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People walk past buildings that collapsed during the earthquake in Caracas on June 25, 2026. Powerful twin earthquakes killed 32 people and injured more than 700, the interim president announced on June 25, after the powerful impact caused entire buildings to collapse and people to panic.Manaure Quintero | AFP | Getty ImagesActing President Delcy Rodríguez announced on Friday that the death toll from twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela has reached 2,595, an increase of 300 from the previous day as rescue efforts continue for more than a week after the country’s strongest tremors in more than 100 years.In his first…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding guests leave gift boxes at rehearsal dinnerAnd yes, Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper can come to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. Hadid, who has been dating for about three years, was one of many A-list stars invited to the “But Daddy I Love Him” singer’s wedding to the Kansas City Chiefs star on July 3 at Madison Square Garden. In fact, Hadid arrived in New York City’s West Village neighborhood in an SUV to pick up her boyfriend on her way to the ceremony. Hadid, 31, was seen wearing a gorgeous pink dress…
Published July 3, 2026July 3, 2026Hossam Abdelmaguid scored the winning penalty, and Egypt made history by defeating tenacious Australia 4-2 in the penalty shootout and advancing to the World Cup round of 16.A tense game on Friday in which Egypt and off-collar captain Mohamed Salah squandered good opportunities ended 1-1 in Texas after 120 minutes.If the reigning champions can avoid a major upset against Cape Verde, who are playing for the first time in the competition, in the last-32 clash, Lionel Messi’s Argentina will come in next behind Egypt.Either way, the Pharaohs will be celebrating reaching this stage of the…
President Donald Trump speaks with CNBC’s Joe Kernen in the Oval Office of the White House on July 2, 2026 in Washington. CNBCHello, my name is Leonie Kidd and I’m from London. Welcome to today’s Daily Open Newsletter.Try saying “semi-quincentennial” quickly. On July 4th of this year, the United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary of independence.To mark the occasion, CNBC’s Joe Kernen exclusively interviewed US President Donald Trump for a wide-ranging interview that covered everything from his business interests to his Iran deal to his views on AI. What you need to know todayPresident Donald Trump told CNBC that…
Artificial intelligence is rewriting the world, and simultaneously inventing a whole new language to describe how it’s doing it. Sit in on any product meeting, pitch, or panel these days, and you’ll hear people toss around LLMs, RAG, RLHF, and a dozen other terms that can make even very smart people in the tech world feel a little insecure. This glossary is our attempt to fix that: pain-English definitions of the AI terms you’re most likely to actually run into, whether you’re building with this stuff, investing in it, or just trying to keep up by reading TechCrunch or listening…
Gold rose on Thursday as the escalating conflict in the Middle East sent investors into safe-haven assets, while a weaker dollar also supported prices. Photographer: Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWhen the market collapses, investors usually know where to hide in U.S. Treasuries, the Japanese Yen, and gold.But in 2026, that strategy won’t work as expected. Since the Iran war began, U.S. Treasury yields have risen, the yen has fallen to multi-decade lows against the dollar and gold has fallen sharply from its January high.That’s because this is not a typical risk-off episode, strategists say. Investors…
dolly parton I’m grateful taylor swift and travis kelsey A lovely bouquet. After the couple donated a whopping $2 million to the “I Will Always Love You” singer’s Imagination Library Foundation, she thanked them and jokingly added one more wish. “Hi, Taylor and Travis, this is Dolly,” Parton said in a video posted on July 3. “I heard that you two are making a $2 million donation to my Imagination Library. Thank you, thank you, thank you!” The 80-year-old, who founded the nonprofit in 1995, continued: “I was really surprised and very happy by the gratitude.” And considering the couple’s…
On June 21, 2026, a commercial ship is anchored off the coast of Sultan Qaboos near Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman.Elke Scoliers | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesOman’s reputation for neutrality has earned it the nickname “Switzerland of the Middle East.”But the country south of the Strait of Hormuz has adopted a deliberately opaque diplomatic strategy in discussions about tolls on the vital waterway, leaving markets with a “blind spot” as to what will happen next, analysts told CNBC.Oman has served as a key mediator in regional crises and is one of the few countries trusted by both Iran…
This year, the browser wars entered a new phase. The battle is no longer just about search results, but which companies’ AI can act on your behalf inside the browser itself. Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari still dominate the overall market, with Chrome’s advantage largely stemming from its aggressive integration of generative AI into search. But 2026 has brought a wave of new entrants, from well-funded startups to Big Tech itself. They’re all betting that browsers will become less like windows on the web and more like assistants that do things for you. Users looking for alternatives to Chrome and…
Two members of Congress — Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pennsylvania) and Rep. Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.) – said they or their family members had made the purchases. space x Stock price days after the company’s historic initial public offering, according to publicly accessible House financial documents.Mr. Mueser recently disclosed that his dependent child purchased stock in the company on June 15 for between $15,001 and $50,000. It was the first time in several years that Mr. Mueser or anyone in his family had bought stock in an individual company, according to financial disclosures.Cisneros disclosed that he purchased SpaceX stock on June 18th…