Virginia’s swimming phenom Gretchen Walsh has officially joined the pantheon of all-time greats after being named the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. The announcement came Monday night in New...
Author: Noah Mark
UK Growth Hits 0.7% But Savings Slump Raises Red Flags for Households
Trade pact with US kicks in as MPs question value of Lifetime ISAs for vulnerable savers The UK economy posted a 0.7% growth in the first quarter of 2025—its strongest...
South Korea Hits Pause on CBDC Trials as Stablecoins Win Political Favor
The Bank of Korea has suspended key central bank digital currency testing just months after launching it, raising questions about the country’s shifting digital finance strategy. South Korea’s central bank...
Paris Still Dazzles a Year After the Olympics With Floating Flames and River Dreams
It’s been a year since the Olympic torch went out in Paris—at least officially. But anyone standing near the Tuileries Garden these days could be forgiven for thinking the Games...
RFK Jr. Sets Ambitious Goal: Every American in a Wearable by 2029
Health secretary unveils bold vision to combat obesity through data-driven personal fitness tracking Americans may soon be as familiar with wearables as they are with smartphones — if Robert F....
After ‘Pins and Needles’, Medical Horror Fans Are Lining Up for More Surgical Screams
From rogue doctors to biotech nightmares, the subgenre of medical horror is finding new life—and fresh audiences James Villeneuve’s film Pins and Needles might have slipped into June under the...
Microsoft’s Xbox Layoffs Cast Long Shadow Over Gaming Unit’s Future
Fourth round of job cuts in 18 months raises questions about post-Activision Blizzard strategy Microsoft is swinging the axe again. And this time, it’s falling hard—right on the Xbox division....
Europe’s Online Casinos Bet Big on Open Banking as Traditional Payments Fall Behind
The continent’s iGaming industry is quietly ditching cards and e-wallets as speed-hungry players push for faster, smarter ways to move money. The flashy graphics and immersive gameplay may get all...
Europe’s Internet Lifeline Runs Through Trump’s Fingers — And It’s Got Brussels Rattled
Europe’s digital backbone runs through American cloud servers. With Trump looming over the 2024 U.S. election, EU officials are worried about just how easy it might be for Washington to...
AI Is Redrawing the Tech Career Map, and Engineers Are Feeling the Heat
The CTO of a $205 billion tech firm says artificial intelligence isn’t just automating code — it’s squeezing the middle out of the software engineering ladder. It’s not just about...










