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Peter HoskinsBusiness reporter, BBC NewsPavel Durov/InstagramThe multi-billionaire founder of instant messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, says he has fathered more than 100 children.”The clinic, where I started donating sperm 15 years ago to help a friend, told me that more than 100 babies had been conceived this way in 12 countries,” Mr Durov told French political magazine Le Point.Mr Durov, who says he is the “official father” of six other children with three different partners, added that all of his offspring will share his estimated $13.9bn (£10.3bn) fortune.He also reiterated that he denies any wrongdoing in connection with serious criminal…

When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg poached Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang last week as part of a $14.3 billion investment in the artificial intelligence startup, he was apparently just getting started.Zuckerberg’s multibillion-dollar AI hiring spree has now turned to Daniel Gross, the CEO of Ilya Sutskever’s startup Safe Superintelligence, and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.It’s not how Zuckerberg planned for a deal to go down.Earlier this year, sources said, Meta tried to acquire Safe Superintelligence, which was reportedly valued at $32 billion in a fundraising round in April. Sutskever, who just launched…

TV and streaming content and production trends were firmly in the spotlight at the ninth edition of the Conecta Fiction & Entertainment industry gathering in Cuenca, Spain this week, which wrapped up on Thursday. Executives from the likes of Warner Bros. Discovery, the Walt Disney Co., Gaumont Television, Spain’s Atresmedia Group, production giant Banijay, NBCUniversal Telemundo, and Movistar Plus+ and many more touted their original programming and plans. They discussed the state of the industry and its outlook. The latter opened the door for U.S. President Donald Trump to also cast his long shadow over sunny and picturesque Cuenca at least a couple of…

Rosie Assoulin isn’t trying to make your everyday wardrobe. “They’re little special moments,” she said of her resort 2026 offering—a mixture of playful prints, lively colors, and couture-inspired structure with sporty flourishes. “It doesn’t feel wasteful to me because there’s that great white summer dress that you pull out every season. No matter what, it’s getting worn. It could be 12 years old and it still feels fresh every time.”Assoulin is interested in creating clothing for occasions, be it a dinner party or a vacation. “I want to feel great every day. They’re precious few days that you get to…

The care of women and babies at two Leeds hospitals presents a significant risk to their safety, the NHS regulator has said, after the preventable deaths of dozens of newborns.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) demanded urgent improvements to maternity services at Leeds general infirmary and St James’s hospital as it downgraded them to “inadequate”.A BBC investigation this year found that the deaths of at least 56 babies and two mothers may have been preventable at the two hospitals between January 2019 and July 2024.The hospitals, run by Leeds teaching hospitals NHS trust, are the latest to be engulfed by a…

The summer of soccer in the United States isn’t just about the Club World Cup as the Gold Cup is also underway. Sixteen nations are battling for North American supremacy as the competition runs until the final on July 6. Mexico are the reigning champions and the favorites to win, Canada are a strong contenders to take home the crown under Jesse Marsch, and the United States men’s national team hope this is the turning point towards building for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Each team will play three group stage matches, and from there the top two teams from each…

SpaceX’s Starship Explodes in Texas During Preflight TestingThe latest catastrophic explosion of a Starship upper stage is a significant setback for SpaceXBy Mike Wall & SPACE.com A view of SpaceX’s Starbase launch complex in South Texas on April 17, 2025. A Starship upper stage test vehicle is visible in the background. Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSpaceX’s newest Starship vehicle just went up in smoke.The company was testing a Starship upper stage at its Starbase site in South Texas on Wednesday night (June 18), to prepare for the megarocket’s upcoming 10th flight test.But something went very wrong, as video captured by…

Capital One is opening a new lounge at New York’s JFK airport on June 19.The space will be 13,500 square feet and feature tributes to NYC, like a bodega-style coffee counter, New York bagels, and a Central Park-inspired dining area.Travelers with the Venture X or Venture X Business cards from Capital One can receive unlimited access to the lounge. New York City’s busiest travel hub is set to open a new space for passengers.  Today, Capital One opened its flagship Capital One Lounge at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Terminal 4. The 13,500-square-foot space is a tribute to…

new video loaded: Israel and Iran Continue to Exchange Attacks Into ThursdaytranscriptBacktranscriptIsrael and Iran Continue to Exchange Attacks Into ThursdayThe strikes highlight the risks to civilians in Israel and Iran after days of fighting between the two countries.“I’ve been traveling to Europe, but my flight has been canceled and I had to travel through a land border, and I’ve been traveling for 28 hours now. Probably need to travel another 24 hours to reach Istanbul because of the war situation. I come from Isfahan, and the situation in Iran is quite terrible now. I hope that this war ends soon.”Recent…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Latham & Watkins is set to poach a star dealmaker from Wachtell Lipton as the Los Angeles-founded law firm, one of the world’s largest by revenue, seeks to build a corporate practice that can compete with its New York-based rivals.The Wachtell lawyer, Zach Podolsky, is ranked as the mergers and acquisitions attorney who advised on the highest dollar value of deals nationwide between 2020 and 2024, overseeing nearly $210bn of deals, according to industry tracker Deal Point Data.Podolsky’s departure is likely to…