French Open: Alcohol banned from stands at Roland Garros by tournament director Amelie Mauresmo
The first week of the tournament has seen a raucous atmosphere and there was an incident on Wednesday when Belgian David Goffin claimed a spectator spat chewing gum at him during his five sets victory over France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
Princess Kate won’t attend upcoming military ceremony as she continues cancer treatment
Kate, the Princess of Wales, will miss a military ceremony she would usually take part in next month as she continues her cancer treatment, a Kensington Palace spokesperson said Thursday.
Salesforce shares tumble 20% in worst day since 2004
Salesforce stock fell Thursday after the company released weaker-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday.
A top secret meeting is kicking off in Madrid with the CEOs of Google DeepMind, Anthropic and Microsoft AI in attendance
AI will once again dominate discussions at the secretive annual Bilderberg Meeting, which kicks off in Madrid, Spain on Thursday.
Temperatures in India hover at record highs as heatwave grips the country
A record heat wave has engulfed India’s capital region Delhi and surrounding areas, with temperatures near all-time highs throughout the week.
Dubai bling: Billions of dollars worth of African gold is being smuggled into the UAE each year, research finds
Each year, as much as $35 billion worth of gold from artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa is smuggled out of its borders, a report found.
Fintech targeted by climate skeptics banks $37 million from likes of UBS, CommerzVentures
Swedish climate fintech Doconomy told CNBC it’s raised $36.9 million in a Series B round co-led by the venture arms of UBS and CommerzBank.
L’Oreal says it’s working on a form of bioprinted skin that can actually ‘feel’
L’Oreal says it is working with start-ups and research institutions to develop bioprinted skin that can actually “feel.”
South Korean tech conglomerate SK Inc. surges 16% after chair’s $1 billion divorce settlement
SK Inc. is one of Korea’s largest conglomerates and is the holding firm for SK Hynix, one of the world’s biggest memory chip firms.
BlackRock-backed fintech Trustly says IPO still at least one year out even as profits jump 51%
Johan Tjarnberg, CEO of Trustly, told CNBC his firm still needs time to prove the value of its open banking tech to investors before going public.
