Posts by Liam Redmond
US stocks: Wall Street ends higher on chip stocks recovery; earnings in focus
Published Wed, Jul 22, 2026 · 05:48 AM WALL Street’s main indexes closed higher on Tuesday (Jul 21), with the Nasdaq leading gains as a steep rally in semiconductor shares helped shift the focus away from the latest Middle East hostilities and tariff battles, while investors looked ahead to major technology earnings reports. A rebound…
Read MoreWho Is Thea Booysen? Meet MrBeast’s Wife, Gamer, Author and Neuroscience Graduate
YouTube megastar MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has married longtime girlfriend Thea Booysen in an intimate ceremony on Richard Branson’s Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. The private wedding, attended by close family and friends, has put the spotlight on Booysen, a South African gaming creator, published author and neuroscience graduate who…
Read MoreCruel kitten torture suspect released under California law now on run after skipping court appearance
A Nevada man accused of torturing a kitten to death in San Francisco is now on the run after skipping a scheduled court appearance days after he was released from jail under California state law. A San Francisco court issued arrest warrant for 33-year-old William Ohlson, of Reno, who failed to appear for his scheduled…
Read MoreSolopreneur Math: 4 Numbers Behind the Solo Startup Boom
The solopreneur path stopped being a fallback and started becoming the default, and Forbes contributor John Werner laid out the numbers on July 18. His argument is simple. AI dropped the activation cost of starting a company so far that the old risk map no longer works. I used to tell founders that a corporate…
Read MoreNetflix scoops up Ben Affleck’s AI company for $500M as streamer leans into technology
Netflix just dropped a ton of cash to scoop up Ben Affleck’s AI startup, but promised to keep human’s in the driver’s seat. The streaming giant paid a whopping $587 million to acquire InterPositive, in an effort to juice up visual effects while keeping big-shot directors on board. A regulatory filing ripped the lid off…
Read MoreWho Is Martina Hunter Alguero? Spain Forward Ferran Torres Dumped Girlfriend Days Before Scoring World Cup Winner Against Argentina
Spain forward Ferran Torres has become one of the biggest names in sports after scoring the decisive goal that lifted his country past Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup 2026 final. However, all’s not well for Torres as the career-defining moment comes as the football star reportedly is facing turmoil in his personal life. On July…
Read MoreWhy Did Ed Harris Want To Leave Dutton Ranch? Actor Says Role Was Much Smaller Than Promised
Ed Harris has revealed that the role he signed up for in Dutton Ranch was not the one he ultimately found himself playing. Speaking to Variety’s Marc Malkin at the Monday premiere of Apple TV+’s The Dink, the veteran actor said he was led to believe his character, veterinarian Everett McKinney, would be one of…
Read MoreControversial California grocery store bill could kill coupon programs, advocates warn
Legislation pushed by a Democratic lawmaker could hurt Californians struggling with the cost of living even more by doing away with grocery discounts, opponents are warning. Grocery stores and retailers beefed up their opposition this month and launched a campaign to derail a bill, AB 2564, that would essentially prohibit surveillance pricing. Surveillance pricing is…
Read MoreSmall Business Optimism Index Rises as Loan Rates Ease
Sentiment on Main Street improved last month, and the NFIB survey published July 14 put the Small Business Optimism Index at 97.4 for June. That is a gain of 2.1 points and leaves the measure just shy of the 98.0 average it has held across 52 years. Brighter sales expectations did most of the lifting.…
Read MoreUtah hiker killed by lightning just steps from mountain summit during trek with brother
A Utah man hiking with his brother was killed last week after a lightning bolt struck him just steps from the summit of the highest peak in Salt Lake County, authorities said. Craig Nelson, 59, set out Saturday morning with his brother for the summit of the east peak of American Fork Twin Peaks after the…
Read MoreKaylee Hottle Cause of Death: How the ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Actress Died at 18
The deaf actress, best known for playing Jia in the MonsterVerse films Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, died following a car crash in Maryland. Source link
Read MoreDeep Tech Startups Get a Fast Track to Corporate VCs
Founders building physical products just got a shortcut into a room full of corporate venture money, because Onward FX opened its fall application window on July 13. This cycle narrows to four categories: energy, defense and dual-use, industrial technology, and aerospace. Chosen companies meet investors in Little Rock on October 26 and 27, and the…
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