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Patricia Lockwood’s Completely Singular Covid Novel
Some experiences, some books, are not meant to be picked apart. They are watercolor gouaches that wash over us as we delight in a…
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Like It or Not, We Are All D.C. Now
January 6, 2021, was the end of Washington, D.C., as a capital city. There was no going back after the political perpetrators of a violent…
Business
Google’s still not giving us the full picture on AI energy use
“We’re not comfortable revealing that for various reasons,” Dean told me on our call. The total number is an abstract measure that changes…
Business
Changes proposed to Wales holiday let tax rules
Controversial tax rules for owners of self-catering holiday accommodation in Wales look set to change following proposals put forward by…
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Noomi Rapace Is No Saint as Mother Teresa in Teona Strugar Mitevska’s ‘Mother’: ‘She Was Punk!’
Teona Strugar Mitevska takes on Mother Teresa in Venice premiere “Mother.” She aims to “demystify the perfect saint,” with the help of…
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Trump’s pressure on Fed independence holds global risk, ECB’s Rehn says
President Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on the US Federal Reserve could have substantial and global knock-on effects on the financial…
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Temasek shakes up leadership as it prepares for renewal
Temasek Holdings will divide its operations into three entities, in one of the biggest overhauls in its 51-year history, as it prepares…
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In Finland, this giant battery is helping heat apartments and offices—using sand
A small town in Finland is experimenting with a new type of infrastructure: the world’s largest sand battery. The battery—a 42-foot-tall,…
Lifestyle
5 Summer Trends I'm Glad to Part With, and the 5 I'll Be Wearing This Fall Instead
While there was no singular trend that defined summer 2025, we indeed participated in several cute, yet fleeting, micro-trends.…
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Trump Explodes in Rage as Dem Governor’s Harsh Takedown Draws Blood
This week, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker delivered an extraordinary takedown of President Trump over his deployment of the military in…
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Keir Starmer to replace third top aide in less than a year
Sir Keir Starmer is replacing the top civil servant in his Downing Street office. Principal private secretary Nin Pandit runs the prime…
Business
Venice Market Kicks Off With Robust Numbers, an Added Day, and Stronger Latin American and Middle East Presence
Just as George Clooney and Adam Sandler hit the Lido for Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” the Venice Production Bridge is kicking off with…
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Malaysia says China ready to provide assistance in rare earths processing
China is prepared to provide Malaysia technical and technological assistance in rare earths processing, though it has asked for any…
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Buffett’s Berkshire lifts stakes in Japan trading houses, buoys shares
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has raised its stakes in Mitsubishi and Mitsui & Co, according to the Japanese trading houses,…
Culture
Budapest’s NFI Filmlab Offers One-Stop Post-Production Shop for Venice Contenders ‘Orphan,’ ‘Silent Friend’ and More
“The Brutalist” director Brady Corbet sent film Twitter into a flurry last year when he boasted that it took 26 reels of 70mm film stock,…
Business
GLP secures up to US$1.5 billion investment from Adia unit
Global logistics builder and investor GLP has secured up to US$1.5 billion of investment from a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi…
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How to simplify fancy workflows and get real work done
Nelson Repenning is a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and director of MIT’s Leadership Center. Donald Kieffer is a senior…
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SingPost past and present: How a 200-year old monopoly got disrupted
Some have quipped that the postal service is the original social media. It facilitated widespread communication and connection over…
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI boom far from over
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday (Aug 27) dismissed concern about an end to a spending boom on artificial intelligence chips and said…
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FBI investigates Minneapolis school shooting as anti-Catholic hate crime
Watch: How the Catholic school shooting unfolded in Minneapolis A shooting at a school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17…
Lifestyle
Bags of Envy—The 7 Luxury Bag Trends We Know Will Be on Every Stylish Person's Shoulder This Autumn
Having already reported on shoe trends for the upcoming AW25 season, naturally, I wanted to keep the research rolling, identify the major…
Culture
Toronto-Bound Animated Feature ‘Bouchra’ Picked Up by Lucky Number as First Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)
International sales agent Lucky Number has picked up Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani’s animated feature “Bouchra,” which will premiere in…
Business
Geo Energy to acquire 51% stake in two Indonesian shipping companies for US$127.5 million
Indonesian coal producer Geo Energy is proposing to acquire 51 per cent stakes in two Indonesian shipping companies for a US$127.5 million…
Business
AI boom boosts Nvidia despite 'geopolitical issues'
Computer-chip designer Nvidia has been boosted by big tech firms keen to expand their AI capabilities, despite dealing with US and China…