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Companies Cut Jobs for AI Efficiency Gains. Many Are Now Bringing Them Back.
Companies that reduced staff in anticipation of artificial intelligence replacing large portions of human workforces are now reversing some of those decisions, bringing employees back after automation systems fell...
Mortgage Rates Are High. Homebuyers Are Ditching Adjustable-Rate Options Anyway.
Mortgage demand remained largely unchanged last week as borrowing costs continued to move within a narrow range. At the same time, prospective homebuyers showed less interest in adjustable-rate mortgages,...
Meta is building a cloud business to sell excess AI computing power
It will run the data centres and chips that power the models and charge developers to access themPublished Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 10:58 PMMETA Platforms is developing plans...
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Refused To Say What The Fed Will Do In Its Next Meeting, But Did Provide a Key Hint.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh declined to give guidance about the central bank's next decision on interest rates but did give a potential hint by saying inflation is running...
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
Meta is building a cloud business to sell excess AI computing power
It will run the data centres and chips that power the models and charge developers to access themPublished Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 10:58 PMMETA Platforms is developing plans...
Sony to end production of physical PlayStation discs in 2028
The company becomes the first major console maker to fully abandon physical mediaPublished Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 09:56 PMSONY Group will end production of physical discs for its...
Samudera Shipping acquires DBS property holding company Crest10 for S$21 million
It calls this a chance to own a strategically located commercial premises for its own use and/or for investment[SINGAPORE] Samudera Shipping Line has acquired Crest10, a DBS property holding...
Koh Brothers Eco Engineering gets in-principle approval to move to SGX mainboard
The proposed transfer is expected to boost group’s visibility, give it access to wider investor base[SINGAPORE] Koh Brothers Eco Engineering has received in-principle approval to transfer its listing from...
Gossip
Syrah Could Be the Grape That Defines the Santa Ynez Valley
The Hilt Estate vineyards in the Santa Ynez Valley. The Hilt Estate Vineyards Ask winemaker Matt Dees the local spot where he’s most likely to take a bottle of...
The Pants That Fade on Purpose: A Brief History of Nantucket Reds
Every June, the Hy-Line ferry from Hyannis unloads onto Nantucket's Straight Wharf carrying coolers, garment bags and a statistically improbable number of men dressed like undercooked salmon. Their trousers...
The 12 Essential American Road Trips, Just in Time for the Country’s 250th
The country is hard to read at a distance right now, politically caricatured from afar by algorithm bubbles. The 250th arrives this summer and the official run-up has been...
Painter Justin Bua Might Just Be Art’s Most Outspoken Defender of Skill
Justin Bua has spent three years calling out what he sees as the art world’s most enduring con. Photo: Steven Lam. Instagram @stevenlamphoto Justin Bua’s disembodied head is floating...
Health
Companies Cut Jobs for AI Efficiency Gains. Many Are Now Bringing Them Back.
Companies that reduced staff in anticipation of artificial intelligence replacing large portions of human workforces are now reversing some of those decisions, bringing employees back after automation systems fell...
Mortgage Rates Are High. Homebuyers Are Ditching Adjustable-Rate Options Anyway.
Mortgage demand remained largely unchanged last week as borrowing costs continued to move within a narrow range. At the same time, prospective homebuyers showed less interest in adjustable-rate mortgages,...
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Refused To Say What The Fed Will Do In Its Next Meeting, But Did Provide a Key Hint.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh declined to give guidance about the central bank's next decision on interest rates but did give a potential hint by saying inflation is running...
The White House Has Just Lifted Restrictions On An AI Model That Caused Concern Over Its Powerful Capabilities.
The White House lifted its restrictions on Fable 5, Anthropic's new powerful AI model that drew scrutiny over its powerful capabilities.Axios detailed that the move restores public access after...
Innovation
Yellowstone Creator Taylor Sheridan Addresses Kevin Costner’s Exit Amid Feud Rumors
‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff ‘Marshals’ Kills Off Major Character in Premiere EpisodeIt was simply time for Kevin Costner to leave the ranch. Two years after he exited Yellowstone, prompting the end...
Milania Giudice Breaks Silence on Arrest, Slams Claims “Fire” Mugshot Pic Was AI
Milania Giudice is speaking out about her legal troubles. After Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice’s daughter was arrested for assault May 14, the 20-year-old broke her silence on the ordeal, taking...
Taylor Swift Receives Mixed Reaction from Alan Jackson Crowd During Surprise Virtual Appearance
24. According to an interview, her favorite lyrics off of her Lover album are, "Ladies and gentlemen, will you please stand? / With every guitar string scar on my...
Soccer Player Héctor Bello’s Wife Andrea Dies Saving Daughter During Venezuela Earthquakes
Héctor Bello is mourning a devastating loss. The soccer player, a defender for Venezuela's professional team Marítimo de La Guaira, announced that his wife Andrea Bello died while protecting...
News
Wall St slips at open as US-Iran tensions cloud start to second half
Published Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 09:47 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday (Jul 1) as fresh US-Iran tensions cast doubt over peace in the...
Frasers Centrepoint Trust to sell White Sands mall for S$467 million
[SINGAPORE] Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) is divesting White Sands mall for S$467 million, which represents an 8.4 per cent premium over an independent valuation as at May 31, 2026,...
European shares steady as tech gains offset Middle East caution
Published Mon, Jun 29, 2026 · 05:10 PMEUROPEAN shares were steady on Monday (Jun 29), underpinned by gains in technology stocks, while investors mulled over the durability of an...
S&P 500 ends lower; chips tumble and Moderna rallies
Published Sat, Jun 27, 2026 · 07:50 AM[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 ended marginally lower on Friday (Jun 26), with a steep drop in AI-related chip stocks and sharp...
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
50 Cent Developing TV Adaptation Of ‘Bone Parish’ At Starz
Starz is re-teaming with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson on a new project: a TV adaptation of the supernatural crime graphic novel Bone Parish by Cullen Bunn and Jonas Scharf....
‘FROM’ Star Pegah Ghafoori On Fatima’s Shocking Evolution & What’s Ahead After The Season 4 Finale
SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details about the Season 4 finale of MGM+’s FROM. Few characters on FROM have changed as dramatically as Fatima (Pegah Ghafoori). First introduced in Season 1 as a...
John Early Doesn’t Consider His ‘Maddie’s Secret’ Role Drag
Although John Early dons a wig and fake boobs for Maddie’s Secret, he doesn’t consider his titular role to be drag. The writer, director and star of the Magnolia...
‘The Young And The Restless’ Head Writer Josh Griffith Is Leaving CBS Soap
The Young and the Restless head writer Josh Griffith is leaving the CBS daytime drama, Deadline has confirmed. The cast and crew of the soap were informed yesterday of...
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How Elle Woods’ Origin Story in the Elle Series Is Different From Legally Blonde
When it comes to the case of Elle vs. Legally Blonde, we have no objections. Twenty-five years after Reese Witherspoon charmed the briefs off of audiences as plucky Harvard Law School student...
Elliot Page Shows Off Ripped Physique After Getting “Hooked” on Boxing
Lizzo simply wanted to feel better from head to toe. “Once I started working out for mental health, to have balanced mental health or endorphins, so that I don't...
Chloe Bailey Shares What Inspired Her Unrecognizable Blonde Hair Transformation at BET Awards 2026
BET Awards 2026: Bow Wow Shares His Proudest Moment as a Dad to Kids Shai and StoneWhen it came to changing up her hair, Chloe Bailey simply thought, “Do...
Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid Break Up After Over 10 Years of Dating
It's the one where Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid go their separate ways. The Friends actress and the Snow Patrol member—who started dating in 2013—have broken up, multiple outlets...
