Aurigny chief executive Nico Bezuidenhout has questioned whether Guernsey’s publicly owned airline should still be required to break even when about 70% of its operations now involve essential lifeline services.…
The UK’s competition watchdog is investigating whether Ryanair unfairly charges parents to sit beside their children on flights. The Competition and Markets Authority said the airline’s mandatory family seat typically…
Wild agave growing across India’s Deccan Plateau is becoming a source of income for farmers and a raw material for the country’s small but growing agave-based drinks industry. Masapalli Venkatesh…
Spain could receive 100 million international tourists in 2026 as geopolitical instability redirects some travellers from the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean. The expected growth is also adding pressure to…
Nike and other major brands are releasing lengthy, celebrity-filled campaigns around the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, with commercials increasingly presented as entertainment rather than conventional product advertising. Nike’s six-minute…
The Bank of England has kept its benchmark interest rate at 3.75% for a third consecutive meeting, leaving borrowing costs at their lowest level since February 2023. Further cuts had…
The U.S. economy has continued to grow despite tariffs, immigration restrictions, energy disruption, and persistent inflation, supported by business investment, productivity gains, domestic energy production, and flexible financing markets. The…
Bluesky has launched support for group chats, giving users a way to hold private conversations with up to 50 people as the social network adds more community-focused features. The feature…
Meta has previewed new features for Edits, its Instagram video-editing app, including an AI assistant, a desktop version, a Beta tab, and expanded audience insights. The company showed the upcoming…
Coinbase has introduced Coinbase for Agents, a new tool that lets users connect an AI agent to their Coinbase account so it can trade, pay, and execute workflows within user-controlled…
Deezer has launched a free online AI music detector that scans playlists from major streaming platforms to identify AI-generated tracks, as concerns grow over copyright training data and possible streaming…
Governments in several countries are moving to restrict social media access for children and teens, with Australia becoming the first country to implement a national under-16 ban at the end…
Waymo has launched Waymo Premier, a $29.99 monthly membership program that gives frequent robotaxi riders priority pickups, ride credits, free cancellations, and early access to service in some cities. The…
Pool has launched a new iOS app that uses AI to organize screenshots into searchable collections, helping users find saved recipes, products, travel ideas, quotes, and other items stored in…
Microsoft has signed a three-year agreement to buy 36,920 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from Alt Carbon, marking the company’s first enhanced rock weathering deal in Asia. The…
DoorDash has launched Ask DoorDash, a new AI chatbot that lets users search for food, groceries, and restaurant reservations using text prompts, recipe links, and photos. The company announced the…