Quote of the day by Socrates Modern life often measures success by having more, a bigger house, a better job, the latest phone. A line widely credited to Socrates pushes back on that instinct directly. “The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less,”…
Uber issued a forecast for bookings and earnings that trailed analysts’ estimates, while second-quarter profit was in line with expectations. Here’s how the company did versus analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 81 cents vs. 81 cents expected Revenue: $14.19 billion vs. $14.24 billion expected Revenue increased 12% from $12.65 billion a year earlier. Net income climbed…
CVS Health on Wednesday blew past second-quarter earnings and revenue estimates and raised its 2026 guidance, as its insurance unit Aetna shows signs of recovery. CVS, which operates the nation’s largest pharmacy chain, sees full-year adjusted profit coming in between $7.90 and $8.10 per share. That’s up from a previous guidance of $7.30 to $7.50…
India has the most wild tigers in the world than any other country on Earth. As per latest government data, nearly three out of every four wild tigers in the world live in Indian forests. The country is known for its population of Bengal tigers. But beyond the numbers, some individual tigers and tigresses have…
Pakistan’s government said the guidelines, issued on Sunday, are not to restrict media but to “provide an administrative mechanism” to verify media, facilitate access and co-ordinate reporting requirements. The new rules – called the Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines, 2026 – do not set out how long gaining permission, known as a No Objection Certificate or…
Abdul El-Sayed wins fiercely competitive Michigan Democratic Senate primary race in a big victory for the left. President Trump and Jeanine Pirro clash in a heated meeting. And celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is hospitalized after reports he livestreamed self-harm. Here’s what to know today. Takeaways from Abdul El-Sayed’s big win in Michigan No state or…
A Mexican influencer, César Gastélum, has been shot dead while livestreaming on TikTok. Gastélum was filming with two friends outside a fast food restaurant in Tres Ríos, in the northern city of Culiacán, on Tuesday evening when when two men on a motorbike drove up to him and one shot him at close range. He…
Anthropic’s Mythos model created fake online identities as it looked to pressure humans into approving malicious code updates to an open source project, marking yet another cyber incident carried out by a frontier AI system. The incident happened during a cyber evaluation where the U.K.-based AI Security Institute (AISI), a research body, had removed safeguards,…
The Eli Lilly logo appears on the company’s office in San Diego, California, Nov. 21, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that blew past estimates and hiked its full-year sales outlook, as demand for its blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro surged again. The pharmaceutical…
How to clean a gas burner naturally: 5 easy tips for a cleaner, stronger flame If your tea’s been taking forever to boil lately, or that flame under your kadai looks more yellow-orange than a proper blue, your burner’s probably trying to tell you something. The primary issue is usually the same: grease, food splatters,…