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Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year
Solo investor Lachy Groom has backed Alteon, a Bengaluru-based startup founded by 20-year-old Samay Sanghvi, which is attempting to keep an autonomous aircraft airborne for more than a year by harvesting energy from ocean winds. The startup uses “dynamic soaring”, a technique inspired by albatrosses, in which a fixed-wing aircraft repeatedly moves between air layers…
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Kemi gets Tories battle ready with ruthless reshuffle: Shadow Chancellor sacked amid speculation over early election
Kemi Badenoch has carried out a major reshuffle of her Shadow Cabinet, sacking Shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride as she puts the Conservative Party on an election footing. The move comes as Andy Burnham returns to Westminster to face MPs for the first time as Prime Minister, with Badenoch warning he could call a snap…
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The Rise of ‘Love Island USA’: From Death Threats Against Contestants to Agency Battles for the Biggest Stars
“Love Island USA” has grown from a modest CBS reality dating show into a global entertainment powerhouse, with Season 6 in 2024 marking a turning point that transformed unsuspecting contestants into overnight celebrities and content creators. The surge in popularity, driven by host Ariana Madix’s crossover appeal from “Vanderpump Rules” and an unusually organic cast…
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Historic wooden church is torched in Canada as conservative leader warns of growing wave of anti-Christian behavior
A historic wooden church in New Brunswick, Canada, has been destroyed by arson, prompting Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre to claim that Christians are increasingly targeted by hate-based violence in the country. The Saint-Simon church in the Acadian Peninsula, believed to have been the largest wooden church in the province and over a century old,…
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FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Alleged Systematic Manipulation of Ad Auction Pricing
The US Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of 22 states have sued Amazon, accusing the company of secretly rigging its advertising auction system to overcharge more than a million businesses since 2019. The complaint, filed in Washington state, alleges Amazon overrode genuine auction results with artificially inflated prices to boost its own profits,…
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CNN admits error after suggesting US troops abroad would be impacted by Trump’s mail-in ballot crackdown
CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer corrected himself on air after wrongly suggesting that US military personnel stationed abroad would be affected by the Trump administration’s crackdown on mail-in voting. The error occurred during a Friday interview with Democratic Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger about a lawsuit filed by several states challenging President Trump’s March executive order restricting…
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HBO’s Lanterns Rewrites John Stewart’s Family Legacy With Father’s Failed Guardian Test
HBO’s Lanterns series introduced a significant reimagining of John Stewart’s origin in its third episode, ‘OutKast,’ by adding a familial connection to the Green Lantern mythos that has no precedent in DC Comics canon. T
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Trump backs federal tax credit for US film production
President Trump has thrown his support behind a federal tax incentive for American film and television production, ending months of uncertainty over how he would respond to industry pressure. Posting on Truth Social, he called on Republicans and Democrats to swiftly craft bipartisan legislation, framing it as a way to bring production back to the…
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Labour accused of killing off investment in North Sea after oil and gas projects fell 81 per cent, report finds
Labour has been accused of stifling investment in North Sea oil and gas after a report found the number of UK projects in the sector collapsed by 81 per cent last year. The EY UK Attractiveness Survey found this drop followed the government’s ban on new drilling licences and an accelerated push towards Net Zero…
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UK houses near top state secondary schools cost £40,000 more, research reveals
Research by estate agent Yopa has found that houses near England’s top-performing state secondary schools sell for around 11% more than the wider local average, adding to evidence that school catchment areas significantly inflate property prices. The premium, an average of £40,574, is comparable to what parents might otherwise spend on several years at a…