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Marc Newson: The Industrial Designer Behind Ferrari's Luce
The co-founder of LoveFrom and creator of the Ford 021C concept car brings a unique blend of sculpture, luxury goods, an...
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Posts 8% Profit Growth in H1 2026 as Financing Income Surges
ADIB’s net profit reached AED 3.76 billion, driven by a 14% jump in financing income and record balance sheet expansion,...
Seven Killed as Emergency Helicopter Crashes During Fire Training Flight in Argentina
A Bell 412 involved in a wildfire-fighting training mission went down in San Juan province, Argentina, claiming the live...
AIG's 'Flight to Quality' Points to Hardening Market, as Turnaround Gains Traction
AIG posted a headline $8 billion net loss in Q2 but saw commercial rate hikes and improved underwriting ex-catastrophes,...
South Korea's Digital Detectives Combat Surge in AI Deepfake Porn
A state-backed team of 23 women in Seoul works to erase an avalanche of AI-generated sexual images, offering legal and e...
Xtranet Technologies Listing: GMP Hints at 11% Gain; Firm to Deploy Rs 166.8 Cr Fresh Capital
IT solutions firm Xtranet Technologies debuts on BSE and NSE today with an unofficial grey market premium of 11%. Its Rs...
Juniper Green Energy IPO Opens Today at Rs 214–225; Here’s What Retail Investors Should Know
The Rs 1,800 crore fresh issue, with a grey market premium suggesting a modest 8% listing pop, faces a steep valuation o...
Mamata Banerjee Opposes Further Extension in EC Probe Against TMC
The Trinamool Congress supremo has written to the Election Commission demanding no more deadline extensions for a senior...
Starbucks Lifts Forecasts Again as Same-Store Sales Surge and Margins Rebound
The coffee chain raised annual sales and profit targets for the second time, citing a 7.9% jump in global same-store sal...
Yatai Group’s Pre-Restructuring Clouds Planned Disposal of Northeast Securities Stake
A court-supervised pre-restructuring filing by distressed conglomerate Yatai Group has thrown into doubt the long-planne...
Bolivia Orders Arrest of Ex-President Evo Morales on Insurrection Charges
Prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for former president Evo Morales over 50-day protests that paralyzed Bolivia, as th...
Saprissa withstands red card to defeat UMECIT 2-1 in Panama opener
The Costa Rican side took an early lead and held on despite playing the final half-hour with ten men to secure three poi...
Yahoo's Cookie Consent Page Reveals the Mechanics Behind Today's Digital Ad Targeting
A Finnish-language privacy notice from Yahoo discloses the extensive use of the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework, in...
South Korean Police Under Fire After Losing Key Evidence in 2025 Motel Murder Case
Officers failed to secure victims’ clothing, with the items later discarded and lost at a local hospital. The mishandlin...
U.S. Defense Buildup Triggers a Specialized Real Estate Boom
A structural shift to a permanent wartime posture, trillion-dollar budgets and the demand to replenish depleted stockpil...
Drone Hit on Penza Warehouse Injures One, Wildberries Evacuates 200 Staff
A drone strike on a Wildberries logistics centre in Penza left one person hurt and forced the evacuation of around 200 w...
Study: Solar Permitting Goes Faster on Already-Altered Land, Slower on Williamson Act Sites
New research from The Nature Conservancy shows that utility-scale solar projects in California’s San Joaquin Valley clea...
Hadi Matar Found Guilty of Federal Terrorism Charges for Stabbing Salman Rushdie
A U.S. jury convicted Hadi Matar of providing material support to Hezbollah and engaging in international terrorism for ...
Buddha’s Enduring Lesson on Envy, Gratitude and Finding Peace of Mind
A timeless teaching from Buddha warns that comparing our lives to others fuels envy and steals inner peace, while gratit...
Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Yash as Ravana: Full Cast of Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana' Revealed in First Trailer
The first trailer for Nitesh Tiwari's two-part epic 'Ramayana' showcases Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Yash as Ravana, and ...
Yash’s Ravana steals the show as Ranbir Kapoor’s Lord Ram readies for war in Ramayana trailer
The four-minute trailer for Nitesh Tiwari’s two-part epic adaptation has ignited social media, with Yash’s commanding po...
Microsoft’s Azure Surges 43%, AI Capex Discipline Sends Stock Soaring
Microsoft’s cloud platform Azure posted its strongest growth in four years, while CFO Amy Hood signalled a more measured...
Meta Stock Drops as Investors Challenge Zuckerberg’s AI Spending Blitz
Meta shares fell roughly 7% after missing earnings estimates and offering cautious revenue guidance, revealing deepening...
Musk’s America PAC Returns to Boost Republicans in Crucial Midterms
After a public rift with Trump, Elon Musk’s America PAC is back spending to defend Republican majorities in Congress, wi...
Meta Free Cash Flow Nears Zero as AI Capex Hits $31.1 Billion; Zuckerberg Teases Cloud Business
Meta's capital spending nearly doubled to $31.1B, eating almost all operating cash and leaving free cash flow at $784M. ...
Samsung Q2 Profit Soars on AI-Fuelled Memory Boom, Beating Forecasts
Record demand for advanced memory chips driven by AI infrastructure pushed Samsung's net profit to 71.27 trillion won, f...
Juniper Green Energy IPO opens at ₹214-225; brokerages flag pipeline, debt reduction
The ₹1,800 crore fresh issue sees analyst subscribe calls, pointing to 7.9 GW capacity and use of proceeds to cut parent...
US resumes strikes on Iran, Strait of Hormuz near closed as energy prices surge
A new wave of US strikes against Iran, retaliation for an Iranian missile attack on a base in Jordan, has virtually shut...
Google’s Russian Fine Debt Exceeds 56 Billion Rubles as Belgian Court Freezes Assets
Enforceable claims against Google in Russia top 56 billion rubles, up from 42 billion in April, while a Belgian court se...
NLR Study: Can Five Emerging Fuels Ease Aviation’s Supply Crunch?
With jet fuel demand set to soar to 165 billion gallons by 2050, researchers evaluate SAF, hydrogen, LNG, ethane, and Je...