News that the recent deaths of 15 elephants may have been caused by pesticides sprayed on tomato crops surrounding Amboseli National Park has raised concerns and questions in Kenya. Last week, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said that some of the elephants that had died between 24 June and 24 July had shown signs of…
Yemen’s Houthi fighters claim to have attacked shipping in the Red Sea – a move that threatens to further escalate the already volatile situation in the Middle East. By forcing ships to turn back from the narrow Bab El Mandeb strait, they have threatened to choke off the main maritime route from Europe to Asia….
Could eating lots of chili peppers affect your cancer risk? Scientists have been debating that question for years, and the answer remains far from simple. While chili peppers contain compounds that have shown anti inflammatory and even anticancer effects in laboratory experiments, some human studies have linked very high consumption to a greater risk of…
A motherboard from one of Rivian’s all-electric vehicles. Michael Wayland / CNBC Rivian Automotive stock plunged nearly 15% during midday trading on Tuesday after the electric vehicle maker announced a public offering of 75 million shares of its Class A common stock. The capital raise occurred during extended hours trading after Rivian shares rose 8.1%…
Kuaishou headquarters is pictured on November 5, 2020, in Beijing, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Kuaishou Technology shares rose nearly 7% Friday before trimming gains, after the company announced a capital injection of nearly $2.8 billion into its artificial intelligence subsidiary, Kling AI, with backing from tech giant Tencent. The Beijing-based short video…
Some analysts have questioned whether those recent productivity figures are reliable, in part, because some of the high growth spots are in residential areas, and that they could be explained in part by errors in the data, external. Nevertheless, many economists do think Greater Manchester has performed better than other UK city regions over the…
New details have emerged about Valor Equity Partners’ Fund VII, which last year filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to begin raising capital. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the fund is targeting at least $2.5 billion in capital, a portion of which has already been set aside for further investments in SpaceX. This may…
Reporting Highlights Strings Attached: U.S. officials are demanding access to the health data of millions of Africans as a condition of giving billions of dollars in lifesaving aid to African countries. Privacy Concerns: Experts said the deals are vague and lack standard language to guard personal data from being exposed, misused or commercialized without people’s…
Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk appears on a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle shares tumbled 8% after the software maker told investors to expect an additional $20 billion capital raise, while reporting negative free cash flow for the…
Geothermal startup Fervo Energy said Monday it hopes to raise up to $1.3 billion in its initial public offering. The company would be valued at up to $6.5 billion if shares sell at the top of its $21 to $24 price target. That’s more than twice what Fervo had reportedly been seeking earlier this year…
