Chinese millionaire fails 27th attempt at passing university entrance exams
The 56-year-old has been trying for decades to pass China's notoriously tough Gaokao exams.
1970-01-01 08:00
Your Fourth of July Cookout will cost you less this year, according to American Farm Bureau
Good news for your Fourth of July cookout — it's more affordable than last year. Families can expect to pay $67.73 for a party of 10, down 3% from last year's record high, according to a survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation.
1970-01-01 08:00
Pink left stunned after fan throws mum's ashes on stage during concert
Pink was left stunned during a London festival performance over the weekend, when a fan threw a packet of their deceased mum's ashes onto the stage. The singer, who played at Hyde Park's British Summer Time, appeared to clarify with the fan that what she'd just seen was exactly as it seemed, and was left to discover it was all very real. "I don’t know how to feel about that...I have to say that was a first", she admitted to the crowd. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter
1970-01-01 08:00
HDFC, HDFC Bank’s $173 Billion Merger Creates a ‘Lucrative’ Arbitrage Trade
Fund managers in India have been jumping into a “lucrative” arbitrage trade ahead of a mega-merger that will
1970-01-01 08:00
Meta is giving parents more visibility into who their teens are messaging on social media
Meta is adding new safeguards and monitoring tools for teens across its social platforms: parental controls on Messenger, suggestions for teens to step away from Facebook after 20 minutes, and nudges urging young night-owl Instagrammers to stop scrolling.
1970-01-01 08:00
The world's biggest cruise ship is almost ready
Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, the world's new biggest cruise ship, has completed its first round of sea trials after construction at a shipyard in Finland. It's set to debut in the Caribbean in January 2024.
1970-01-01 08:00
Rob Holding opens up on Arsenal's collapse at Liverpool
Arsenal defender Rob Holding has claimed Liverpool have the 'craziest' fans in the Premier League and has opened up on the Gunners' 2-2 draw at Anfield in April.
1970-01-01 08:00
US Truck Startup Lordstown Files for Bankruptcy After Foxconn Deal Falls Through
Lordstown Motors Corp. more than halved after the electric-vehicle maker, once hailed by former US President Donald Trump
1970-01-01 08:00
Reining In Bureaucracy Starts With a Text Message: Big Take Podcast
Listen to The Big Take podcast on iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Terminal. Millions of Americans depend on public
1970-01-01 08:00
Banks Face Growing Capital Scrutiny With Stress Tests Up First
The Federal Reserve’s stress test is usually the most dreaded part of Wall Street firms’ annual capital planning.
1970-01-01 08:00
Elon Musk picks UFC legend to train him for Mark Zuckerberg fight
Elon Musk has accepted an offer from legendary MMA fighter George St-Pierre to train him for his upcoming fight against Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech billionaires agreed to a “cage match” last week after Mr Musk first proposed a fight following rumours that the Meta boss was working on a new platform to rival Mr Musk’s Twitter. The UFC Apex centre in Las Vegas will be the likely location of the contest, which has been endorsed by UFC president Dana White. Mr Zuckerberg already practises martial arts and competed in his first jiu jitsu tournament earlier this year. Mr Musk, by contrast, claims to “almost never work out”, though does have a significant size advantage over his rival. Former UFC champion St-Pierre, who retired in 2019, is widely considered one of the greatest ever mixed martial artists, having won both the welterweight and middleweight titles. Addressing Mr Musk on Twitter over the weekend, the retired fighter wrote: “I’m a huge fan of yours and it would be an absolute honour to help you and be your training partner for the challenge against Zuckerberg.” On Monday evening, Mr Musk replied: “OK, let’s do it.” The SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter boss revealed that he had a “practice round” with podcaster and jiu jitsu fighter Lex Fridman on Monday evening. Mr Fridman also sparred with Mr Zuckerberg last week, with a video showing the Facebook founder submitting the black belt with a choke hold. No date has been set for the fight, though both opponents have spoken to the UFC president about the contest. Mr White said that the pair were “absolutely dead serious” about the bout. “They both said, ‘Yeah, we’ll do it’. They both want to do it’,” he told TMZ. “This would be the biggest fight ever in the history of the world. Bigger than anything that’s ever been done. It would break all pay-per-view records... You don’t have to be a fighting fan to be interested in this fight. Everybody would want to see it.” Read More Elon Musk confirms cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg Twitter hacker who took over Musk, Obama, Biden accounts gets prison sentence Elon Musk confirms cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg Elon Musk sparks outrage with threat to ban ‘cisgender’ as a ‘slur’ on Twitter
1970-01-01 08:00
Ange Postecoglou pushing for Tottenham to complete James Maddison deal
Tottenham Hotspur are progressing in talks to sign James Maddison from Leicester City, with Ange Postecoglou desperate to bring in the England midfielder.
1970-01-01 08:00
