Legal & General’s landmark £4.6bn pension buyout with Ford demonstrates the insurer’s dominance in a rapidly evolving UK market. The deal highlights both opportunities and challenges as new players enter and profit margins compress.
At the Fortune Global Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s investment minister reframed Vision 2030 as a blueprint for global resilience. With non-oil sectors now driving 56% of GDP and multinational headquarters flooding in, the Kingdom aims to become the world’s most predictable partner in unpredictabl
Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni have secured $8 million in seed funding for their AI fashion app Phia, amassing 600,000 users since April launch. The 23-year-old Stanford graduates are taking on tech giants with a Gen Z-focused approach to AI shopping assistance, sharing hard-won entrepreneurial less
Australia’s iron ore industry, long the bedrock of national prosperity, confronts existential challenges from the global green steel transition and emerging African competition. With China’s steel demand plateauing and decarbonization pressures mounting, Australian miners face a critical inflection
Samsung’s high-end Odyssey G6 gaming monitor featuring cutting-edge QD-OLED technology has seen a significant price reduction. The 27-inch display with 360Hz refresh rate now sells for $650, representing a $250 discount from its regular price according to recent retail reports.
Samsung’s flagship Odyssey G6 gaming monitor has reportedly reached its most affordable price point yet, with sources indicating a substantial $250 discount bringing the premium display down to $650. This represents a notable shift in the high-end monitor market, where OLED technology has traditionally commanded premium pricing that placed it out of reach for many consumers.
New research indicates that mud flows on Mars behave dramatically differently than their terrestrial counterparts, with boiling, freezing, and even levitation creating unique surface features. The findings suggest that interpreting Martian geology requires understanding highly localized microclimates rather than applying Earth-based models uniformly across the Red Planet.
What appears as a simple mud flow on Mars might actually represent a dramatic geological process completely alien to Earth, according to new laboratory research. Scientists conducting simulated Martian experiments have found that sediment flows on the Red Planet can boil violently, freeze rapidly, or even levitate like hovercrafts depending on highly localized conditions.
A Microsoft product management director with over two decades at the company was unexpectedly laid off in May, disrupting his retirement plans. The veteran manager now says he’s done with Big Tech entirely and seeking more meaningful work, even at significantly lower pay.
Joe Friend, a director of product management who spent more than two decades across three separate stints at Microsoft, reportedly found himself among the thousands of tech workers caught in recent industry-wide layoffs. According to sources familiar with the situation, the 62-year-old manager learned in May that his position had been eliminated as part of broader corporate restructuring efforts.
Google appears to be developing a significant multitasking enhancement for Android tablets that would allow any app to run in floating bubble windows. This represents the latest move in Google’s ongoing effort to make Android tablets more competitive with traditional computers. The feature could address longstanding limitations in tablet productivity workflows.
Google is reportedly working on a feature that could fundamentally change how users interact with Android tablets. According to emerging reports, the company is developing functionality that would allow any Android application to run in floating bubble windows—potentially giving tablet users the kind of flexible multitasking that has traditionally been the domain of desktop operating systems.
Blackstone-owned QTS has topped out three buildings at its new Cedar Rapids data center campus. The $10 billion project marks a significant expansion into Iowa’s emerging data center market and features innovative waterless cooling systems.
QTS Realty Trust and its development partners have completed structural work on three buildings at their new data center campus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, according to recent reports. The topping-out ceremony marks significant progress on the $10 billion development that could eventually comprise seven data center buildings across the 612-acre site.
Verizon has introduced a new Lite home internet plan designed for areas previously lacking fiber and 5G coverage. The plan offers download speeds up to 25Mbps with substantial discounts available for existing mobile customers. This expansion comes as Verizon reportedly prepares to acquire additional internet providers to broaden its coverage.
Verizon has launched a new Lite home internet plan specifically targeting consumers in regions previously underserved by its fiber and 5G internet services, according to company reports. The plan represents the telecommunications giant’s latest effort to expand its home internet footprint beyond traditional service areas.
