The fashion week crowd have landed in Paris for the final leg of the spring/summer 26 shows, and it’s set to be a historic week. High fashion debuts are abound; Jonathan Anderson will unveil his first (and much-anticipated) ready-to-wear collection at Dior, as will Matthieu Blazy at Chanel, with both creative directors having dressed select…
As the U.S. stock market continues to show resilience with major indices like the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching record highs, investors are closely watching for growth opportunities amid potential economic uncertainties such as government shutdowns. In this environment, stocks with strong insider ownership can be particularly appealing, as they often signal…
Adisa Vrabac reads Vogue magazine in her family’s apartment. (Photo by David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) Corbis/VCG via Getty Images In the wake of physical magazine’s steady decline in popularity, the encroachment of social media’s domination over the daily news cycle and the announcement of Vogue’s latest leadership shift, a new era of print media…
Russian companies’ attempts to raise cheap capital in China’s massive bond market are collapsing, as Chinese banks and investors shy away over fears of Western sanctions, Reuters reported on October 1, citing multiple sources. The setback highlights the deep financial isolation Russia continues to face more than three years after launching its full-scale invasion of…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 37-year-old woman for allegedly neglecting her eight-year-old daughter, who was seen twice pushing a crying baby off a bench and injuring the infant. The force said on Wednesday that it had received a report the previous day from a staff member of Good Mansion, a transitional housing project in…
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church, raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be “pro-life.” Leo, a Chicago native, was asked late Tuesday about plans by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich to give a lifetime achievement award to…
Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona meet in the Champions League on Wednesday in a clash between two of the favourites to win the competition this season. Defending champion PSG is aiming to join Real Madrid as the only team to retain the title in the modern era. Madrid won it three times in a row from…
What you need to know Google Drive is reportedly receiving a Workspace Labs test that brings a slightly redesigned viewfinder, but a woefully upgraded AI scanner. The AI scanner now runs autonomously without user input, identifying, scanning, and adding files to your Drive storage. Users can reportedly “stop” or pause this automatic feature when in…
On stage at the Labour party conference, Mr Miliband launched a fresh attack on Reform UK, which has called for more extraction of oil and gas. The Energy Secretary called on Labour delegates and activists in Liverpool to “send this bunch of frackers packing”. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband branded Reform UK leader Nigel Farage ‘and…
Common sense tells us there are two things in our economy that are going to blow up in our faces sooner or later: artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency. AI is dangerous because of wild expectations about the role of AI in our future and trillions of dollars of unrestrained spending on it, particularly for data…