OpenAI Employee Allegedly Took Secret AI Device Files to Apple, Presented it to Top Executives.
A former OpenAI employee who joined Apple allegedly transferred more than 100 confidential files about an unreleased artificial intelligence...
Iran Further Escalates Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Two Ships Were Sunk in a Day.
Two ships sunk in the Strait of Hormuz over the past day as Iran escalates attacks against ships it...
Netflix to Lay Off Nearly 1,000 Employees Despite Global Expansion. Its Stock is Falling.
Netflix is laying off approximately 1,000 employees, or 6% of its global workforce, in its largest round of job...

Banking Can’t Afford to Wait on AI

Most of us expect money to go where we tell it to. The common mental model of monetary transactions is that money moves at the speed of light. But...
BlackRock Assets Hit a Record $15.5 Trillion. Its Stock is Edging Down.
Bank of America Fined $1.2 Billion After Failing to Flag $5 Billion of Potential Cartel Money. Its Stock is Sinking.
OpenAI Employee Allegedly Took Secret AI Device Files to Apple, Presented it to Top Executives.
A former OpenAI employee who joined Apple allegedly transferred more than 100 confidential files about an unreleased artificial intelligence...
Iran Further Escalates Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Two Ships Were Sunk in a Day.
Two ships sunk in the Strait of Hormuz over the past day as Iran escalates attacks against ships it...
Netflix to Lay Off Nearly 1,000 Employees Despite Global Expansion. Its Stock is Falling.
Netflix is laying off approximately 1,000 employees, or 6% of its global workforce, in its largest round of job...

Entertainment

Banking Can’t Afford to Wait on AI
Most of us expect money to go where we tell it to. The common mental model of monetary transactions is that money moves at the speed of light. But...
OpenAI Employee Allegedly Took Secret AI Device Files to Apple, Presented it to Top Executives.
A former OpenAI employee who joined Apple allegedly transferred more than 100 confidential files about an unreleased artificial intelligence device to a personal account before presenting information about the...
Iran Further Escalates Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Two Ships Were Sunk in a Day.
Two ships sunk in the Strait of Hormuz over the past day as Iran escalates attacks against ships it does not allow to transit through the waterway. Getty Images...
Netflix to Lay Off Nearly 1,000 Employees Despite Global Expansion. Its Stock is Falling.
Netflix is laying off approximately 1,000 employees, or 6% of its global workforce, in its largest round of job cuts since 2022 even as the streaming giant continues investing...
BlackRock Assets Hit a Record $15.5 Trillion. Its Stock is Edging Down.
BlackRock attracted approximately $205 billion in new client funds during the third quarter, pushing its assets under management to a record $15.49 trillion as rising financial markets and strong...
Bank of America Fined $1.2 Billion After Failing to Flag $5 Billion of Potential Cartel Money. Its Stock is Sinking.
Bank of America allegedly failed to properly report more than $5 billion in suspicious financial transactions, including activity potentially connected to Chinese money laundering networks and narcotics trafficking along...

Fashion

Netflix cuts about 6% of jobs in biggest layoff since 2022, WSJ reports
Most of the job cuts will be in the company’s product, tech, legal and HR teamsPublished Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 10:19 PMNETFLIX is cutting about 6 per cent of...
US stocks: Wall Street opens lower after hot CPI data fuels rate-hike bets
Published Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 10:04 PMWALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday (Oct 14) after a hotter-than-expected inflation report boosted bets of an interest rate hike...
Greenback jumps; stocks, bonds dented by hot US inflation data
The dollar index, which tracks the US currency against six others, rises nearly 0.4%Published Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 09:32 PM[LONDON] The US dollar rallied, while Treasury yields shot higher and stock futures fell on Wednesday...
Bank of America misses profit estimates on capital market weakness; books US$1.2 billion charge
The fine stems from BofA’s failure to report over US$5 billion in suspicious activity to the US governmentPublished Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 08:18 PMBANK of America missed third-quarter...
Singapore stocks edge lower as investors digest MAS hold, stronger GDP
Published Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 06:15 PM[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended slightly lower on Wednesday (Oct 14), as investors digested the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s decision to hold monetary...
Fed Governor Cook’s lawyer denounces Trump’s latest attempt to remove her
Published Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 05:49 PMFEDERAL Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s lawyer questioned the objectivity of a White House probe into allegations she committed mortgage fraud, according to a...

Gossip

The 15 Heritage Watches With History Worth Wearing
Vintage-watch shopping offers one of luxury’s stranger bargains. Pay extra for history, then ask whether the luminous paint is radioactive and the movement contains parts from three donors. A...
Experience the Best of Maine in Fall, From Oyster Boats to Pumpkin Regattas
Summer sees Maine through a lens of lobster rolls on paper plates and cottages with docks, although autumn has always frankly carried the better material. By late September, salt...
Two Collections, Two Canons: What Andrew and Paul Mellon Built, One Generation Apart
Andrew Mellon built one of America’s great Old Master collections. Paul Mellon inherited the institution and spent a lifetime proving that great collecting requires an independent eye. Bettmann Archive...
Inside the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, Watchmaking’s Most Prestigious Prize
Expert-led tours of the collection are offered daily during the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Photo by Lian Yi/Xinhua via Getty Images With the Nobel Prize announcements underway, awards are...
After Losing Two Fairs, Vienna’s Galleries Built One Together
John M Armleder, FS 272, 1992. Wood, laminate, lic, disco balls, 220 x 80 x 80 cm. Photos © Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Astoria Artshow 2026 / Jakob...
Munch, Black Metal and the Nobel Peace Center: A Guide to the Art of Oslo
The Munch Museum is arguably the crown jewel of Oslo’s art offerings. Photo: Nick Hilden for Observer Editor’s note: This article was originally published in November 2024. “Art is...

Health

Banking Can’t Afford to Wait on AI
Most of us expect money to go where we tell it to. The common mental model of monetary transactions is that money moves at the speed of light. But...
OpenAI Employee Allegedly Took Secret AI Device Files to Apple, Presented it to Top Executives.
A former OpenAI employee who joined Apple allegedly transferred more than 100 confidential files about an unreleased artificial intelligence device to a personal account before presenting information about the...
Iran Further Escalates Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Two Ships Were Sunk in a Day.
Two ships sunk in the Strait of Hormuz over the past day as Iran escalates attacks against ships it does not allow to transit through the waterway. Getty Images...
Netflix to Lay Off Nearly 1,000 Employees Despite Global Expansion. Its Stock is Falling.
Netflix is laying off approximately 1,000 employees, or 6% of its global workforce, in its largest round of job cuts since 2022 even as the streaming giant continues investing...
BlackRock Assets Hit a Record $15.5 Trillion. Its Stock is Edging Down.
BlackRock attracted approximately $205 billion in new client funds during the third quarter, pushing its assets under management to a record $15.49 trillion as rising financial markets and strong...
Bank of America Fined $1.2 Billion After Failing to Flag $5 Billion of Potential Cartel Money. Its Stock is Sinking.
Bank of America allegedly failed to properly report more than $5 billion in suspicious financial transactions, including activity potentially connected to Chinese money laundering networks and narcotics trafficking along...

Innovation

Whatever It Takes, You’ll Want to See Where Drake, Nina Dobrev and More Degrassi Stars Are Now
Degrassi has officially entered the next generation. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, Degrassi: The Next Generation premiered on CTV Oct. 14, 2001. For 14 seasons, viewers followed the lives...
Collin Gosselin Shares Message to Estranged Siblings After Years Apart
“What I want people to keep in mind is that many times in these productions, a lot of things are happening behind the scenes and not being shown,” he...
Jean Smart Serves as Officiant for Hacks Costar Mark Indelicato’s Wedding
Jean Smart has a new title to add to her résumé: Wedding officiant. The Emmy-winning actress played a major role in the wedding of her Hacks costar Mark Indelicato and David...
Pope Leo XIV Shares He Will Undergo Surgery to Remove Nodule in His Lung
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Sophia Laforteza Sets KATSEYE Return Date After Months-Long Hiatus
Born on November 3, 2005, in Connecticut, Lara already had quite the performing résumé before she was scouted for Dream Academy through her singing videos on social media. "I began...
“Bummed” Ciara Miller Speaks Out After Shocking Dancing With the Stars Elimination 
DWTS' Ciara Miller Jokes About One Person She's "Fighting With" on Season 35 CastCiara Miller isn't ready to say goodbye to summer just yet. Following her shockingly early elimination...

News

Anthropic works to bring frontier AI models ‘on soil’ in Singapore, signs government pact
The Claude developer is building its team here, but there are no plans for a research operation – for now[SINGAPORE] Anthropic is working to bring its most advanced artificial...
Goldman’s equity traders post big haul as credit, rates miss
Fixed-income and commodities traders bring in US$3.47 billion, much lower than expectedPublished Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 09:34 PMGOLDMAN Sachs’ equities traders blew past expectations in the third quarter,...
‘Wasting money, spending tokens’: Companies still in search of AI use cases with worthwhile ROI, says Broadcom’s Hock Tan
Both he and Intel CEO Tan Lip-Bu suggest that capital could be AI’s next biggest bottleneck[SINGAPORE] Most companies are still trying to arrive at use cases for artificial intelligence...
Soaring freight rates threaten Asia’s appetite for US crude
Chartering a very large crude carrier to carry 2 million barrels of US oil from the Gulf of Mexico to China hit US$80 million in NovemberPublished Fri, Oct 9,...
Oil jumps 5%, then pares gains after Trump says no attack on Iran in October
Published Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 06:41 AM[HOUSTON] Oil prices jumped more than 5 per cent on Thursday (Oct 8), then pared gains after US President Donald Trump said...
Japan, South Korea shares fall as Asian stocks drop on inflation fears, oil gains
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 10:03 AMASIAN stocks declined, tracking moves on Wall Street, as elevated oil prices stoked inflation concerns and technology shares came under renewed pressure.MSCI’s...

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

Electrify Hires Al Brown & Boss Patrick Walker For Creator Push
EXCLUSIVE: Al Brown and Patrick Walker, two of the best-known digital execs working in Europe, have joined creator house Electrify. Former Vice programming chief Brown has been named EVP...
Skydance International: The Paramount & Warner Execs Leading The Group
When the Skydance C-suite started being unveiled last week featuring Davis Ellison’s key lieutenants, the international piece of the puzzle was largely left unsolved. The list of senior executives...
Disney+ Hires Philip Pratt In Germany To Run Originals
Philip Pratt, the former Amazon Germany originals boss who oversaw the likes of Maxton Hall, has moved over to Disney+. Pratt has taken on the VP, Original Production post...
Ann Hui, Busan Camellia Award Recipient, Talks Learning From Women Bosses & Hong Kong New Generation
Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui, who received the Camellia Award at the opening of Busan International Film Festival, shared her experiences of being a woman filmmaker in a male-dominated...
Something Is Killing The Children Movie: Craig Zobel & Blumhouse Teaming
Craig Zobel, a director known for his work on such prestige series as Mare of Easttown and The Penguin, is set to direct a feature adaptation of Something Is...
Did Royal Mail Revive BBC & ‘Paddington’ Voiceover Star With AI?
EXCLUSIVE: Lucy Wynne can’t just watch TV. She’s usually scribbling, talking, or scrolling with half an eye on the big screen. On the day she heard her dead Dad’s...

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DWTS’ Jenna Johnson, Harry Shum Jr. React to Carrie Ann Inaba’s “Lift” Critique 
DWTS' Harry Shum Jr. Defends Dance Experience After He, Jenna Johnson Land Highest ScoreCarrie Ann Inaba and Jenna Johnson one, two stepped into a tense exchange.  After the Dancing With the Stars judge schooled the...
Selma Blair Arraigned on 2 Felony Charges After Airplane Incident Arrest
More details are coming to light about Selma Blair's arrest in New York. After the actress allegedly attacked the crew while onboard a Delta Airlines flight Oct. 11, she...
Chuck Lorre Reveals Charlie Sheen’s “Frightening” Final Days on Two and a Half Men
Charlie Sheen wasn’t winning when his time on Two and a Half Men came to an abrupt end. In fact, in the lead up to his firing from the...
Jennifer Aniston, Emma Stone and More Celebs You Forgot Guest-Starred on 30 Rock
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Teacher Jacob Myers-Norys Reacts to Khloe Kardashian Making Fun of His Flirting on The Kardashians
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Harry Styles Credits “Outgoing” Ex-Girlfriend for Helping Him Overcome Public Anxiety
“I read something about walking being the artist’s kind of perspective,” he shared, “because you’re at ground level and you see things that you just don’t see if you’re...