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Chinese humanoid robots ran 100m in 9.39 seconds and high jumped 2.88 meters at Beijing games, beating human records. The event follows US import bans on foreign-made humanoid robots.
Andrej Karpathy's digital brain concept turns AI agents into knowledge-compounding wikis. VCs are adopting it, and memory startups battle frontier labs for the layer.
Megan Romer's disastrous New Yorker interview has DSA members questioning her leadership. Internal divisions widen as the left flank defends her and the right calls for replacement.
Astrological events this week could add volatility for Apple investors as Saturn retrograde and lunar eclipse align.
BALI and JEPI charge the same 0.35% fee and yield roughly 7.6%, but BALI leads by 10 points in 2026. The edge comes from heavier tech exposure and a more upside-friendly options overlay.
Starting sixth grade, Florida public schools will require instruction on the evils of communism, covering Stalin to Maduro. The curriculum, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, takes effect in 2026.
Trump rotated out of Meta and Motorola and into Berkshire Hathaway and Visa in June, a disclosure shows. The moves followed a Fed meeting and market sell-off.
Hanover Search launches Hanover Talent Solutions after growth in C-suite placements. New unit adds outplacement, coaching and board advisory for financial services clients.
Comcast lost 167K broadband customers in Q2. Its new Xfinity Shield platform adds free and paid cybersecurity tiers to internet plans, aiming to stem defections to T-Mobile, AT&T and Starlink.
Germany plans to spend nearly €12 billion on a four-part missile arsenal to deter Russia, with low-cost cruise missiles arriving by 2027 and hypersonic weapons by the mid-2030s.
A 21-year age gap in friendship taught one woman to stop envying youth and start embracing her own story.
A behavioural grid explains why investors stop SIPs when markets crash. The obstacle is not knowledge but emotional difficulty.
Why India's space tech stocks are more rocket stories than rocket exposure, and why listed investors are stuck with 'picks and shovels' while the real action stays private.
Symbiotec Pharmalab IPO opens Aug 24 at 57.8x FY26 earnings. Premium pricing vs peers, but CDMO contracts and DCV pipeline offer long-term optionality. Rights issue at ₹276 narrows margin of safety.
Retail investors are chasing 7.4% yields on 30-year G-secs, 60 bp above the 10-year. The price risk and opportunity cost of locking in for three decades may not suit every horizon.
HSBC Equity Savings Fund received a two-notch upgrade to five stars in bl.portfolio's latest rating, reflecting improved risk-adjusted returns. The fund targets conservative investors with a hybrid equity-arbitrage-debt strategy.
Canada will retaliate with dollar-for-dollar tariffs on US goods from Sept 8 after trade talks collapsed. $20B of Canadian exports face new duties, hitting autos, steel, dairy, and more.
The DOJ's antitrust lawsuit against Apple targets five key practices that lock users into the iPhone, threatening $85 billion in services revenue. The stock fell 4.1% on the filing.
The second-generation Diffon Worldwide works on 110-240V, solving the travel problem for curly hair styling. A new concave diffuser and 12-finger grid reduce frizz.
Policybazaar.com analysed 870,000 health insurance claims to show how age, chronic illness and geography drive costs. The data makes the case for buying cover early.
This viral sausage and tortellini soup comes together in under an hour with simple ingredients. The creamy tomato broth is hearty enough for a busy weeknight.
One traveler's tradition of solo birthday trips abroad teaches a lesson in self-reliance and the freedom of celebrating alone.
Rising bond yields and oil prices snapped the S&P 500's three-week win streak. Cramer added to GE Vernova and TJX on weakness. Broadcom fell after Marvell's Google deal. Nvidia Alpha Score 73.
West Bengal will pay over ₹10,000 crore in outstanding industrial incentives in tranches, with MSMEs first. Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta said the retrospective withdrawal was legally untenable. A new industrial policy is due by September 15.
DYPIU will launch a School of Legal Studies, Governance and Public Policy this academic year and plans a School of Hotel Management next year, the vice chancellor said.
Griffin & Strong CEO Rodney Strong received the Parren J. Mitchell Crusader Award at ACCA's 40th National Training Institute. The award honors his decades of work in contract compliance and equitable procurement.
Dutch regulator fined Uber €825M for suspending drivers without human review. Uber calls fine 'disproportionate', will appeal. Only 126 drivers affected, company says.
A Colorado board will decide Aug. 27 whether Buc-ee's travel center qualifies as an allowed use under C-1 zoning. A favorable ruling would bypass public hearings.
India's food regulator issued 150 notices to Nestle, PepsiCo, Coke and others for false ads and labels, plus 20-plus to five-star hotels over calorie rules. Products were seized from multiple beverage and alcohol makers.
Agathos AEC, backed by Hunter Forest Capital, adds Tecton Architects to its platform, gaining a 50-person architecture firm with a strong New England presence and projects for General Dynamics Electric Boat.