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5. Pussycat DollIt was Anne who ultimately sent Harry his X Factor application when he got cold. “People say I’m a good singer, and it’s usually my mom,” said the 16-year-old, who was already charming when he auditioned for The X Factor in spring 2010 and performed an a cappella rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely.” “Singing is something I want to do, and if the people who can make it happen think I shouldn’t sing, that’s a huge setback to my plans.” Well, they did and they didn’t. Harry didn’t stay in the last boy group, or even…
A joint U.S.-Israel attack on OPEC member Iran risks major oil supply disruptions in the Middle East and, in a worst-case scenario, could trigger a global recession.Iran is OPEC’s fourth largest oil producer, producing just over 3 million barrels per day in January. The Islamic Republic shares coastline with the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important waterway for global oil trade. Oil markets have long shunned the risk of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East. Bob McNally, a former energy adviser to former President George W. Bush, said traders underestimated the threat to markets from Iranian retaliation for…
According to US President Donald Trump and two Israeli officials, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, who ruled Iran for about 40 years, has been killed. Israel has not shared evidence about Khamenei’s death, and Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson earlier insisted that both Khamenei, 86, and the Iranian president were “safe.” However, Khamenei has not been seen in public or on video since Israel and the US attacked Iran with a barrage of airstrikes on Saturday morning. President Trump announced the death on his platform Truth Social, calling Khamenei “one of the most evil figures in history.” Israeli intelligence sources concluded early…
Running AI products requires a lot of computing power. As the technology industry races to harness the power of AI models, there is a parallel race underway to build the infrastructure to power them. On a recent earnings call, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang estimated that $3 trillion to $4 trillion will be spent on AI infrastructure by the end of 2020, with much of that money coming from AI companies. In the process, they are putting enormous strain on the power grid and pushing the industry’s construction capacity to its limits. Below, we list everything we know about the largest…
This story contains spoilers for Part 2 of Bridgerton Season 4. Bridgerton’s creative team remains obsessed with Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page. Following the departure of actors from the Netflix historical romance series (Léger left the role of Simon Bassett after season 1, and Phoebe played his wife Daphne Bridgerton until season 3), showrunner Jess Brownell dismissed the idea of bringing in new actors to continue the characters’ storylines. “We’re not interested in recasting characters,” she told Variety. “I think it feels like it undoes everything that Reger and Phoebe set up in season one and all the beautiful work…
Andreipov | iStock | Getty ImagesThe average tax refund so far this season is up 10.2% compared to about the same time in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data. The year-over-year change was down from the 14.2% increase reported last week.The average refund for individual filers as of Feb. 20 was $3,804, up from $3,453 about a year ago, the IRS said Friday. According to an IRS release, total refunds totaled approximately $109 billion, an increase of 6.9% from 2025. However, total returns processed decreased by 2.4%.Read more CNBC’s personal finance coverageAs consumers worry about affordability, the Trump…
Anthropic’s chatbot Claude appears to be benefiting from the attention surrounding the company’s difficult negotiations with the Department of Defense. As of Saturday afternoon, Claude currently ranks No. 2 among free apps on Apple’s U.S. App Store, as first reported by CNBC. The number one app is OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and third place is Google Gemini. Claude was outside the top 100 at the end of January, but spent most of February in the top 20, according to SensorTower data. Its ranking has risen over the past few days, from 6th place on Wednesday to 4th place on Thursday and 2nd…
Family is everything to Taylor and Travis, so VIP automatically includes their respective parents and siblings. Possible best man Jason Kelsey has at least two daughters, Wyatt and Elliott, who are flower girls with wife Kylie Kelsey, but depending on when the big day happens, younger sister Bennett could grow up as well. (Oh, baby Finley will probably have to put this to bed.) It remains to be seen which of Travis’ Kansas City Chiefs teammates will be chosen, but Travis was a groomsman at quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ 2022 wedding to Brittany Mahomes, so in addition to coach Andy Reid,…
The American flag flies at Warner Bros. Studios on September 12, 2025 in Burbank, California.Tama Mario | Getty Imagesof warner bros discovery The board may have enriched shareholders when it chose Thursday. paramount skydanceThe acquisition offer for NetflixBut it also terrified many employees.While some of these people own WBD stock and may prefer the financials of Paramount’s $31 per share bid to Netflix’s $27.75 per share offer, CNBC spoke to 10 WBD employees who serve in various roles at the company. All 10 people, who requested anonymity for fear of potential backlash, expressed concerns about potential job losses and the…
Stocks have fluctuated wildly over the last week as investors grapple with the impact of artificial intelligence on various sectors and the broader economy. Next week is a wild card after the US and Israel attacked Iran. President Donald Trump said Saturday that a “massive combat operation” in Iran would begin overnight, with the United States and Israel striking Iranian military and nuclear targets. President Trump called on Iranians to “take control of their own destiny” and overthrow the Islamic leadership. Iran reportedly retaliated with missile attacks on US military facilities in the Middle East. The president on Friday expressed…