Google faces ramped up European Union pressure to lift barriers to rival AI search assistants on Android handsets in an escalation that the US giant fears could compromise users’ security and privacy. https://t.co/ksbXHA3CHg ...

South Africa’s reform drive is losing steam as delays to rail and port overhauls and private-sector participation weigh on momentum. https://t.co/esTvaUDl73 ...

On this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, Google's Elizabeth Reid joins @TheStalwart and @tracyalloway to discuss search in the world of AI. As vice president of search, Reid tells us about how AI is changing user behavior and how Google is incorporating Gemini into search https://t.co/qoGXjc1GMM ...

The surge in foreign inflows into Brazilian equities is set to extend for the rest of the year amid revived risk appetite across global markets, according to top banking executives. https://t.co/PXqPDG5BeN ...

Health records from 500,000 people who are participating in British research into aging and diseases were made available for sale on an Alibaba website. https://t.co/uh51xPOjPH ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country deserves “full-fledged” membership in the European Union, rejecting proposals for an alternative path that is faster but with fewer rights. https://t.co/IQDRBdsGjP ...

Xiaomi’s SU7 Ultra is a high-powered EV undercutting European rivals on price. https://t.co/eTPFkCM9l6 ...

Costs to build natural gas-fired power plants in the US increased 66% between 2023 and 2025 as developers propose building more projects nationwide to meet rising electricity demand. https://t.co/QXvZkF3OSg ...

US stock-index futures fell before the bell on Thursday as traders awaited developments in the Middle East and pored over corporate earnings. https://t.co/Llcerxemhv ...

President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy to shoot any boat putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to step up efforts to clear the critical energy waterway. https://t.co/zkCCvaKcRE ...