WORLDI changed jobs 10 times in 10 years to get the career I wantedThe lily-padding trend sees young people repeatedly move jobs to try to advance in the workplace.BBC News·July 14, 2026
WORLDBuy Now Pay Later rules to bring refunds and rejectionsConsumers should be better protected as Buy Now Pay Later lenders now require authorisation to operate.BBC News·July 14, 2026
WORLDHeating oil customers to get compensation after price hikesThe cost of heating oil spiked following the US-Israel war with Iran which forced up crude prices.BBC News·July 14, 2026
WORLDNothing’s good-looking Watch 3 Pro smartwatch is just $69While most fitness trackers are losing the screens to keep the price low, the CMF by Nothing Watch 3 Pro is a bit different. The budget-friendly smartwatch with a 1.43-inch OLED display is even cheaper than usual at Amazon, where it costs $69 in every color (the price fluctuates between $79 and $99)The Verge·July 14, 2026
WORLDOpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can moveThe device is weirdly described as involving "mechanical elements that can move on their own" and the Bloomberg report includes the detail that the device is designed to "feel like a companion and become a physical manifestation of OpenAI’s ChatGPT."TechCrunch·July 14, 2026
WORLDColombian Immigrant Killed by ICE in Maine Had Legal Status, Father SaysThe father of Joan Sebastian Guerrero, the man fatally shot by a federal immigration agent on Monday, said his son had been working two jobs to support his wife and daughter.NY Times·July 14, 2026
WORLDTexas Faces Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Amounts of RainIntense storms overnight dropped heavy rain, and more was falling Tuesday. Forecasters warned about the increasing likelihood of flooding across the state.NY Times·July 14, 2026
WORLDOutspoken Moroccan rapper Mehdi El Youbi arrested in CasablancaActivists say Moroccan authorities are intensifying repression of critical voices and the Gen Z protest movement.Al Jazeera·July 14, 2026
WORLDICE Shootings Put Spotlight on Lack of Body CamerasKristi Noem, the former homeland security secretary, said five months ago that the Trump administration would “rapidly” deploy body cameras to immigration agents across the country. About half still don’t have them.NY Times·July 14, 2026
WORLDColombian father identified in deadly ICE shootingColombian father identified in deadly ICE shootingAl Jazeera·July 14, 2026
WORLDTrump Administration Subpoenas Law Firms, Escalating Pressure CampaignThe uneasy truce between the administration and the law firms it cut deals with last year has erupted into a pitched legal battle behind closed doors.NY Times·July 14, 2026
WORLDAn Elite N.Y.C. Public School Admitted 777 Students. Only 3 Were Black.New York’s specialized high schools give disproportionately few seats to Black and Hispanic students, continuing a pattern that has drawn criticism.NY Times·July 14, 2026
