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Lead: Sergey Brin and Larry Page, co‑founders of Google, have moved to shrink their formal California footprints as a proposed one‑time wealth tax for billionaires gains momentum. In the 10 days before Christmas 2025, an entity tied to Mr. Brin terminated or relocated 15 California limited liability companies, with seven reconstituted in Nevada. Mr. Page … Read more
Lead: A small U.S. delegation arrived in Caracas on Friday for technical and logistical assessments aimed at re-establishing diplomatic ties, while President Trump announced he had cancelled a planned “second wave of attacks” and prepared to meet oil executives at the White House to discuss reconstruction investment. Venezuelan officials confirmed reciprocal talks and said they … Read more
Lead Nimble unveiled the Champ Stack 10K at CES 2026, a 10,000mAh portable charger designed to physically split into two functioning units so two people can charge simultaneously. Announced in Las Vegas, the device detaches into two independent 5,000mAh modules, each retaining charging ability and onboard connectors. When used as a single unit the bank … Read more
Play! Pokémon has announced the 2026 Standard format rotation that removes cards bearing the “G” regulation mark from tournament legality, with digital play on Pokémon TCG Live adopting the change on March 26, 2026 and in-person Play! Pokémon events following on April 10, 2026. Cards stamped with “H,” “I,” and “J” regulation marks will remain … Read more
E.U. and South America to Form Free-Trade Zone With 700 Million People Lead: On Jan. 9, 2026, the European Union approved a comprehensive trade pact with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay that establishes a free-trade area linking markets totaling roughly 700 million people. The agreement, negotiated in Brussels after extended internal debate, revives a long-dormant … Read more
Lead: A group of clinicians and scientists has urged the World Health Organization to recommend respirator-grade masks for all patient-facing clinical encounters, arguing that surgical masks offer insufficient protection against flu-like and Covid-style airborne infections. The appeal, sent to WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and published 9 January 2026, says respirators such as FFP2/FFP3 … Read more
Lead: On Friday a powerful Atlantic low named Storm Goretti swept across southwestern Britain and northwestern France, bringing extreme winds, heavy rain and snow that cut power to hundreds of thousands and disrupted travel across multiple countries. The system lashed the Isles of Scilly with gusts up to 99 mph (159 kph) and produced a … Read more
Amazon announced on Friday that its digital pharmacy will begin offering Novo Nordisk’s newly launched oral version of Wegovy in the United States, joining more than 70,000 retail pharmacies and several telehealth providers. Novo Nordisk began rolling out the pill in the U.S. earlier in the week, with a cash starting dose of $149 per … Read more
Lead Pope Leo XIV, the first United States–born pope, delivered a high-profile address to the international diplomatic corps at the Vatican on January 9, 2026, warning that the post–World War II prohibition on cross‑border force has been eroded. Speaking in his native English before ambassadors gathered in the Apostolic Palace, he highlighted rising tensions in … Read more
As technology shares climbed in early 2026, many founders and senior executives with concentrated holdings sought ways to reduce single‑stock risk without triggering large capital gains. Financial advisers and wealth managers say exchange funds — pooled vehicles that swap concentrated positions for a pro rata interest in a diversified partnership — are an increasingly popular … Read more
Lead: Elon Musk’s AI company xAI announced on January 8, 2026, that it will invest $20 billion to build a data center called MACROHARDRR in Southaven, DeSoto County, Mississippi, near Memphis. The governor of Mississippi described the project as the largest private investment in state history and said operations are expected to begin next month. … Read more
January 9, 2026 — Satellite and crewed-space imagery show iceberg A23a, once about 4,000 square kilometers and at times twice the size of Rhode Island, now drenched in blue meltwater and deteriorating rapidly as it drifts in the South Atlantic off the eastern tip of South America. NASA reported images taken on Dec. 26 and … Read more
Lead U.S. health authorities are assembling evidence to show recent measles outbreaks, including those in South Carolina and along the Arizona–Utah border, are separate importations and not continuations of a major Texas outbreak that began in January 2025. The determination matters because the United States has held World Health Organization measles elimination status since 2000 … Read more
On her 44th birthday, the Princess of Wales released the final short film in a four-part video series reflecting on nature’s restorative effects. The footage, shot around the UK, pairs winter landscapes with her personal reflections as she continues recovering after cancer treatment. In the clip she frames the natural world as a quiet teacher … Read more
Researchers at University College London say new Alzheimer’s treatments should focus on two risk-raising variants of the APOE gene, arguing that neutralising their harmful effects could prevent the majority of cases. The claim follows the arrival of drugs that remove toxic brain proteins but deliver only modest clinical benefit and have been rejected for broad … Read more
