Financial Times

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son slams opponents of AI

Business leaders unwilling to embrace technology ‘should play the role of spouse’, says controversial investor

business  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian

Bangkok bar fire: death toll reaches 30 as police investigate negligence as ‘primary theory’

Bar owner in Thailand offers ‘deepest apologies for this tragic incident’ as police investigate whether exits were either blocked or hard to accessThe Bangkok pub that has become the scene of the city’s deadliest blaze in 17 years has said it will cooperate with an investigation into alleged negligence, as the death toll rose to 30.The local district office said on Tuesday that three more people died after the devastating fire that broke out in the early hours of Monday. An initial assessment by

general  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian Politics

Burnham has a chance to overhaul Pip. Here's what a truly progressive system could look like | Frances Ryan

Last week’s Timms report shows how disability is still vilified. But some pragmatic fixes would help both claimants and the economy“Broken Britain” has become the favourite narrative of the right in recent months. The playbook goes like this: politicians and pundits alike exploit genuine concerns about squeezed services and living standards to propagate a sense of division and despair. Meanwhile, the parts of the state that actually need radical change are then either ignored or misrepresented,

politics  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian

UK’s alcohol-free beer boom threatened by regulations, trade body warns

BBPA wants content definition for beer to be considered alcohol free to be changed from 0.05% to 0.5%Pubs and brewers are being prevented from capitalising on Britons’ record-breaking thirst for alcohol-free beer because of over-strict regulation, a trade body has warned.More than 64m pints of low- and no-alcohol beer is forecast to be sold over the summer, an increase of 8m compared with 2025, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) said, citing the figures as proof that the category is “no

general  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian

North Sea oil industry urges Burnham to approve new drilling in UK waters

Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approvalThe UK’s North Sea oil industry has made a last-ditch attempt to curry favour with the Labour government by appealing to Andy Burnham’s reindustrialisation agenda just days before he is expected to become Britain’s next prime minister.Industry lobbyists have written to more than 400 Labour MPs to call on the government’s new leaders to allow more oil and gas drilling in UK waters to support

general  Jul 14, 2026

BBC World

How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower

Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.

general  Jul 14, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

UK’s Miliband Seen as Least Appealing Chancellor: Markets Pulse

Andy Burnham has yet to announce his choice for UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, but among the presumptive next prime minister’s leading candidates, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is seen as the least market-friendly choice, according to the latest Bloomberg Markets Live Pulse survey.

business  Jul 14, 2026

The Guardian

Universities not doing enough to deal with protests and ‘highly personal’ attacks, antisemitism royal commission hears

Royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion hears from professor whose office was occupied by protesters Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Jewish professor has told the royal commission into antisemitism the University of Melbourne needs to show it doesn’t “tolerate misbehaviour” after the expulsion of two pro-Palestine student activists who occupied his office was overturned.Steven Prawer, a professor of p

general  Jul 14, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

China’s Green-Tech Exports Surge on Energy Transition Demand

China’s exports of green-tech products rose by more than a third in the first half of the year, driven by the accelerating global energy transition.

business  Jul 14, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Indonesia Says S&P Affirmation to Help Stabilize Bond Market

Indonesia expects S&P Global Ratings’ vote of confidence in its sovereign credit profile to help stabilize the domestic bond market after a selloff in June, according to a top finance ministry official.

business  Jul 14, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

China Expels Former Politburo Member Over Graft and Sex Charges

China expelled former Politburo member Ma Xingrui from the ruling Communist Party, accusing him of a wide range of offenses including corruption, abuse of power and trading political favors for sex.

business  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

‘The Hunt for Gollum’ Star Anya Taylor-Joy Has Not Read the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Books Yet, but Is ‘About to’ Soon

Anya Taylor-Joy was a strict “Harry Potter” fan as a child, but now, having been cast in “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,” she’s ready to dive into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien. “I’m about to read the books now, actually,” Taylor-Joy told Variety’s Marc Malkin at the Monday night premiere of […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

‘The Hunt for Gollum’ Star Anya Taylor-Joy Has Not Read the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Books Yet, but Is ‘About to’ Soon

Anya Taylor-Joy was a strict “Harry Potter” fan as a child, but now, having been cast in “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,” she’s ready to dive into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien. “I’m about to read the books now, actually,” Taylor-Joy told Variety at the Monday night premiere of Apple TV’s […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

South Korean Won Hits Two-Month High on Inflow Expectations

The South Korean won advanced to its strongest level since May on expectations that dollar inflows from SK Hynix Inc’s American depositary receipts will enter the local currency market.

business  Jul 14, 2026

Science Daily

NASA selects four new Moon missions to build a permanent lunar base

NASA is ramping up its lunar ambitions by awarding nearly $600 million for four commercial Moon landings planned for late 2028. Each mission will carry the same trio of science instruments to improve lunar navigation, study dangerous dust kicked up during landings, and map the Moon's radiation environment. The agency also revealed plans for new rovers, communication satellites, and additional cargo missions as it lays the groundwork for a permanent Moon Base.

science  Jul 14, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Palm Oil Advances as Crude Rally Boosts Outlook for Biofuels

Palm oil climbed for a second day as a surge in crude prices fueled by renewed US-Iran hostilities brightened demand prospects for biofuels.

business  Jul 14, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

South Korea Plans FX Rule Easing to Expand Won’s Global Use

South Korea plans to relax foreign-exchange rules governing capital transactions in the second half of the year as part of a broader effort to internationalize the won and deepen overseas use of the currency.

business  Jul 14, 2026

Financial Times

China’s growth: five things to watch as economic pressure mounts

Monthly indicators show weakness in retail sales and investment ahead of second-quarter figure

business  Jul 14, 2026

ESPN

Walker walks it off: Cards slugger wins HR Derby

Jordan Walker homered on his last six swings to beat hometown favorite Kyle Schwarber, becoming the first Cardinal to win the Home Run Derby.

sports  Jul 14, 2026

Variety

States Seek Injunction to Prevent Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal From Closing

California and 11 other states have filed for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to prevent the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal from closing while the states pursue an antitrust lawsuit. In a motion filed on Monday evening, the states asked a federal judge to act by July 22. Paramount has previously informed the states […]

entertainment  Jul 14, 2026