Do you recall the days when the only thing discussed at corporate sustainability meetings was recycling bins, followed by a round of nods? Those times have long since passed. Carbon targets and net-zero deadlines, which looked unattainable only a few years ago, are already causing CEOs to lose sleep. There is pressure everywhere. Real action, not simply heartwarming press releases, ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats invoked a century-old law to force President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice and the FBI to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.  At a press conference, Schumer said he joined all his Democratic colleagues on the Senate Homeland Security Committee in invoking ‘a century-old and little-known law known as the Rule ...

President Donald Trump dished on the ‘strange story’ stemming from reports that a Secret Service agent attempted to smuggle his wife onto a Secret Service cargo plane accompanying the president on his trip to Scotland, as the Secret Service kicks off an investigation into the incident.  Trump told reporters that he had just heard about the alleged incident, which he ...

President Donald Trump pressured the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee to end a longstanding practice in the Senate to expedite his nominations to district courts and U.S. attorney’s offices, but the lawmaker isn’t budging. Trump late Tuesday night demanded that Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ‘have the courage’ to end the ‘blue slip’ tradition in the Senate, ...

Steve Ricchetti, a longtime Democratic operative and lobbyist, is sitting down with House Oversight Committee investigators Wednesday. He’s known as a member of former President Joe Biden’s inner circle who reportedly played a key role in downplaying concerns, both public and private, about the ex-commander-in-chief’s mental fitness for office. Ricchetti also reportedly helped craft Biden’s historic letter announcing the end ...

President Donald Trump warned that his August 1 deadline for making a trade deal with the U.S. ‘stands strong’ on Wednesday, threatening several key nations with a big tariff hike. ‘The August first deadline is the August first deadline — it stands strong, and will not be extended. A big day for America!’ Trump wrote on Truth Social, using all-caps. ...

At the surface, it sounds simple: virtual reality meets gambling. But a proper VR casino isn’t just a reskin of a desktop game. It’s a fully immersive, 3D environment where players walk around, interact, and gamble with the kind of presence that flat screens just can’t offer. Think blackjack tables where you can glance at someone’s avatar. Poker games where ...

Alright, so here’s the thing — even if you don’t watch Premier League every weekend, this season’s title race is worth paying attention to. Especially if you’re into systems, strategy, or watching people push limits under pressure. Because what’s happening right now isn’t just sports — it’s basically a live case study in optimization, resilience, and failure points. You’ve got ...

Risk management. Sounds boring, right? Sounds like a thing some consultant in a navy suit says over a PowerPoint full of pie charts. But here’s a little secret they don’t tell you in business school: the people who really understand risk — they’re not always in corner offices. Sometimes, they’re in hoodies, staring at stacks of chips, quietly folding a ...

Between them, the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council – namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE – are the main hub of business and tourism in the Middle East region. Yet, despite their close ties and geographical proximity, each has maintained separate visa systems for travellers up till now. That is set to change, though, ...