Temasek, Canadian pension fund among investors looking to sell stakes in India’s NSE IPO: sources
The share sale by India’s largest exchange would have a value of US$2.75 billionPublished Tue, Apr 28, 2026 ·...
Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon
The agreement allows the Pentagon to use Google’s AI for “any lawful government purpose”Published Tue, Apr 28, 2026 ·...
South Korea surpasses UK to become world’s 8th largest stock market
Published Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · 03:07 PMSOUTH KOREA has leapfrogged the UK to become the world’s eighth-biggest stock...

Taylor Swift seeks further protections for her voice and likeness with new trademark filings

Taylor Swift is entering her trademark era.The global pop star’s company, TAS Rights Management, filed three new trademark applications last week, per the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Two...
Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news deals
China’s state refiners seek to resume fuel exports after halt
Temasek, Canadian pension fund among investors looking to sell stakes in India’s NSE IPO: sources
The share sale by India’s largest exchange would have a value of US$2.75 billionPublished Tue, Apr 28, 2026 ·...
Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon
The agreement allows the Pentagon to use Google’s AI for “any lawful government purpose”Published Tue, Apr 28, 2026 ·...
South Korea surpasses UK to become world’s 8th largest stock market
Published Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · 03:07 PMSOUTH KOREA has leapfrogged the UK to become the world’s eighth-biggest stock...

Entertainment

Taylor Swift seeks further protections for her voice and likeness with new trademark filings
Taylor Swift is entering her trademark era.The global pop star’s company, TAS Rights Management, filed three new trademark applications last week, per the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Two...
Temasek, Canadian pension fund among investors looking to sell stakes in India’s NSE IPO: sources
The share sale by India’s largest exchange would have a value of US$2.75 billionPublished Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · 05:12 PM[MUMBAI] Singapore investment company Temasek and the Canada Pension...
Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon
The agreement allows the Pentagon to use Google’s AI for “any lawful government purpose”Published Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · 03:43 PM[NEW YORK] Alphabet’s Google joined a growing list of...
South Korea surpasses UK to become world’s 8th largest stock market
Published Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · 03:07 PMSOUTH KOREA has leapfrogged the UK to become the world’s eighth-biggest stock market, fuelled by a high-octane rally in its artificial intelligence-linked...
Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news deals
Trump opposes digital services taxes on US tech giants and has threatened tariffs on countries that pursue themPublished Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · 02:05 PM[SYDNEY] The Australian government said...
China’s state refiners seek to resume fuel exports after halt
Published Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · 01:20 PM[BEIJING] China’s state-owned refiners have begun applying for government permits that would allow them to resume fuel exports in May, citing plentiful...

Fashion

Taylor Swift seeks further protections for her voice and likeness with new trademark filings
Taylor Swift is entering her trademark era.The global pop star’s company, TAS Rights Management, filed three new trademark applications last week, per the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Two...
Temasek, Canadian pension fund among investors looking to sell stakes in India’s NSE IPO: sources
The share sale by India’s largest exchange would have a value of US$2.75 billionPublished Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · 05:12 PM[MUMBAI] Singapore investment company Temasek and the Canada Pension...
Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon
The agreement allows the Pentagon to use Google’s AI for “any lawful government purpose”Published Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · 03:43 PM[NEW YORK] Alphabet’s Google joined a growing list of...
South Korea surpasses UK to become world’s 8th largest stock market
Published Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · 03:07 PMSOUTH KOREA has leapfrogged the UK to become the world’s eighth-biggest stock market, fuelled by a high-octane rally in its artificial intelligence-linked...
Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news deals
Trump opposes digital services taxes on US tech giants and has threatened tariffs on countries that pursue themPublished Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · 02:05 PM[SYDNEY] The Australian government said...
China’s state refiners seek to resume fuel exports after halt
Published Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · 01:20 PM[BEIJING] China’s state-owned refiners have begun applying for government permits that would allow them to resume fuel exports in May, citing plentiful...

Gossip

The Vintage Leica Market Is Surging as Analog Photography Finds New Devotees
Leading the Auction No. 48 sale is a Leica MP-368 once owned by renowned Italian photographer Tazio Secchiaroli, one of the original Roman paparazzi who helped define the visual...
In “Trading Beauty,” Valentina Castellani Makes the Case That Markets and Masterpieces Have Always Been Inseparable
Trading Beauty Art Market Histories from the Altar to the Gallery traces the evolution of the Western art market from the medieval era to the present day. Courtesy Valentina...
Valerie Mercer and the Long Work of Putting African American Art Where It Belongs
Over two decades, Valerie Mercer has built a collection that makes the case that a complete history of American art must include African American artists. Courtesy of the Detroit...
Aidan Gomez’s Cohere Acquires Germany’s Aleph Alpha in Sovereign A.I. Push
Aidan Gomez is doubling down on sovereign A.I. with a strategic European expansion. Photo by Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Cohere, the Toronto-based startup led by Aidan Gomez,...
In an Age of Image Overload, AIPAD’s The Photography Show Reminds Us What a Photograph Can Do
The 2026 Photography Show saw record attendance at its VIP preview on April 22. Matt Borkowski/BFA.com For photography collectors and enthusiasts, The Photography Show, organized by AIPAD, is one...
Victoria Beckham Turns Around Her Fashion Brand After Years of Losses
Victoria Beckham is rebuilding her fashion label into a profitable force. Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME Victoria Beckham’s fashion label spent more than a decade losing money....

Health

Trump Family Crypto Ties Complicate Senate Push For Landmark Crypto Bill: Report
A Senate effort to pass a major crypto market structure bill is running into complications as negotiations become increasingly entangled in a political fight over ethics rules tied to...
Baker Hughes CFO Warns Strait of Hormuz May Not Fully Reopen Until Late 2026
The CFO of the energy company Baker Hughes has reportedly said that the company is operating under the assumption that the Strait of Hormuz may not fully reopen for...
ICE Arrests Dropped Nearly 12% After Minneapolis Killings: Report
ICE arrests dropped nearly 12% nationwide after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two U.S. citizens who were shot dead by immigration officers in Minneapolis, according to...
Europe And Asia Drive Global Military Spending To Record $2.9T Amid Worldwide Rearmament
Global military spending surged to a record $2.887 trillion in 2025, marking the eleventh consecutive year of growth and pushing worldwide defense outlays to their highest level in more...
Some Lawmakers Worry AI Could Expand Government’s Ability To Spy On Citizens Without A Warrant
Some lawmakers are expressing concern that AI will supercharge the government's ability to spy on its own citizens.Specifically, they are pointing to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...
DeSantis Unveils New Florida Congressional Map That Could Benefit Republicans
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a proposed new U.S. House map on Monday that could give Republicans four additional congressional seats in the state legislature in the 2026 midterm...

Innovation

Jeopardy! Champ Jamie Ding Loses, Ends Historic Winning Streak With This Clue
Jamie Ding's record-breaking Jeopardy! reign has come to an end. The 33-year-old's historic 31-day winning streak was toppled during the game show's April 27 episode, with fellow contestant Greg Shahade...
Inside Lizzo’s Body Transformation Journey
Lizzo simply figured it was about damn time to start feeling better. So, though part of her platinum-selling, Grammy-and-Emmy-winning Big Grrrl brand was being proud AF of how she...
Have the Time of Your Life Learning These Dirty Dancing Secrets
7. A turning point for the actors came during the film's iconic lift scene in the lake, Swayze and Grey bonding over the difficult experience. "It was horrifyingly, hypothermically...
Score a Parke Mockneck for $40 (Normally $130) from the New Target Collection
Parke is known for having some iconic collaborations, but this one is definitely their biggest and best yet. Parke x Target just launched on April 25, and it's full...
Unpacking the Michael Controversy: Everything Michael Jackson’s Family Has Said About the Movie
When Colman Domingo, who plays her late grandfather Joe Jackson, said that Prince and Paris were "very much in support" of Michael, Paris begged to differ. “Don’t be telling...
Inside the Very Fashionable Life Gigi Hadid Has Created for Daughter Khai
For Gigi, who began walking runways for the likes of Marc Jacobs, Chanel and Victoria's Secret at age 18, the most important gift she can bestow upon her daughter...

News

OpenAI breaks free from exclusive AI pact with Microsoft
New products from the artificial intelligence startup will still be made available first on cloud unit AzurePublished Mon, Apr 27, 2026 · 11:19 PM[NEW YORK] Microsoft and OpenAI have...
Aster to explore new Singapore facility turning used motor oil into high-grade products 
[SINGAPORE] Aster Chemicals and Energy is looking into building a Singapore facility that converts used motor oil into high-grade base oils, the local refinery and petrochemicals player told The...
Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, CICT, CLI, Suntec Reit, Sheng Siong, FCT, iFast
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Apr 24):  ST Engineering : The impact of the Middle East war, alongside...
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust posts 7.9% rise in Q1 NPI to S$314.4 million
[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) posted on Friday (Apr 24) a 7.9 per cent rise in net property income (NPI) to S$314.4 million for its first quarter ended...
Tencent unveils AI model in high-stakes test for OpenAI hire
Published Thu, Apr 23, 2026 · 08:48 PM[SHENZHEN] Tencent revealed a major upgrade to its foundational model, marking the first high-stakes test for China’s most valuable company to assert...
MBS profit jumps 30.2% to new Q1 high of US$788 million on ‘high-quality investment’, ‘high-value tourism’
Parent company LVS’ consolidated adjusted property Ebitda climbs to US$1.4 billion[SINGAPORE] Marina Bay Sands (MBS) charted another new high for the first quarter, with profit climbing 30.2 per cent...

Politics

Croatia vacation hot spot may ban alcohol sales during key hours in sweeping new crackdown
The nightlife in Croatia’s second-largest city could soon look quite a bit different for visitors on vacation getaways. The city of Split is proposing a ban on the sale of...
2 teens charged in connection with TikTok stunt gone wrong that left 16-year-old trapped inside shaft of NYC bridge
Two teens have been charged in connection with a foolish TikTok stunt that caused a 16-year-old boy to plummet 50 feet and become trapped inside a shaft on the...
CBS Sports making big March Madness coverage change for 2026
Nate Burleson will add NCAA Tournament host to his ever-growing résumé at CBS.  The network announced Thursday morning that Burleson will host men’s March Madness coverage for CBS Sports...
New Tahoe ski death as student found on black diamond trail – after eight killed in nearby avalanche
A missing skier has been found dead at a Lake Tahoe resort — just days after eight were killed by an avalanche in the backcountry nearby. Colin Kang’s body...
UCLA hasn’t learned its lesson
UCLA must think it is off the hook for antisemitism and bigotry after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from imposing a billion-dollar fine for blatant discrimination against...
Savannah Guthrie never ‘coming back’ to ‘Today’ show after her mom’s disappearance: report
Savannah Guthrie is probably never returning to the “Today” show after her mother Nancy’s heartbreaking disappearance, according to a new report. The “Today” anchor has not appeared on the...

Special Edition

WHCD Shooting Suspect Faces Life Behind Bars, Acting AG Says; Additional Charges To Come
The suspect arrested for the shooting that shut down the 2026 White House Correspondents Dinner and saw Donald Trump evacuated could spend the rest of his life in a...
‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Creator On Less-Explored ’30-Eras Subplot In King’s Novel
It: Welcome to Derry creator/director/executive producer Andy Muschietti continues to mine author Stephen King’s source novel for compelling nuggets he can expand and refine into prequel story arcs for...
‘Half Man’s Richard Gadd Just Can’t Stop Working: “But I Love It”
After mining his own personal history to great acclaim in Baby Reindeer, Richard Gadd joked that for his next project, he “kind of ran out of a few things...
‘The Mummy’ New Movie To Open in 2027, ‘Miami ’85’ Now 2028
Universal Pictures is swapping around two big tentpoles on the calendar and it’s only because one is in more of a position to go then the other. The Radio...
Charlie xcx”s ‘The Moment’ Sets HBO Max Release Date
Charli xcx’s A24 tour mockumentary The Moment, in which she plays a fictionalized version of herself, is set to make its streaming debut exclusively on HBO Max in the...
‘Michael’ Cast On Why Child Abuse Allegations Not Included In Film
As Michael Jackson fans flock to the theaters to see the Antoine Fuqua-helmed biopic about the ‘King of Pop’, many are questioning how the film avoids the child sexual...

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Sprinter Allyson Felix Reveals Plans to Make Comeback for 2028 Olympics
“So many of us have been told not to do the big, bold thing,” Allyson explained. “You know, at this age, I should probably be staying home and taking...
Megan Thee Stallion Breaks Down in Tears During Moulin Rouge! Curtain Call After Klay Thompson Breakup
Megan Thee Stallion is working towards being roc steady following her breakup with Klay Thompson. After the “Roc Steady” rapper confirmed her split from the NBA star, alleging he...
Demi Lovato Brings Out Husband Jutes to Perform Their Wedding Song During NYC Concert Stop
Demi Lovato is wearing her lionheart on her sleeve. The “Lionheart” singer brought out her husband Jutes for a surprise performance during her It's Not That Deep Tour in...
Jack Nicholson Celebrates 89th Birthday in Rare Photo With Joni Mitchell
Jack Nicholson spent his birthday with a few good women.  The A Few Good Men star—who has largely kept away from the spotlight over the past decade—rang in his...
Prince Louis’ Adorable 8th Birthday Portrait Revealed
Kate Middleton Celebrates Her Birthday With Moving MessageOn her 44th birthday, the Princess of Wales shared a message on the power of nature to heal. “Even in the coldest,...
Inside Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Incredibly Private Marriage
Family finally complete (with Dad delivering both kids with an assist from the midwife), the two couldn't stop gushing about how darn happy they were.  There were the requisite birthday...