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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s children Archie and Lilibet show off their cuteness at pre-Thanksgiving eventPrince Harry and Meghan Markle are revealing details of their recent business moves. As the Archewell Foundation, founded by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2020, is being restructured as Archewell Philanthropies, the Daily Mail reports that three staff members have been made redundant, with former employees told they were being made redundant “due to the closure of the charity”. A spokesperson for the couple confirmed that the team was indeed downsized, but declined to say specifically how many people were affected. “The transition to…

The U.S. economy grew much faster than expected in the third quarter, boosted by strong consumer spending, according to a report released late Tuesday. Gross domestic product (GDP), the sum of all goods and services produced in the vast U.S. economy, expanded 4.3% in the July-September period, the Commerce Department said in its first estimate of third-quarter growth. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected a 3.2% rise.Personal consumption expanded by 3.5% in the third quarter, following a 2.5% increase in the second quarter. Increases in exports and government spending also boosted growth, as did a slight decline in private capital…

Amazon is expanding its AI-powered digital assistant Alexa+ with new features. The company announced Thursday that starting in 2026, it will add four new integrations to the service that will allow Assistant to work with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp. These additional features allow customers to book hotels, get quotes for in-home services, make salon reservations, and more. With Expedia, customers can compare, book, and manage hotel reservations, and get personalized recommendations by telling Alexa their preferences. (Example: “Can you find me a pet-friendly hotel in Chicago this weekend?”) The new service joins existing integrations between Alexa+ and Fodor, OpenTable,…

Chris Kelly, Facebook’s former chief privacy officer, said Tuesday that the next phase of the artificial intelligence boom will focus on improving efficiency.As major AI players race to churn out the infrastructure needed to support AI workloads, Kelly told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” the industry needs to streamline power-hungry builds.”Our brains run on 20 watts. We don’t need gigawatt power centers to reason,” Kelly says. “I think finding efficiencies will be one of the key things that the big AI players will focus on.”Kelly, who was also Facebook’s general counsel, added that AI winners will emerge from companies that can make…

A massive sinkhole has occurred in a canal in Shropshire, England, leaving two boats stuck in deep mud and emergency services have declared a “major accident”. Images released by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service show two canal boats trapped in the approximately 50 x 50 meter (approximately 164 sq ft) sinkhole, with a third boat tipped into the sinkhole. A canal boat is a long vessel designed for navigating the narrow canal system of the United Kingdom. Historically, boats were used to transport cargo, but have since evolved into floating homes and are also used for recreational purposes. Shropshire Fire…

Forward Nicholas Jackson scored two goals in 18 minutes to seal Senegal’s Group D victory over Botswana at AFCON 2025.Published December 23, 2025December 23, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareBayern Munich striker Nicholas Jackson scored twice as Senegal beat Botswana 3-0 in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Tuesday.Jackson, who is on loan at the Bundesliga giants from Chelsea, scored on either side of half-time at Tangier, with Cherif Ndiaye scoring in the second half.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listWith the win, Senegal moved to the top of Group D on goal difference, ahead of…

Silicon wafers with etched chips are seen as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris tours a site where Applied Materials plans to build a research facility in Sunnyvale, California, on May 22, 2023. Pool | ReutersThe Trump administration said in a Federal Register filing on Tuesday that the United States plans to increase tariffs on semiconductor imports from China in June 2027, with rates to be determined at least a month in advance.But in the meantime, initial tariffs on semiconductor imports from China will be zero for 18 months, according to a filing from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.As…

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer refuses to sit on the sidelines of the generative AI revolution. After running his photo-sharing and contact management startup Sunshine for the past six years with little success, the celebrated technology leader has shut down the company and launched Dazzle, a new startup focused on building the next generation of AI personal assistants. Mayer hasn’t yet shared details about Dazzle’s capabilities, but he did reveal that the company has raised an $8 million seed round at a $35 million valuation. The round was led by Forerunner’s Kirsten Green with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Greycroft, Offline…

Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investment Club hosts a “Morning Meeting” livestream weekdays at 10:20 a.m. ET. A recap of Tuesday’s big moments. 1. Stocks were little changed as strong third-quarter GDP data dampened expectations for future Fed rate cuts and pushed bond yields higher. However, Jim Cramer said the market is incorrect because if President Donald Trump were to take over as Fed chief, the Fed would follow President Trump’s orders and lower interest rates. The president has made no secret of his desire to significantly lower interest rates. He has been putting pressure on current Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell,…

Devon Werkheiser is opening up about former castmate Tyler Chase. The co-stars of Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide are speaking out after a heartbreaking video of Tyler, 36, experiencing homelessness on the streets of Riverside, California, was leaked on social media. Devon, who played Ned on the hit Nickelodeon show, told TMZ in an interview published on Dec. 22, “Tyler was a sensitive, kind, gentle kid.” “It’s heartbreaking to see him like this.” In a Dec. 20 social media post that went viral, a recorder asked if Tyler was on Disney Channel, to which he clarified that he was on…