Warren Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), is the most successful investor of our time. His daughter, Susan, worked as my assistant when I was the publisher of a magazine 40 years ago. Just before she got married, Susie told me she worried that her fiancé’s parents had bought a couple of shares of…
The U.S. dollar had its worst start this year in more than half a century. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images President Trump’s trade policies are accelerating a weakening of the U.S. dollar, which is off to its worst start of a year in half…
The following is the transcript of an interview with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and “CBS Evening News” co-anchor John Dickerson that will air on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on July 6, 2025. JOHN DICKERSON: So Ken, let’s imagine it’s July 3, 1776, what is happening in America? KEN BURNS: Well, this house is…
La Liga outfit Getafe’s busy start to the summer transfer window has on Friday continued. This comes amid confirmation that the Azulones have secured the signature of yet another new player. The latest to have put pen to paper on terms at the Estadio Coliseum? Javi Muñoz. Midfielder Muñoz, for his part, spent this past…
London has a big weekend ahead. Not only is it Pride tomorrow (July 5), but it’s also the first England match of this year’s women’s Euros tournament. The Lionesses are due to face France tomorrow evening, kicking off a football-filled summer as they attempt to defend their title as reigning champions. To mark the occasion,…
The U.S.-China Chip War: Understanding the Tech Conflict Shaping the Future of Global Power Imagine a world where the most advanced technologies, from the AI powering groundbreaking research to the chips in cutting-edge defense systems, are controlled by a single dominant power. This isn’t science fiction; it’s the high-stakes reality of the escalating geopolitical and…
Hong Kong’s ambition to create an artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem is bearing fruit, with more than 90 per cent of the city’s flagship supercomputing centre at Cyberport now in use, according to officials. The AI Supercomputing Centre, which began operations in December, is a cornerstone of the government’s strategy to foster a vibrant local AI…
Reuters A Palestinian man looks at buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in al-Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza Hamas says it has delivered a “positive response” to mediators on the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US. It added in a statement that it was “seriously ready…
I still remember the first Android game I bought. It was the award-winning indie puzzle 10000000, which I got in 2013. The game is as fun 12 years later, and so is its sequel, You Must Build a Boat. I still fire them up from time to time. I can’t do the same with every…
Donald Trump is expected to sign his sweeping spending package into law on Friday during a Fourth of July picnic at the White House, setting up significant cutbacks on federal safety-net programs and increasing funds for aggressive immigration enforcement. Trump has touted the legislation’s passage as a “birthday present for America”, speaking before a crowd…