Apple unveiled a rebuilt Siri AI using Google’s Gemini model at WWDC 2026, while CEO Tim Cook announced John Ternus as his successor effective September 1.
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Oil slides below $90 as Energy Secretary signals Hormuz traffic is rising
US crude settled at $88.20 a barrel on June 9 after Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Hormuz ship traffic is rising meaningfully, as Iran and Israel agreed to halt their latest exchange of strikes.
Posted inEconomy
Five central banks in eight days as Iran-driven inflation tests policy limits
Five major central banks — ECB, Fed, BoJ, BoE, and Bank of Canada — convene in eight days this week, with the ECB’s expected hike to 2.25% leading the sequence.
Posted inGeopolitics
Iran breaks April truce with ballistic missile strike on Israel
Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel’s Ramat David Airbase on June 7, the first direct strike since April’s ceasefire, before both sides agreed to halt attacks two days later.
Posted inWorld
Bundibugyo Ebola reaches Uganda as DRC case count exceeds 550
The DRC’s Bundibugyo Ebola strain has spread to Uganda with 550 confirmed cases and 101 deaths, as modellers warn the outbreak could reach 20,000 cases in three months without urgent action.
Posted inTech
UK watchdog launches Strategic Market Status probe into Microsoft’s Office and Copilot bundle
The UK Competition and Markets Authority opened the first Strategic Market Status investigation under the DMCC Act 2024 on 14 May 2026, examining whether Microsoft’s bundling of Teams, Windows, and Copilot suppresses competition.
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Anthropic files confidential S-1 at $965 billion valuation, overtaking OpenAI
Anthropic confidentially submitted its IPO prospectus on 1 June 2026 at a $965 billion valuation, overtaking OpenAI, with Q2 revenue above $10.9 billion and an 80-fold increase in annualised revenue over twelve months.
Posted inEconomy
OECD cuts global growth forecast to 2.8% as Iran war energy shock deepens
The OECD’s June 2026 Economic Outlook cut its world GDP growth forecast to 2.8% and warned that a prolonged Strait of Hormuz blockage could reduce output to 2.1% while pushing global inflation above 4%.
Posted inGeopolitics
Russia kills 22 in overnight missile and drone barrage on Kyiv and Dnipro
Russian forces launched 73 missiles and 656 drones at Ukrainian cities overnight on 2 June 2026, killing 22 civilians and wounding 138 in the second major attack on Kyiv within ten days.
Posted inWorld
Philippines earthquake kills at least 35 near General Santos as tsunami waves strike coast
A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off southern Mindanao on 7 June 2026, killing at least 35 people, collapsing buildings in General Santos City and sending 1.4-metre tsunami waves into coastal villages.