UAE’s central bank has approved a USD-backed stablecoin

UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 29TH JANUARY, 10 AM GST The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) has approved the country’s first USD-backed stablecoin under the bank’s Payment Token Services Regulation (PTSR), according to a press release on Thursday. The issuance and management of the USDU token are handled by…

Microsoft gained $7.6B from OpenAI last quarter

Microsoft and OpenAI may have a notoriously rocky relationship but as OpenAI experiences never-before-seen revenue growth, Microsoft, one of its major investors, is benefiting greatly. When the software giant reported its latest quarterly earnings on Wednesday, it dropped this rather large nugget in: Its net income increased by $7.6 billion…

Kardashian-Jenner Family’s Biggest Falling Outs and Feuds With Friends

The ghosts of the BFFs past. Jordyn Woods, Larsa Pippen, Joyce Bonelli and more former members of the Kardashian-Jenner family’s inner circle have spoken out about the end of their friendships with the famous family. Monica Rose was among one of the first people to make headlines for a falling…

Kristy Scott Addresses Content Plans Amid Split With Desmond

Kristy ‘Sarah’ Scott is keeping raw and real as she navigates through her new “unexpected chapter” amid her divorce from Desmond Scott. The mom of two popped out on Instagram, giving her followers a peek at a new series and even shared what’s next for her content. RELATED: Unbothered?! Kristy Scott…

UK growth stocks: a once-in-a-decade chance to get rich?

Image source: Getty Images UK growth stocks are enjoying a handy run right now. The FTSE 100 is up 20% over the past year, with dividends on top. By contrast, the S&P 500 has risen just 15%, and US stocks generally pay less income too. As a natural contrarian, I’d normally assume…

YouTube Music might finally be catching up to Spotify with this new feature

I’ve tried switching over to YouTube Music multiple times in the past, and while it’s a good music streaming platform, there’s always been one thing that sends me crawling back to Spotify: the lack of cross-device music synchronization. That’s the ability to start listening to a song or playlist on…

26 Normal People Having Sex With Celebrities

7. “I had sex with a professional baseball player. It’s pretty much what you’d expect from a pro athlete, somewhat arrogant and very much all about the sex. Which was fine with me, I wasn’t trying to make a hookup into a relationship. The first time was pretty good…he’s hot…

Shark sends surfer flying off his board in terrifying encounter that has shut down a NSW beach

By MATT JONES, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 04:07 GMT, 29 January 2026 | Updated: 04:35 GMT, 29 January 2026 A beach has been closed on the NSW Far North Coast after a surfer was knocked off his board by a shark. The incident happened on Thursday morning at Angels Beach,…