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Manila — The father and son suspected of carrying out Sunday’s Bondi Beach massacre spent most of their month-long stay in the Philippines in November holed up in a hotel, rarely leaving their room and eating fast food, a hotel employee told CNN. A hotel staff member, who gave his name only as Jun, said Sajid and Naveed Akram only left the building for about an hour each day before returning to their rooms. Witnesses said there were no visitors to the hotel in the southern city of Davao City. The Akrams’ visit to the Philippines is a key focus…
Taylor Swift shares sweet moment with Kylie Kelce’s daughter Jason Kelce at Chiefs gamekylie kelseyThe little kids couldn’t miss this tough touchdown. The sports coach talked about how she and her husband were doing. Jason Kelce’s 4 daughters—wyatt,6, Elliot,4, bennett2, and finley7 months — reacts when seen travis kelsey He will appear in the Kansas City Chiefs’ home game against the Los Angeles Chargers on December 14th. “That was a really great moment,” Kylie, 33, said in an interview. Broadcast on December 18th her I won’t lie Podcast. “My daughters had yet to see Uncle Trav play at Arrowhead Stadium.…
Polymarket banner outside the New York Stock Exchange, October 7, 2025.Kevin Stankiewicz | CNBCAnnual trading volume in prediction markets could reach $1 trillion by the end of this decade, according to a new report from Eilers & Krejcik, a research firm specializing in sports and interactive gaming.”A number of factors, particularly legal and regulatory challenges, can slow or derail the growth of prediction markets,” Chris Grove, partner emeritus and strategic advisor at Eilers & Krajcik, told CNBC. “But the basic elements of consumer demand and a diverse array of brands looking to meet that demand are clearly in place.”That growth…
Luma, an AI video and 3D model company backed by a16z, has released a new model called Ray3 Modify that allows users to modify existing footage by providing character reference images that maintain the performance of the original footage. Users can also provide start and end frames to guide the model to generate transition footage. The company announced Thursday that its Ray3 Modify model solves the problem of maintaining human performance when using AI to edit or generate effects for creative studios. The startup said the model better follows input footage, allowing studios to use human actors for creative or…
US President Donald Trump addresses the nation at the White House Diplomatic Reception Room in Washington, DC, on December 17, 2025.Doug Mills via ReuterThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. President Trump’s defensePresident Donald Trump, whose approval ratings are low, touted his economic and other policies and attacked his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, in a speech at the White House. “I inherited a mess,” Trump said of returning to the White House last January. “And I’m fixing it.”Here’s…
What did Coldplay’s Chris Martin say that sparked the former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron scandal?Performing at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts on July 15, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin focused on the pair, who looked like they could jump out of each other’s arms when they saw each other on the jumbotron. “The way we do it is with cameras,” Martin told the audience beforehand. “So if you’re looking at the screen, we’re going to go find out who’s there to say hi.” The first person is a young man excited by an impromptu Happy Birthday tribute from Martin. “Oh, look…
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced Wednesday that he will step down from his position in January.Bongino, a former police officer, Secret Service agent and conservative radio and podcast host who spread conspiracy theories, was controversially selected by President Donald Trump to fill the FBI’s No. 2 position.Bongino will step down after less than a year in office, making him one of the first key figures in President Trump’s second term to do so.”I want to thank President Trump, AG Bondi and Secretary (Kash) Patel for the opportunity to serve with purpose,” Bongino said in a social media post.”Most importantly,…
Reports suggest that live sports viewing is on the decline for certain sports, especially among Gen Z. To solve this, leagues and broadcasters are using different types of viewing experiences, statistics, and analytics to make sports more appealing to fans. One way to do this is to provide an in-video game experience using volumetric video generation, which allows users to view play from different angles. The core technology uses a large number of cameras to capture footage in 3D, allowing everyone to see the footage from different perspectives. Canada-based Peripheral Labs wants to make this technology affordable for leagues and…
Micron logo is on display at the 8th China International Import Expo. Sheldon Cooper | Light Rocket | Getty Imagesmicron technologyThe company’s stock rose 12% after the company signaled strong demand for its memory chips and significantly beat expectations for its fiscal first quarter.Micron, which makes memory storage used in computers and artificial intelligence servers, said on an earnings call with analysts that data center needs are driving increased demand for its products.Micron said it expects the total market size for high-bandwidth memory to reach $100 billion by 2028, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 40%. Management also…
Their story is a 24 trillion to 1 story. A Welsh couple defied astronomical odds to win a million dollar prize not once, but twice. Richard Davies, 49, and his wife Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, listened to their instincts to defy the odds and gamble on Tuesday, claiming a second life-changing sum from Britain’s National Lottery. Mental health expert Stevenson-Davies said in a statement released by the National Lottery: “We knew the chances of it happening again were prohibitive,” but added: “But we are proving that if you believe, anything is possible.” The lucky couple first hit the jackpot in June…