Bloomberg Markets
On this episode of Stock Movers with Alexis Christoforous:
- US chipmaker Onsemi (ON) has agreed to buy Synaptics (SYNA), a firm that specializes in semiconductors for smart devices, in an all-stock deal that values the company at about $6.2 billion.
- Rocket Lab (RKLB) shares rise as the space firm says NASA selected it to provide three Electron launches for two missions, PolSIR and TSIS-2, from early 2027.
- Microsoft (MSFT) shares are down, with the software giant extending a recent selloff
The Guardian Culture
With country music festival attendances soaring and US artists selling out tours, are British and Irish audiences ready for “the full Southern experience”? “There’s a certain magic with country music in the UK right now,” says Anna-Sophie Mertens, smiling in hi-vis from the build at State Fayre, the UK’s newest festival for country fans. It is located in Chelmsford but styled like the American South – think clapboard, rusted metal and water points disguised as retro gas stations – and this weeke
The Guardian Culture
Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series accounts for eight of the 10 most read books by 11- to 14-year-old boys, while girls the same age enjoy a wider range of authors and genresTeenage boys are “stuck” reading primary school books such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, while girls their age are moving on to a wider range of novels, according to a new study.Among the boys aged 11 to 14 who were surveyed, eight of the 10 most read books were from Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Girls’ readin
Bloomberg Markets
China Three Gorges Corp. is in talks to buy a German wind portfolio from NEAG Norddeutsche Energie AG, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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BBC Sport
Why has Donald Trump stayed away from the World Cup? And will he appear before the final?
Hollywood Reporter
The ‘Back to the Future’ star and Parkinson’s advocate is promoted to the country’s highest civilian honor, while veteran kids producer Roger Damon Price is also named.
BBC Sport
With Uruguay possibly on the brink of elimination from the 2026 World Cup, BBC Sport looks at what has gone wrong for them under colourful coach Marcelo Bielsa.
Wired
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Variety
When it comes to deploying daunting new technologies like AI, leaders in media, sports and entertainment shouldn’t be afraid to do hard things. That was a key takeaway from the Variety “Strictly Business” Podcast Live presented by AWS & Deloitte, held this week at Cannes Lions (under a blazing-hot sun!). The special recording of “Strictly […]
NASA News
Growing up on the central California coast, watching rocket launches with his father was part of Eric Fernandez’s childhood routine. Fernandez had posters of rockets on the wall, but despite being fascinated by them, he never imagined one day this would be his career. Because both of his grandparents had served at Vandenberg Air Force […]