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Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, in which neural signals are sent from a person’s head to a computer, was once the stuff of science fiction, but now it’s a competitive cornerstone of the high-tech industry. Neurable, one of the companies vying to commercialize BCI, announced this week that it is considering licensing its “mind-reading” technology into consumer wearables. Neurable specializes in “non-invasive” BCIs, meaning its products don’t require users to undergo brain surgery to reap its benefits, setting it apart from companies like Neuralink, the Elon Musk-founded startup known for inserting computer chips directly into people’s skulls. Neurable’s technology works through…
Shares of Swedish audio streamer Spotify fell 9% in pre-market trading as soft guidance masked results.New York-listed stocks fell as much as 12% after pre-bell results, paring some of the losses.First-quarter revenue rose 8% year over year to 4.5 billion euros ($5.3 billion), and monthly active users (MAUs) rose 12% year over year to 761 million, both of which were slightly above FactSet’s expectations.Spotify said premium subscribers rose 9% to 293 million, reflecting net additions of 3 million in the quarter. This quarter, Spotify expects to add 17 million net users and reach 778 million MAUs. The number of premium…
Vienna Neustadt, AustriaAP — A man who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and was accused of planning to attack superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concert in Vienna nearly two years ago has pleaded guilty at the start of his trial on Tuesday, his lawyer said. Although the plot was thwarted, Austrian authorities still canceled three of Swift’s performances in August 2024. Devastated Swift fans, who had flown to Austria from all over the world to attend performances on the singer’s record-breaking tour known as the Swifties, rallied to turn Vienna into a city-wide trading post for friendship bracelets and…
Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes’ daughter Sterling wears $4,000 accessories at NFL gamebrittany mahomes and patrick mahomesMy daughter is stirring up some fun. Kansas City’s current co-owner gave a glimpse of how his 5-year-old daughter is doing sterling’s latest costume. Alongside a photo of Sterling in a blue button-up dress and oversized cowgirl hat, Brittany, who is also a mom, bronze3, and golden15 months old with Patrick — wrote in an April 27 Instagram Story, “My baby wanted to be a cowgirl today.” And in a sweet moment that proves Sterling looks like her mother, Brittany recently shared a glimpse…
Despite exorbitant fares and match tickets, fan events in New York will be free during the World Cup.Published April 28, 2026April 28, 2026New York City will host a series of free events for soccer fans who want to experience the excitement of the World Cup but can’t afford expensive match tickets, Mayor Zoran Mamdani said in a statement.Mamdani, a well-known soccer enthusiast, announced the free event on Monday with New York Governor Cathy Hochul.”Every fan should be able to watch the best tournament on the planet without breaking their savings,” Mamdani said.The event, held one in each of the city’s…
Coca-Cola bottles on sale at a store in Lovell, Florida, February 8, 2026.Zack Bennett Bloomberg | Getty Imagescoca cola reported quarterly profit and sales on Tuesday that beat analysts’ expectations, helped by strong demand for its beverages.For the full year, Coca-Cola now expects comparable earnings per share to grow 8% to 9%, up from its previous forecast of 7% to 8%. It reiterated its previous forecast of organic revenue growth of 4-5%.The company’s shares rose more than 2% in premarket trading.Here’s how the company reported compared to Wall Street expectations, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG.Earnings per share:…
Luka Modric suffered a facial fracture during AC Milan’s game against Juventus and underwent surgery the next day.by Reuters and Associated PressPublished April 28, 2026April 28, 2026The Croatian Football Federation has announced that Luka Modric has successfully undergone surgery after sustaining a fractured left cheekbone and is expected to play in the upcoming FIFA World Cup.The AC Milan midfielder was injured after a head collision with Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli during Sunday’s 0-0 Serie A draw at San Siro, and the 40-year-old underwent surgery on Monday, weeks before playing in his fifth World Cup.Modric left the pitch with 10 minutes…
NovartisCEOs warned Tuesday that U.S. drug pricing policies under President Donald Trump have created a “very difficult situation” and that reality will soon catch up with both drug companies and patients.”The long-term implications are significant,” CEO Vasu Narasimhan told CNBC’s Carolyn Ross. “The reality of MFN will emerge within the next 18 months.”He said Novartis is committed to forcing governments in Europe and Japan to quickly change the way they value innovation, adding that failing to do so could delay the entry of new drugs into these markets and potentially prevent patients from getting them.President Trump’s most-favored-nation drug pricing policy…
Jackal, a true anomaly spaceship.Provided by: True AnomalyTrue Anomaly, a Colorado startup building space interceptors for President Donald Trump’s massive Golden Dome program, has raised $650 million, the company announced Tuesday. The four-year-old startup is currently valued at $2.2 billion and has raised a total of $1 billion. True Anomaly plans to use the funding to expand its operations, nearly doubling its workforce to 500 by the end of the year.”Space is a warfighting domain, and adversaries are building space combat capabilities on a scale never seen before,” CEO Even Rogers told CNBC.The space race is heating up globally, driven…
Washington DC — Britain’s King Charles III will emphasize Britain’s long history and democratic values that it shares with the United States in a speech to a joint session of Parliament on Tuesday, amid an unusually deteriorating relationship between the two countries. The speech, expected to last about 20 minutes, will begin with a show of solidarity and talk about how the United States and Britain stand side by side. He said the 250th anniversary of independence brings “the highest respect and friendship from the British people to the American people,” and is expected to refer to Saturday’s shooting at…