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london — The late Queen Elizabeth II was “very keen” for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to play a “prominent role” in promoting Britain’s interests, a former official previously said, according to a trove of documents relating to the former prince’s appointment as Britain’s trade envoy in 2001. In a February 2000 memo to the then foreign secretary, Robin Cook, David Wright, then chief executive of government body British Trade International, said it was “the Queen’s wish” for Mr Mountbatten-Windsor to serve as trade envoy and that the role was a “perfect fit” at the end of his career in the…
Versatile Nantes forward Mostafa Mohamed is significantly missing from the 27-man reserve squad.Published May 21, 2026May 21, 2026Nantes forward Mostafa Mohamed has been left out of Egypt’s qualifying squad for next month’s FIFA World Cup, but uncapped teenager Hamza Abdelkarim, who plays for Barcelona’s Under-19 team, is included.Liverpool keeper Mohamed Salah will captain the team and team up with Manchester City’s Omar Marmouche to lead the attack at the World Cup, to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, head coach Hossam Hassan announced on Wednesday.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of…
A CHIOS crude oil tanker and a U.S. flag waving in the wind anchor off the coast of Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery on March 4, 2026 in El Segundo, California.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesU.S. oil prices fell below $100 a barrel on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran were in the final stages. west texas intermediate Futures fell more than 5% to close at $98.26 per barrel. international benchmark brent Futures also fell by more than 5%, settling at $105.02 per barrel. President Trump said earlier this week that he was halting new military…
Nvidia announced new record earnings after the market closed on Wednesday, reporting financial results for the quarter ending April 26. During that three-month period, the company brought in $81.6 billion in revenue (up 20% from the previous quarter), with record data center revenue of $75.2 billion. Using the proceeds, the company authorized $80 billion in stock buybacks. “Our Blackwell architecture is everywhere, adopted and deployed by every major hyperscaler, every cloud provider, and every major model manufacturer,” said Nvidia CFO Colette Kress. Notably, Nvidia is forecasting a slowdown in revenue growth, with next quarter revenue expected to grow 12% to…
Lisa Su, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), during the 2026 CES event on Monday, January 5, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.Bridget Bennett Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAMD announced Thursday that it will invest more than $10 billion across Taiwan’s semiconductor and AI ecosystem to improve chip production and performance.Taiwan is the center of the semiconductor industry because Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.is the world’s largest chip manufacturer, producing products for some of the world’s most valuable companies. Nvidia to apple. AMD is benefiting from continued heavy spending on AI infrastructure and aims to increase…
Former Barcelona and Spain national team player Miguel Ángel Nadal believes Spain are among the favorites to win the 2026 World Cup, but they will face stiff competition from a small group of strong rivals in the tournament, which begins next month.Nadal, who played for Barcelona’s Dream Team in the 1990s under the late Johan Cruyff, told Al Jazeera that La Roja’s biggest obstacle may be the pressure of high expectations.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”Spain is basically one of the favorites to win, but there is considerable competition from other countries such as Brazil, France and Germany,”…
Cryptocurrency companies spent years monetizing volatility and are now trying to survive without it. The first-quarter earnings underscored that the days of easy crypto moonshots and hype-based profits are coming to an end. The lower the Bitcoin and ether As prices dried up speculative demand and investors broadly exited risky assets amid macro uncertainty, trading activity across exchanges cooled and individual participation waned. The economic slowdown is also reflected in quarterly updates from publicly traded companies, with exchanges, brokers and crypto finance companies reporting weaker trading and staking revenues and weaker customer activity.it’s nothing new coinbase and robin hoodfor them,…
SpaceX’s IPO filing says Elon Musk’s xAI had just $3.2 billion in revenue in 2025 and lost $6.4 billion from its operations. And losses are expected to widen further. SpaceX’s filing reveals plans to scale Grok to “trillions of parameters,” which will likely require significant additional computing spending. Elon Musk announced in February that he would merge xAI, the AI company that had acquired his social media platform X (formerly Twitter), with his rocket and satellite company SpaceX, and then take the combined company public this year. While AI competitors OpenAI and Anthropic are also aiming to go public in…
A consumer owning a Tesla Model YL electric car at a Tesla store in Shanghai, China on October 19, 2025. Photo | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAfter years of delays, tesla The company announced Thursday that its “full self-driving” feature is now available on its electric vehicles sold in China, long after domestic EV brands have rolled out their own self-driving technology.In a statement, X, which is also owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, listed China as one of 10 markets where its FSD (supervised) system is currently available. Although details were not disclosed, the post marks the first time…
OpenAI is gearing up for what could be its biggest public market debut in history, preparing to secretly file a draft IPO prospectus as early as Friday, CNBC confirmed Wednesday.The artificial intelligence company, valued by private investors at more than $850 billion, works with the following banks: goldman sachs and morgan stanley A person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the details are confidential, said they would prepare a submission in the coming days or weeks.”As part of our normal governance, we regularly evaluate various strategic options,” an OpenAI representative said in a statement. “We…