Business
More tech layoffs hit Bay Area as HP and Autodesk announce job cuts
Another round of layoffs hit the San Francisco Bay Area’s volatile tech industry. HP Inc. plans to lay off up to 2,000 more employees as…
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Fashion
Who's still playing Pokémon Go? Ask any of the 48,000 people at this Rose Bowl event
On the golf course just outside the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, thousands of people stride across the grass, phones in their hands and eyes on…
Business
Growth in global private equity deal flow may be slower than expected this year: Preqin
INVESTORS forecasting a quick uptake in global private equity (PE) activity this year may be disappointed, especially if the gap in…
Celebrity
EXCLUSIVE: Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Marks Cécred’s First Year in Business With First Retail Expansion
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter isn’t letting her upcoming tour slow down her beauty business. One year after the multihyphenate launched her big…
Celebrity
A Quarter of All Broadcasters Now Using AI, More Than Doubling Last Year, New Report Finds
AI adoption in the broadcast industry has accelerated, according to findings in Haivision’s 2025 Broadcast Transformation Report, a survey…
Business
Meta says it plans to build the world's longest undersea internet cable
Facebook’s parent company Meta said it’s working on the world’s longest undersea cable as part of the social media giant’s efforts to…
Business
Energy bills forecast to rise by £85 a year
Domestic energy prices are forecast to rise by 5% from April, adding £85 a year to household bills, according to consultancy Cornwall…
Lifestyle
SIA Group logs 8.6% growth in January passenger traffic on Chinese New Year travel rush
NATIONAL carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its low-cost arm Scoot carried more passengers and cargo in January 2025 compared with the…
Business
Europe: Shares log longest weekly streak of advances in a year
EUROPE’S main stock index closed lower on Friday (Feb 14), as investors paused following four successive sessions of gains, while luxury…
Culture
Robert Pattinson Says ‘The Bamtan 2’ to Start Filming at the End of the Year: The Story Is ‘Very Cool. It’s Very Exciting’
Robert Pattinson revealed at the world premiere of “Mickey 17” in London that “The Batman: Part II” will begin production at the end of…
Business
Meta accounting move on AI servers to boost profit this year
META Platforms made a small change last month that’s likely to increase the company’s profit by billions of US dollars this year. It was…
Business
Partners Group’s 2024 private equity secondary market investments surge 113% on year
ONE of the world’s biggest private equity (PE) companies, Swiss-based Partners Group, pumped in US$3.2 billion (S$4.3 billion) into PE…
Business
BYD shares hit record high, trouncing Tesla’s stock this year
BYD shares briefly rose to their highest intraday price on record, reflecting optimism that the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) leader will…
Fashion
China Insight: Can Fashion Brands Return to Growth During the Chinese New Year?
According to the annual consumption data for 2024 released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, in the past year Chinese…
News
New Year Honours: Are top recipients too posh and too southern?
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Robert Cuffe Head of data, BBC Verify In the latest New Year Honours only 6% of higher awards went to…
Business
Porsche warns pullback from EVs will drag on profit this year
Challenges with making the jump to EVs has cost the company dearly in China, where deliveries have dropped PORSCHE will take an 800…
Business
ECB could face biggest personnel shakeup since 2019 this year
THE European Central Bank (ECB) is set to enter a new phase of unpredictability as the terms of seven of its 26 interest rate-setters end…
Lifestyle
Why Is the Adidas Chinese New Year Jacket So Hard to Find?
However classic Adidas’ three stripes are, the athletic giant continually finds ways to re-imagine that trademarked style. Bad Bunny,…
Culture
China Box Office Hits Record $1.3 Billion Over Lunar New Year, Imax Also Scales New Highs
China’s film market enjoyed a record-breaking Lunar New Year, amassing a staggering RMB9.51 billion ($1.31 billion) in total box office…
Business
Streamers Set to Outspend Commercial Broadcasters for First Time This Year, Report Claims
For the first time, 2025 will see streamers outpace commercial broadcaster in global content spend, according to a new report. New figures…
Lifestyle
The Folklore to Host NYFW Showroom for Third Year, Featuring 35 Global Brands
The Folklore will once again host a New York Fashion Week showroom for the third year that will feature 35 global independent brands’ fall…
News
Once a Trump critic, Mark Zuckerberg pivots toward the president
Before Donald Trump kicked off his second term as president, Meta Platforms Chief Executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg took another big…
Business
Private markets to draw more investor interest this year: survey
This follows the Fed’s move to start cutting interest rates last September, prompting some investors to shift their allocations away from…
Business
Thousands attend Chinese New Year celebrations
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…