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Gildan sales jump 72% on HanesBrands, sells Australia unit and lifts margin outlook
Companies

Gildan sales jump 72% on HanesBrands, sells Australia unit and lifts margin outlook

Gildan Activewear's second-quarter sales rose 72.3% to $1.58bn on the HanesBrands integration, as it agreed to sell Hane...

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AI Now Runs the Ad Industry in 2026 — But Black-Box Platforms Test Marketers' Trust
Technology

AI Now Runs the Ad Industry in 2026 — But Black-Box Platforms Test Marketers' Trust

AI is woven into nearly every stage of advertising in 2026, but transparency lags as agentic AI's first wave arrives. Ma...

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Why This New Yorker Won't Give Up Her $2,000 Rent-Stabilized West Village Apartment
Real Estate

Why This New Yorker Won't Give Up Her $2,000 Rent-Stabilized West Village Apartment

A New Yorker raised in a rent-stabilized West Village one-bedroom pays about $2,000 a month — thousands below market rat...

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She Moved to Cape Verde to Reinvent Her Life — and Found the Same Dating Patterns
Lifestyle

She Moved to Cape Verde to Reinvent Her Life — and Found the Same Dating Patterns

A nomad who left Amsterdam for Cape Verde finds that changing countries changed her coordinates, not her relationship pa...

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Ukraine Lets AWOL Troops Pick Their New Unit to Entice Them Back to War
Defense

Ukraine Lets AWOL Troops Pick Their New Unit to Entice Them Back to War

Kyiv is letting absent soldiers choose from over 70 units via its Army+ app as it races to rebuild ranks ahead of a Sept...

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Apple Briefly Hits $5 Trillion Market Value, Joining Nvidia at the Top
Markets

Apple Briefly Hits $5 Trillion Market Value, Joining Nvidia at the Top

Apple's shares briefly pushed its market value above US$5 trillion, making it the second company after Nvidia to reach t...

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Trial Finds Ozempic, Wegovy Drug Semaglutide Cuts Heavy Drinking in Alcohol Use Disorder
Health

Trial Finds Ozempic, Wegovy Drug Semaglutide Cuts Heavy Drinking in Alcohol Use Disorder

A 50-patient University of Colorado trial found oral semaglutide reduced heavy drinking and cravings, a step toward the ...

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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Lands Second-Biggest Box Office Opening Ever With $355 Million
Companies

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Lands Second-Biggest Box Office Opening Ever With $355 Million

The Tom Holland-led film grossed $355 million domestically and $927 million worldwide in its debut weekend, trailing onl...

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Hungary Appoints Commentator Botond Feledy to Head Its Foreign Policy Institute
Politics

Hungary Appoints Commentator Botond Feledy to Head Its Foreign Policy Institute

Foreign Minister Anita Orbán named security-policy commentator and podcaster Botond Feledy to lead the Hungarian Institu...

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Forbes Makers Day 2026 to Focus on Mental Well-Being on September 12
Lifestyle

Forbes Makers Day 2026 to Focus on Mental Well-Being on September 12

Forbes Hungary's Makers Day 2026 moves to a Saturday and devotes a full day to mental well-being, happiness research and...

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Japan's Latest Briefings: Defense Export Shift, Middle East Oil Risk and a New Labor Market
News

Japan's Latest Briefings: Defense Export Shift, Middle East Oil Risk and a New Labor Market

From loosened defense export rules to Middle East supply risks and a transformed hiring landscape, Japan's latest news c...

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Backpacking Europe Looks Great on Instagram — the Reality Is Crowds and Sleepless Trains
Travel

Backpacking Europe Looks Great on Instagram — the Reality Is Crowds and Sleepless Trains

A travel reporter's two-week rail trip across Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland shows the gap between Instagram's ...

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A 76-Year-Old Boomer on the Career Payoff of Never Stopping to Learn Technology
Lifestyle

A 76-Year-Old Boomer on the Career Payoff of Never Stopping to Learn Technology

Beth Sobiloff went from typing class at 14 to freelance web design and a TV show — proof that staying curious keeps olde...

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Sam Altman's Exact ChatGPT Prompt Helped a Non-Coder Ship a Live Website in Two Hours
Technology

Sam Altman's Exact ChatGPT Prompt Helped a Non-Coder Ship a Live Website in Two Hours

A Business Insider reporter copied Sam Altman's exact ChatGPT prompt and built a working travel-planning website in unde...

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The Booming Business of Cutting Enterprise AI Costs
Technology

The Booming Business of Cutting Enterprise AI Costs

Consultants, measurement platforms and infrastructure startups are racing to help enterprises stop overpaying for AI. Me...

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A one-year Shanghai plan became a decade — and a James Beard-nominated food series
Lifestyle

A one-year Shanghai plan became a decade — and a James Beard-nominated food series

Graeme Kennedy moved to Shanghai expecting to stay a year. A decade later he runs his own photography business and co-pr...

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AI Boosts Output, but 72% of Workers Feel Less Tied to Their Company
Lifestyle

AI Boosts Output, but 72% of Workers Feel Less Tied to Their Company

Client data cited by a Turkish management strategist shows AI-era remote work raises productivity while eroding organiza...

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GigaOm Pitches Benchmark Reports as a Sales Weapon for Enterprise Tech Vendors
Technology

GigaOm Pitches Benchmark Reports as a Sales Weapon for Enterprise Tech Vendors

GigaOm is selling its benchmark reports as independent, lab-tested validation that helps enterprise tech vendors close t...

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GigaOm Markets Analyst-Led Sales Enablement Built on Its Radar Reports
Technology

GigaOm Markets Analyst-Led Sales Enablement Built on Its Radar Reports

GigaOm is pitching a program that turns its Radar analyst research into sales messaging and competitive guidance for sof...

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Container Freight Rates Slip Again as August Hike Plans Face a Test
Logistics

Container Freight Rates Slip Again as August Hike Plans Face a Test

Container spot rates keep falling on Asia-Europe and transpacific lanes even as carriers prepare another round of Genera...

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Decentralisation Isn't Self-Organisation — and Leaders Keep Confusing Them
Companies

Decentralisation Isn't Self-Organisation — and Leaders Keep Confusing Them

Decentralised organisations still shape behaviour through system-wide structures, a new essay argues — pure self-organis...

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FIFA Defends World Cup Investment Plan as UEFA and CONCACAF Push Back
Companies

FIFA Defends World Cup Investment Plan as UEFA and CONCACAF Push Back

FIFA insists 'nobody is selling football' and refuses to withdraw a plan to sell minority stakes in a World Cup commerci...

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Fake Marine Combat Veteran Sentenced to 16 Months for Fraud
News

Fake Marine Combat Veteran Sentenced to 16 Months for Fraud

A Tennessee woman who posed as a wounded Marine and raised money on a false combat story has been sentenced to 16 months...

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Lula Launches Re-Election Bid With Record-First Strategy, Skips New Policy Promises
Politics

Lula Launches Re-Election Bid With Record-First Strategy, Skips New Policy Promises

At PT convention, president avoids attacks, touts four-year record and lists five priorities for a fourth term — but say...

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How the Census Bureau Turns Experimental Data Products Into Official Statistics
Economy

How the Census Bureau Turns Experimental Data Products Into Official Statistics

The Census Bureau's expanded experimental data catalog shows how new surveys — from household pulse checks to satellite-...

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How to Transfer Files Between Devices Without a USB Stick
Lifestyle

How to Transfer Files Between Devices Without a USB Stick

Cloud sync, peer-to-peer apps and built-in wireless tools now replace the USB stick for most file transfers — here is ho...

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AI and IT Teams Don't Have to Fight: What Three Companies Got Right
Technology

AI and IT Teams Don't Have to Fight: What Three Companies Got Right

Baringa Group, Southern Bank and PacificTel each resolved the AI-IT divide by changing structures, not just attitudes. T...

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First Home Renovation? The Costly Mistakes to Avoid Before Work Starts
Personal Finance

First Home Renovation? The Costly Mistakes to Avoid Before Work Starts

Renovating for the first time? Budget the full cost, check council rules and question your DIY skills before any work st...

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Gen Z Ditches the 9-to-5 as Flex Economy Reshapes Pay and Spending
Personal Finance

Gen Z Ditches the 9-to-5 as Flex Economy Reshapes Pay and Spending

Afterpay data shows four in five young Australians now earn from several sources, blurring payday and boosting buy now, ...

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Three Australian property markets where population growth meets thin supply
Real Estate

Three Australian property markets where population growth meets thin supply

An investor-led FY27 outlook argues outperformance will come from Brisbane, select Melbourne pockets and diversified reg...

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