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UK launches review of targets for sales of electric vehicles
Carmakers say current plan could lead to job cuts as shift away from petrol and diesel engines stallsFinancial Times - 30m -
Digital health companies got pummeled by Wall Street in 2024 as industry adapts to post-Covid slowdown
It's been nearly five years since the coronavirus broke out in the U.S., but digital health companies are still reeling.CNBC - 43m -
Russian ship under US sanctions sinks after engine room blast
Ursa Major ran into trouble in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria, with two crew still missing.BBC News - 56m -
Car industry consulted over 2030 petrol and diesel ban
The government says it will "restore clarity" for vehicle manufacturers and the charging industry.BBC News - 1h -
Postecoglou insists Spurs will target signings in January after recent slide
Manager says club are ‘still a bit short in a couple of areas’ Tottenham are 11th before trip to Nottingham Forest Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Tottenham plan to be active in the January ...The Guardian - 1h -
‘We need to be prepared’: China adapts to era of extreme flooding
While some residents take to building houses in trees, officials recognise need for national response to climate disasters. Every summer, Dongting Hu, China’s second-largest freshwater lake, swells ...The Guardian - 1h -
Nasa’s Parker solar probe attempts closest ever pass of sun
Probe was scheduled to pass 3.8 million miles from sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. Nasa’s Parker solar probe is attempting its closest ever flyby of the sun, passing 3.8m miles from its surface on ...The Guardian - 1h -
Fantasy football waiver wire, Week 17 picks: Players to target include Marquise Brown and Gus Edwards
SportsLine NFL expert R.J. White reveals his top Week 17 Fantasy football waiver wire claims and free-agency additions as the Fantasy football playoffs concludeCBS Sports - 1h -
FirstFT: Private equity groups unable to sell or list China-based portfolio companies
Also in today’s newsletter, picks for France’s new cabinet, and Russian cargo ship sinks in the Mediterranean SeaFinancial Times - 2h -
Don't Look Now, but China's AI Is Catching Up Fast
Chinese artificial-intelligence startups are using workarounds to challenge OpenAI despite a lack of access to advanced chips.The Wall Street Journal - 3h -
Questions Emerge About Data Used by China to Defend Against Doping Allegations
China and the World Anti-Doping Agency say that positive tests for a banned drug among elite Chinese swimmers were a result of unwitting contamination. But the science behind that assertion is not ...The New York Times - 3h -
US, UK condemn Pakistani military court convictions of Imran Khan supporters
The United States and the United Kingdom have expressed deep concern over the recent handing down of convictions by Pakistani military courts to 25 civilian supporters of former Prime Minister ...ABC News - 5h -
‘A sense of freedom’: China’s small bookshops relocate across the world
As stores that were spaces for open discussion have been forced to close, new ventures spring up overseas. On 24 November, exactly two years after a fire in an apartment building in Xinjiang ...The Guardian - 5h -
U.K. to Consult Auto Industry on Zero-Emission Transition Plan
The U.K. government is calling on manufacturers for their views on how to end the sale of new cars with combustion engines from 2030.The Wall Street Journal - 6h -
The 'Invisible Wall' Amplifying China's Population Doom Loop
A two-tier system that has long made workers leave children behind in villages is cutting into birthrates.The Wall Street Journal - 7h -
MicroStrategy mania exposes rare faultline in ETF industry
Sharp deviations have appeared in expected returns of two leveraged funds amid surge in betsFinancial Times - 8h -
US chiefs are leaving the corner office in record numbers
Soaring stock markets have allowed company leaders to cash out rather than deal with turmoil in 2025Financial Times - 8h -
What is neijuan, and why is China worried about it?
The buzzword – which went viral after a student was filmed working on his laptop while riding his bicycle – reflects a mix of competitiveness and hopelessness amid China’s slowing economy. On the ...The Guardian - 11h -
The US town where it's the law to own a gun
Kennesaw, Georgia became the first American town to require people to own a gun in the 1980s.BBC News - 12h -
Blake Lively accuses "It Ends with Us" co-star of sexual harassment
The lawsuit lays out Blake Lively's allegations against Justin Baldoni during their time working on "It Ends with Us."CBS News - 13h -
Who's who in the 'It Ends With Us' controversy
Inside Blake Lively's legal complaint against her 'It Ends With Us' co-star and director Justin Baldoni: Who's who and what you need to know.Los Angeles Times - 16h -
Is the Tech Industry Nearing an A.I. Slowdown?
Companies like OpenAI and Google are running out of the data used to train artificial intelligence systems. Can new methods continue years of rapid progress?The New York Times - 16h -
Trump's 25% tariff could be an existential threat to Canada's recovering auto industry
There's growing concern that potential tariffs on Canadian imports to the U.S. could be an existential threat to the country's recovering automotive industry.CNBC - 18h -
U.S. Crypto Industry Eyes Possible Day-One Trump Executive Orders
The President-elect has talked up the digital currencies, stoking anticipation that his term will sustain a crypto boom.Inc. - 18h -
Did Elon Musk kill a bill blocking investments in China to help Tesla?
Democrats have accused the Tesla CEO of influencing the government-funding bill to his own benefit.MarketWatch - 3h -
IRS loses $20 billion to probe for tax cheats in government shutdown deal
The IRS estimates there will be 8,000 fewer audits of wealthy taxpayers and businesses though 2029 without the sidelined $20.2 billion.MarketWatch - 3h -
Drug lord back in Colombia after 20 years in US jail
Fabio Ochoa Vasquez completed his prison sentence in the US and returned home a free man.BBC News - 6h -
‘It was like I’d run six marathons then they said do a seventh’ – how Industry’s Marisa Abela hit peak form
With yacht deaths, shocking sex and a twisted love triangle, Marisa Abela stole the show in the year’s wildest drama. She opens up about why her HBO banking drama is just getting going. Marisa ...The Guardian - 7h -
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Will Attempt the Closest Ever Pass of the Sun’s Surface
The Parker Solar Probe is attempting the closest ever pass of the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve.The New York Times - 8h -
Private equity investors trapped in China as top firms fail to find exit deals
Sales and listings of Chinese companies by world’s biggest buyout groups have ground to a halt, data showsFinancial Times - 8h -
Northern Lights: The aurora that dazzled us in 2024
There has been lots of aurora activity seen in the UK this year and there is likely to be even more in the coming year.BBC News - 10h -
Former US President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with fever
The 42nd president is at a Washington DC hospital, and is in "good spirits", according to a spokesman.BBC News - 13h -
UK launches review of targets for sales of electric vehicles
Carmakers say current plan could lead to job cuts as shift away from petrol and diesel engines stallsFinancial Times - 13h -
US Starbucks workers’ strike expands to 11 states as Christmas approaches
Walkouts have caused nearly 50 stores nationwide to close in five days, says Starbucks Workers United union. The five-day strike from the Starbucks workers’ union has grown to include locations ...The Guardian - 17h -
Matt Gaetz accused of paying for sex and using drugs by US congressional panel
Explosive report alleges Donald Trump’s former nominee for attorney-general also had sex with an underage girlFinancial Times - 20h -
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Lego is reinventing its iconic brick sets and keeping the toy industry afloat
The toy industry is headed for its second consecutive annual sales decline, but it’s got one thing propping it up: colorful, interlocking plastic bricks.NBC News - 20h -
US targets China with probe into semiconductor industry
The White House on Monday launched a new probe into China's semiconductor industry as the Biden administration continues to take more aggressive action against Chinese technology out of national ...The Hill - 20h -
Australia to extradite former Marine pilot who worked in China
Australia has agreed to extradite a former Marine pilot whom the U.S. has accused of training Chinese pilots more than a decade ago. Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus confirmed in a ...The Hill - 21h -
Gaetz Ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ of statutory rape, drug use
The House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid a 17-year-old high school student for sex when he was 35, used illicit drugs like cocaine and ...The Hill - 22h
