Aug 9, 2026

Perez Hilton faces long recovery after reports he self-harmed during livestream

The US blogger is in a "serious but stable" condition in hospital, according to his family.

Aug 7, 2026

Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant

A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children.

Aug 5, 2026

Police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over 'Tank Day' fiasco

People have filed complaints against Starbucks for allegedly making light of the deadly Gwangju Uprising.

Aug 5, 2026

Perez Hilton recovering in hospital after reports he self-harmed during...

Miami police told US media outlets the celebrity blogger had been "safely recovered" from his home.

Jul 21, 2026

Brazil's Amazon sees sharp decline in size of area burned in 2025

The amount of land burned in the world's largest rainforest was the smallest since MapBiomas records began in 1985.

Jul 19, 2026

Health officials identify source of US explosive diarrhoea outbreak

The US Food and Drug Administration says iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and sold at Taco Bell and Walmart locations was the source of cyclosporiasis infections.

Jul 17, 2026

Taco Bell removes lettuce from menu in US after links to explosive diarrhoea...

Lettuce from one supplier is being removed indefinitely "out of an abundance of caution", the company says.

Jul 14, 2026

Volkswagen planning to cut up to 100,000 jobs globally

The group, which includes Porsche and Audi, has faced a steep fall in profits and tough competition from China.

Jul 12, 2026

How Aldi is taking on US supermarkets with its $4 almond butter

The German supermarket's $9bn US push targets urban hubs like Manhattan. Can its discount model match Walmart?

Jul 11, 2026

Apple sues OpenAI, its employees claiming theft of trade secrets

Apple said in a Friday lawsuit that OpenAI’s nascent hardware business is “rotten to its core.”

Jul 8, 2026

Utah boarding school where Paris Hilton alleged abuse as a teen loses its...

Hilton said the facility "failed the children", as regulators cited neglect and use of unnecessary restraints.

Jun 30, 2026

Australia sues Amazon for making allegedly unfair contracts with subscribers

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Amazon has broken consumer protection law

Jun 29, 2026

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on fame, pressure and World Cup fever

As the Netflix show following their lives returns, the squad open up about their new-found fame.

Jun 25, 2026

Anthropic accuses Chinese rival Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities

The firm alleged that Alibaba used fraudulent accounts to access data from its Claude AI model.

Jun 24, 2026

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba sues US government over defence blacklist

The e-commerce giant is suing the US defence department after it was added to a blacklist of firms with ties to the Chinese military.

Jun 18, 2026

Apple to raise prices as AI boom pushes up chip costs

The firm's outgoing boss Tim Cook did not say when prices would rise or which products would be affected.

Jun 17, 2026

AI will create more jobs for humans, not replace them, Amazon founder Bezos says

The Amazon founder, who now has robotics and space travel companies, thinks AI will create a labour shortage.

Jun 15, 2026

South Korea's Starbucks to shut for staff history lesson after backlash

The chain was criticised for a "Tank Day" marketing ploy on the anniversary of a military massacre.

Jun 12, 2026

Ex-UK political aide Steve Hilton would overhaul California as governor, he...

The Trump-backed candidate is running as a Republican in the deeply liberal state on a platform that he says isn't beholden to party ideology.

Jun 10, 2026

Three questions Bill Gates could face as he testifies to Congress on Epstein

The Microsoft co-founder has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of his former associate's illegal activity.

Jun 10, 2026

Bill Gates says Epstein wanted personal relationship, but he 'never...

The Microsoft co-founder spent hours talking to lawmakers behind closed doors, where he also said Epstein used his marital infidelities to pressure him.

Jun 2, 2026

Microsoft says new quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable than predecessor

The tech giant predicts it will have a quantum computer that can solve commercially useful problems by the end of the decade.

Jun 1, 2026

Watch: Fans break glass door trying to see Netflix star

Huge crowds formed outside a shopping centre in China to see Pursuit of Jade's Zhang Linghe.

May 30, 2026

'Men written by women': How ice hockey romances like Off Campus became TV's...

The Amazon Prime adaptation of Elle Kennedy's ice hockey romance book is an early hit with viewers.

May 26, 2026

China executes man for poisoning billionaire gaming tycoon

The court said the man poisoned the tycoon for sidelining him after he helped secure a deal with Netflix for the 3 Body Problem.

May 21, 2026

Samsung strike on hold as workers push for AI bonus

The walkout, which was due to start on Thursday, has been suspended while union members vote on a tentative deal.

May 21, 2026

Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash

The companies were found guilty by a French court over an air disaster which killed 228 people.

May 19, 2026

'FedEx says your parcel has drugs': The scam that trapped an Indian comedian

Ankita Shrivastav is among millions of Indians who fall prey to cybercrimes every year.

May 19, 2026

Starbucks Korea sacks CEO over controversial 'Tank Day' promotion

Starbucks withdrew the campaign for its drink tumblers after many said it referenced a bloody crackdown.

May 18, 2026

Judge rules gun and writings are admissible in Luigi Mangione's New York...

Other items found with Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald's will not be allowed to be presented in court, the judge ruled.