Qantas posts $1.39bn profit as holidaymakers flock to Jetstar

Half-year results reveal budget carrier earnings up 35% in a year with 8% uptick in capacity

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Source: The Guardian

Amazon is launching Alexa.com and new app for Alexa Plus

Amazon is launching an alexa.com website and a new mobile app where Alexa Plus subscribers will be able to use the AI-powered voice assistant. We don’t have many details beyond …

Source: The Verge

If you invested $1,000 in Nvidia 10 years ago, here’s how much money you’d have now

If you had invested $1,000 in Nvidia when the company first went public in 1999, you'd have more than $5 million today.

Source: CNBC

Social media influencers are ‘fearmongering’ to promote health tests with limited evidence, study finds

Researchers warn of harms of overdiagnosis for generally healthy people as well as the cost of tests themselves

Influencers are appealing to emotional narratives around health and often “fearmongering” to …

Source: The Guardian

A Woman Died Midflight. They Had to Sit Next to Her Body.

Flight attendants placed the body of a woman who died during a 14-hour flight in a seat next to a couple from Australia. They described the experience as distressing.

Source: New York Times

US national security director condemns UK request for Apple data ‘backdoor’

Tulsi Gabbard said request was ‘clear and egregious violation of Americans’ privacy and civil liberties’

The new US director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, weighed in on the encryption feud …

Source: The Guardian

Christianity declines among U.S. adults while "religiously unaffiliated" grows, study says

The percentage of Christians in the U.S. has dropped dramatically, though that loss may have leveled off in recent years.

Source: NPR

Everything announced at Amazon's Alexa event today: Alexa Plus, new Echo Show UI, and more

Amazon held its Devices and Services event today, during which it made some major announcements. Here's what you can expect from the new Alexa+.

Source: ZDNet

US-Ukraine deal on minerals set to be signed this week in Washington

The US and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal central to Kyiv's push to win Washington's support as President Donald Trump seeks to rapidly end …

Source: France 24

Military Plane Crash in Residential Area Kills at Least 46 in Sudan

The incident, whose cause was unknown, has added to the destruction wrought by years of civil war.

Source: New York Times

Treasury yields nudge up from 2025 lows as haven buying and growth fears wane

Bond yields rose early Wednesday as calmer conditions across markets dimmed demand for the perceived safety of sovereign debt.

Source: MarketWatch

'Last Seen': After slavery, family members placed ads looking for loved ones

Formerly enslaved people would placed ads in newspapers hoping to find lost children, parents, spouses and siblings. Historian Judith Giesberg tells the stories of some of those families in a …

Source: NPR