Walmart will pay out 121% of annual bonuses to US corporate staff
E-commerce is fuelling the retailer’s expansion and is set to be its main growth driver going forwardPublished Mon, Feb...
IRS Just Made This Huge Move: Businesses Can Now Write Off 100% of Factory Costs
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), together with the US Department of the Treasury, has released new guidance explaining how...
Wall Street opens lower as tariff uncertainty hurts risk appetite
Published Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 10:47 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Feb 23)...

Designing Immersive Connections: Why Greyduck Is Betting on Spatial Storytelling

Emerging technologies tend to oscillate between hype and skepticism, and Lucas Langworthy, founder of Greyduck, believes that spatial computing is now situated in between those points of friction. In...
ASML unveils EUV light source advance that could yield 50% more chips by 2030 
Carlsberg said to begin US$700 million IPO process for India unit
Walmart will pay out 121% of annual bonuses to US corporate staff
E-commerce is fuelling the retailer’s expansion and is set to be its main growth driver going forwardPublished Mon, Feb...
IRS Just Made This Huge Move: Businesses Can Now Write Off 100% of Factory Costs
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), together with the US Department of the Treasury, has released new guidance explaining how...
Wall Street opens lower as tariff uncertainty hurts risk appetite
Published Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 10:47 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Feb 23)...

Entertainment

Designing Immersive Connections: Why Greyduck Is Betting on Spatial Storytelling
Emerging technologies tend to oscillate between hype and skepticism, and Lucas Langworthy, founder of Greyduck, believes that spatial computing is now situated in between those points of friction. In...
Walmart will pay out 121% of annual bonuses to US corporate staff
E-commerce is fuelling the retailer’s expansion and is set to be its main growth driver going forwardPublished Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 11:57 PM[BENTONVILLE, Arkansas] Walmart’s bonuses for US...
IRS Just Made This Huge Move: Businesses Can Now Write Off 100% of Factory Costs
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), together with the US Department of the Treasury, has released new guidance explaining how businesses can claim a 100 percent depreciation deduction for certain...
Wall Street opens lower as tariff uncertainty hurts risk appetite
Published Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 10:47 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Feb 23) as renewed tariff uncertainty unnerved investors after US President Donald...
ASML unveils EUV light source advance that could yield 50% more chips by 2030 
Published Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 10:20 PM[SAN DIEGO, California] Researchers at ASML Holding say they have found a way to boost the power of the light source in...
Carlsberg said to begin US$700 million IPO process for India unit
Details, including the size, structure and timing of the transaction, are still being finalisedPublished Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 10:11 PM[NEW DELHI] Carlsberg has appointed three banks and begun...

Fashion

Walmart will pay out 121% of annual bonuses to US corporate staff
E-commerce is fuelling the retailer’s expansion and is set to be its main growth driver going forwardPublished Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 11:57 PM[BENTONVILLE, Arkansas] Walmart’s bonuses for US...
Wall Street opens lower as tariff uncertainty hurts risk appetite
Published Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 10:47 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Feb 23) as renewed tariff uncertainty unnerved investors after US President Donald...
ASML unveils EUV light source advance that could yield 50% more chips by 2030 
Published Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 10:20 PM[SAN DIEGO, California] Researchers at ASML Holding say they have found a way to boost the power of the light source in...
Carlsberg said to begin US$700 million IPO process for India unit
Details, including the size, structure and timing of the transaction, are still being finalisedPublished Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 10:11 PM[NEW DELHI] Carlsberg has appointed three banks and begun...
Centurion Accommodation Reit posts DPU of S$0.01739 in first results since IPO
This is 6.7% higher than its forecast of S$0.0163; its revenue is also higher than forecast[SINGAPORE] (CAReit) reported distribution per unit of S$0.01739 for the financial period ended Dec...
Gilead to buy US biotech Arcellx for up to US$7.8 billion
Published Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 08:59 PM[WASHINGTON] Gilead Sciences agreed to buy biotech Arcellx in a deal with an equity value of up to US$7.8 billion as the...

Gossip

All the Most Exciting Fashion on the 2026 BAFTAs Red Carpet
Gracie Abrams and Paul Mescal. Getty Images for BAFTA After three awards shows, all in Los Angeles, Hollywood’s A-list is heading across the pond. Yes, it’s time for the...
Sterling Ruby’s “Atropa” Is a Quiet But Profound Reflection on Entropy
Installation view: Sterling Ruby’s “Atropa” at Sprüth Magers in New York. Photo: Genevieve Hanson American artist Sterling Ruby has long engaged not only with the chaotic condition of our...
Nunu Hung’s Year of Ambition, Intellectual Depth and Unapologetic Openness
Nunu Hung at Nunu Fine Art Taipei. Courtesy Nunu Fine Art In a city like New York, where cultural capital is theoretically abundant, the gallery world can still feel...
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Make India Their Next A.I. Battleground
Altman and Amodei turn India into the latest front in their high-stakes A.I. rivalry. Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images It was meant to be a simple photo...
Inside the Wang Contemporary, Alexander Wang’s New Cross-Disciplinary Arts Platform
The Wang Contemporary will open in a restored historic bank that is now Chinese-American owned for the first time in its 100 year history. Photo by Russell Low New...
Observer New Media Power List: Call for Submissions
Observer’s inaugural New Media Power List recognizes the individuals who are defining how information, influence and capital move in the digital age. This is not a list about celebrity...

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Designing Immersive Connections: Why Greyduck Is Betting on Spatial Storytelling
Emerging technologies tend to oscillate between hype and skepticism, and Lucas Langworthy, founder of Greyduck, believes that spatial computing is now situated in between those points of friction. In...
IRS Just Made This Huge Move: Businesses Can Now Write Off 100% of Factory Costs
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), together with the US Department of the Treasury, has released new guidance explaining how businesses can claim a 100 percent depreciation deduction for certain...
Trump Organization Signs Agreement for a 91-storey Trump Tower on the Gold Coast
The Trump Organization and an Australian developed have signed an agreement to build what some reports have called "Australia's tallest building."The Trump Tower will reportedly be a 91-storey building...
TSA PreCheck Shutdown: What Travelers Need to Know
Imagine arriving at the airport only to find the familiar, breezy security lanes have been cordoned off. For millions of travellers, the sudden TSA PreCheck shutdown threatens to turn...
NYC Issues Travel Ban as Snowstorm Hits—What You Need to Know
New York City officials have declared a local state of emergency and issued a travel ban as a severe snowstorm threatens public safety and disrupts daily life. The emergency...
Cuba Didn’t Get Any Oil In January For The First Time In 10 Years, Report Claims
Cuba didn't receive any oil in January for the first time in a decade as the U.S. maintains its blockade of the island, according to a new report.Bloomberg detailed...

Innovation

BAFTA Film Awards 2026 Winners: See the Complete List
The stars are celebrating across the pond at the BAFTAs 2026. Indeed, the U.K.’s most prestigious award ceremony, the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards, recognized the best in... Source link
James Van Der Beek’s Wife Kimberly Reflects on Friendship With Eric Dane
Kimberly Van Der Beek’s family bond with Eric Dane lives on. In the wake of the Grey’s Anatomy actor’s death Feb. 19 at age 53, the film producer—whose husband...
Gabourey Sidibe’s Husband Brandon Frankel Shares Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
Brandon Frankel is on the mend. The husband of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe announced that he is recovering from surgery following his diagnosis of stage 1 papillary thyroid cancer....
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette: Fact vs. Fiction in the Ryan Murphy Series
Daryl Hannah Shows Up at John's Loft After His First Date With CarolynDaryl Hannah (Dree Hemingway), John's on-again-off-again girlfriend, is at his loft when he comes home after he...
Ashton Kutcher, Nina Dobrev, Sam Levinson and More Celebrities React to Eric Dane’s Death
Patrick Dempsey Shares Update on 'Grey’s Anatomy' Costar Eric Dane's ALS BattleHollywood is coming together in the wake of Eric Dane’s death. Shortly after the Grey’s Anatomy alum’s wife...
What Eric Dane Said About His ALS Battle Before Death
Eric Dane was never afraid to speak about his health. Before the Grey's Anatomy alum died on Feb. 19 at age 53, he was candid about the struggles of...

News

Singapore’s STI up, Apac stocks largely gain after Trump raises new global tariffs to 15%
The new tariffs can be as high as 15 per cent and can last 150 days without congressional approval[SINGAPORE] Markets in Asia-Pacific largely shrugged off US President Donald Trump’s...
DBS to impose 12-hour cooling period for adding new payees, raising daily transfer limits
[SINGAPORE] From Mar 7, DBS digital banking users will need to wait 12 hours before they can add a new transfer recipient, increase daily transfer limits for local and...
Detroit auto industry spared from Trump’s latest tariff programme
Published Sat, Feb 21, 2026 · 01:50 PM[DETROIT] Detroit’s automakers learned Friday (Feb 20) night that they had been spared from tariffs that US President Donald Trump imposed after...
Jollibee signs deal to buy South Korean hot pot chain for US$87 million
The company plans to spin off its business outside the Philippines and list it in the USPublished Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 02:18 PM[MANILA] Jollibee Foods, the Philippines’ largest...
OUE Reit, UOB gauging market interest for One Raffles Place as part of asset strategy
There is ‘no assurance that any binding agreement or any transaction will materialise’, says the Reit’s manager[SINGAPORE] OUB Centre (OUBC) is conducting an exercise with UOB to determine market...
China AI startups surge after holiday in rotation from big tech
Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 12:47 PM[HONG KONG] Shares of China’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) startups Zhipu and MiniMax Group soared in Hong Kong as the market reopened...

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

Actors Union Boycotts BBC Charter Renewal Survey Over AI & “Airbrushing Workforce” Concerns
EXCLUSIVE: The UK actors union is encouraging all members to boycott the BBC‘s charter renewal survey due to concerns over its use of artificial intelligence and an “airbrushing” of...
BAFTA Film Awards: ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Wins Best Special Visual Effects
The BAFTA Film Awards winners are being unveiled at a ceremony on Sunday in London. One Battle After Another and Sinners are among the favorites on the night, with...
Read Wim Wenders’ Full Speech As Director Finally Addresses Berlinale Backlash: “The Weather Was A Bit Stormy”
Wim Wenders addressed his tumultuous term as president of the jury at the 76th Berlinale at its closing ceremony on Saturday, suggesting filmmakers and activists need to work together...
Eric Dane’s Friends Launch GoFundMe To Support His Daughters Following His Death From ALS
Following Eric Dane‘s death on Thursday, his friends and fans are stepping up to show their support to his family as they grieve. Friends of Dane and wife Rebecca...
Viva Films’ ‘The Loved One’ Emerges As First Philippine Hit Of 2026 As Experiments With Discounted Ticketing Pay Off 
Irene Emma Villamor’s The Loved One, starring Anne Curtis and Jericho Rosales, has crossed the symbolic PHP100M benchmark at the Philippines box office, making it the first locally produced...
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Family Remembers Eric Dane’s “Remarkable Talent And Unforgettable Presence”
Grey’s Anatomy lost one of its own today. Eric Dane, one of the venerable ABC medical drama’s most popular cast members, died Feb. 19 at the age of 53...

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Hilary Swank Shares Rare Photo of Her Son Ohm, 2, During Skiing Trip
Hilary Swank Shares Rare Look at One Of Her Twins During Relatable Family Travel DayHilary Swank is hitting the slopes with the sweetest plus one.  The Million Dollar Baby...
Astrologer Aliza Kelly Says You Should Circle Your Calendars for These Unprecedented 2026 Events
Why Astrologer Aliza Kelly Says You Should Brace for This “Deeply Unprecedented” February EventTwinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are? Not with astrologer Aliza Kelly on...
Everything Taylor Swift Has Said—and Sung—About Getting Married
Family is everything to Taylor and Travis, so the VIPs automatically include their respective parents and brothers. Presumable best man Jason Kelce also shares at least two flower girl-age...
Cade Cunningham feels disrespected by NBA officials 
Cade Cunningham is emerging as one of the top stars in the NBA. This season, Cunningham is averaging 25.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 9.6 assists per game. The Detroit Pistons...
Cheryl Burke Claps Back at Trolls Saying Her Eyebrows Go “All the Way Down to Her Cheeks”
Cheryl Burke Addresses “Body-Shaming” Comments After Dancing With the Stars AppearanceCheryl Burke is waltzing away from the haters. The Dancing With the Stars alum addressed criticism she received about...
Balloon Pants Are Replacing Wide-Leg Pants for Spring—Shop Chic Styles From Free People, Zara, Madewell+
The rise of barrel jeans has proven that exaggerated shapes are in, and they're paving the way for fashion's latest arrival: balloon pants. This daring style is going to...