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

Bloomberg Markets

Indonesia Capital Flight Caps Most-Profitable Bank’s Wealth Push

Indonesia’s biggest non-state bank said capital flight has hampered efforts to expand its wealth management business, underscoring how an erosion of investor confidence is hindering the private sector in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

business  Jun 30, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Australians' Trust in US Hits Record Low

A new Lowy Institute survey points to a significant shift in Australians' views on China, the US alliance, and President Trump. Research Fellow Charles Lyons-Jones joins "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" to unpack the results and their implications for Australia's strategic positioning in the Indo-Pacific. (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Jun 30, 2026

BBC Sport

Inside Paraguay's tears of joy over their seismic World Cup shock

How Paraguay marked one of the biggest wins in their footballing history with euphoric celebrations.

sports  Jun 30, 2026

BBC Sport

'Germany play one way - and it doesn't work anymore'

The team in the studio talk about what went wrong for Germany as they go out of the World Cup to Paraguay

sports  Jun 30, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

China Broker Stocks Eye Best Month Since October on Trading Boom

Chinese brokerage stocks are set to close June with their strongest monthly gain in eight months, driven by rising trading activity and IPO issuance that may sustain the rally.

business  Jun 30, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Indonesia Biofuel Push Adds Strain to Producers and Palm Markets

The rollout of a pioneering palm-diesel blend is set to stretch Indonesian biofuel makers to their limits and tighten global supplies of the tropical oil by diverting it away from export markets.

business  Jun 30, 2026

WSJ World News

China’s Manufacturing Activity Expands, Buoyed by Exports

The data suggest the world’s second-largest economy continues to be supported by strong overseas demand for Chinese goods amid tepid domestic demand.

general  Jun 30, 2026

ESPN

Paraguay were more than just 'uncomfortable' for s...

Germany expected Paraguay to be "an uncomfortable opponent," but the South American side were so much more: they ended Die Mannschaft's World Cup.

sports  Jun 30, 2026

BBC Sport

The end for Nagelsmann? Germany suffer their 'next football nightmare'

Germany make a shock last-32 exit against Paraguay, losing a World Cup penalty shootout for the first time to pile pressure on boss Julian Nagelsmann.

sports  Jun 30, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Astera Labs (ALAB) Soars to All-Time High — This Propelled the Rally

business  Jun 30, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Inks New Billion-Dollar Deal, Soars 15.9%

business  Jun 30, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Record Bond Inflows Ease India Equity Exodus

Global funds invested $5.2 billion in index-eligible bonds this month.

business  Jun 30, 2026

Science Daily

Why scientists fear we're missing evidence of extraterrestrial life

Scientists are raising concerns that we may be overlooking evidence of extraterrestrial life even when it is present. Hidden biosignatures, limitations in detection technology, and assumptions about what life should look like can all create dangerous false negatives. The researchers say future missions should focus not only on finding life, but also on understanding how signs of life could be missed.

science  Jun 30, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Corning (GLW) Sets Date for New Dividend; Shares Up 15.6%

business  Jun 30, 2026

TechCrunch

Vibe coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility

Wix-owned vibe coding platform Base44 has started rolling out its own AI model — with hopes that it will eventually outperform frontier models.

technology  Jun 30, 2026

Financial Times

The young Chinese choosing life in ‘ghost cities’

Urban castaways are making homes in half-empty towers left over from the world’s biggest housing boom

business  Jun 30, 2026

ESPN

Sources: RFA Duren to meet with Lakers, Kings

Pistons restricted free agent Jalen Duren has a pair of meetings set up with the Lakers and Kings when free agency begins in earnest on Tuesday.

sports  Jun 30, 2026