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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesShares of adtech giant AppLovin tanked 17% on Thursday following a second-quarter revenue miss.Here’s how the company performed compared with Wall Street’s expectations, according to LSEG estimates:Earnings per share: $3.76 vs. $3.76 expectedRevenue: $1.92 billion vs. $1.94 billion expectedIn the earnings call Wednesday, CEO Adam Foroughi blamed the miss on the timing of its improvements to its advertising models as the company continues to expand its artificial intelligence-powered adtech model into e-commerce. Revenue rose 53% year-over-year.”We’ve always managed this business with the goal of outperforming our own expectations, and this quarter we fell short…

It is unlikely Meta will be the last to emerge with findings of models showing they have, as Prof Woodward puts it, “gone to school” – and learnt our own ways of finding and exploiting gaps in systems.For some, these episodes point to clear security failures on the part of AI companies leading the charge on this game-changing, era-defining tech.For others, they are merely another vehicle for tech firms to hype up their powerful models and compete with rivals. For me, both theories hold some grain of truth.But in rearing their head one after another, these events have nonetheless spurred…

The motorhome was listed as having a value of £100,790 on 1 January 2024.That had dropped by more than half to £41,284 by 31 December of the same year, according to the accounts.Sturgeon was initially arrested during Operation Branchform, the name given to the Police Scotland investigation into SNP finances, before being told she would not face charges.Murrell loaned the party £60,000 in 2021. That figure remains in the accounts, but the party said Murrell had not “formally requested” the sum to be paid back.It is unclear whether it will have to be repaid.The party has said it will seek…

This Falcon 9 was in orbit since January last year, when it blasted off from Florida.The same booster section from the January 2025 mission is due to set off on its 18th flight on 10 August. SpaceX says the mission hopes to launch 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.The rocket that blasted from Florida last January was carrying two lunar landers into space.Its job was to fire the upper stage hard enough to send both of the landers out of Earth’s orbit and onto a path towards the Moon.The spent stage was left drifting in a long, looping orbit that…

Marlen Reusser retained the overall lead in the Tour de France Femmes from rival Demi Vollering after another broiling stage through central France saw Kim Le Court take the second Tour stage win of her career in Tournon-sur-Rhone.The Mauritian rider Le Court recovered from a mechanical problem earlier in the stage on the climb of the Col de Lalouvesc to join the day’s breakaway group and outsprint Cédrine Kerbaol of France, and Queen of the Mountains classification leader, Puck Pieterse.“I was on the limit,” Le Court said of her winning sprint. “I can’t believe I still had the legs to…

EXCLUSIVE: Bailee Madison (Roommates, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin) and Deon Cole are set to join the ensemble cast of the upcoming Netflix comedy Grown Ups 3 starring Adam Sandler. In addition to Sandler, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Chris Rock, Kevin James and Salma Hayek are set to return for the threequel. Netflix announced at its upfronts this past May that the third film would be moving forward with Kyle Newacheck directing. Newacheck had previously worked on Sandler projects including Happy Gilmore 2 — one of the biggest streaming titles of last year, which set a Nielsen record with 2.89B minutes viewed…

Not just a pretty brush (although it definitely also is that), Shark’s Glossi is a well-designed styling tool that aims to streamline your routine. It combines wet-to-dry air styling for blow-drying freshly washed hair with a dry styling mode for smoothing and refreshing between wash days.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.Hybrid wet-and-dry hot brushes have become increasingly popular in recent years: current competition includes Dyson’s super-premium Airwrap multi-styler, and the Glossi upgrades Shark’s own discontinued SmoothStyle brush.All these dual-mode hot brushes promise faster, simpler styling at home,…

After migrant surge from Morocco, EU says Spain assured Schengen is safe but warns Europe’s borders are ‘vulnerable’.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026At least 100 people died during mass migrant crossings from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, the city’s leader says, as thousands of undocumented people remain in the enclave.Juan Jesus Vivas, head of Ceuta’s local government, gave the death toll while testifying on Thursday before the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in Brussels.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHe said between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta, which…

Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja  Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), Dr. Umaru Kwairanga, has stated that the impending Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Refinery will be a game changer, given the enthusiasm that it has generated among investors and the general public.  The company, Kwairanga noted, is already well known to Nigerians, having helped to resolve the shortage of refined petroleum products, one of the biggest problems in Nigeria, a leading crude oil producer in the world.  In an interview on RFI Hausa, Kwairanga said: “The announcement by my big brother and mentor that he will sell a…

Agricultural technology company Hello Tractor has called for stronger collaboration among governments, financial institutions, technology providers and private operators to build a sustainable agricultural mechanisation system capable of improving food production across Nigeria. The company said recent investments by several state governments in tractors and other agricultural equipment are a positive development. Still, it warned that long-term success would depend on building the institutional and operational systems needed to support the deployment, maintenance, financing and efficient utilisation of the equipment. Speaking on behalf of the company in Nigeria, Nneka Enwonwu, the country director, said agricultural mechanisation should no longer be…