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LVMH Unveils VIP Chef-and-Champagne Experience at Belgian Grand Prix
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — At the Belgian Grand Prix, the racing wasn’t the only action on the track. Returning as title sponsor of the event for the second consecutive year,...
Coupang Warehouse Fire Could Cost Hundreds of Millions in Losses
A massive fire at a Coupang warehouse in South Korea was contained late Monday after more than 61 hours of firefighting efforts, potentially resulting in hundreds of millions in...
PTC Launches AI Initiative with Onshape Labs
Software developer PTC is enhancing its Onshape cloud-native CAD and PDM platform. The company is launching the Onshape Labs initiative, which is a new early-access program within the company’s...
McQueen and Mulberry Anchor a Charged London Fashion Week Fall Schedule
LONDON — There will be many high-stakes returns at the spring 2027 edition of London Fashion Week this September as the British Fashion Council on Monday unveiled the provisional...
Shakira Takes the Barefoot Trend Literally During World Cup Halftime Show — She’s Been Performing Shoeless for Decades
As the barefoot shoe trend continues to make waves this summer, Shakira is taking it quite literally. Instead of wearing the barely-there shoes that continue to proliferate — remember those...
World
Madonna and the Muppets Made the Case for Love
This year, for the first time ever, the FIFA World Cup final featured an eleven-minute halftime hullabaloo, co-headlined by four megastar acts: Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber, and BTS. The...
Marcellus Hall’s “Spa Day”
As climate change worsens, punishing heat waves are becoming the norm across the Northern Hemisphere. For the cover of the July 27, 2026, issue, the artist Marcellus Hall portrayed...
How the Beach Vacation Became a Country-Music Trope
“The sun is hot,” Alan Jackson sings, accompanied by a trio of jaunty guitars (electric, acoustic, and pedal steel), and for a moment this sounds like a celebration. Instead,...
How I Lost Faith in Google
This voice-of-Google thing—a code I’d cracked for generating corpspeak with personality—slowly became a hot commodity. The company relied heavily on the rhetoric of “culture” to keep tens of thousands...
Business
Clip of India’s border soldiers forced to do squats by China’s military is AI-generated
After Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited China and bypassed India in his first overseas trip since assuming office, Bengali-language posts shared an AI-generated video falsely claiming it shows...
LVMH Unveils VIP Chef-and-Champagne Experience at Belgian Grand Prix
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — At the Belgian Grand Prix, the racing wasn’t the only action on the track. Returning as title sponsor of the event for the second consecutive year,...
Bank of China approved by MAS as a primary dealer
[SINGAPORE] The Bank of China (BOC)’s Singapore branch was approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to become a primary dealer.The move sees the institution becoming the first...
MSF demands Israel release detained Palestinian healthcare workers
Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has called for the immediate release of Palestinian healthcare workers imprisoned by Israel.The NGO said in a statement on Monday...
News
America First? Trump’s Foreign Income Exploded in 2025
Trump reported a total of 28 different accounts, each with at least $50,000 in revenue, the report said, compared to just nine accounts in the last year of his...
Man Who Died Running From ICE Was Tourist With a Ticket Home
The younger Ellison transitioned from a major Hollywood producer to a media mogul almost overnight last year when his company Skydance merged with Paramount in a deal predicated on...
FDA Admits Massive Mistake on Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak
Taylor Farms is one of the largest fresh-produce suppliers in the country, providing products to Walmart, Sam’s Club, Kroger, SYSCO, Aldi, Target, and Dollar General. It also sells food...
Trump’s Plot to Rig Midterms Gets So Unhinged that Even Fox Is Rattled
During his prime-time speech dissembling endlessly about our elections, Donald Trump raged at news organizations for refusing to carry him live. Then his Homeland Security secretary also smeared the...
Beauty
Valuations reflect growth prospects as Siemens Energy expands capacity
Reported net profit was Rs 310 crore. Excluding the impact of the new labour code, adjusted net profit was Rs 360 crore. Net profit was also boosted...
AI integration in road, transport can help avoid accidents: MoRTH official
There is a lot of scope for AI integration in the road and transport industry to help avoid accidents and check issues of vehicular pollution, a government official...
T20 WC: It”s about adapting, says England’s Tom Banton on new No 4 role
England batter Tom Banton says he is relishing his new role at No.4, adding that he is now "older" and "more mature" with a better understanding of his...
StatsGuru: AI companies seek footing in India, need funding boost
Individuals and companies from over 30 countries will participate at the five-day India Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact Summit 2026 beginning Monday. Of the 32,600 AI companies globally, India...
Celebrity
UP govt receives ₹20,300 crore of FDI proposals amid investor push
These proposals have flowed in under the “Uttar Pradesh FDI/FCI, Fortune Global 500, and Fortune India 500 Company Investment Promotion Policy 2023”, the government said.
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Traffic curbs in Delhi for AI Impact Summit 2026: Check advisory here
New Delhi is under heightened security as the five-day AI Impact Summit begins today, February 16, at Bharat Mandapam. The Delhi police have deployed over 10,000 personnel and have...
Sanjay’s 68, bowlers seal 31-run win as USA stay alive for Super 8 round
Sanjay Krishnamurthi's explosive unbeaten half-century followed by a disciplined bowling show powered USA to a crucial 31-run win over Namibia, in a must-win Group C clash here on...
India-US trade deal: Transparency on constraints and commitments needed
When I heard of the trade deal that would end the punitive tariff of 25 per cent for buying Russian oil and reduce the reciprocal tariff on Indian...
Culture
ICHRA Health Benefits Can Cut Startup Costs Sharply
Health insurance is one of the scariest line items for any founder, and a new launch aims to ease that pressure. On July 14, Every launched a new health...
AI Software Development Takes On the Consulting Giants
AI is no longer just helping developers write code, it is starting to threaten the firms that sell software for a living. That shift got a jolt when Chamath...
Why Young Entrepreneurs Should Prioritize Mental Health
Starting a business is an exciting journey for many Gen Zs, driven to turn their ideas into a successful business. However, for many, the pressure to achieve better results...
Australia, New Zealand dollars wobble on war jitters, Kiwi inflation data in focus
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 10:47 AM[SYDNEY] The Australian and New Zealand dollars struggled to steady on Monday as more US strikes on Iran sent oil prices sharply...
Style
Fed Rate Decision Nears as Inflation Cools This Summer
The next Fed rate decision arrives late this month, and this week’s data gave policymakers plenty to weigh. Inflation cooled again in June, retail sales edged up, and business...
QSBS Explained: How Founders Skip Capital Gains Tax
A new venture fund is putting a powerful tax break back in the spotlight, and founders should pay attention. On July 14, Goodfin unveiled a QSBS fund built to...
Sometimes It’s O.K. to Let a Language Die
There are, of course, other models of languages coexisting, with varying levels of amity. The Flemish-French divide in Belgium has not exploded in tumult but has nevertheless left the...
The Divine Red-Carpet Looks of “The Odyssey” Press Tour
But perhaps the most influential “Barbie” marketer was the film’s star, Margot Robbie, who, along with her stylist, Andrew Mukamal, crafted an immersive, months-long red-carpet offensive that blurred the...
Fashion
Bank of China approved by MAS as a primary dealer
[SINGAPORE] The Bank of China (BOC)’s Singapore branch was approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to become a primary dealer.The move sees the institution becoming the first...
Oil settles 1% higher as hopes of renewed US-Iran negotiations offset Houthi threat
Published Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 06:05 AM[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled over 1 per cent higher on Monday (Jul 20) after volatile trading through the session, as traders weighed hopes of...
BlackRock eyes more than US$12 billion debt for Texas data centre
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 11:29 PM[WASHINGTON] BlackRock is looking to sell more than US$12 billion of bonds to help finance a data centre campus in El Paso,...
CICT to reconfigure parts of Paragon, including Metro space
The department store is likely to remain in the Orchard Road mall under new retail concept stores[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) is advancing plans to optimise and selectively...
