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Dua Lipa Goes Mirror Monochrome in Silver Le Silla Sandals at Cannes
Dua Lipa traded color-blocked Cannes footwear for a full silver read on Friday, wearing Le Silla’s Shirley sandals to the Nespresso x Dua Lipa photocall. The singer attended the...
Michael Jordan’s Air Jordan 12 Gets a New ‘Bloodline’ Style Next Weekend — Here’s a Detailed Look
One of 2026’s most anticipated Air Jordan releases so far is a pair that nearly didn’t come out. After reportedly being on the release schedule for 2025 before being...
Anthropologie Promotes Anu Narayanan to Group President, Women’s, Home and Retail
Anu Narayanan has been promoted to global president, Anthropologie women’s, home and retail, expanding her leadership across global merchandising and retail stores for Anthropologie. Most recently she was president...
Long Beach Port Launches Cyber Center as Cargo Volumes Cool
The Port of Long Beach handled almost 818,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in April, down 5.7 percent from year ago. Although imports declined 7.1 percent to nearly 119,000 TEUs,...
World
Biking Outside the Lines in New York City
Thirty-nine years ago this summer, Ed Koch, the mayor of New York City, held a press conference on the steps of City Hall, where he declared a bicycle ban...
Can Art Teach, and Should It Try?
Calling something “didactic” has become grounds for immediate dismissal. But do the merits of works with an educational bent—from “The Pitt” to “Elizabeth Costello”—suggest we should think again? ...
Rostam Batmanglij Wanders to the Edges of American Sound
Other songs on “American Stories” are more personal. “Like a Spark” opens with a blues riff played on a nylon-string guitar, offset by the appearance of a saz, a...
The Surrealist Blues Poet aja monet’s Jazzy New Album
ElectronicThe English singer, producer, and d.j. Nia Archives stands at the forefront of the modern U.K. rave scene, working primarily in jungle and drum and bass. A rare star...
Business
Tata Electronics and ASML partner on India’s first semiconductor fab
India has pledged billions of dollars in subsidies to attract semiconductor-related plantsPublished Sun, May 17, 2026 · 09:54 AMTATA Electronics and ASML on Saturday signed an agreement to build...
Bulgaria wins Eurovision, Israel finishes second amid boycotts over its participation
Bulgaria’s Dara has triumphed at this year’s Eurovision following a politically charged edition of the contest, which has been roiled by several countries boycotting it over Israel’s ongoing participation.Her...
Dua Lipa Goes Mirror Monochrome in Silver Le Silla Sandals at Cannes
Dua Lipa traded color-blocked Cannes footwear for a full silver read on Friday, wearing Le Silla’s Shirley sandals to the Nespresso x Dua Lipa photocall. The singer attended the...
Chaos Isn’t A Threat—It’s Free Market Share
I’ve lived through war headlines, pandemics, platform shifts, and now the drumbeat of AI. Every time the world shakes, I see the same pattern. Panic takes out the unprepared....
News
The Democrats Just Laid Down Their Arms. Again.
A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies, or IPS, takes a deep dive into the battery of corporations they call the “Low Wage 20”: 20 firms that...
MAGA is Reeling as Trump Welcomes Chinese Students to the U.S.
“The assassination attempts make clear what Defendants have been explaining from the start of the case: Presidents need a secure space for significant events, which currently does not exist...
Trump Posts Price Chart Full of “Breathtaking” Lies
On February 10, Donald Trump purchased between $1 million and $5 million worth of stock in Nvidia, a massive AI chip maker. A week later, Nvidia announced a major...
Group That Escaped Trump’s Kennedy Center Takeover Is Thriving
The Washington National Opera has found new life since it steered away from Donald Trump’s control.The 70-year-old opera company departed its longtime home at the John F. Kennedy Center...
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
Tata Electronics and ASML partner on India’s first semiconductor fab
India has pledged billions of dollars in subsidies to attract semiconductor-related plantsPublished Sun, May 17, 2026 · 09:54 AMTATA Electronics and ASML on Saturday signed an agreement to build...
Arm Holdings to face US antitrust probe over chip tech
The FTC investigation is the latest escalation in a global fight between the companiesPublished Sat, May 16, 2026 · 02:40 PM[SAN FRANCISCO] Arm Holdings is facing an antitrust investigation...
Consumers sue Amazon for not refunding Trump tariff costs
The lawsuit asserts claims of unjust enrichment and violation of Washington state’s consumer-protection lawPublished Sat, May 16, 2026 · 12:57 PM[BOSTON] Amazon.com was sued on Friday (May 15) by...
SpaceX accelerates IPO timeline, targets June 12 listing on Nasdaq: sources
Published Sat, May 16, 2026 · 12:20 PM[NEW YORK] Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker SpaceX is aiming to list its shares as early as Jun 12 and has...
Style
Chaos Isn’t A Threat—It’s Free Market Share
I’ve lived through war headlines, pandemics, platform shifts, and now the drumbeat of AI. Every time the world shakes, I see the same pattern. Panic takes out the unprepared....
The Generation That Will Always Be Too Young to Smoke
Like almost every smoker, I started when I was a child. Children aren’t supposed to smoke; it’s allegedly a part of the adult world, something you get inducted into...
Stop Accepting Bad Marketing Agencies As Normal
I built and sold two ecommerce companies. Then I started advising brands. What I saw made me want to fix a broken system. Too many businesses are stuck with...
Isaiah Rashad’s Confessions
Rashad seemed somewhat out of step with the hip-hop mainstream when he first surfaced, and the gap has only grown in the years since then. Those OutKast albums he...
Fashion
Starbucks to open first corporate office in India for tech jobs
Published Sat, May 16, 2026 · 03:21 PM[NEW YORK] Starbucks is planning to open a technology office in India as the coffeehouse chain seeks to cut US$2 billion in...
SpaceX holders sign off on 5-for-1 stock split ahead of IPO
Published Sat, May 16, 2026 · 02:05 PM[NEW YORK] SpaceX notified investors that it is executing a 5-for-1 stock split, a move that will reduce the price investors will...
VinFast seeks to shed most debt with Vietnam factory spinoffs
Published Sat, May 16, 2026 · 01:35 PMVINFAST Auto said that its planned sale of two Vietnamese factories will enable the electric vehicle maker to shed about 182 trillion...
Global bonds battered as flaring inflation spooks investors
Published Sat, May 16, 2026 · 11:39 AM[LONDON/NEW YORK] Bond markets are bracing for interest-rate pain in a way they have not in decades, as investors assess the economic...
