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  30m ago Pentagon sending F-35 fighter jets to Caribbean amid tensions with Venezuela The Pentagon is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to the Caribbean as tensions with Venezuela rise over the drug trade and the strike on narco-terrorists, a person familiar with the plans tells CBS News. Reuters first reported the U.S. deployment of the jets, which will be deployed in operations targeting drug cartels.On Tuesday, a U.S. military strike sank a Venezuelan boat and killed 11 people. The president and top officials said the vessel was transporting illegal drugs. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strike was just the…

[BEIJING] China’s factory activity in August expanded at the quickest pace in five months on the back of rising new orders, a private-sector survey showed on Monday (Sep 1).The RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI, compiled by S&P Global, rose to 50.5 in August from 49.5 in July, beating analysts’ expectations of 49.7 in a Reuters poll. The 50-mark separates growth from contraction. The result was better than that of an official survey released on Sunday that showed factory activity shrinking for the fifth straight month. “Notably, the manufacturing sector is helping the recovery, but this rebound is patchy,” said Yao Yu, founder…

Legendary fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died aged 91 – with the worlds of fashion and showbiz paying tribute to a “giant” and a “master of his craft”.The Italian billionaire died at home surrounded by his family on Thursday. “With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder, and tireless driving force: Giorgio Armani,” his fashion house said.Tributes flood in for Armani – as it happened”Il Signor Armani, as he was always respectfully and admiringly called by employees and collaborators, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones. “Indefatigable to the end, he worked until his…

NEW YORK: Tesla unveiled on Friday (Sep 5) a proposed compensation package for Elon Musk that could top US$1 trillion if the controversial CEO delivers on his vision for stratospheric growth from new technologies.The plan, which runs for 10 years and must be approved by shareholders, provides Musk with up to 12 per cent of current total shares, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.To reach the full award, Tesla must reach a market capitalisation of “at least US$8.5 trillion by 2035”, according to the filing.Tesla’s current market capitalisation is just over US$1 trillion, down somewhat…

A COUPLE of weeks ago, a story emerged in Washington that was likely to make any chief executive officer shudder: According to Axios, the White House has created a secret “loyalty rating” chart ranking 553 companies and business groups on whether they display “low”, “moderate” or “strong” support for the policies enshrined in Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” Budget Bill.Initially, Trump’s team did not comment on the story, although the White House has since confirmed that the scorecard – on which groups such as Delta, DoorDash and Uber are reportedly rated highly – does exist.But what is perhaps most notable in…

HMS Venturer, the first among the five Type 31 frigates, touches water for the first time. Credit: Babcock/Thales. Thales has concluded Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) for the Mission System and Combat System on the Type 31 Inspiration-class frigates of the Royal Navy. The company, in collaboration with Babcock and the Royal Navy as part of an international team, finalised all essential factory-based tasks for this programme. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The Mission System FATs were finished by the end of April…

New York — When songs top the charts, they become inescapable: Cross-genre hits are heard on the radio, on streaming, in lobbies and grocery stores. The artists who perform them become famous. But the people who wrote those earworms? Many do not.At least, that used to be the case.In the last few years, a new generation of songwriters has begun stepping into the spotlight. Muni Long has a successful R&B career; songwriter HARDY has done the same in the country music space. Julia Michaels writes big pop hits and records her own. Victoria Monét went from Grammy nominations as a…

Just in time for Grandparents Day, Joy Calls offers companionship, reminders, and wellness check-ins by calling seniors on the phone ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Sept. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ONSCREEN, the creator of the award-winning Joy AI Companion for Seniors, today announced that Joy Calls, a friendly, AI-powered companion that gently checks in on seniors over the phone, is now available nationwide. Just in time for Grandparents Day, the new service works with any mobile or landline, offering emotional connection and reassurance for families everywhere – even those without cell phones or internet access. This innovative technology addresses isolation and the…

[BRUSSELS] Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.95-billion-euro (S$4.4 billion) EU antitrust fine on Friday (Sep 5) for anti-competitive practices in its lucrative adtech business, marking its fourth penalty in its decade long fight with EU competition regulators. The move by the European Commission was triggered by a complaint from the European Publishers Council and comes amid a threat by US President Donald Trump to retaliate against the European Union for any push against Big Tech. The EU competition enforcer had originally planned to hand out the fine on Monday but opposition from EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic on concerns about…

It all started on January 9, 2007, when a visionary walked on stage to showcase his company’s latest invention. Some critics published unforgiving headlines at the time, and takeoff was far from guaranteed. Today, the device has become by far the most influential of its category, with many users considering it the gold standard. This success can be traced back to a series of transformations the iPhone has undergone over the past two decades. After launching the iOS App Store in 2008, Apple continued to meaningfully elevate the iPhone experience. Each year, it debuted significant hardware and software changes, enticing…