Original title: John Malone Says He Advised David Zaslav on Warner Bros. Discovery Compensation Package, NBA Rights Media mogul John Malone is opening up about advising David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, on his new contract with the media giant. In an interview with the New York Times about his memoir Born to be Wired, Malone, Zaslav’s longtime mentor, told the publication that he recently advised the WBD boss on a new contract that would maximize his potential for generating long-term wealth but also dampen down public criticism that surrounded previous pay deals by keeping the headline figure of the package “skinny.” In April, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Zaslav received a 2024 compensation package worth $51.9 million, compared with $49.7 million in 2023 and $39.3 million in 2022 when the Discovery-WarnerMedia merger closed. However, in June, WBD shareholders voted to reject the 2024 compensation packages of its top executives, including Zaslav. “It doesn’t look like it’s all that generous, but in reality, it’s your path to meaningful wealth,” Malone opined to the ...

Original title: Singapore Appoints Firm to Study Advanced Nuclear Technology Singapore has appointed a UK-based engineering firm to study if the city-state can safely deploy nuclear power technology. Consultancy Mott MacDonald Ltd. will study the commercial readiness of small modular reactors and other nuclear technologies for the tiny gas-dependent island-nation, according to a statement from the Energy Market Authority on Tuesday. Original article

Original title: Yield on 30-Year Gilts Seen Rising Above 6% by Year End 00:00 Not out of control. I mean, we’re seeing yields rise and that’s kind of been exciting for for the market. I just think that we’re seeing that, you know, yields are becoming, you know, just gradually going higher in the UK. They need to do something on the fiscal side, either raise taxes, cut spending or both. And we’re not really seeing anything about that. We have to wait to the Autumn Statement. And so I think the moves that Starmer made yesterday by bringing some different people into number ten is kind of making people question who’s actually in charge of the fiscal side. So, David, I mean, first of all, what do you expect from the Autumn Statement? Because, you know, the Chancellor has a very narrow path to land the plane and last time it didn’t quite land where it should have. Well, I think there were probably more of the same. I think they’re going to try to, you know, live up to their manifesto that they don’t want to raise the three key taxes, even though realistically, ...

Original title: China’s Margin Trades Surge to a Record Amid Stock Rally Chinese investors are borrowing a record amount of cash to buy local stocks, further fueling a months-long rally that has largely been driven by liquidity. The outstanding amount of margin trades in China’s onshore equities market climbed to 2.28 trillion yuan ($320 billion) Monday, surpassing the previous record of 2.27 trillion yuan in 2015. Traders added such leveraged positions for all but three days in August. ...

Original title: Where Do US, India Trade Talks Stand Amid Tariff Tensions? 00:00 President Trump taking to Truth Social to pressure India as negotiations continue. He writes, quote, They have now offered to cut their tariffs to nothing, but it’s getting late. They should have done so years ago. This is all coming as India is now facing a 50% U.S. tariff. Let’s bring in Bloomberg’s Brendan Murray who tracks global trade for us. So Brendan, has India actually suggested it may drop its US tariffs to zero? Because we’re hearing from the US side. Not much as I’ve seen from the India side. Yeah, exactly. We haven’t heard of any official confirmation of this from the Indian side. We did hear the Indian Trade Minister say that there is a dialogue that’s continuing to go back and forth between Washington and New Delhi. But this is a long way from where we were just a couple of months ago. India was in the front of the pack to get it and get a trade deal with the US and the Trump administration. They were sounding very confident that they would get a break, the breakth ...

Original title: UK Markets Slide as Debt Angst Drives 30-Year Yield to 1998 High The yield on long-dated UK bonds rose to the highest since 1998 and the pound fell, pressuring Prime Minister Keir Starmer ’s government to regain the confidence of investors who remain concerned over the fiscal outlook. Yields on 30-year gilts jumped five basis points to 5.69% and the pound weakened more than 1%, lagging all other major currencies. The FTSE 100 Index retreated 0.5%. ...

Original title: Urban Arrow FamilyNext Pro Review: The Perfect Family Bike How time flies. I first reviewed the original Urban Arrow in 2020, when my kids were 3 and 5. Back then, nothing delighted a couple of preschoolers more than strapping into a big, motorized cargo bike and scooting around town, shrieking, with the wind blowing in their tiny faces. Alas, they are now 8 and 10. When I picked up my 8-year-old two days ago, he crouched down in the box while sitting on the padded seats (with seat belts!) so that none of his friends would see him. All this to say: My Tern GSD and I are great friends, but I wish my kids were five years younger so I could’ve bought the FamilyNext Pro instead. Urban Arrow’s new electric cargo bike has a lot of great upgrades, is easier to ride than ever, and is even more useful as my kids have gotten older. Bounce House To the naked eye, the two biggest upgrades to the FamilyNext Pro are a newly redesigned cargo box and suspension on the front fork. (It also comes in a very classy, new sage green, but unfortunately, my demo bike ...

Original title: 62 Best Labor Day Sales on Gear We’ve Tested—Just a Few Hours Left Labor Day weekend is almost over, but there is still a pontoon boat load of deals to score while shopping with a cold beer and a hot dog. The unofficial end of summer brings with it bargains on WIRED-tested gear, including home office essentials and some of our favorite gadgets. For the past few weeks, we’ve been tracking prices on the gear we recommend to our friends and bringing you the best sale prices. Check our Best Labor Day Mattress Deals and Labor Day Outdoor Gear Deals stories for additional savings. We’ve also got some updated roundups for Back to School Deals and Back to School Laptop Deals. Updated September 1, 2025: We’ve added 10 new deals from Steelcase, Solo Stove, JBL, Sonos, and more. Featured Labor Day Deals Tech Deals Photograph: Ryan Waniata It’s a small discount, but our favorite Bluetooth speaker very rarely drops below this price. The deal varies slightly by color, but almost all of them are on sale. The JBL Flip 7 is durable, with IP68 dust and water resistance ...

Original title: The 79 Best Deals From REI’s 2025 Labor Day Sale REI’s Labor Day sale ends tonight at midnight. Many items are up to 30 percent off, and REI Co-op members save 20 percent on any REI Outlet item (on top of the sale price). To get the member discount, add the promo code LABORDAY2025 at checkout. Many of the best REI deals are on the company’s house brand gear, but we’ve also pulled in deals from competing sales at Backcountry, Mystery Ranch, Hyperlite Mountain Gear, Zenbivy, and other cottage industry retailers. Below are the best deals on all our favorite tents, backpacks, sleeping bags, pads, cookware, outdoor apparel, and more. Updated Monday, September 1: We’ve added some last minute Labor Day sale finds on Mystery Ranch packs, bike helmets, satellite messengers, headlamps, tent stakes, and more. WIRED Featured Deals Deals on Tents REI tents are some of the best deals around, even more so during sales. If you’d like to learn more, see our guide to the best backpacking tents and best car camping tents. Photograph: Scott Gilbertson R ...

Original title: Chris Mason: Starmer faces pressure to deliver as he tries to strike contrast with Reform Chris Mason: Starmer faces pressure to deliver as he tries to strike contrast with Reform Part of his solution is another shake-up of his Downing Street team. Sir Keir argues it was always going to take time to get things changing, but he is frustrated he hasn’t managed to deliver more of it up to now. Or, plenty may have concluded that what has changed has changed in the wrong direction. It was a tacit admission that despite campaigning on a platform of “change” before the general election, there is plenty of evidence that plenty of folk think there has been nowhere near enough of it. The words of the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, about his priorities in his curtain-raising interview for the new political term with Matt Chorley on BBC Radio 5 live, which you can listen to here . You can read more about that from Henry Zeffman here. The other is to set out what he and the government are doing and to make the case that it is better than what he and his ministers are increasingly fra ...