Bottles of Spanish olive oil are displayed for sale at a Carrefour supermarket in Spain. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Deoleo, the world’s largest olive oil company, plummeted Thursday after two rivals announced plans to acquire the company, a deal that would further consolidate Spain’s dominance in the sector. Spanish olive…
Iranians are flocking to stylish cafes in the capital, as they look for respite from soaring inflation and the specter of renewed war with the U.S. “Cafes offer a chance to unwind, to escape the stress of exorbitant prices, war and anxiety-inducing news,” said Mitra Alipour, celebrating her birthday at a coffee shop in Tehran….
SpaceX is reportedly evaluating options to launch its own consumer mobile carrier service through potential transaction structures involving Boost Mobile, according to a report by The Washington Post. The Elon Musk-led aerospace company has held preliminary discussions with Boost Mobile’s parent company, EchoStar, as it seeks to expand its direct-to-cell satellite capabilities into a full-scale…
A Lebanese military court on Friday charged 13 people for their alleged involvement in shipping explosives to Hezbollah, a judicial source told the AFP news agency, after authorities seized the roughly 1,100-pound cargo earlier this month. The charges come as pressure mounts on Hezbollah, long a major political and paramilitary force in Lebanon that the…
DoorDash‘s bid to buy Instacart could be announced as soon as Thursday morning, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC. Speculation of a deal has swirled since last week, when The Information reported Instacart was exploring a sale and had held talks with companies including Uber and DoorDash. On Monday, several outlets reported DoorDash was…
26m ago Iran, Russia near agreement on joint development of small modular nuclear reactors Iran is finalizing a protocol with Russia to accelerate joint development of small modular nuclear reactors, Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman and deputy for international, legal and parliamentary affairs at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, has announced. Speaking to Iran’s Shabakeh…
A major regulatory impasse has stalled SpaceX’s launch of Starlink satellite internet services in South Africa, jeopardizing a proposed R500 million investment designed to connect thousands of rural schools. Read: Anthropic files for historic Nasdaq IPO According to statements by US Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell III, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk offered to…
At a media showcase in Johannesburg on Tuesday, The Walt Disney Company Africa highlighted upcoming releases, including new seasons of Percy Jackson and the Olympians and a new Ice Age feature film, while detailing a broader content licensing agreement with rival streamer Netflix. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan Under the terms of…
If you held off on buying AirPods during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, your patience just paid off. Walmart has Apple AirPods 4 on sale for $79 right now, which is even lower than the price they dropped to during Amazon’s sale. Deals like this on Apple’s earbuds tend to go fast, so it’s worth…
Russian strikes killed at least 15 people, including three children, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, officials said on Saturday. The strikes came a day after President Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel that Kyiv warned would help bankroll Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Russian aerial bombs hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, Mykhailo Semikin, the head…
