The $1.1 trillion wiped off Nvidia’s market value following reports about Jensen Huang’s personal life has exposed the financial risks of companies built around powerful founders, as AI billionaires increasingly consolidate control over businesses seeking public investment. The stock market wiped $1.1 trillion off
One hundred years after the publication of Franz Kafka’s celebrated novel The
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Fuzhou, China In an interview with Sri Lanka Guardian in Fuzhou, China,
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“Mendicants, what’s with that colossal racket?” ~ The Buddha (Cātumasutta) Pope Julius II died in February 1513. Called the Warrior Pope, he waged a series of wars to unite the Papal States
Acting Colombo Fort Magistrate Kingsley Hettiarachchi has ordered that a complaint against former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake over the alleged misuse of public funds be recalled on 9 December, local media reported. The
Sri Lanka realised only 41 per cent of investment commitments made under 941 projects between 2015 and 2024, leaving a shortfall of approximately $7.39
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SpaceX has achieved a landmark in spaceflight by catching its Starship rocket in mid-air after an orbital flight, using two mechanical arms mounted on a 146-metre launch tower in southern Texas. The manoeuvre, completed at 22:20 German time on Saturday, demonstrated for the first
An armed rubber duck has become the unlikely centre of Germany’s latest
Russia’s war against Ukraine has always extended beyond the question of territorial
Senegal has re-emerged as the principal departure point for migrants attempting the
The Drake Framework The grounding of aircraft across the United States on 13 November 2026 provides an important occasion to examine the vulnerability of international civil aviation through an application of Frank Drake’s seven-variable equation. Although originally conceived as a scientific framework for estimating
Leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and India are expected to meet in Manila on Tuesday for the first summit of the four-nation Quad grouping in two years, with critical minerals, maritime security and the protection of international shipping routes likely to feature
The Philippines and Australia have signed a new defence cooperation arrangement aimed
The Netherlands’ minority government has agreed to continue working together after more
US President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese
“Mendicants, what’s with that colossal racket?” ~ The Buddha (Cātumasutta) Pope Julius II died in February 1513. Called the Warrior Pope, he waged a series of wars to unite the Papal States
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Leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and India are expected to meet in Manila on Tuesday for the first summit of the four-nation Quad grouping in two years, with critical minerals,
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Hungarian authorities have recovered nearly $20 million in cash, including banknotes buried in forests and concealed in farm buildings, warehouses and other properties, as part of a bribery investigation involving Miklos Sesztak,
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SpaceX has achieved a landmark in spaceflight by catching its Starship rocket in mid-air after an orbital flight, using two mechanical arms mounted on a 146-metre launch tower in southern Texas. The
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China’s independently developed 10-tonne electric commercial aircraft, the CE-25A, completed its maiden piloted flight on Saturday in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong Province, marking a milestone in the development of the country’s
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Artificial intelligence has helped prove a long-standing mathematical conjecture that establishes a fundamental limit on the advantages quantum computers can offer when solving certain problems involving large amounts of random data. The proof, produced using Anthropic’s Fable 5.2 AI model by researchers at the
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The words exchanged between partners every day can have a significant effect on the quality and stability of a relationship. Yet, as conversations become routine, communication often turns automatic, leaving little room
A drug commonly prescribed to prevent blood clots has reduced cartilage damage, inflammation and mobility problems in animals with knee osteoarthritis, raising the possibility of a new treatment for a condition affecting more than 500 million people worldwide. The drug,
Governments must strengthen their ability to respond to unpredictable global emergencies rather than concentrating almost exclusively on familiar infectious diseases, according to British epidemiologist
At least 107,356 species are involved in international wildlife trade, more than twice the number previously estimated, according to a study published in Science
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Pooneryn Terror Attack offers a compelling account of a pivotal battle in Sri Lanka’s civil war, exposing both the LTTE’s strategic planning and the vulnerabilities of the defending forces. Yet its commemorative
D.L. Hughley’s memoir challenges the comforting idea that success liberates us from our beginnings. Through fractured family relationships, racial disadvantage, fame, infidelity and the demands of fatherhood, he confronts the unsettling possibility
Greg Steinmetz’s The President and the Oligarch revisits the struggle between Andrew Mellon and the political forces challenging his economic vision, revealing how the language of prosperity and fiscal responsibility can conceal
