The Guardian Culture

Show me the funny: essential comedy at Edinburgh fringe 2026

Elf Lyons mixes humour and heartbreak, Frank Skinner works the crowd, Kristen Schaal returns with a secret – and one man sings the same song over and over againNo fringe festival has been complete in recent years without some oddball clown confection – usually animal-based – from the idiosyncratic Lyons. But this year’s offering promises something unusually personal, a reflection on a breakup she experienced while touring her last show.Pleasance Courtyard, 5-31 August Continue reading...

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Financial Times

Putin ties himself to ruling party as war fatigue bites

United Russia is campaigning with the president for the first time in nearly 20 years

business  Jun 30, 2026

Financial Times

Is AI an exoskeleton for the mind?

Technology that helps people do things they couldn’t otherwise achieve can also lead to atrophy

business  Jun 30, 2026

Financial Times

What would multilateral ‘AI arms control’ look like?

Given the competition, it’s debatable whether a US-China safety deal is even possible

business  Jun 30, 2026

Financial Times

Magnificent Seven stocks shed $2.3tn in Wall Street tech rotation

Investors switch to soaring chipmakers benefiting from hyperscalers’ vast AI spending

business  Jun 30, 2026

Financial Times

Heavy corporate AI spenders add staff faster than peers

Study of 22,000 US companies challenges fears that generative AI will trigger broad job losses

business  Jun 30, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Trump Lost the Fed Battle, But Look What He Won

The Supreme Court cleared his right to fire regulators at will — like in markets, crypto.

business  Jun 30, 2026

Financial Times

Elliott’s acolytes: how Paul Singer’s hedge fund became a spinout factory

The vaunted investor has spawned a small army of new firms mirroring Julian Robertson’s ‘Tiger cubs’

business  Jun 30, 2026

Financial Times

How the great wealth transfer is rattling Wall Street

Tens of trillions of dollars are moving between generations — and younger heirs feel little loyalty to traditional advisers

business  Jun 30, 2026

Financial Times

Private equity fund investors turn to debt-like deals in downturn

Backers of buyout funds agreed $9bn worth of ‘alternative’ transactions last year, up from $6bn in 2024

business  Jun 30, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Breitling Owner: China Remains a Complicated Market

Georges Kern, CEO of House of Brands, says that although the group is gaining market share in China, consumers remain reluctant to invest in luxury goods. He also shares more about the group's expansion plans on "Bloomberg: The China Show." (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Jun 30, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

US Tech Rebounds, Traders On Yen Intervention Watch | The Asia Trade 6/30/2026

"Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Tokyo and Sydney with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts, getting insight and analysis from newsmakers and industry leaders on the biggest stories shaping global markets. (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Jun 30, 2026

BBC World

Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence and apathy

People in areas devastated by twin earthquakes say they need more support from the government.

general  Jun 30, 2026

ESPN

Mets' miscues lead to little league HR for Jays

George Springer rounded the bases on a little league home run against the Mets on Monday night when New York star left fielder Juan Soto misplayed a sinking line drive and center fielder A.J. Ewing flubbed the throw backing up the play.

sports  Jun 30, 2026

Science Daily

A massive asteroid slammed into the North Sea and triggered a 330-foot tsunami

Scientists have finally confirmed the origin of the mysterious Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea. New evidence shows that an asteroid about 160 meters wide struck the seabed roughly 43 to 46 million years ago. The impact triggered a tsunami more than 100 meters high and left behind a crater that geologists debated for years.

science  Jun 30, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Miniso US CEO on Business Growth Strategy

Tom Bartlebaugh, CEO of Miniso USA, discusses his outlook for the Chinese brand's expansion into North America, and its strategy in expanding on lifestyle and apparel products, utilising collaborations and original IP. He says the company targets 20% in US store growth this year. He speaks exclusively with Haidi Stroud-Watts on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Jun 30, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Japan’s Two-Year Bond Sale Demand Stronger Than 12-Month Average

Japan’s two-year government bond auction Tuesday saw stronger demand than the 12-month average as elevated yields underpinned buying.

business  Jun 30, 2026

Financial Times

Businesses face up to budget-busting AI bills

A shift to usage-based pricing and new models is making companies rethink spending

business  Jun 30, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Will Ferrell Is Lonnie Hawkins in New Skims Campaign

The actor poses as his new character in the upcoming Netflix comedy ‘The Hawk’ for a new SKIMS ad.

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

China PMI Lays Relatively Constructive Picture for June: BofA

China’s factory and non-manufacturing activity fared better than expected in June. BofA's Helen Qiao says the supply-side factors have been "pretty resilient for some time," but the "question is really on the demand-side - consumption and investment." (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Jun 30, 2026