation to Greece and Cyprus after the US‑Israeli war on Iran trapped about 2,000 vessels in the Gulf. The exodus highlights growing doubts about Dubai’s reliability as a logistics hub...
Intellia Files First CRISPR‑Based BLA, Testing FDA’s New Post‑Approval Guidance
Intellia Therapeutics has filed a biologics license application for its in‑vivo CRISPR therapy targeting transthyretin amyloidosis, becoming the first CRISPR‑based product to be reviewed under the FDA’s September 2024 draft guidance on post‑approval monitoring. The move pits the company against...
JetBlue Cuts 11 Routes to Double Down on Fort Lauderdale, Boosting Florida Focus
JetBlue announced it will eliminate 11 routes—including service from Manchester, Hartford, Providence and Newark—to redeploy aircraft to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The move follows Spirit Airlines' shutdown and reflects a data‑driven effort to concentrate capacity where demand and profitability are...
Truework Study Finds Income Stability Blocks Millions of Gig and Hourly Workers From Mortgages
A new Truework analysis of roughly 300,000 lender‑verified mortgage applications shows that income stability, not just income level, has become the decisive factor for loan approval. Fluctuating earnings are sidelining gig, hourly and even some salaried workers, a shift that...
Freeport Indonesia Cites Wet Ore Delays at Grasberg, Targets Near‑Full Production by 2027
Freeport Indonesia told Reuters that wetter-than‑expected ore at the Grasberg Block Cave is slowing the mine’s recovery, keeping current output at about 50% of capacity. The company expects to lift production to 65% later this year and reach near‑full ramp‑up...
Livestreamer’s $100K Fundraiser Fuels First Amendment Fight Over Race‑Baiting on Pump.fun
White livestreamer Dalton “Chud the Builder” Eatherly, held on a $1.25 million bond after a shooting that wounded a Black man, raised more than $100,000 in a day for his defense. His First Amendment arguments have ignited a heated debate over...
Bipartisan Charity Parity Act Targets 401(k) Giving, Unlocks $111,000 Tax‑Free Donations
Lawmakers in both chambers introduced the Charity Parity Act on May 13, 2026, allowing retirees 70½ and older to make qualified charitable distributions directly from 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) plans. The bill removes the costly IRA rollover step and preserves...
Ford and GM Vie for New U.S. Defense Contracts, Targeting Military Truck Market
Ford announced early talks with U.S., European and North American governments to supply its F‑Series and Ranger pickups for military use, joining GM, which already operates GM Defense and recently won an $18.8 million infantry vehicle contract. The move reflects a...
Grab Pilots Autonomous Delivery Robots in Singapore’s Punggol Digital District
Grab and seven other firms have begun a pilot of autonomous delivery robots in Singapore’s Punggol Digital District, targeting food and parcel last‑mile logistics. The trial, set to start by the end of 2026, leverages a precinct‑level exemption under the...
McKinsey Warns Firms Must Trim Tech Spend as AI Budgets Surge
McKinsey senior partner Noshir Kaka told Newsweek’s AI Impact newsletter that most enterprises are raising technology budgets by only 6‑7% while needing a 20% capacity boost for AI, forcing cuts to older systems. The warning comes ahead of an AI...
US Equity Futures Edge Higher Ahead of Nvidia Earnings as Yields Slip
U.S. equity futures climbed on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 up 0.3% and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.7%, as bond yields retreated and investors positioned for Nvidia's upcoming earnings. The rally reflects heightened demand for options on tech stocks amid...
AROBS Appoints Porter Haney as Group CRO to Drive Global Revenue Push
AROBS Transilvania Software announced the appointment of Porter Haney as Group Chief Revenue Officer. The move follows a $70% stake acquisition of U.S. firm Codingscape and targets scaling the company’s $94 million revenue base and 1,200‑engineer workforce across multiple markets.
Revive Unveils Next‑Gen AI Valuation Platform as Rayse Adds Real‑Time MLS Tools
Revive rolled out a major upgrade to its AI‑driven home‑value platform, adding Smart Value Comparison, room‑by‑room condition analysis and renovation modeling. At the same time, client‑communication startup Rayse announced a partnership with Momentum MLS to embed its AI assistant and...
State AGs Urged to Crack Down on AI 'Nudify' Apps in Bipartisan Letter
A bipartisan coalition of 54 advocacy groups, led by UltraViolet, sent a letter to state attorneys general demanding legal action against app stores that host AI-powered nudification apps. The letter cites 55 apps on Apple’s store and 47 on Google...
20/20 BioLabs Q1 Revenue Falls to $0.35M as Maryland Firefighter Screening Program Drives Q2 Outlook
20/20 BioLabs posted a 36% drop in first‑quarter revenue to $0.35 million and an expanded net loss of $2.17 million, while announcing a pivot to a Maryland firefighter cancer‑screening program that the company expects will lift second‑quarter sales.
RTÉ’s Pay Transparency Scrutiny Exposes Gaps in Compensation Data
RTÉ’s director general and deputy director faced a parliamentary committee on May 20, 2026, after questions revealed that the broadcaster’s pay structures hide true earnings of top talent, underscoring a broader HRTech challenge of inadequate compensation data and justification.
AMD Launches $310 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10‑Year AM4 Anniversary Edition
AMD has listed a special‑edition Ryzen 7 5800X3D at roughly $310, timed for the 10th anniversary of its AM4 socket. The eight‑core, 96 MB 3D V‑Cache CPU targets DDR4 builders seeking a high‑end gaming upgrade without moving to DDR5. The move...
NYC Comptroller Calls for $6.5 B AI Contingency, Warns of Potential $14.4 B Tax Hit
New York City Comptroller Mark Levine told reporters the city must set aside $6.5 B in budget cuts to hedge against AI‑induced economic shocks. His office’s scenarios project up to 259,000 job losses and a $14.4 B tax revenue shortfall by 2030,...
GitHub Calls for Balanced Age‑Assurance Rules as Policymakers Target Young Coders
GitHub published a blog outlining its view on emerging age‑assurance legislation, warning that overly broad requirements could disrupt open‑source development tools used by students. The post cites exemptions already granted in Australia and France and urges regulators to tailor rules...
NanoCo Raises $12M Seed as It Launches Docker‑Sandboxed AI Agents for Every Employee
NanoCo announced a managed enterprise AI service that provisions a personal, Docker‑sandboxed agent for every employee, while closing a $12 million seed round led by Valley Capital Partners. The launch targets large firms seeking secure, per‑user AI assistants, differentiating itself from...
Utah Residents Challenge $100 B AI Data Center Over 16 Billion‑Gallon Water Demand
Residents and environmental groups in Box Elder County, Utah, rallied against the Stratos Project after county commissioners approved the $100 billion, 9‑gigawatt AI hyperscale data center on May 4, 2026. Opponents warn the campus could consume 4.24‑16.6 billion gallons of water per year,...
James Murdoch's Lupa Systems Pays Over $300 M for Half of Vox Media, Including New York Magazine
James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems has agreed to purchase roughly half of Vox Media – New York Magazine, Vox.com and the Vox podcast network – in a deal valued at over $300 million. The transaction, advised by LionTree, signals a major media consolidation...
Apple Rolls Out Sleep Apnea Alerts and Hearing Tests to Indian Wearables
Apple announced that its Apple Watch lineup and AirPods Pro 2/3 will now offer sleep apnea notifications and clinically validated hearing tests for Indian users. The rollout covers multiple Watch models and positions the devices as early‑screening tools rather than...
Iowa Overhauls Captive Insurance Rules, Adds Tax Break and Life Reinsurance
Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 2766 on May 15, revamping Iowa's captive insurance framework with a premium‑tax break for redomesticating captives, a five‑year clawback provision, and a brand‑new life captive reinsurance regime. The changes also lower the capital floor...
Nexstar Appeals Judge’s Injunction Halting $6.2 B Tegna Merger
Nexstar Media Group filed an expedited appeal with the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday, challenging a federal judge’s preliminary injunction that freezes its $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna. The company argues the order overreaches, threatens local journalism and inflicts unrecoverable harm while...
Bienville Capital Sells Monday.com Stake for $22.5 Million, Cutting 5.5% of AUM
Bienville Capital Management disclosed a May 13, 2026 filing showing it sold all 234,818 shares of Monday.com for an estimated $22.53 million, wiping out 5.5% of its assets under management. The move comes as hedge funds reassess exposure to high‑growth SaaS firms amid...
Legora Hires Atlassian Veteran Zeynep Inanoglu Ozdemir as Its First Chief Marketing Officer
Legora announced the appointment of Zeynep Inanoglu Ozdemir, formerly head of Atlassian's 450‑person marketing team, as its inaugural chief marketing officer. The hire underscores a $850 million‑funded effort to turn the legal‑AI platform into a household name and challenge Silicon Valley...
Gold ETF GLD Beats S&P 500 SPY on Returns, Sparking Allocation Debate
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) posted a stronger 1‑year total return than the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), reviving the gold‑vs‑equities allocation debate. GLD’s expense ratio of 0.40% and zero dividend contrast with SPY’s 0.09% fee and 1% yield, highlighting trade‑offs...
Malaysia's Trade Hits Record RM1.127 Trillion in Jan‑Apr 2026, Up 15.3% YoY
Malaysia's external trade surged 15.3% year‑on‑year to a historic RM1.127 trillion ($248 bn) in the first four months of 2026, with exports jumping 19% to RM609.31 bn. The boom, led by AI‑enabled electronics and a push into African and Eastern European markets, underscores...
Airbnb Adds Boutique Hotels, Car Rentals and AI Support in 2026 Summer Rollout
Airbnb launched its 2026 summer release, introducing boutique and independent hotels in 20 major cities, a car‑rental service with 20% credit back, luggage‑storage partnerships, and a global AI support bot that now resolves 40% of customer queries. The expansion marks...
Exiger Secures AI Supplier Risk Contracts with Vodafone and Telenor Procurement
Exiger announced it has been chosen to provide its AI‑driven supplier risk intelligence platform to Vodafone Telenor Procurement Company, marking the first joint agreement with the telecom giant. The deal expands Exiger’s footprint in EMEA and gives CIOs a new...
Waymo Recalls 3,800 Autonomous Vehicles After Flood Incident
Waymo announced a voluntary recall of roughly 3,800 autonomous vehicles operating in 11 U.S. cities after a self‑driving car was swept into a creek during a flood. The recall, prompted by an NHTSA probe, highlights ongoing reliability concerns even as...
European Shares Edge Higher as Middle East Tensions Loom, Close Brothers Posts Solid Q3
European equity indices inched up on May 21 as investors weighed the fallout from the Iran‑Israel war and the UAE‑Israel diplomatic frictions. The UK‑based specialist lender Close Brothers posted a solid third‑quarter performance, while Italy’s push for a $22 bn trade...
Byron Allen Secures CBS Late-Night Slot, Replacing Stephen Colbert
Media entrepreneur Byron Allen will replace Stephen Colbert on CBS’s 11:35 p.m. “Late Show” slot with a new comedy talk program, "Comics Unleashed." The move follows CBS’s decision to cancel the long‑running show, which lost about $40 million annually, and underscores Allen’s...
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Launches with Arkham‑Inspired Combat
Warner Bros. Games and TT Games released Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on May 22 across PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, after a three‑day early‑access window for deluxe pre‑orders. The title adds a free‑flow combat system modeled...
Stellantis and Jaguar Land Rover Sign MoU to Co‑Develop US Vehicles
Stellantis and Jaguar Land Rover announced a memorandum of understanding to explore joint product and technology development in the United States. The non‑binding agreement seeks to leverage each company’s strengths—Stellantis’ Jeep and Ram platforms and JLR’s luxury off‑road expertise—to create...
Intuit Slashes 3,000 Jobs (17% of Staff) Ahead of Earnings, Cites AI Push
Intuit disclosed plans to eliminate roughly 3,000 positions, about 17% of its global workforce, as it prepares to release Q3 2026 earnings. The cuts are framed as a move to simplify the company and accelerate its AI strategy, but they...
S&P Lowers Paramount's Credit Rating to BB Ahead of Warner Bros. Merger
S&P Global Ratings announced it will downgrade Paramount Skydance's issuer rating from BB+ to BB once the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition closes. The move reflects a projected leverage ratio of 7.6x and uncertainty over integration, cost synergies and a fragmented...
Indonesian Rupiah Hits Record Low as Commodity‑Control Policy Fuels Market Anxiety
The Indonesian rupiah slid to a record 17,600 per US$1, breaking the 17,500 psychological barrier, as President Prabowo Subianto unveiled a state‑run export regime for palm oil, coal and ferroalloys. The move sparked parliamentary grilling of Bank Indonesia’s governor, calls...
Goldman Sachs Flags Record 8.7 Million‑Barrel Daily Oil Drawdown, Shrinking Global Reserves
Goldman Sachs said global crude and product stockpiles fell by a record 8.7 million barrels per day in May, almost twice the average drawdown since the Middle East conflict began. The rapid depletion of strategic reserves signals tighter supply and could...
NextEra Energy to Acquire Dominion Energy in $66.8 B All‑Stock Deal
NextEra Energy announced an all‑stock acquisition of Dominion Energy valued at $66.8 billion, creating the largest regulated electric utility in the United States. The deal, which gives NextEra a 74.5% stake and Dominion shareholders 25.5%, is being hailed as a strategic...
USS Nimitz Deploys to Caribbean as U.S. Steps Up Pressure on Cuba
The U.S. Navy’s flagship carrier, USS Nimitz, entered the Caribbean this week, signaling a new naval pressure campaign against Havana. The move follows the unsealing of a U.S. indictment against former Cuban President Raul Castro and comes amid heightened rhetoric from both...
SpaceX Files for Nasdaq IPO, Ticker SPCX, Targeting Public Markets
SpaceX submitted an IPO registration with the SEC on May 20, aiming to list on Nasdaq under the symbol SPCX. The filing disclosed a Q1 operating loss of $1.94 billion, a net loss of $4.276 billion on $4.694 billion revenue, and listed a...
U.S. Navy Boards Iranian‑Flagged Oil Tanker Amid Hormuz Blockade, Fifth Vessel Intercepted
The U.S. Central Command confirmed that Navy forces boarded the Iranian‑flagged oil tanker M/T Celestial Sea in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, accusing it of attempting to breach the American blockade of Iranian shipping. It is the fifth commercial...
Italy Signs €1.39 Billion Deal for Six Airbus A330 MRTT Tankers, Ends Boeing KC‑46 Pursuit
Italy finalized a €1.393 billion contract for six Airbus A330 MRTT tankers, replacing its planned Boeing KC‑46A purchase. The deal adds 50% more tankers to the Italian Air Force and offers 15‑16% more fuel capacity, 50% greater cargo payload, and up...
Quartermaster Secures $43M Series A to Deploy SmartMast Hive‑Mind for Ships
Arlington‑based Quartermaster closed a $43 million Series A, co‑led by First Round Capital and Quiet Capital, to scale its SmartMast sensor suite. The funding will accelerate a distributed “hive‑mind” that equips hundreds of vessels with real‑time maritime data, challenging the aging...
DSCP Smart Fulfillment Launches Domestic 3PL to Cut E‑commerce Shipping Delays
DSCP Smart Fulfillment announced a domestic third‑party logistics service that uses warehouses in California and New Jersey to give small e‑commerce brands 2‑4 day nationwide shipping. The move targets cost volatility from Strait of Hormuz delays and promises transparent, usage‑based...