Chinese man models high heels to boost sales South China Morning Post
What was China thinking? The mystery of its balloon motive raises tensions with U.S.
If everything had gone according to plan, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken might have landed in China this week and met with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping, taking a much-needed step to fix their relat…
Bengaluru-based Entropik, which uses AI to analyze consumers’ expressions, eye gaze, and more, raised a $25M Series B in equity and debt led by Bessemer and SIG (Bhavya Dilipkumar/Moneycontrol)
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Bengaluru-based Entropik, which uses AI to analyze consumers’ expressions, eye gaze, and more, raised a $25M Series B in equity and debt led by Bessemer and SIG — Entropik is planning to use the fun…
It’s no teddy bear’s picnic: the football mascot showing how local politics works
Giant teddy bear Bordesley is put in charge of Birmingham city council’s £3bn budget in Stan’s Cafe’s fun new production All Our Money“It came from a place of … what is the worst idea you could possibly have for a theatre show?” says director James Yar…
Ukraine President Zelensky In First UK Visit Since Invasion
SKY News: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy holds talks with PM and King today in first UK visit since Russian invasion The visit is Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s second trip abroad since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago and will involve the UK offer…
Biden state of the union uncorks high-stakes standoff over U.S. debt
We’ve now witnessed the opening scene of what could be a major months-long drama. U.S. President Joe Biden’s state of the union address uncorked a public standoff over debt. Judging from the raucous sce…
Big Oil walks back climate pledges as earnings show 2022 was their most profitable year ever
Financial results from the biggest energy companies in the world this week show that last year was their most profitable year ever, prompting many of them to scale back previous commitments to pivot mor…
Zelenskyy lashes out at ‘rumours’ that he’s about to fire his wartime defence minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to stamp out widespread reports that he’s about to replace his defence minister in the wake of a corruption scandal that has touched a nerve with the pu…
Stena buying back $350m of bonds as it cuts finance costs
Luxembourg-based subsidiary of cash-rich shipowner clearing away some of its 2024 debt maturity
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to meet PM Sunak in first wartime trip to UK
The Ukrainian president to meet Rishi Sunak in the first wartime foreign trip to the UK, according to British PM office.