F1 | QUALIFYING: Verstappen fends off Mercedes duo to take Styrian GP pole on Red Bull home soil

Max Verstappen gave Red Bull the perfect start to the first of two races on home soil by delivering a scintillating lap to fend off Mercedes duo Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton to snatch pole position for the Styrian Grand Prix – his second in a row.

The Red Bull Ring has been a happy hunting ground for Verstappen in years gone by, with the two-time winner looking to have his RB16B hooked up beautifully from the start of qualifying, making good progress as the one-hour session built to a crescendo.

Championship leader Verstappen set provisional pole with his first run and his second lap was also good enough to take top spot, as the Mercedes challenge fell short. Bottas popped ahead of Hamilton into second which a very tidy lap at the death, but he’ll drop back to fifth following a three-place penalty for ‘dangerous driving’ when he spun in the pit lane during practice.  —read more— 

CNN BUSINESS | Microsoft reaches a $2 trillion market cap

New York (CNN Business)Microsoft has officially entered the most elite of clubs: corporations with a market value exceeding $2 trillion.

The tech giant is only the second publicly traded American company, behind Apple (AAPL), to reach such a valuation. Oil company Saudi Aramco, which went public in 2019, has also previously passed that mark, though its market cap on Tuesday was $1.88 trillion.

Microsoft’s (MSFT) market capitalization topped $2 trillion during trading on Tuesday, and closed just $300 million shy of that mark. Its stock on Tuesday climbed 1.1% to $265.51.

The company reached the $2 trillion milestone just over two years after it first passed the $1 trillion market cap mark.  —read more— 

CNN BUSINESS | Windows 11 has leaked. It’s a bunch of BS

New York (CNN Business) – Windows 10 was supposed to be Microsoft’s ultimate PC operating system. The promise: Windows 10 would forever get updated twice a year, bringing tweaks, the occasional fresh coat of paint and new features to keep your computer up to date.

But now, six years later, Windows 11 is on its way. We can only assume Microsoft (MSFT) got bored, because what we’ve seen so far of Windows 11 doesn’t feel like anything revolutionary.

A complete internal version of Windows 11 has leaked online. You can download it from some sketchy websites, but we wouldn’t recommend it. Still, it’s there, and it appears legit.

Based on the leak, Windows 11 is full of mostly small visual changes.  —read more— 

CNN BUSINESS | A Boy Scout troop booked a home on Airbnb. See what they found instead

A Boy Scout leader shares his frustrations after realizing that his two home rentals, which were supposed to be near the beach, led him to an empty lot.   —watch— 

CNN BUSINESS | Warren Buffett resigns from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

New York (CNN Business) – Warren Buffett has resigned from his trustee position at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the 90-year-old investor announced Wednesday.

In a statement, Buffett didn’t specify why he’s leaving the foundation, but noted he has already resigned from all corporate boards other than Berkshire Hathaway’s. Buffett added that the foundation’s new CEO, Mark Suzman, is an “outstanding” selection and has his “full support.”

“My goals are 100% in sync with those of the foundation, and my physical participation is in no way needed to achieve these goals,” Buffett wrote.  —read more— 

CNN health | Living with a short sleep gene: ‘It’s a gift’

(CNN) – For as long as he can remember, Brad Johnson knew he was different.

“I’ve never been normal when it came to sleep,” Brad told CNN. “Other people, even some of my siblings, slept eight, nine, 10 hours a night. I just couldn’t do it, it was physically impossible. If you paid me a million dollars to sleep eight hours tonight, I couldn’t.”

It didn’t seem to matter what time he went to bed, how little sleep he’d had or how tired he was from the day’s activities, both as a child and now, at age 64, Brad said.  —read more— 

CNN BUSINESS | Abigail Disney: Executives would rather be shot than fly first class

New York (CNN Business) – Abigail Disney has a lot to criticize about American billionaires — especially when they inherit a pile of cash and avoid paying income tax.

She would know — she inherited a bunch of money from her family. She’s the granddaughter of Roy Disney, brother of Walt Disney. Two years ago, Abigail Disney said she was worth $120 million.

On CNN’s New Day Tuesday, Disney discussed the “long, long many generations ethos” that exists within wealthy American families to take advantage of the tax system and protect their assets.  —read more— 

CNN BUSINESS | GoDaddy CEO: US government must do more for small businesses

GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani discusses the economic struggles of very small businesses and how the next round of US government stimulus can help them stay open.  —watch— 

CNN health | Breathe better to live better: Why breathing is your superpower

(CNN) – Breath is a powerful force — without it, there is no life.

But what you might not realize is that the quality of your breathing directly impacts the quality of your life.

Breathing plays a vital role in how you think, feel, rest and recover, and it even impacts your posture and movement.  —read more—