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Fashion Brands Must Adapt as AI Changes Product Discovery
AI is moving from an experimental shopping tool to a reliable source of traffic for retailers, and the “high-intent” shoppers it sends to brands’ websites are buying. AI-referred traffic...
Gap Targets Nordic and Baltic Markets
Gap Inc. continues to grow its global network of partners. On Monday, the retailer announced a new strategic partnership with Iconic Brands Nordic LLC to bring Gap to more...
Holiday Season Ad Spend in Apparel to Grow 2%
New research from Sensor Tower, a market intelligence firm, reveals insights into advertising spending for the 2026 holiday shopping season. Kara Lee, senior insights analyst at the market intelligence...
Christie’s to Auction Bill Blass Apparel and Personal Correspondence
Christie’s will present “Bill Blass: American Elegance,” an exhibition and auction honoring Bill Blass, the designer who played a crucial role in defining American style and dressed some of...
World
Diana Ejaita’s “Before the Plunge”
For the cover of the August 24 & 31, 2026, issue, the artist Diana Ejaita takes us where many of us would like to be at the height of...
The Improbable Longevity of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
Executives loved the show’s winking humor, but worried about its familiar setting. In the early two-thousands, HBO’s roster featured three shows that addressed Hollywood’s casual cruelties: “The Comeback,” “Entourage,”...
Anatomy of a Sex Scandal
What a nineteenth-century uproar reveals about our zeal for public shaming—and the truths that get trampled along the way. Source link
Rachel Cusk’s Protest Against Personhood
“The Yahoo Boys,” “Unsayable,” “Sunrise,” and “Skin Contact.” Source link
Business
Ousted Ukraine defense minister urges wartime elections, warning of a governance crisis
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called Tuesday for elections to be held even as the war against Russia continues, saying the country was gripped...
India vs Pakistan Hockey World Cup 2026: Can Pak end 10-year win drought?
Pakistan will have the opportunity to produce one of the biggest upsets of the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026 when they take on arch-rivals India in their...
Tamil Nadu govt extends maternity leave for third child to 365 days
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday announced extending the maternity leave for its women employees for the birth of their third child from 12 weeks to 365 days,...
Fashion Brands Must Adapt as AI Changes Product Discovery
AI is moving from an experimental shopping tool to a reliable source of traffic for retailers, and the “high-intent” shoppers it sends to brands’ websites are buying. AI-referred traffic...
News
Michigan Leaders Raise Alarm Over “Christian Crusader March”
A group of religious extremists are planning a “Christian Crusader March” in Dearborn, Michigan, Tuesday evening, and Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, whose district includes Dearborn, called out the lack...
No, Trump Didn’t Actually Save Natalie Harp’s Life
“It is a day and night difference,” he continued. “Training, lethality, accountability, discipline, readiness—the bedrock of what it means to be an American warrior—is the only focus of our...
Minnesota Sues Texas Governor Over Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Texas Governor Greg Abbott to compel the extradition of ICE agent Christian Castro, who faces charges of assault and falsely reporting a...
Why Team Trump Exploded Over Jon Ossoff’s Natalie Harp Jab
The Trump administration lashed out at Senator John Ossoff over his comments questioning the president’s close relationship with his assistant Natalie Harp because it shed national light on a...
Beauty
India vs Pakistan Hockey World Cup 2026: Can Pak end 10-year win drought?
Pakistan will have the opportunity to produce one of the biggest upsets of the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026 when they take on arch-rivals India in their...
Nalco launches pilot plant to recover value-added products, rare earths
Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) on Tuesday launched a first-of-its-kind pilot project for the valorisation of bauxite residue, commonly known as red...
Milky Mist shares gain 30%; India Exposition Mart files DRHP with Sebi
Milky Mist Dairy Food made a strong debut on the bourses on Tuesday, closing its maiden trading session at ₹181.45, nearly a 30 per cent premium over its...
Rupee fall may reduce effective incentives for semiconductor projects
The impact could be significant because nearly 65 per cent of the cost of a semiconductor project is spent on machinery, most of which has to be...
Celebrity
Tamil Nadu govt extends maternity leave for third child to 365 days
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday announced extending the maternity leave for its women employees for the birth of their third child from 12 weeks to 365 days,...
Best of BS Opinion: Emigration must be aligned with global skills demand
Hello, and welcome to the Best of BS Opinion, our wrap of the day's Opinion page. India needs to move beyond its dependence on low-skilled overseas migration...
The big BIT reset: Why India is rethinking its investment treaty model
Earlier this month, Economic Affairs Secretary in the finance ministry Anuradha Thakur said the long awaited review of India’s model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) was nearing completion...
Ind-Ra raises FY27 growth forecast to 6.8%, flags El Niño, West Asia risks
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Tuesday upgraded India’s 2026-27 real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast by 10 basis points to 6.8 per cent from 6.7 per...
Culture
Home Battery Startup Base Power Raises $1B Series D
Base Power closed a $1 billion Series D at a $13 billion valuation and launched Base Core, a 39.2 kWh home battery designed and built in the United States....
Small Business News: Nasdaq Center Backs Arkansas Founders
The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center announced a two-year Northwest Arkansas program on August 12 that pairs coaching for early-stage companies with paid internships for local students. The initiative runs with...
AI Spending Soars as Anthropic Revenue Jumps 14-Fold
Anthropic told prospective investors that its preliminary second quarter revenue cleared $11.5 billion, roughly fourteen times the $787 million it collected in the same three months of 2025. The...
Konstantin Sintsov: Business Expansion, Philanthropy and Community Impact
Konstantin Sintsov is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who helped found Rusagrotrans, the grain-hauling operator that reshaped how agricultural cargo moved by rail across the region. Since 2019, when he...
Style
Gen Z Hiring: Grab Junior Talent While It Is Cheap
LinkedIn’s 2026 graduate hiring data found job openings up 18% and applications down 9%, yet actual hires rose only 3%. Employers are posting roles and then declining to fill...
Retail Sales Report Shows Shoppers Pulling Back in July
American shoppers cut their spending in July, with the retail sales report showing a 0.6% drop from June against forecasts calling for a small gain. It was the first...
Usher and Chris Brown’s Audacious Joint Tour
That Friday, the sky had opened up. MetLife, an outdoor venue, was drenched, and the start was delayed. Guest Services gave out plastic ponchos. Workers had placed tarps on...
“The End of Oak Street” Is a Weirdly Alienated Jurassic Lark
Mitchell springs his most inspired twist early on, and you should skip the rest of this paragraph if you care to experience it fresh. In short, it isn’t the...
Fashion
‘Brazen act of self-dealing’: Democrats seek to block a Trump-linked crypto bank
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have given preliminary approval for a cryptocurrency venture tied to President Trump and his family to operate a digital-asset bank, a decision that has drawn immediate condemnation...
‘The young ones are the best ones’: Meta on trial for alleged effort to hook kids
California launched a salacious opening to its hotly anticipated multistate lawsuit against Meta on Tuesday morning, detailing the tech titan’s focus on its preteen users in language that could...
OpenAI introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as AI safety concerns mount
OpenAI, the maker of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, is rolling out an experience for teens that includes safety and learning features. The global introduction of “ChatGPT for Teens” comes...
Goldman Sachs to buy LCN Capital Partners in up to US$410 million deal
Published Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 09:13 PM[NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs will buy commercial real estate investor LCN Capital Partners for as much as US$410 million, the Wall Street...
