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A Google logo displays on a smartphone screen and the European flag on a computer screen.Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesEuropean regulators have fined Google 890 million euros ($1 billion), alleging the company gives preferential treatment to its own services. The fine is Google’s first under the European Union’s sweeping Digital Markets Act (DMA) which aims to scrutinize Big Tech’s operating practices in Europe. Shares of Google-parent Alphabet were around 4% lower in premarket trading, but that primarily reflected investor unease over rising AI spending outlined in the company’s earnings report on Wednesday.The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm,…

Former Australia batter Aaron Finch likened England’s recent coaching and captaincy upheaval to a ‘circus’ and says many Australians have been watching things unfold from afar ‘giggling’ at their old rivals.Ben Stokes sensationally announced his retirement from international cricket during his side’s final Test match of their series defeat by New Zealand in June, with head coach Brendon McCullum later dismissed as head coach of the red-ball side. The Test side are therefore set for major changes amid a slump in form, having lost seven of their last nine matches. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player…

Jennifer Aniston is a fan of Courteney Cox’s career pivot. In fact, she applauded her Friends costar’s work as a director and producer on Evil Genius—an upcoming crime thriller starring Cox’s former sister-in-law Patricia Arquette based on the Netflix docuseries of the same name—after it was added to the Toronto International Film Festival lineup. Re-sharing a post from Cox about the movie, Aniston wrote on Instagram Story July 21 alongside emojis of red hearts and clapping hands, “My girl!” “So proud of you!!” the 57-year-old continued in the comments section of the Cox’s post, which her friend captioned, “When you…

Every weekday, Matt, a software engineer, looks forward to his four-hour train commute to Pawling, New York. It’s time he uses to work on his own project: a browser-based video game for which he writes every line of code himself.“I am actively trying to keep my axe sharp,” said Matt, who did not want to use his actual name, to protect his employment. In the last six months, Matt’s job has increasingly shifted away from coding, problem solving and software architecture towards reviewing code generated by artificial intelligence. Convinced that the shift will weaken his skills, he’s doing what he…

British food has long been unfairly maligned as being brown, bread-y, and boring. But stateside, we’ve seen a major shift in attitudes toward British food in the past year or two, with a near-sensational response to new British-inspired restaurants such as Dean’s and Wilde’s. And London’s restaurant scene is vast and ambitious, yet also surprisingly intimate. It draws from culinary traditions all over the world without feeling trend-chasing, celebrates seasonal ingredients with near-religious devotion, and retains a warmth that makes even exceptional restaurants feel disarmingly welcoming. Meals here have a way of stretching into entire evenings, and you’ll want them…

On Wednesday, IBM officially reported earnings and the news was as bad as everyone knew it would be. While the 115-year-old company still generates boatloads of cash — $17.2 billion in revenue, $9.9 billion in gross profit, nearly 58% margins, and $2.2 billion in net earnings for the quarter — its results fell well short of Wall Street’s expectations. It was such a bad miss that IBM CEO Arvind Krishna and the board took an unprecedented step of warning investors ahead of time that the earnings was “was worse than our expectations,” offering everyone a sneak peek. He published a…

NewsFeedFor decades, neo-Nazis and far-right extremists flocked to the Austrian home where Adolf Hitler was born to glorify the Nazi leader. Now, the building has been transformed into a police station following a $22.8-million renovation.Published On 22 Jul 202622 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplanes park at Hobby Airport during an afternoon rainstorm on May 27, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines reported a more than 9% increase in second-quarter profit from last year as higher fares are increasingly helping the airline cover its fuel tab, but its summer outlook fell below Wall Street forecasts.The airline forecast third-quarter adjusted earnings of between 50 cents and 75 cents, below the 82 cents analysts expected, even though it projected an increase in sales between 17.5% to 19.5% from a year earlier. The Dallas airline…

2026-07-16T08:11:01.263Z I run a workplace management platform. Here’s how AI is reshaping both the culture and physical form of offices. Micah Remley, the CEO of Robin, discusses how the rise of AI is changing the culture around offices and how office spaces physically look. 4 min read 2026-07-11T13:14:01.263Z I moved from Connecticut to the South chasing a cheaper, simpler life. It wasn’t at all what I expected, so I moved back. Connecticut native Sandra Bonola moved to South Carolina for Southern charm and a cheaper lifestyle. Instead, she found it hot, crowded, and pricier than expected. 7 min read 2026-07-08T11:42:55.426Z The World…

Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari must “come and fight for the win” at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix while McLaren boss Andrea Stella expects the Scuderia to be “extremely competitive”.Ferrari and Mercedes have shared two wins each in the last four rounds although the Silver Arrows have had the upper hand on outright pace for most of the season. Kimi Antonelli, who is now 45 points in front of Hamilton and 50 points ahead of George Russell in the Drivers’ Championship, was on flying form last weekend in Belgium, even overturning the misfortune of not being able to pit under a…