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Amazon’s AI tool matches shelter dogs and cats with adopters in the Protect Playtime campaign

Lifestyle

Calik Denim Advances Sustainable Denim with Bio Based Elastane and Chemicals (4/10)
Calik Denim’s Fall/Winter 2027-2028 collection is built on three core pillars: material transformation, process optimization, and product longevity. “There is a clear market demand for products that feel real,...
Verneek’s Deep Technology Tackles Retail Issues
Retailers have a problem — they’re technologically “siloed.” So says Dr. Nasrin Mostafazadeh, chief executive officer of Verneek, a “deep” technology firm she cofounded with her husband Dr. Omid...
The Doux Secures Minority Investment From VMG Partners
Textured hair care brand The Doux has landed a minority investment from VMG Partners. The mass brand, founded by stylist Maya Smith and her husband Brian Smith, is stocked...
EXCLUSIVE: Fleur Du Mal Gets Sporty
Fleur du Mal, the New York-based lingerie and ready-to-wear brand founded by Jennifer Zuccarini, is expanding and on Wednesday will debut its Sport collection of workout wear accented with...
EXCLUSIVE: Alo Launches New Trail Sneaker as It Continues to Invest in Footwear
Alo is set to launch its first trail sneaker as the wellness lifestyle company continues to invest in the footwear category. Aptly named the Alo Trail, the sneaker is...
Ahlem Welcomes Summer With Voyager Collection
For more than a decade, Ahlem Manai-Platt has carved out a space defined by precision, materials and an architectural clarity of form. With Voyager, her latest limited-edition capsule collection,...

World

Amazon’s AI tool matches shelter dogs and cats with adopters in the Protect Playtime campaign
In short: Amazon’s Brand Innovation Lab, PetIQ’s PetArmor brand, and Best Friends Animal Society have launched “Protect Playtime,” a campaign combining an AI-powered pet-matching tool on Amazon with Amazon Nova...
Kia cuts EV target, confirms electric pickup, and plans to put Atlas robots in its Georgia factories
In short: On the day that 25% US tariffs on South Korean imports took effect, Kia held its 2026 CEO Investor Day in Seoul and presented a plan built for...
TikTok is spending €1B on a second Finnish data centre
The new facility in Lahti is part of TikTok’s €12 billion Project Clover data sovereignty push for European users. Finland’s defence ministry approved the first data centre investment in...
Picsart launches
The AI design platform is paying creators based on engagement performance rather than audience size, marking its transition from a tool into a platform where creators can earn directly....
Slack’s biggest AI update turns Slackbot into a desktop agent | TNW
In short: Salesforce unveiled more than 30 new AI capabilities for Slackbot on 31 March 2026, the most sweeping overhaul of the platform since its $27.7 billion acquisition in 2021....
Recap: Europe’s top funding rounds this week (30 March – 5 April)
A week bookended by Mistral’s $830 million debt raise and a €1.1 million workpod pre-seed is a useful reminder of how wide the band of European ambition now runs....

Business

How Julio Gonzalez Is Transforming Tax Strategy into a Scalable Wealth-Building System for Modern Entrepreneurs
Q1. Your positioning on cost segregation and tax credits has attracted a massive audience. What inefficiencies in the current tax system are most misunderstood by entrepreneurs? Most entrepreneurs see tax...
Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov: Key questions answered
Key voices from boxing weigh in on the big questions surrounding heavyweight Tyson Fury's latest comeback. Source link
Petrol and diesel prices continue to rise as concerns grow over US-Iran ceasefire
"Based on the fuel industry's rule of thumb of a 10 to 14-day lag between wholesale cost movements and those at the pump, drivers should expect prices on forecourts...
Strait of Hormuz: Iran warning adds to shipping uncertainty 
Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis. Source link
Trump condemned over threat that Iran’s ‘civilisation will die’
The UN's chief says he is "deeply troubled" by such statements, as the US president ramps up pressure on Iran to agree a deal to end the war. ...
Ben Roberts-Smith: Australian soldier arrested over alleged war crimes
Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders. Source link

News

Angry Trump Humiliated as Effort to Prosecute Dems Backfires Again
In a hard-hitting assessment of the DOJ’s targeting of Trump’s enemies, Politico columnist Ankush Khardori notes that they’ve produced a string of embarrassing pratfalls. Those include the stalling-out efforts...
Minneapolis Mayor’s Emotional Message to Trump: You Failed to Break Us
In today’s episode, we talk to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey about the latest developments in his city. Donald Trump and border czar Tom Homan have said they’re winding down...
What Today’s Democrats Can Learn From Jesse Jackson
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Jesse Jackson died this week at age 84....
FCC Attempt to Kill Stephen Colbert Interview Completely Backfires
The Trump administration tried to prevent late-night television host Stephen Colbert from airing his interview with Texas state Representative and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, but the attempt has...
Rhode Island Hockey Game Shooter Had Nazi Tattoos
The far right is using the murder of a mother and one of her sons to attack transgender people, completely ignoring the fact that the shooter had massive Nazi...
Trump Posts Old Photos With Jesse Jackson in Bid to Rewrite History
“There has been no change to the pardon process,” another White House official said. “The Administration has always had a robust review process which involves the Department of Justice,...

Beauty

Where To Shop:15+ Stylish Indie Plus Size Swimwear Brands
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Plus Size Rash Guards & Swim Tops: The Best Options for Sun Protection and Modest Swim | The Curvy Fashionista
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5 Plus Size Swimsuit Tips That Will Change How You Shop in 2026 | The Curvy Fashionista
Guess what? Swimsuit shopping doesn’t have to be a whole ordeal anymore. For years, plus size people dealt with limited options, sizing that made no sense, and stores that...
The Plot Thickens: The Curvy Fashionista Book Club Is HERE | The Curvy Fashionista
You know that feeling when you finish a book and you need to talk about it? Like, immediately? You’re texting people who haven’t read it, calling your friend who...
Plus Size Pilates Classes Done Brilliantly? Yes, They Exist
Let me be honest with you. Walking into a fitness studio as a plus size woman is its own workout. Before you even touch a piece of equipment, you...
cosmic confidence | april 2026 | The Curvy Fashionista
april is where things start to feel real.the intentions you set, the shifts you made, the version of you that began to emerge in march… this month asks you...

Celebrity

‘Death of a Salesman’ Broadway Review: Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf Lead a Brooding Revival That’s Stuck in Neutral
Poor Willy Loman is once again trying to convince his lousy sons that when it comes making a sale, reputation is everything. He’s right, of course: The fourth Broadway...
‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Review: Plenty of Sun but No Real Heat in a Romcom Outing for Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page
Few would stretch as far as calling “Under the Tuscan Sun” a classic, and yet that easy-breezy Diane Lane vehicle from 2003 has an enduring cultural presence of sorts:...
Jimmy Kimmel Says Donald Trump Threatens ‘Something Crazy’ and Then ‘Always Gives Two Weeks’ After Delaying Iran Strikes: ‘He’s Like a Conscientious Employee’
Jimmy Kimmel addressed the ceasefire between the United States and Iran during his Tuesday night monologue and pointed out a recurring pattern with President Donald Trump’s negotiating tactics. “The...
Kanye West Offers to Meet U.K. Jewish Community as Wireless Festival Backlash Grows
Kanye West has offered to meet members of the Jewish community in the U.K. following the furore over his headline booking at this year’s Wireless Festival, BBC News reported,...
Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ Crosses $174 Million Globally, Becomes First Indian Film to Top $25 Million in North America
Jio Studios and B62 Studios’ “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” has crossed INR1,622 crores ($174.4 million) worldwide through its third weekend, becoming the first Indian film to surpass $25 million in...
Pepsi Cancels Sponsorship of U.K. Festival Where Kanye West Is Set to Headline, Hours After Prime Minister Decries ‘His Previous Celebration of Nazism’
The scheduled three-night headlining appearance by Ye, formerly Kanye West, at the Wireless Festival in London is only growing in controversy. The festival’s sponsor, Pepsi, announced Sunday that it...

Culture

7 hidden time traps that quietly kill early-stage companies
If you’ve ever ended a week feeling busy but weirdly behind, you’re not alone. Early-stage founders don’t usually fail because they’re lazy or unfocused. They fail because their time...
Winning The Game Without Beating Others
People love neat stories about success. Some say it comes from a lucky break, a rich parent, or the right timing. In my case, a few assume my dad’s...
LG Billet USA Expands Premium OBS Billet Auto Parts Line for Interior and Performance Upgrades
Nostalgia has always been present in pop culture. But, in the last few decades, it has become a far more quantifiable, commercial element. Many people long for the simplicity...
Bootstrapping Is A Game Worth Playing
I’m Erik Huberman, and I treat business like a game. That mindset has shaped how I build Hawke Media and how I lead. My take is simple: bootstrapping sharpens...
7 differences between founders who plateau and those who break through
Most founders don’t fail in a dramatic, headline-worthy way. They stall. Revenue flattens, growth slows, energy dips, and suddenly you’re stuck in a loop of “almost working.” If that...
Life Works Better When You Treat It Like A Game
Here’s a truth most people miss: no one has it all figured out. Business, fitness, even relationships—they’re games we learn by playing. That doesn’t mean the stakes aren’t real....

Style

“Big Mistakes” Is a Crime Show for the Girls and the Gays
At the start of the new comedic thriller “Big Mistakes,” the lives of Nicky Dardano (Dan Levy), a quasi-closeted pastor, and his sister Morgan (Taylor Ortega), an elementary-school teacher,...
It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again
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A Reading List from the Director of the Noguchi Museum
In 1986, Amy Hau started working with the Japanese American artist, designer, and architect Isamu Noguchi as an assistant at his studio complex, in Long Island City. In 2024,...
The Patron Saint of Oddballs and Delinquents
The New Orleans writer Nancy Lemann conjures scenes of booze-soaked calamity, where everyone and everything is on the verge of rot. Source link
The Age-Old Urge to Destroy Technology
Our go-to tale of resistance to technology is the story of the Luddites: In England in the early nineteenth century, skilled weavers and craftsmen found their livelihoods threatened by...
“The Drama” Is One Long Troll
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are charismatic as a couple confronting the fallout from an appalling revelation, but the film itself seems engineered solely to stimulate discourse. Source link

Politics

Meta, Oracle and Qualcomm share details on layoffs across California
Tech behemoths, including Oracle and Meta Platforms, are laying off hundreds of California workers as they invest heavily in artificial intelligence.Some of the top companies in tech that already...
AI boom catapults San Francisco median home price above $2 million
The artificial intelligence boom has driven up San Francisco’s median home sales price to a record $2.15 million.Real estate brokerage firm Compass said that recent transactions showed that some...
Iran attempting cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure, officials say
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies are “urgently warning” private-sector companies nationwide that Iranian actors are conducting cyber operations targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, a campaign that has already caused disruptions, according to...
Consumers aren’t clicking the PayPal button. It’s a big problem for California’s fintech pioneer
PayPal, once the cutting-edge trailblazer of digital payments, is struggling to cash in on consumer clicks like it used to. The San José fintech giant is losing market share...
Contributor: Investigate the AI campaigns flooding public agencies with fake comments
California built its tradition of open government — including for citizen boards that set the rules for such functions as automotive repair and security guard licensing — precisely to...
A $17-million bet brought ChatGPT to CSU campuses. A year later, AI distrust leaves many divided
California State University’s controversial $17-million deal to provide ChatGPT to every one of its campuses has been met with mixed results, with wide but uneven use across the system,...