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Some AI Recommend A Piece of Garment. This Picks Out Entire Outfits.
Italy-based AI startup Ustyle said it has developed an engine that can generate entire outfits from a brand’s product catalog, with each garment and accessory shoppable and personalized. The...
U.S. Momentum Boosted Swiss Watch Exports in July
The fast-ticking American economy gave Swiss watch exports a boost in July, offsetting lingering weakness in Greater China, and softness across Asia. A 26.5 percent increase in the U.S.,...
Aerie Donates $50,000 to USTA to Promote Women’s Tennis
Aerie is doing its part to support the next generation of females targeting the sport of tennis. The USTA Foundation, the charitable arm of the U.S. Tennis Association, is...
Coty Ends Fiscal Year on Positive Sales Note Despite Gucci License Loss, Taps New CFO for Next Growth Phase
Despite losing its crown jewel Gucci Beauty license, Coty ended the fiscal year on a positive note, topping Wall Street revenue estimates. Coty’s net revenue rose 1 percent to...
Inside the Trumps’ Summer Fitness Routines: Ivanka Trump Talks About Her Sporty Family, Kai Drops a New Collection and Lara Muscles Up
Like millions of other “gymmaxxing” Americans, the Trump family is increasingly showing off their athletic pursuits on social media.Instagram scrollers can find a video of Ivanka Trump‘s adventuresome Icelandic...
World
“Every Weekday at 4:45 P.M.,” by Libby Flores
In the delicious heat, a summer breeze came and they fought as the woman sucked her ice cream through the bottom of her cone. Source link
Critics’ Cult Classics: Emily Nussbaum on “Slings & Arrows”
Download a transcript.Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Wherever You ListenSign up to receive our weekly cultural-recommendations newsletter.During her tenure as The New Yorker’s television critic, Emily Nussbaum...
The Glorious Disorder of Michael Ondaatje’s Early Work
In an interview with the Times, earlier this year, Clint Bentley, the Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter of the film “Train Dreams,” was asked to name his “favorite book that...
Three Books that Will Transport You
I’m going through a phase lately where almost everything reminds me of “Adam’s Curse,” by William Butler Yeats. The poem is about how our most worthwhile pursuits—things like art,...
Business
Kolkata’s tryst with reforms: IT, retail gained but past glory elusive
Three years into India’s economic liberalisation, as the licence raj was unravelling, Chief Minister Jyoti Basu signalled a tentative opening to private capital. His government announced an industrial...
Some AI Recommend A Piece of Garment. This Picks Out Entire Outfits.
Italy-based AI startup Ustyle said it has developed an engine that can generate entire outfits from a brand’s product catalog, with each garment and accessory shoppable and personalized. The...
Russian paramilitaries in Mali kill nine, including children: HRW
Russian-controlled paramilitaries in Mali have "summarily killed" nine civilians, including four children, a month after killing several others in an air strike, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.In a statement...
AI lifts demand for flexible office spaces as firms seek workplace agility
Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a demand enabler for flexible office spaces as enterprises grapple with greater uncertainty around workforce requirements and increasingly prioritise flexibility, and speed-to-market. ...
News
Trump Treasury Secretary Flails as National Debt Passes $40 Trillion
“It’s been amazing to watch this White House melt down over this all week. And about Natalie Harp, these White House staffers are adults, public officials paid by the...
Transcript: Trump Hits Brutal Poll Low as Dem Flip Shakes MAGA Country
And so for those Texas Hispanics to now be shifting back toward Democrats once again shows how absurd it was to read Trump’s one-point-five-point victory in 2024 as a...
Trump’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix Takes Over the National Mall
The upcoming Freedom 250 Grand Prix is making the National Mall look more like a sideshow. Photos of the preparation for the Indycar race this weekend show grandstands, finish...
U.S. Airman Arrested Over Call to Impeach Trump Is Detained Again
Air Force Major Jason Watson—who was arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building last month while calling for President Trump’s impeachment—has been arrested again.Watson was detained on...
Beauty
AI lifts demand for flexible office spaces as firms seek workplace agility
Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a demand enabler for flexible office spaces as enterprises grapple with greater uncertainty around workforce requirements and increasingly prioritise flexibility, and speed-to-market. ...
UPSC CSE Mains 2026: Exam Date, Guidelines, What to Carry and What Not to Carry
UPSC CSE Mains 2026 Exam: UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2026 is set to be conducted on August 21, 22, 23, and 30. Candidates should follow the UPSC...
US military facilitates oil shipments through secret Hormuz route: Report
The US military has quietly established a shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day, according to an Axios report...
Need to find a Goldilocks balance in AI: Check Point Software CEO
What brings you to India right now? How have your conversations been with the government?
These are such incredible times in technology overall and security...
Celebrity
Kolkata’s tryst with reforms: IT, retail gained but past glory elusive
Three years into India’s economic liberalisation, as the licence raj was unravelling, Chief Minister Jyoti Basu signalled a tentative opening to private capital. His government announced an industrial...
What are the best interest rates available for home loans?
Home Loan, Loan, Home, House(Photo: Shutterstock)2 min read Last Updated : Aug 20 2026 | 6:54 PM ISTWith the Reserve Bank of India hinting at a possible rate hike...
Gayatri-Treesa stun 7th seed to move one win away from BWF Worlds medal
India began Day 4 of the BWF World Championships 2026 in style as the women's doubles pair of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly stunned seventh seeds Kie Nakanishi...
Nifty makes history; fails to cross previous day’s high for 12 straight sessions
Nifty 50 has created history with the index failing to cross the previous day’s high for 12 consecutive trading sessions. The development, according to a note by Apurva...
Culture
Business Insurance for Startups: 73% Are Underprotected
According to a recently-published report by ERGO NEXT Insurance, found that 73% of small businesses either carry no insurance at all or carry less than they need. After surveying...
Product Led Growth Pays: Wispr Raises $280M at $2B Value
Wispr has closed a $280 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, led by Menlo Ventures and announced on August 17. The round brings total funding to $361...
Non Dilutive Funding: $1M on Offer for Student Founders
America250 has reopened America’s Startup, a national competition for undergraduate founders carrying a $1 million total prize pool. Applications opened on August 17 and close at 7:59 p.m. EDT...
Inc 5000 2026: Growth Benchmarks Founders Should Use
Inc. published the 2026 Inc 5000 list on August 11, and the headline number is a 130% median three-year revenue growth rate across all five thousand honorees. Those companies...
Style
The Show That’s Charting a Post-Trump Future
Last year, Herndon left the Times and joined Vox, a digital-media darling that was founded in 2014 (by, among others, Ezra Klein, who has since travelled in the opposite...
A “12 Inch Pianist” Walks Into a Bar
When The New Yorker published a Shouts & Murmurs titled “Guy Walks Into a Bar,” by Simon Rich, back in 2013, Conan O’Brien tweeted a link to the piece,...
Startup Valuation Reset: Groq Raises $350M at Half Its Peak
Groq has raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation, a round led by the Dallas investment firm Disruptive and announced on August 17. Nvidia is expected to participate....
“Dreams in Nightmares” Turns the Art Life Political
To do this, Ford builds the drama with exhilarating freedom. As the title suggests, the film indeed opens with a dream, one that emerges from the nightmares of history....
Fashion
Starbucks sheds more than 100 jobs as it wraps up restructuring
The cuts include roles within the team that oversees the design and construction of its storesPublished Thu, Aug 20, 2026 · 11:29 PM[WASHINGTON] Starbucks eliminated 104 roles as part...
San Francisco Bay Area dethroned as largest ‘tech talent’ market
The San Francisco Bay Area, epicenter of the artificial intelligence boom, is home to a massive amount of tech workers employed by some of the world’s most valuable companies,...
ComfortDelGro’s Zig to buy S$10 million worth of BYD cars for PHV fleet
The investment marks the platform’s broader shift towards a hybrid taxi and private-hire model[SINGAPORE] ComfortDelGro will invest more than S$10 million to boost its private-hire vehicle (PHV) fleet with...
Insurer AIA Group posts 10% jump in half-year new business value
Published Thu, Aug 20, 2026 · 09:43 AMINSURER AIA Group posted a 10 per cent jump in half-year value of new business (VONB) on Thursday (Aug 20), boosted by...
