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Micron breaks ground on $9bn Hiroshima expansion to chase AI memory demand

Micron Technology broke ground on Saturday on a ¥1.5 trillion, roughly $9.3bn, expansion of its factory in Hiroshima, western Japan, the company’s latest bet on the AI memory boom that has already pushed its market value past $1 trillion. The Boise, Idaho based chipmaker will use the site to produce high-bandwidth memory, the stacked DRAM

Bitcoin Is Passing the Geopolitical Test. Why Is Crypto Rising While Stocks Fall?

In recent weeks, geopolitical tensions have caused strong volatility in global financial markets. However, Bitcoin has shown a contrary reaction to many traditional assets. While global stock markets wiped out trillions of dollars in value and precious metals struggled to maintain gains, Bitcoin and the broader crypto market recorded significant increases. This development is drawing

Potential War Pause Fuels BTC Rally as Shorts Get Squeezed — Can Bitcoin Hit $80K in 5 Days?

On March 23, U.S. President Donald Trump posted an announcement on the Truth Social platform, stating that the U.S. will temporarily suspend military strikes on Iran for five days. According to him, the two sides have held “positive and constructive” negotiations. This move inadvertently triggered a wave of short position liquidations in the crypto market

Bungling council sports chiefs probed over bizarre SQUARE running track with right-angle corners in £880k project

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London council to engage contractors earlier after ‘significant issues’

A London council has changed its procurement methods and will make more of preconstruction services agreement (PCSA) methods after pausing the third phase of a housing programme due to financial pressures. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has delivered 168 homes under its £139.3m new homes programme, with another 94 still under construction. But

London council mulls legal claim against McLaren over power supply

A London council is pursuing McLaren Construction over what it says is a failure to meet compliance issues at a major new-build development. The contractor delivered the £85m mixed-use 12 Thames Road development in Barking for the local authority’s Be First regeneration arm. The scheme features 156 homes across four connected high-rise blocks, plus 17

Introducing TNW Council

A private network for founders and executives, limited to 1,000 members The Next Web today announces the launch of TNW Council, a private membership community created for founders and executives leading technology companies. The Council is limited to 1,000 members globally. Each member is selected through an application and review process. The Council is designed

Shippers Council, Maritime Police move to dismantle illegal cargo interception rings

​By Barth Ndubuwah, Port-Harcourt ​Following intelligence reports citing unauthorized police interference as a primary driver of port congestion, the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) and the Nigeria Maritime Police Command have launched a collaborative effort to sanitize port operations. ​The move comes as investigations revealed a disturbing disparity in cargo clearance times...

UN Security Council delegation urges all sides to stick to Lebanon truce

A United Nations Security Council delegation on Saturday urged all parties to uphold a year-old ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, expressing support for a state weapons monopoly at the end of a Lebanon visit.A November 2024 ceasefire was supposed to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah militants...

Council issues Union Flag warning to Oxfordshire residents

Residents in Wallingford have been warned about Union Flags. (Image: Unsplash) This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. An Oxfordshire council has issued a warning to residents

Wirral Council launches £1.2bn North West contractor framework

Wirral Council has launched a £1.2bn framework for public sector construction, infrastructure and demolition work across the North West. The four-year procurement, being run in partnership with Procure Partnerships Framework, is the third generation of the North West Contractor Framework and follows a market engagement session earlier this summer. Contractors are now invited to submit

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Micron breaks ground on $9bn Hiroshima expansion to chase AI memory demand

Micron Technology broke ground on Saturday on a ¥1.5 trillion, roughly $9.3bn, expansion of its factory in Hiroshima, western Japan, the company’s latest bet on the AI memory boom that has already pushed its market value past $1 trillion. The Boise, Idaho based chipmaker will use the site to produce high-bandwidth memory, the stacked DRAM

Bitcoin Is Passing the Geopolitical Test. Why Is Crypto Rising While Stocks Fall?

In recent weeks, geopolitical tensions have caused strong volatility in global financial markets. However, Bitcoin has shown a contrary reaction to many traditional assets. While global stock markets wiped out trillions of dollars in value and precious metals struggled to maintain gains, Bitcoin and the broader crypto market recorded significant increases. This development is drawing

Potential War Pause Fuels BTC Rally as Shorts Get Squeezed — Can Bitcoin Hit $80K in 5 Days?

On March 23, U.S. President Donald Trump posted an announcement on the Truth Social platform, stating that the U.S. will temporarily suspend military strikes on Iran for five days. According to him, the two sides have held “positive and constructive” negotiations. This move inadvertently triggered a wave of short position liquidations in the crypto market

Institutions Are Frantically Buying Bitcoin While Retail Traders Short It — What the Divergence Tells NFT Collectors

In recent weeks, as institutional flows back into the Bitcoin (BTC) market through investment products like ETFs, derivatives market data reveal a contrary trend: many retail traders are still betting on a decline in BTC prices. This divergence not only reflects current market sentiment but could also serve as an early indicator of how capital

India Markets Regulator Reinstates Open Market Buybacks, Tightens Rules for Officials

Updated 19 June 2026 at 18:15 IST The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the re-introduction of share buybacks directly through stock exchanges starting August 1, limiting the window to 66 working days with strict promoter lock-in safeguards. SEBI | Image: Reuters India's markets regulator on Friday approved the re-introduction of share