Google co-founder Sergey Brin spending more than $100 million fighting California wealth tax
The fight over a proposal to tax the assets of California billionaires to fund healthcare is getting more expensive....
Google co-founder Sergey Brin spending more than $100 million fighting California wealth tax
The fight over a proposal to tax the assets of California billionaires to fund healthcare is getting more expensive....
Entertainment
A Prolonged Hormuz Closure Could Send Crude to $140 As U.S.-Iran Deal Remains Elusive
Oil prices are edging higher as hopes for a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz fade, raising the risk that a prolonged disruption to one of the world's...
Google co-founder Sergey Brin spending more than $100 million fighting California wealth tax
The fight over a proposal to tax the assets of California billionaires to fund healthcare is getting more expensive. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has poured $102 million this year...
UOL H1 net profit rises 23% to S$252.2 million on joint venture profits
[SINGAPORE] Property developer UOL Group posted a 23 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit to S$252.2 million for the first half ended Jun 30, from S$205.5 million.The profit...
ABN Amro beats on profit, boosts key revenue source outlook
It posted net income for the three months through June of 780 million euros (US$900 million)Published Wed, Aug 12, 2026 · 04:56 PM[AMSTERDAM] ABN Amro Bank reported quarterly profit...
Entrepreneurship
China’s drone exports to Russia use a new route through Thailand
Entrepreneurship
United Hampshire US Reit declares 12.1% higher H2 DPU of US$0.023
Fashion
Google co-founder Sergey Brin spending more than $100 million fighting California wealth tax
The fight over a proposal to tax the assets of California billionaires to fund healthcare is getting more expensive. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has poured $102 million this year...
UOL H1 net profit rises 23% to S$252.2 million on joint venture profits
[SINGAPORE] Property developer UOL Group posted a 23 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit to S$252.2 million for the first half ended Jun 30, from S$205.5 million.The profit...
ABN Amro beats on profit, boosts key revenue source outlook
It posted net income for the three months through June of 780 million euros (US$900 million)Published Wed, Aug 12, 2026 · 04:56 PM[AMSTERDAM] ABN Amro Bank reported quarterly profit...
Tata Sons chairman unexpectedly resigns before shareholder vote
Published Wed, Aug 12, 2026 · 03:44 PM[NEW DELHI] Natarajan Chandrasekaran said he will step down as chairman of Tata Sons when his term ends in February 2027, throwing...
Gossip
Judy Glickman Lauder’s Vast Trove of Photography Is a Portrait of Its Collector
Norman Seeff, Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith, New York, 1969. Archival pigment print, 15 x 22 in. Portland Museum of Art, Maine / Promised Gift from the Judy Glickman...
Centro Botín Champions Marisol’s Drawings and Rethinks Her Legacy
Marisol, Get Away From My Fish, 1975. Colored pencil on paper, 72 1/4 x 84 1/4 inches (183.52 x 214 cm). Collection of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, bequest...
What Heirs Need to Know to Establish a Lasting Inheritance
Rosecliff, the 1902 Newport mansion, has endured as a symbol of what it takes to preserve, not just inherit, a fortune Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images Imagine...
Author Amy Chozick’s Favorite Character-Driven Reads
My day job involves writing for television, and yet, I find myself spending a lot more time reading books than I do watching TV. A couple of years ago,...
Health
A Prolonged Hormuz Closure Could Send Crude to $140 As U.S.-Iran Deal Remains Elusive
Oil prices are edging higher as hopes for a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz fade, raising the risk that a prolonged disruption to one of the world's...
The SEC Is About To Take A Big Step On Crypto: New Rules Could Make It Easier To Launch Digital Assets
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing to take a major step toward establishing formal rules for cryptocurrency offerings, with commissioners set to consider a new framework that...
NATO Country Believes Russia Will Stage a False Flag Attack Against Critical Infrastructure
NATO countries said they are taking measures to protect critical infrastructure against a false flag attack from Russia. Different NATO countries said they are taking measures to protect critical...
Stocks Fall Again As U.S.-Iran Deal Remains Elusive. Brent Closes In On $90.
Stocks fell again on Tuesday as prospects of a deal between the U.S. and Iran remain elusive despite optimistic remarks from a top Pakistani officialThe Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Innovation
Julie Andrews Reveals She Won’t Reprise Her Role in Princess Diaries 3
Shut up and listen: Julie Andrews won't be making her royal return. As Anne Hathaway prepares to wear her crown in the upcoming The Princess Diaries 3 as the...
How Today’s Craig Melvin Scored a Winning Partner in Sportscaster Wife Lindsay Czarniak
Craig Melvin talks for a living, but he forgot his words for a second when he met his future wife, Lindsay Czarniak. The Today co-anchor knew who Czarniak was...
Adam Demos Reveals Whether He’d Ever Reprise His Role in Sex/Life
Adam Demos knows he got lucky when it came to Sex/Life. The Netflix series—which ran between 2021 and 2023—became a bit of a phenomenon, something the 41-year-old is still...
Why Anna Faris Felt Like She Didn’t Fit In With Other Moms
Anna Faris’ Son Jack, 13, Makes Rare Public Appearance at Scary Movie 6 PremiereAnna Faris wasn’t quite sure how to approach being a mom. In fact, the Scary Movie...
News
MetaOptics H1 revenue grows by nearly six times; company on track to fill orders in H2
It says its growth is underpinned by an order backlog for its metalens production equipment[SINGAPORE] MetaOptics , which listed on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in...
Google’s AI team tells job seekers its HR filters are unreliable
Applications risk being automatically screened out by the company’s AI systems, a document viewed by Bloomberg showsPublished Tue, Aug 11, 2026 · 07:23 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Alphabet’s Google pitches its artificial...
Oil gains as Iran deal proves elusive
Published Mon, Aug 10, 2026 · 09:16 AMOIL extended its gains in early Monday (Aug 10) trading as Iran rejected talks with the US and a deal to reopen the...
South Korea stock volatility eases as leveraged trades unwind amid regulatory curbs
Published Sun, Aug 9, 2026 · 11:34 AMTHE MOST extreme phase of South Korea’s stock-market turmoil may be over after a historic sell-off flushed out leveraged positions and regulatory...
5 takeaways from Singapore banks’ Q2 results – diverging outlooks, China tax rules emerge as new watchpoint
DBS and OCBC upgraded parts of their full-year outlook, while UOB turned more cautious on fees[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s three banks continued to grow their earnings in the second quarter despite...
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...
Special Edition
Everything We Know About Marvel’s Upcoming ‘X-Men’ Movie So Far
Since Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019, the clamor for a new X-Men movie has been loud, and Marvel inches closer every day to delivery on their...
A Twink And A Redhead Duo Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)
EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Grant Gibbs and Ashley Gill, the comedy duo known as A Twink and a Redhead, for representation. A pair of comedians, musicians and digital creators,...
Summer Box Office Crossing $4B Thanks to ‘Spider-Man’, ‘Odyssey’
Forget the woes of a potential Paramount-WBD merger, the summer domestic box office is on fire, just $14.8M away from crossing $4 billion. This is all according to Rentrak....
Madonna Pays Tribute To Late ‘Ray Of Light’ Producer William Orbit
Madonna paid tribute to her late Ray of Light producer William Orbit, saying in an Instagram post that he gave her “a magic carpet to fly on.” “I had...
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Secrets Behind Nickelodeon’s Ren & Stimpy, Rugrats, Doug and SpongeBob Revealed
If you were watching the first Nicktoons slate during its original run, you might have a few rug rats of your own running around by now. But there's also...
Every Time Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet Reminded Us Their Relationship Is Doing Amazing, Sweetie
A few months later, Jenner—who may not have grown up a New York Knicks fan but proved herself a true-blue (and orange) cheering partner last season—caught multiple playoff games...
Best Believe Kylie Jenner is Bejeweled as She Celebrates Her 29th Birthday
Kylie Jenner is feeling purr-fectly marvelous about her birthday. With her 29th birthday coming up on Aug. 10, the Kylie Cosmetics founder kicked off the celebrations by sharing an...
Bella Ramsey’s Cutout Top Might Be Their Boldest Look Yet
Forget bending the knee—Bella Ramsey is bending the rules of fashion. The Game of Thrones alum stepped out on the red carpet Aug. 6 in quite the unconventional look,...
