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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024.Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty ImagesA half-century ago, childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft from a strip mall in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Five decades and almost $3 trillion later, the company celebrates its 50th birthday on Friday from its sprawling campus in Redmond, Washington.Now the second most valuable publicly traded company in the world, Microsoft has only had three CEOs in its history, and all of them are in attendance for the monumental event. One is current…

The United Nations estimates that 280,000 Gazans have been displaced since the collapse of the temporary truce between Hamas and Israel on March 18. The New York Times examined one strike that destroyed an evacuated displacement camp, killing the 4-year-old Razan Hamdiye.

Five weeks after Maine state representative Laurel Libby was censured for a social media post identifying a trans athlete, a free speech group has filed an amicus brief in support of her lawsuit to overturn the censure. The free speech group FIRE, in its brief, argued against the basis of the censure, which was imposed by the Democrat majority and Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau. “If political majorities can impose draconian sanctions on political minorities, then no viewpoint is safe. That’s no way to uphold America’s robust commitment to free and open political speech, and that’s why the First Amendment forbids officials…

Billionaire Elon Musk will continue to be a “friend and an adviser” to President Trump after he formally leaves government, Vice President JD Vance said Thursday on Fox News. On Air Force One on Thursday, Mr. Trump told reporters Musk can stay “as long as he’d like.” Asked if he would potentially appoint Musk to another post, Mr. Trump said he would, but added that Musk has a “number of companies to run.” Mr. Trump said there’s a point when “Elon’s gotta have to leave.” Asked when that might be, the president said he thinks a “few months.” The White House says…

After the Democratic candidates in Florida’s special elections burned through millions and millions of dollars on the way to double-digit losses this week, some Democrats are asking where that money deluge came from — and where it all went.The answer to both questions is, in part, a 23-year-old law student and dungeon master — in Dungeons & Dragons — with a lucrative side gig.In between classes and fantasy play, Jackson McMillan is also the chief executive of Key Lime Strategies, a small fund-raising firm in Florida that scored big when it landed as clients the two Democratic nominees in the…

Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling on Amazon to stop selling “51st State” merchandise — referencing U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats against Canada — but marketing and business experts say it’s unlikely to have much success. The petition, started by Sue Williams-Dunn, said that there is a “profound sense of betrayal” by the actions of Trump and criticized Amazon for selling products that echo the president’s comments that Canada should become part of the U.S.“Seeing items on sale that portray this notion on a platform as huge as Amazon gives President Trump’s intimidating tactics more power…

McLaren is now owned by Abu Dhabi, and its lineup will expand, and will likely include EVs, crossovers and other more practical body styles.

“SPIRIT OF PRAGMATISM” Vikram Misri, the secretary of India’s foreign ministry, told reporters that Modi “reiterated India’s support for a democratic, stable, peaceful, progressive and inclusive Bangladesh”. Modi said he wanted a “positive and constructive relation with Bangladesh based on a spirit of pragmatism”, Misri added, repeating New Delhi’s concerns about alleged “atrocities” against minorities in Bangladesh. Yunus, according to Alam, also raised with Modi Dhaka’s long-running complaint about what it says are Hasina’s incendiary remarks from exile. Hasina, who remains in India, has defied extradition requests from Bangladesh to face charges including mass murder. Dhaka has requested that India…

In justifying his latest tariffs announcement, President Donald Trump complains of unfair trade deficits, saying the US has been “looted, pillaged, raped, plundered” by other countries for decades. He has accused China of “bleeding us dry” through unbalanced deals, called Canada’s tariffs on US dairy “a total disgrace”, and even pointed to Cambodia as a country that has “taken advantage of us for years” with excessive tariffs. What he has left out in his repeated criticisms is the trade surplus the US benefits from when it comes to his country’s service industry. Services make up about 70 percent of the…

Oil prices continued to fall on Friday, extending a sharp drop that began the day before as fears grew that President Trump’s tariffs could slash global economic growth — and demand for oil.Brent crude, the international benchmark, traded at its lowest level in more than three years, below $65 a barrel, a fall of almost 8 percent.Prices began to slide on Thursday after Mr. Trump unleashed tariffs on America’s trading partners, starting with a base-line duty of 10 percent on countries around the world, and higher duties for others, including a 34 percent tariff on goods from China.On Friday, China…