Philippine authorities confirmed on October 23, 2026, that a formal criminal investigation is underway into Thomas Markle Sr. regarding the alleged possession of child pornography. The probe, which centers on materials reportedly found in his former residence in Cebu, has been met with a statement of deep distress from his daughter, Meghan Markle, the Duchess…
American Express has raised its full-year earnings forecast while announcing plans to cut approximately 5% of its global workforce, combining record quarterly revenue with a restructuring programme designed to simplify operations and improve efficiency. The US payments group reported third-quarter revenue of $20.1 billion, an increase of 9% from the previous year, supported by higher…
Masahiro Sakurai, the veteran director behind the Super Smash Bros. and Kirby franchises, suggests that the gaming industry is entering an era where volume no longer equates to value. In a recent interview with Japanese publication Denfaminicogamer, Sakurai predicted that generative AI will trigger a massive surge in game releases, though he cautioned that the…
David Darnes made a <code-pen> web component, which is a basic HTML/CSS/JS panel layout that renders them into an iframe (using the very cool <syntax-highlight> web component as well). Then it ate itself when Ariel Salminen put a <code-pen> in a <code-pen>. Then the universe collapsed upon itself when Rob Rhoades made a code pen…
WAN-IFRA, in collaboration with Base Media Cloud, today published the new report, “Measuring Multimedia Readiness in Newsrooms”. The report set out to gauge the realities of creating, managing and distributing multimedia content. WAN-IFRA members can download the full report from our Knowledge Hub here. Non-members can download the report here. Much of the report draws…
As leaders gathered in Bangkok, discussions highlighted the fractures between economic winners and losers. The global economy appears to be on a fragile foundation, and the finance ministers of Argentina, Greece, Nigeria, and Thailand agree that all economies should get their houses in order. “Ideally, when you put your fiscal house in order, it shouldn’t…
On the first day of its war against Iran, the United States killed 123 children when it targeted and struck an elementary school. The strikes, ultimately approved by humans, were facilitated by the US’s Maven Smart System, an AI-enabled software platform developed by Palantir Technologies that allows the military to aggregate, organize, and process battlefield…
Meta Platforms has approved a new class of non-voting shares to support its expanding artificial intelligence investments while preserving chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s control over the company, introducing a significant change to its capital structure as technology spending accelerates. The restructuring, announced alongside Meta’s third-quarter financial results on 21 October, will establish publicly traded Class…
The October 25 deadline for players to commit to the “LIV Golf 2.0″ reboot is approaching, marked by a series of departures from the league’s original veteran core. The circuit is undergoing a significant financial and structural overhaul following its September Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Poulter, who turned 50 in January 2026, has increasingly focused…
Apex Group’s Peter Hughes on AI hype, tokenization, private credit and what Jeff Bezos got wrong. Peter Hughes founded Apex Group Ltd. in Bermuda in 2003. Today, it manages more than $3.5 trillion in assets across 52 countries, with 100-plus offices, 13,000 employees, and 90 regulatory licenses—growth built on more than 50 acquisitions over eight…