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SEC opens the door to more retail money in private markets

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved new plans to open private markets up to retail investors.

South Park has AI datacenters, sentient penises, and a billionaire problem

Matt Parker and Trey Stone take aim at the obscenely wealthy in the latest episode – but it feels harder now to forget how wealthy they are.

Daredevil Jaan Roose completes slackline walk high above central Seoul

Estonian completed first of two attempts to navigate narrow ribbon, 160 metres long and 120 metres high, near the city’s famous Gyeongbokgung palace on Thursday

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie review

Alex Gibney’s documentary follows the celebrated author’s life up to and after the attack, but what shines through is Rushdie’s remarkable courage

‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrong

In a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler’s NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism’s electoral breakthrough

Stepping back in time: a historic walk along Dorset’s Jurassic Coast

A ride in a water taxi transforms a stunning hike from Lyme Regis to West Bay into a perfect circular route

Blimps, burlesque and brass bands: America takes flight

A new Taschen book comprising 700 images from the National Geographic’s archives charts a dramatic century of dizzying change in the US

Dodge City by Patrick deWitt review

This tale of a 60s college dropout driving across the US to avoid being sent to Vietnam is committed to both readerly pleasure and literary artifice

CNBC Daily Open: Crude Flows Back to Prewar Levels, But at What Cost?

Crude exports through the Strait of Hormuz return to prewar levels, but sharply higher prices at the pump continue to put pressure on the global economy.

Australian Rare Earths Miner Makes Near $1 Billion Bet on Brazilian Mine

'We have a great deal of confidence in where demand is heading outside China,' said Lynas Chair John Humphrey.

Post Office Owners ‘Walking Away With Nothing’ as Network Shrinks, Senate Hears

Parcel carriers offered to pay post offices to hold parcels, but the owners' association says it has not seen a proposal it can support.

Oil falls as Middle East exports recover easing supply worries

Oil prices were lower, as concerns over stalled U.S.-Iran talks were offset by a rebound in Mideast oil exports