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AstroKick folded after burning $4.2M on astrology-based football analytics. Investors say the failure won't stop sports-tech bets, but due diligence is tightening.
India's generic anti-obesity drug market surged tenfold in a year, driven by diabetes patients and cosmetic users. Regulators are cracking down on ads and sales, threatening pharma companies' investments in GLP-1 generics.
MoneySense and Surviscor rank the 2026 best online brokers in Canada by client experience. Questrade leads, followed by Wealthsimple and TD Direct Investing.
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb invited us to see his city after I warned Seattle risked the same decline. The gap in hustle and leadership runs the wrong direction.
Contracts worth $2.4M go to MDA Space, Calian, and Kepler for ground-segment concepts. The RADARSAT+ system is central to Canada's $1B earth observation push.
Dickey's Barbecue Pit debuts at West Edmonton Mall food court on June 26. First 50 guests get free sliders and a year-long 20% discount on orders up to $250 per week.
Anthropic reversed AI model restrictions after developer backlash. The policy targeted open-source competition as much as safety, developers say. Short-term relief, but uncertainty about future restrictions remains.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif says a final agreed text of a US-Iran deal is reached. Oil markets watch for sanctions relief as Trump disputes leaked terms.
SpaceX shares opened 11% above their offering price, pushing Musk's net worth past US$1 trillion. A trillion-dollar fortune is roughly the size of Switzerland's GDP.
India's proposal for a BRICS Urban Research and Knowledge Network was accepted at the 13th Urbanisation Forum. Each member will designate a nodal organization. The network aims to share best practices on housing, municipal finance, and climate resilience.
Fifth Circuit upholds conviction of ex-police chief who arranged car arson for insurance payout. The evidence, the court said, showed the burning was the opening act of a fraud scheme.
Build-A-Bear appoints Chris Hurt as CEO after Q1 revenue slipped 2.4% and guidance was cut. Two other executives shift roles.
India rescued 40,000 child labourers in 2024-25, but 10 million remain in work. At current pace, clearing the backlog would take centuries.
Schools are integrating life readiness into existing instruction rather than buying new standalone programs. The shift rewards flexible curriculum providers like Growing Leaders and pressures traditional assessment models.
Bartlett Manor near Charlotte offers an integrated design-build process for a 7,000-sq-ft custom estate on five acres. Buyers control floor plans and finishes before foundation pours, saving months on the typical timeline.
AM Green and VOC Port Authority signed an MoU to develop up to 200 KTPA of green ammonia bunkering capacity at Thoothukudi by 2029–30, with a ₹2,000-crore investment.
An exorcist was fired after saying most UFOs are demons. The Vatican has long been open to aliens. What the debate says about faith and the unexplainable.
Lucy Slinger, deputy CFO at Ingka Group, will join Primark as CFO as the retailer prepares to spin off from AB Foods by end of 2027.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the DOJ's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' and gave officials one week to submit sworn declarations the fund is dead.
The proposed rules mandate one hour of national-theme content for radio. TV gets a fixed time slot. The cost impact on ZEEL, SUNTV, and others could be material.
Over 62,000 Facebook and 8,000 Instagram outage reports hit Downdetector Friday. Meta acknowledged the disruption. Alpha Score 54/100, stock flat at $569.57. Duration will decide the market impact.
LTM's AI 1000 program will train over 1,000 engineers as Forward Deployed Engineers, tapping surging enterprise AI demand. The payoff hinges on client adoption rather than cost savings.
Three industry bodies say Telangana's new 15-day payment system with a 2-2.75% discount could let ₹3,700 crore in older dues turn into bad debt.
SEBI chairman Tuhin Pandey announced a review of delisting rules, citing the need for fair exit. The 2024 fixed-price route already lets promoters bypass auctions. The review could alter minority safeguards or speed up PSU exits.
Tryfacta files for GIFT City IPO with a fresh issue of up to 13.3 million shares. If completed, it would be the first US-headquartered company to list equity in India.
Baidu's AmiGo joint venture wins regulatory approval to operate robotaxis in eastern Switzerland, with fully driverless service targeted for early 2027.
David Hockney, the English artist known for bold pop art paintings and gay rights iconography, has died at 88 at his London home, his publicist said. He leaves a legacy of vivid work.
AI SDRs need 2-3 weeks of email warm-up and 2 weeks of prep work before deployment. Most users still prefer chat over voice or video. Plan for the ramp.
Avataar's Varya generates AI video at ₹0.50/second, 17x cheaper than Kling. The 4-step inference cuts compute 27x versus Alibaba's Wan 2.2. Implications for NVIDIA GPUs and Alibaba's model distribution.
A year after the AI-171 crash, families report missing belongings, unanswered questions. The delays could weigh on Air India's brand recovery under Tata ownership.