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The Wuxi Symphony Orchestra performed at the Ljubljana Festival on Aug. 20, receiving a standing ovation from the audience, a first for a Chinese orchestra in the festival's history.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Flores killed 47 and displaced 2,000. The region hosts Apple suppliers; the Port of Maumere faces structural inspection Thursday.
Certification delays for sliding doors on business-class suites are leaving aircraft stuck at factories and costing airlines millions. United, Boeing, and others face ongoing hurdles.
Sales of Toyota's bZ midsize SUV are up 89% this year. With seven consumer EVs planned by 2027 – four more than Tesla – the world's largest automaker is accelerating while rivals retreat.
Ronnie Chatterji, OpenAI's chief economist, explains why his team needs people comfortable with uncertainty as AI research questions evolve faster than ever.
A CSIR-NIIST study of four GI-tagged Kerala handloom products finds initial sales and wage gains reversed over time, as powerloom competition and demographic pressures eroded the tag's economic value.
Disney will cut spouse health coverage for those with access to their own employer's plan starting 2027. An advisor called it an extreme cost-control move.
Self-made wealth starts with ownership, not income. The same habits — equity, good debt, tax efficiency, patience — separate the upper class from everyone else long before the bank account does.
Wealth is less about paycheck size than habits. From credit card debt to lifestyle inflation, these 10 patterns quietly drain working-class households.
Morgan Stanley's intern survey shows Ralph Lauren gaining share among young high-income consumers, while Nike and Starbucks lose ground. Alpha Score 63 for RL.
Outside Interactive CEO Robin Thurston rides 10,000 miles a year and uses Garmin wearables. His outdoor-first strategy and personal habits signal continued demand for Garmin's fitness trackers and GPS devices.
Stripe's Will Gaybrick says AI agents will end checkout pages as we know them. CEO Patrick Collison calls it inevitable, while shopper trust lags.
An AI agent got Brian Distelburger banned from Resy. Another agent drafted a reinstatement email that worked. The lesson: set guardrails.
Parents spend up to $19,000 on summer camps that ban phones. Camp directors say the tech-free environment improves social skills, but kids struggle with the transition. The trend highlights a growing demand for digital detox among Gen Alpha.
Payhawk's Agent Fetch autonomously retrieves vendor invoices, cutting average time from 24 days to two. The beta success rate of 68.6% signals progress but leaves room for human fallback.
Koney King owner Jimmy Hendricks bought a $1,300 generator the day a derecho knocked out Gary's power. He kept the 100-year-old restaurant open for a week while 38,000 customers remained without electricity.
Top consultancies have added tens of thousands of AI and data staff. Yet daily work lags behind the pitch, and clients' expectations are cooling.
The Aug 31 ITR deadline is close. Freelancers must choose the right form, claim actual business expenses, and handle foreign income correctly. A tax expert explains what to track.
Portable AI recorders sidestep corporate bans on notetaker bots. Jackson Lewis says companies need new policies fast. Microsoft's Alpha Score is 71.
The Hindu Businessline editorial board criticized the report for lacking evidence and argued Trump's tariff policies have failed to revive U.S. manufacturing.
A Delhi HC ruling on a father withdrawing ₹8.6 lakh from his daughter's PPF account clarifies parental limits on minor PPF accounts and contribution caps.
Pro Medicus reported $162m revenue, 99.8% gross margin, $83m profit and 50.7% ROE. No net debt.
Google ordered to remove 57 Firebase accounts mimicking SBI, ICICI and Axis Bank. India's cyber fraud losses hit Rs 22,500 crore in 2025 alone. RBI's compensation and domain rules aim to curb the threat.
India's monsoon rain deficit widened to 13.2% for the season, with South Peninsula worst hit. IMD forecasts heavy rain in East and North-East, critical for kharif crops and edible oil import needs.
Tahir Ahmad Kalwal's workshop turns sheep pelts into fur-like jackets and coats. SKUAST Kashmir is backing the effort, but the missing cluster leaves trained artisans with no steady work.
Jeff Bezos, Eduardo Saverin join consortium buying Liverpool stake. Big money in football carries big risks – from fan backlash to leveraged debt.
The app drops third-party frameworks for a custom build optimized for slow connections. A one-day shortcut to elite loyalty tier and instant point conversion via Maya and DragonPay.
Xiaomi's $1,600 robot dog and a shift to humanoid trials mark a new phase for China's robotics contests, where state backing and domestic supply chains are compressing development cycles.
Varun Beverages and Parag Milk Foods are riding India's packaged milk-drink boom, posting 41% and 44% revenue growth against a 18% category expansion.
MCX is among six stocks held by the three top-performing small-cap funds over the past year. The combined position across TRUSTMF, Bank of India, and Motilal Oswal funds totals Rs 221.7 crore.