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Warren Buffett’s son worked on a farm instead of going to college—he’s now the chairman of $1 trillion Berkshire Hathaway
Before becoming chairman of his father's trillion-dollar company, Howard Buffett was a college dropout who taught himself to farm.
OpenAI’s search for a chief communications officer hits 9 months after a top candidate turned down the role
The company is ramping up its search efforts amid a seemingly never-ending string of controversies.
In midterm years, October is usually the best month for stocks, with gains 73.7% of the time
Since 1950, September has been the weakest month of a midterm year, and October and November the strongest. Strategists say the setup, so far, still holds.
‘Taxes aren’t really high enough for them to be sensitive’: the fears of the wealthy fleeing New York and California were just that
We heard the wealthy would move out of New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles because of an unfriendly business climate, but did they actually?
Why Costco has the luxury of sitting out the delivery arms race
People want the thrill of the Costco treasure hunt more than same-day delivery.
London buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl – visualised
As experts fear for future of UK capital’s bus network, some commuters are giving up entirely. London is not alone – with worrying implications for the poorest in societyExperts w…
Mum’s Alzheimer’s has trapped the kids’ NatWest cash
A First Saver account was set up by my mother when the children were born which we planned to use to fund them through universityMy mother set up NatWest First Saver accounts for …
Burnham navigates diplomatic rapids in first Trump meeting, but turbulent waters lie ahead
British aides express relied, as the prime minister’s team say the meeting was at the ‘top end of their expectations’On the flight out to New York this week, one of Andy Burnham’s…
US Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: Report
US President Donald Trump previously tapped David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar before Sacks stepped down from the role earlier this year after reaching his service limit as a s…
Malicious iOS app FomoPeek linked to $580K crypto theft, SlowMist says
SlowMist said malicious FomoPeek versions distributed through Apple’s App Store used iOS kernel exploits to escape the sandbox and access sensitive data from other apps.
Qantas announces 18-hour direct flights from Sydney to New York with onboard ‘wellbeing zones’
Due to take off in 2028, it is set to be the national carrier’s second ultra long-haul route after Sydney to LondonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our br…
Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds
Alpenglow would let exchanges, bridges and merchants treat payments as irreversible almost immediately.
How much do you spend on a birthday present?
Do you show you care through expensive presents? Or do you consider a drink in a pub a worthy birthday gift?
Bitcoin's on a streak it hasn't hit since 2012
Bitcoin’s 10% September gain puts it on track for a rare three-month winning streak last seen in 2012.
New UK agency to fight ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham tells UN
PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information DefenceSecurity chiefs will set up a new national centre to tackle disinforma…
Critics of UK government’s economic forecaster are ‘shooting the messenger’, say MPs
Treasury committee rejects calls for fundamental reform of independent watchdog the Office for Budget ResponsibilityAttacks on the government’s independent economic forecaster fro…
AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock
BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity for digital assets.
Zcash leads crypto majors with a 10% gain as bitcoin holds near $87,000
Falling oil eased inflation worries through the Asian session, while a bill to make the government's bitcoin stockpile permanent moved further through Congress than any before it.
Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension
‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxesA thinktank linked to Reform UK has called for the abolition of t…
OpenAI, Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks: Reports
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to brief the UN Security Council as it examines AI risks and global security.
Will Trump's AI rebrand as 'super intelligence' catch on?
Some people close to the president have started to use the term but experts say it is unlikely to catch on.
Cuban delegation walks out as Trump calls country a 'failed state' at the United Nations – video
Cuban delegates left the room during the US president's speech to the UN general assembly, where he called Cuba 'a failed state' and said the country 'will fall'. The US has maint…
How would AI actually ‘kill all humans’? Here are the top five most likely scenarios | Toby Walsh
From a dangerous new bioweapon to total societal breakdown, is a ‘superintelligent’ AI capable of wiping out humanity?Earlier this month, artificial intelligence researcher Jacob …
CFTC issues warning over risky prediction market ‘mention’ contracts
The warning comes weeks after the CFTC fined a former White House teleprompter operator who made more than $107,000 trading prediction contracts tied to President Trump’s speeches.