The Debate About The Cost Of Ai Has Taken Centerstage. OpenAI is Cutting The Price Of Two Models
OpenAI is cutting prices for two of its models as the debate over the technology's costs takes centerstage.The company...
South Korea Revives Its Crypto Tax Plan. Parliament Will Decide Whether It Survives
South Korea is once again preparing to tax cryptocurrency profits, setting up another political battle over investor protection, overseas...
Samsung Says The AI Chip Boom Isn’t Slowing. It Expects Supply To Stay Tight Until 2028
Samsung Electronics says the artificial intelligence boom is far from reaching its peak, warning that tight supplies of advanced...

Retooled Version Of ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ Could Run For Another 10 Years At Sphere, James Dolan Says

The Wizard of Oz, approaching the first anniversary of its new lease on life at Sphere, could run for a decade at the Las Vegas site, company founder James...
Russian Bombardment Kills at Least Eight in Ukraine as Zelensky Renews Plea for Air Defense Supplies
Russian Bombardment Kills at Least Eight in Ukraine as Zelensky Renews Plea for Air Defense Supplies
Chipmakers Are Soaring After a Days-Long Rout. Micron, Lam And Sandisk Jump
The Debate About The Cost Of Ai Has Taken Centerstage. OpenAI is Cutting The Price Of Two Models
OpenAI is cutting prices for two of its models as the debate over the technology's costs takes centerstage.The company...
South Korea Revives Its Crypto Tax Plan. Parliament Will Decide Whether It Survives
South Korea is once again preparing to tax cryptocurrency profits, setting up another political battle over investor protection, overseas...
Samsung Says The AI Chip Boom Isn’t Slowing. It Expects Supply To Stay Tight Until 2028
Samsung Electronics says the artificial intelligence boom is far from reaching its peak, warning that tight supplies of advanced...

Entertainment

Retooled Version Of ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ Could Run For Another 10 Years At Sphere, James Dolan Says
The Wizard of Oz, approaching the first anniversary of its new lease on life at Sphere, could run for a decade at the Las Vegas site, company founder James...
The Debate About The Cost Of Ai Has Taken Centerstage. OpenAI is Cutting The Price Of Two Models
OpenAI is cutting prices for two of its models as the debate over the technology's costs takes centerstage.The company said the cost of the Terra model will be slashed...
South Korea Revives Its Crypto Tax Plan. Parliament Will Decide Whether It Survives
South Korea is once again preparing to tax cryptocurrency profits, setting up another political battle over investor protection, overseas trading and the future of digital asset regulation.The proposal would...
Samsung Says The AI Chip Boom Isn’t Slowing. It Expects Supply To Stay Tight Until 2028
Samsung Electronics says the artificial intelligence boom is far from reaching its peak, warning that tight supplies of advanced memory chips could persist until at least 2028 as technology...
Russian Bombardment Kills at Least Eight in Ukraine as Zelensky Renews Plea for Air Defense Supplies
Russian Bombardment Kills at Least Eight in Ukraine as Zelensky Renews Plea for Air Defense Supplies
The leader of Poland, a NATO member, later said in a press conference that “there is no reason to believe that Poland was the target,” but maintained a violation...
Chipmakers Are Soaring After a Days-Long Rout. Micron, Lam And Sandisk Jump
Chip stocks are soaring on Thursday as they rebound from a days-long rout, boosted by Microsoft's positive results.CNBC noted that Lam Research jumped 20% and is on track for...

Fashion

BP to cut 700 jobs as it simplifies company, internal email shows
BP wants to simplify its operations to reduce debt, boost profit and refocus on its oil and gas businessesPublished Thu, Jul 30, 2026 · 10:19 PM[LONDON] BP plans to...
Wall St opens higher as Microsoft’s results temper some AI jitters
Published Thu, Jul 30, 2026 · 09:44 PM[NEW YORK] US stocks opened higher on Thursday (Jul 30) as Microsoft’s forecast-beating results soothed investor concerns about massive AI spending by...
BOE holds rates in 6-3 vote as war clouds inflation outlook
Published Thu, Jul 30, 2026 · 09:18 PM[LONDON] The Bank of England kept interest rates steady at 3.75 per cent, as UK officials sought to balance the threat from...
Jardine Matheson posts 9% growth in H1 underlying profit to US$735 million
Board declares interim dividend of US$0.65 per share; full-year dividend targeted to grow 5% to US$2.47 apiece[SINGAPORE] Jardine Matheson Holdings (JMH) reported a 9 per cent growth in underlying...
US dollar slips against yen as focus shifts to inflation data 
Published Thu, Jul 30, 2026 · 08:53 PM[LONDON] The US dollar weakened against the yen on Thursday ahead of a US inflation report that investors will scrutinise to gauge...
Private car population falls to lowest since 2019 as rental car numbers hit record high
[SINGAPORE] The number of private cars in Singapore is at its lowest since 2019, at 516,237 units. Rental cars, in contrast, have hit a record of 97,567 units.This comes as high car prices nudge...

Gossip

Inside the First Watermill Center Summer Festival Without Robert Wilson
Julie Shanahan. Carl Timpone/BFA.com Last weekend, the Watermill Center’s annual Summer Festival 2026, ‘Limitless Time,’ presented by Van Cleef & Arpels, unfolded over two days, drawing more than a...
Why More Billionaires Are Chartering Superyachts Instead of Buying
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos are seen on Jeff Bezos’ yacht, “Koru,” on June 12, 2023 in Portofino, Italy. MEGA/GC Images In the Mediterranean every summer, the world’s richest...
Why the Destination Art Fair Is Here to Stay
When collectors won’t go to the art fair, fairs like Contemporary Art Now go to the collectors. Photo: Sayana Cairo Tell someone you are traveling to Ibiza for the...
Ocean Vuong On Asking Questions Without Answers
In conversation with Observer, the MacArthur fellow and bestselling novelist reflects on metaphor, class and truth. Courtesy the publisher; author photo by Giancarlo Valentine The world demands definition, certainty...
MOCA Rising: How New York’s Chinese American Museum Is Redefining the American Canon
Dong Kingman, East Meets West, 1951. Courtesy of the Museum of Chinese in America Earlier this year, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) in New York unveiled a...
In Sotheby’s Botero Show, Rare Works Meet a Resurgent Global Market
“Botero in New York” is on view at Sotheby’s New York through September. Photo: Ben Levine, courtesy of Sotheby's After mounting museum-level blockbuster shows and an eclectic exhibition tracing...

Health

The Debate About The Cost Of Ai Has Taken Centerstage. OpenAI is Cutting The Price Of Two Models
OpenAI is cutting prices for two of its models as the debate over the technology's costs takes centerstage.The company said the cost of the Terra model will be slashed...
South Korea Revives Its Crypto Tax Plan. Parliament Will Decide Whether It Survives
South Korea is once again preparing to tax cryptocurrency profits, setting up another political battle over investor protection, overseas trading and the future of digital asset regulation.The proposal would...
Samsung Says The AI Chip Boom Isn’t Slowing. It Expects Supply To Stay Tight Until 2028
Samsung Electronics says the artificial intelligence boom is far from reaching its peak, warning that tight supplies of advanced memory chips could persist until at least 2028 as technology...
Chipmakers Are Soaring After a Days-Long Rout. Micron, Lam And Sandisk Jump
Chip stocks are soaring on Thursday as they rebound from a days-long rout, boosted by Microsoft's positive results.CNBC noted that Lam Research jumped 20% and is on track for...
Robinhood’s Prediction Market Had a Record Quarter. Its Stock Is Dropping Anyway After Its Earnings
Robinhood's stock is falling on Thursday even though the company reported rapid growth in its prediction market area.The company's shares are falling 2.67% at 10:53 a.m. ET. They have...
Microsoft’s Massive AI Spending Is Paying Off. Its Stock Is Soaring
Microsoft's massive investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure appears to be paying off, easing investor concerns that the tech giant was spending too aggressively without generating enough returns.The company reported...

Innovation

George Clooney and Amal Clooney Evacuate Home in France Due to Wildfires
Amal Clooney Shares How Her Life Has Changed During George Clooney Marriage in Rare Personal UpdateGeorge Clooney and Amal Clooney are facing an unimaginable situation. Amid devastating wildfires spreading...
What Netflix’s Idaho Murders: College Nightmare Documentary Reveals About Bryan Kohberger Case 
Who Were Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle?Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20, were University of Idaho...
Milania Giudice’s Best Friend Victoria Zardoya Died in Tragic Fall at Florida’s Fort Dade Ruins
Amid the tragic incident, Silberbusch emphasized that Zardoya was “surrounded by people who cared, people who fought for her, and people who refused to give up hope” and that...
Inside Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Private World
Megan Fox and Machine Gun KellyFrom the moment the Jennifer's Body star met the rapper born Colson Baker on their shared movie set in 2020, she knew their relationship was...
Inside Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s Private Romance
But, "he didn't act until he was well into his thirties," Huntington-Whiteley explained, "so he had this big chunk of life where he was a painters and decorator and...
Elizabeth Smart Reveals the Advice That Changed Her Bodybuilding Journey
Police Thought They'd Never Find Elizabeth Smart After Suspect Died in CustodyRichard Ricci, a contractor who'd done some work at the Smart home, was arrested for an unrelated parole...

News

US semiconductor company Ambiq Micro makes SGX debut via secondary listing
[SINGAPORE] Ambiq Micro, a US-based designer of ultra-low power semiconductor solutions, commenced trading on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Thursday (Jul 30).The Austin, Texas-headquartered company’s debut...
Asian stocks rebound on SK Hynix earnings after rout ahead of tech earnings, US Fed decision
Asian chipmakers stand at the epicentre of 2026’s AI-driven rally and, more recently, concerns about its staying powerPublished Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 10:07 AM[SINGAPORE] Asian stocks rebounded on...
SK Hynix’s US$570 billion sell-off shows cracks in memory chip boom ahead of earnings
It is expected to post a record profit on Wednesday, but investors are turning skittishPublished Tue, Jul 28, 2026 · 12:10 PM[HONG KONG] A US$570 billion rout in just...
Trip.com fined in China antitrust case as price wars continue
The regulatory action may not significantly alter competition in China’s hotel marketPublished Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · 02:57 PMCHINA’S months-long antitrust probe into Trip.com Group ended with a multi-billion-yuan...
A practical pathway to AI-led productivity
IMDA’s OIP helps firms identify challenges, evaluate solutions and assess outcomes before deployment[SINGAPORE] Earlier this year, the Singapore Budget 2026 outlined a continued push to embed artificial intelligence across...
Hong Kong eases listing thresholds to draw more IPOs
They are part of a wider push by Hong Kong to strengthen its position as a fundraising hubPublished Fri, Jul 24, 2026 · 08:54 PM[HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s stock...

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

Retooled Version Of ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ Could Run For Another 10 Years At Sphere, James Dolan Says
The Wizard of Oz, approaching the first anniversary of its new lease on life at Sphere, could run for a decade at the Las Vegas site, company founder James...
Lynette Howell Taylor Re-Elected As President Of Movie Academy
Lynette Howell Taylor has been re-elected to a second term as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars. The news Wednesday comes as AMPAS’...
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Eyes $425M Global Box Office Opening
Refresh for more….Here it is, once again, the biggest opening of the year as Sony/Marvel Studios‘ Spider-Man: Brand New Day looks to eradicate all superhero fatigue with an estimated...
Amazon MGM Studios Has Animated ‘Mad Hatter’ Movie In Works From Scott Mosier
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios‘ has an animated Mad Hatter movie in the works from Clerks producer and actor Scott Mosier who is set to adapt. Plot details are under...
Maya Jama On Future As ‘Love Island UK’ Host & Rumors She’s Replacing Emma Willis As ‘The Voice UK’ Season 15 Host
Maya Jama is a multifaceted personality as the host of Love Island UK and is set to star in Netflix’s The Gentleman Season 2. As Jama expands her talents into...
Swedish Pop Duo Roxette Cancels 40th Anniversary North American Tour
Roxette, the Swedish pop duo that scored some U.S. hit radio singles in the late 1980s and early ’90s, won’t be touring in North America this year despite the...

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Tom Selleck Reveals Drastic Blue Bloods Pay Cut
Tom Selleck is still feeling blue about how his longest-running series came to an end.   The Blue Bloods alum shared that the show's cast—which included costars Donnie Wahlberg,...
Study Up on These Devil Wears Prada Secrets Before Watching the Sequel. That’s All. 
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Don’t Swing Past These Spider-Man Secrets: Tom Holland’s Competition, Zendaya’s Unknown Audition and More
Tom Holland's Audition Tape Was a Punisher-ing ExperienceJon Bernthal, who’s appearing as The Punisher on the big screen for the first time in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, played a...
Heather Rae El Moussa Teases Where She, Christine Quinn Stand Ahead of Selling Sunset Return 
And Heather confirmed that cameras were rolling when she and Christine reunited, again using the word “juicy” to describe the moment.  As for how she feels about returning to...
Katie Holmes Makes First Official Public Appearance with Boyfriend Jason Bard Yarmosky
Katie Holmes Makes First Official Public Appearance with Boyfriend Jason Bard YarmoskyKatie Holmes is sharing the gift of her romance. The Gift actress and her boyfriend Jason Bard Yarmosky...
Porn Star Emily Willis Left Rehab “Frozen” From Brain Damage. Now Family Gets $3 Million Settlement
Though Willis spent several weeks recovering in the ICU, doctors were "never able to determine what, exactly, caused her to stop breathing," her family's attorney James A. Morris said...