Toto Wolff says Mercedes 'haven't got the money' to develop car at same pace as rivals

Toto Wolff says Mercedes "haven't got the money" to develop at the same rhythm as their championship rivals.

Mercedes won the first six races this season but Ferrari and McLaren have matched them with two wins each in the subsequent six after major upgrades to their cars.

‘Tucci in Italy’ Cinematographer Matt Ball on Making Italy Look Delicious

Tucci in Italy is swarming with handsome images: a mouthwatering dollop of spaghetti and clams inspired by a Neapolitan chef’s 94-year-old mother, majestic Renaissance-era palaces and quaint villages where the show’s host, Stanley Tucci, enlists locals to expound on Italian culture. But director of photography Matt Ball isn’t always looking for polish — he wants candor.

Iran war: Top US lawmaker says Republicans can ‘absolutely’ win midterms

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Trump ally, admits it ‘would be helpful’ if conflict ends before elections in November.

Mike Johnson, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, says he is confident that his Republican Party will retain control of the chamber despite the unpopularity of the war on Iran.

Is it safe to use a USB-C laptop charger on your phone? - Engadget

Or will using the wrong cable fry your phone?

A charger plugged into laptop.

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It's a common occurrence: You have your fully charged laptop plugged in before you, but your smartphone is seriously lagging behind. So, you unplug the charger from your laptop and use it with your phone. Both have USB-C ports, so it should be OK, right? That's the big question that we've all asked ourselves, especially as USB-C is now common across phones, tablets and laptops. It's easy to assume every charger works the same way, and, in practice, it's a safe bet to make. Modern charging standards are designed to make it possible to mix and match your chargers and devices safely.

'We didn't have layoffs before, and now all of a sudden we have yearly layoffs': Bethesda artist says 'something has changed' under Microsoft

Skyrim warrior performing shout
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Last week, the Communications Workers of America and the Bethesda Game Studios OneBGS union took part in the Save Our Devs rally across the United States and Canada (and on Twitch) "to call out layoffs and corporate greed across the industry and to demand fair first contracts across Microsoft’s gaming studios." Speaking to Kotaku, Bethesda artist Alex Nguyen talked about how things changed after Bethesda was acquired by the tech giant.

It's been 25 years and I'm still not over one of the greatest songs to grace JRPGs

Tidus and Yuna in the lake at Macalenia Woods.
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Trump Made Big Stock Trades In SpaceX, Palantir And Tech Companies In June

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President Donald Trump made more than 1,000 stock trades in June, according to an ethics filing published on Saturday—including buying stock in SpaceX over a week after its IPO and trading major tech and defense stocks doing business with the U.S. government, including Palantir.

ROSEN, TOP RANKED GLOBAL COUNSEL, Encourages FLOW Cryptocurrency Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - May 28, 2026) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of investors in FLOW (FLOW-USD) cryptocurrency, resulting from allegations that Flow Foundation may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

County Championship: Yorkshire beat Hampshire by 39 runs at Southampton

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Utilita Bowl, Southampton (day four)

Yorkshire 173 & 301: Lyth 51, Wharton 47; Organ 4-59

Hampshire 197 & 238: Albert 57, Bess 5-103

Yorkshire (19 pts) beat Hampshire (3pts) by 39 runs