Hollywood Reporter

‘Elle’ Review: Amazon’s Cute-Enough ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Makes No Sense as a ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel

Reese Witherspoon serves as executive producer on the series, which follows its title character during a difficult move in her teen years from sunny L.A. to rainy Seattle.

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

RBI Funding Curbs Deal ‘Body Blow’ to Indian Prop Trading Firms

India’s proprietary trading firms and stock brokers are bracing for a major overhaul of how they finance trading activity.

business  Jun 30, 2026

NY Times World

Norway’s ‘Viking Row’ Is a Fan Phenomenon at the World Cup

Seas of red-clad Norwegian supporters are rowing shoulder to shoulder at stadiums, schools, even a nursing home. Not everyone is thrilled.

general  Jun 30, 2026

TechCrunch

The AI jobs debate just got messier

A new report finds "high-intensity AI adopters” saw headcount increase 10.2%. Among those companies, entry-level headcount rose by 12%, countering the rhetoric that AI kills junior jobs. 

technology  Jun 30, 2026

The Guardian Science

Reflecting pool algae: the science Trump needs to know – podcast

The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC has hardly been out of the news since April when President Trump vowed to have it renovated, and painted ‘American flag blue’ by 4 July. Despite the pool being stripped, cleaned, coated and refilled, within days the algae that has plagued it for decades was back. To find out why these blooms happen, what makes them so difficult to tackle and what Trump could try next, Ian Sample hears from co-host Madeleine Finlay, and from Dr Linda May, a fr

science  Jun 30, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Never mind the Bayeux! Here’s some other great medieval art – and it’s free

Want to see some old wonders but don’t fancy forking out £33 for 40 minutes with a tapestry? Our critic celebrates the British treasures you can see all year round – from monstrous crypt carvings to the vaulting glory of our cathedralsThere’s a carved stone character grimacing furiously in the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral and you can see why – a man is sitting on his head, legs apart, holding a fish and bowl in outstretched arms. Other figures perched atop slender stone columns include a creatu

entertainment  Jun 30, 2026

The Guardian Politics

‘Am I losing this battle? Yes’: Martin Lewis on the online scams that steal his identity – and others’ life savings

Trusted by millions, the finance expert has seen his name and face used to mis-sell a string of fake investments. And yet, he says, it would be ‘very simple’ for the government to stop themThis month, an email from a consumer landed in Martin Lewis’s inbox. It was from an elderly woman with a disability who had been scammed when she invested in a scheme purportedly endorsed by Lewis – and lost her life savings. “THEY ARE BASTARDS!” Lewis wrote at the top of his social media post about it. Even t

politics  Jun 30, 2026

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