WORLDKing Charles reveals he paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-25The King becomes first monarch to publish their tax payments - with the figures putting him among the UK's top 100 taxpayers.BBC News·June 25, 2026
WORLDYouTube Shorts are getting even shorter with an update that lets you double the playback speedYouTube Shorts is getting a makeover.TechCrunch·June 25, 2026
WORLDOpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration requestThe Trump administration, apprehensive of potential security issues, has reportedly asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its next big-ticket model, GPT-5.6. The Information reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday in a company Q&A that it would release GPT-5.6 in limited prThe Verge·June 25, 2026
WORLDSmall-caps are booming this year. Here are some of Wall Street's top smaller picksSmall-cap stocks are on pace to notch their best first half of the year since 1991, and TD Cowen and Bank of America have ideas about how to play the trend.CNBC·June 25, 2026
WORLDHere’s What the Supreme Court’s Decision Means for TPS HoldersThe ruling on Temporary Protection Status will have swift repercussions for migrants and employers alike.NY Times·June 25, 2026
WORLDKing and Queen will not live in Buckingham Palace after renovationsKing Charles and Queen Camilla will continue to reside in Clarence House, Buckingham Palace says.BBC News·June 25, 2026
WORLDWhat we're hearing on 32 contract negotiations -- ...Our reporters have the latest buzz on 32 contract extension candidates and their potential new deals.ESPN·June 25, 2026
WORLDScore a discounted Xbox console before the prices jumpMicrosoft announced today that the price of all Xbox models will rise in August, the second time in less than a year as memory prices continue to wreak havoc on every industry from cars to computing. Thankfully, we’re already out looking for Prime Day deals, and we were able to find some discoThe Verge·June 25, 2026
WORLDWhat made the deadly Venezuelan earthquakes differentIt appears the two big earthquakes in Venezuela that occurred in rapid succession may have involved two separate fault lines. Several faults intersect in this tectonically complex region.NPR·June 25, 2026
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WORLDVenezuela earthquakes: ‘intensive’ search for survivors as death toll rises to 188 – as it happened<p>Delcy Rodríguez said authorities were shifting rescue teams from other parts of the country to the hardest-hit La Guaira area</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/25/earthquake-venezuela-caracas-tremors-aftershocks">Venezuela declares state of emergency after deadly tThe Guardian·June 25, 2026
WORLDIran behind attack on cargo vessel near Oman in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. official tells MS NOW"The only crop we're harvesting is what you planted: decades of mistrust," Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a social media post.CNBC·June 25, 2026
