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LAHORE: Camp Nou, FC Barcelona’s storied fortress, stands half-finished, a monument to ambition and mismanagement. The €1.5 billion Espai Barça project, meant to deliver a 105,000-seat cathedral of football, has stumbled through a litany of broken promises for partial reopening: November 2024, February 2025, May 2025, and August 2025—all missed. Now, with the Valencia clash … Read more
[Builder.ai went from a value of $1.5 billion to zero in a few months, amid questions over the sales of an A.I. product. Its downfall hints at a broader downturn.
WASHINGTON: Chicago police will not collaborate with any National Guard troops or federal agents if US President Donald Trump deploys them to the city in coming days as threatened, Mayor Brandon Johnson said on Saturday. Johnson, surrounded by other city leaders, signed an executive order aimed at preparing Chicago for any US enforcement operation as … Read more
The term, which was popularized by a “Star Wars” show and is rooted in real frustrations with technology, has become a go-to slur against artificial intelligence and robots.
Mike Wirth, who has seen many booms and busts over the more than 40 years he has been with the energy giant, said that “when the world stops using oil and gas, we’ll stop looking for it.”
[The president wants to pack the central bank’s Board of Governors with loyalists, which would grant him greater sway over an institution that is supposed to be independent from the White House.
House of the Dragon Season 3 will open directly after the dramatic conclusion of Season 2, with the long-anticipated Battle of the Gullet confirmed as the starting point. The Season 2 finale left multiple storylines unresolved. Alicent Hightower allowed Rhaenyra Targaryen to take King’s Landing, King Aegon II abandoned the city, Otto Hightower was seen … Read more
After a week of demonstrations, protesters on Sunday directly targeted the people they blamed for economic challenges and police brutality.
PARIS: Moroccan striker Hamza Igamane scored twice on his debut as Lille shrugged off the absence of the injured Olivier Giroud to humiliate Lorient 7-1 away in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Igamane, 22, signed for Lille on Friday from Rangers for a reported 10 million euros ($11.7m) and wasted no time making an impact for … Read more
PARIS: World number one Shi Yuqi survived two match points on Saturday to book a world championship final meeting with Thai titleholder Kunlavut Vitidsarn, as top seed An Se-young was upset on the women’s side of the draw. Chinese star Shi battled back from 18-20 down in the second game to beat Canadian youngster Victor … Read more
