Tech CEO Joshua Baer died in a plane crash in Texas Joshua Baer, the entrepreneur credited with helping transform Austin into one of America’s leading technology hubs, has died after a private jet crashed on a highway in Texas. He was 50.Baer was best known as the founder and CEO of Capital Factory, a startup…
Jamaican man convicted in underage sex case A Jamaican national convicted in the United States for a sex offence involving an underage girl has won a significant legal battle in the United Kingdom after a senior court ordered a fresh hearing into his bid to enter the country.Oniel Spence, 43, had applied in 2023 to…
Whop has emerged as a fast-growing layered digital marketplace reshaping how creators monetise online audiences through courses, communities, tools and niche digital products. Unlike traditional platforms, it enables individuals to build multiple income streams by serving tightly defined micro-niches that scale through volume rather than celebrity influence. Founder Steven Schwartz, whose unconventional upbringing spanned countries…
J.P. Morgan (Image: Wikipedia) There are moments in buying decisions when the conversation shifts quietly. Someone asks for a price, hears it, and the tone changes. Not always because it is unaffordable, but because the situation was never really about comparison in the first place.That shift is what people often associate with J.P. Morgan, one…
Stephen Ogilvie, Belfast victim out of induced coma/image: X The family of a Belfast man whose stabbing triggered three nights of violent unrest across the city have revealed he could lose sight in both eyes as he continues his recovery in hospital.Stephen Ogilvie, 44, has emerged from an induced coma after suffering severe injuries in…
Bruce Lee (Image: Wikipedia) Most people, if they are honest, spend a good part of their lives trying to make things easier. Easier job. Easier relationships. Easier mornings. There is nothing wrong with that instinct. Difficulty hurts, and we are wired to move away from pain. But Bruce Lee spent much of his short life…
The UAE Cabinet has approved a resolution setting 15 as the minimum age for children to access and use social media platforms, becoming the first Arab country to introduce such a measure, news agency Reuters reported.Under the new regulations, children below 15 years of age will not be allowed to create or operate personal social…
5,000-year-old Solstice monument unearthed near Stonehenge in Wiltshire / Image – file Archaeologists have uncovered what could be an early prototype of Stonehenge, a remarkable 5,000-year-old monument that predates Britain’s most famous prehistoric landmark by around 500 years.The discovery was made near Bulford in Wiltshire, about five kilometres from Stonehenge, and is already being described…
US President Donald Trump has said the peace deal signed between Washington and Tehran on Wednesday would remove what he described as Israel’s ‘biggest risk,’ claiming it significantly reduces the threat of a nuclear strike on Israel. The remarks were made to reporters at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France.Revealing details of his conversation with…
Romanch Mahajan (Images/X) An 18-year-old Indian teenager, Romanch Mahajan died after falling from a horse-drawn carriage in New York’s Central Park while trying to save his mother. Police said the incident took place during a family carriage ride when the driver stepped away to take a photograph of the group. In that moment, the horse…
A Liverpool delivery driver earned £300,000 by completing university coursework and exams for students/Image: BBC A UK-based delivery driver who secretly completed university coursework and online exams for students in exchange for money has been jailed for three years after investigators uncovered a large-scale academic fraud operation that generated more than £300,000 in illegal earnings.Shahid…
Seven Rice University students in Texas have turned a classroom project into a startup with ambitions to transform healthcare logistics. Their company, Haast Autonomous, has secured $1.85 million in pre-seed funding to develop a drone-based transport system designed to move critical medical supplies quickly and safely between hospitals. The team believes existing healthcare networks rely…
