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Former Estée Lauder executive John Demsey is no longer advising Gap Inc. as executive director of beauty, the retailer acknowledged in a statement to Retail Dive on Friday. “John brought tremendous beauty expertise, creative vision and brand-building experience to Gap Inc., helpi

This Week’s Slideshow Trend: 12.6M Views This slideshow format shows how long two people have grown up together. Creators use an older photo from when their relationship or friendship started, add both ages on screen, then swipe to a recent photo with their current ages. The two

This week, Character.AI declared bankruptcy. While some saw the fall of a chatbot platform as a harbinger for the industry, court filings indicate that the decision was actually a key part of a deal that has let Disney hire most of Character.AI’s staff—including its now former CE

About a month ago, a Chinese rocket took off from a remote spaceport in the Gobi Desert, released 10 satellites into orbit, then reignited its engine and put itself on a trajectory to rain down debris over the American Midwest. The rocket’s flight on September 15 lasted between 7

In a bid to expand into the budget food delivery segment, cloud kitchen operator Curefoods has begun piloting a new service, MegaBite, in Bengaluru. Available on the Play Store and App Store, MegaBite appears to serve dishes — in the range of ₹49-₹199 — from restaurants across it

Dive Brief: - The National Retail Federation expects retail sales during the holiday season to grow 4.2% year over year to roughly $1 trillion, according to a Thursday announcement. The trade group anticipates nearly half of the nominal sales growth will result from real consumer

Today, I’m talking with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who has a lot of thoughts about AI, tech, and privacy. JB Pritzker thinks AI could help us live to 100 — or threaten us like nukes The Illinois governor on AI, data centers, privacy, and Trump. If you buy something from a link, T

The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 10/19/2026 featuring funding details for CarbonAI, Trace, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings. CarbonAI – $12M AIPropTech CarbonAI, an agentic AI p

Last week, NVIDIA hand-delivered Modal’s first Vera CPU server to our SF office. It’s now purring away in a server rack, and we’re pretty excited about what it could mean for Modal Sandboxes and, consequently, Modal users. Vera is NVIDIA’s new Arm-compatible CPU, built for the Ve

Anthropic just published a report on what AI has done to its own workforce. The authors used internal headcount data, agent session telemetry, calendar data, Slack patterns, and hiring scorecards, plus 17 employee interviews. Anthropic has rebuilt more of its workflows around age

A hacker broke into more than 100 websites using an army of AI agents that mostly operated on their own, according to findings from the AI security firm Norforge. Though Norforge doesn’t name the targets, Reuters reports that the victims included companies like John Deere, SharkN

Indian stock exchanges on Monday announced the timings for the Muhurat Trading 2026 session, a special trading session conducted by the BSE and NSE on Diwali to mark the beginning of the new Hindu calendar year. The special trading session will be held on Sunday, November 8, acco

Besides, it has also paid maturity proceeds to all holders, according to a regulatory filing by Titan, a Tata Group-managed firm. "We wish to inform you that the company has fully redeemed the commercial papers (CPs) of Rs 1,000 crore issued on July 21, 2026," it said. Titan Comp

“Assuming the bank makes coupon payments for all prior periods, the CET-1 ratio could decline further to around 10.0%,” Crisil said. The rating agency, however, said Yes Bank should be able to absorb the impact through internal accruals and a potential capital raise. It also fact

Pre-provision operating profit rose 64% to Rs 846 crore. Net interest income grew 35% to Rs 1,530 crore as interest income rose 24% to Rs 3,358 crore and interest expenses increased 16% to Rs 1,828 crore. The company’s net interest margin expanded by 35 basis points to 6.5%. Its

IndiQube Spaces has approved an investment of up to Rs 35 crore in SaiEdge Realty for a 49% stake on a fully diluted basis, according to a stock exchange filing. The investment will be made through a subscription to equity shares and/or convertible securities in one or more tranc

AI - Benchmarked: Nvidia's RTX Spark notebook delivers serious local AI compute, at a price El Reg digs its claws into HP's N1X-powered OmniBook Ultra 16 - Want your AI chats to stay private? Brave TEEs up end-to-end encryption Browser maker using trusted hardware to protect conv

Update| October 19, 18:30 IST Tonbo Imaging’s ₹852 Cr IPO closed with an oversubscription of 135.9X on the third and final day of bidding. Investors placed bids for 115.87 Cr shares against the 85.26 Lakh shares on offer, with qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) leading the cha

On Monday, the benchmark Sensex fell 876 points to close at 73,852. Despite the broader market decline, eight stocks from the BSE 1000 index touched fresh 52-week highs, reaching their highest price levels in the past year. A 52-week high marks the highest price at which a stock

How to add age verification at signup without storing ID scans Forty attorneys general just told a bankruptcy court that a self-reported birthdate isn't age verification. The options you have at signup, what each one keeps, and where each one fails an audit. Age assurance is the

Listen to this article in summarized format Nasdaq 100 rose 1.2% in early trading, while the S&P 500 gained 0.6%. Semiconductor stocks led the recovery, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index climbing 2.9% and on course to end an eight session losing streak, its longest in 18

The trailers for HBO’s DC Universe series Lanterns teased a show that eschewed the usual superhero hijinks in favor of a gritty realism more in the vein of True Detective or Slow Horses. Personally, I liked the change. My verdict: Ignore the review bombing; it’s wonderful. The se

Zambia’s state miner and Abu Dhabi-based International Resources Holding (IRH) say they have patched up their financing dispute over Mopani Copper Mines, the development of which is a cornerstone of the southern African country’s economic growth plan. In a letter in September, Za

India’s AI startups are building homegrown alternatives to global products, yet state governments have been eyeing partnerships with foreign players, making it harder for them to find customers at home. ElevenLabs recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Karna

Apu returns to The Simpsons with new voice after race row - Published The Simpsons character Apu has returned to the show voiced by a new actor, after almost a decade away amid accusations of racial stereotypes. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon - to give the much-loved shopkeeper his full

GSMA, the global telecoms industry body, has urged African governments to cut the cost of radio frequency spectrum, arguing the expense is holding back investment in faster mobile networks. Reforms could add more than $120 billion to the African economy by 2035, expand 4G and 5G

The continent’s inventors are in the spotlight as Johannesburg prepares to host the final of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa prize. Previous participants have been given a boost in their quest to create life-changing tools. Atish Shah, who took part five years ago, told

Kylie Jenner's debut at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in $50m bra sparks mixed reaction - Published Reality TV star Kylie Jenner has sparked mixed reaction after making her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut in a $50m (£37m) bra. The make-up mogul surprised the crowd at the li

Burundi signed a $1.4 billion electricity deal with US-backed Anzana Electric Group, which Washington says will strengthen American supply chains and support mining in the East African country. The country has deposits of nickel, gold, and rare earths. But Burundi, like many reso

Small-cap stock under ₹50: The Indian stock market retreated sharply in Monday’s trade, giving up much of its recent gains after snapping an eight-week losing streak, as market sentiment was dampened by weak earnings from large private sector banks, while elevated crude oil price

When Nike veteran Elliott Hill was tapped to take on the CEO role two years ago, the headlines largely revolved around a DTC strategy that had gone too far, leaving wholesale partners feeling abandoned and allowing competitors a chance to gain a stronger foothold at retail. Also

This interview is with Paul Mockapetris, the creator of the internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). I talked to him about the story behind building it and certain design choices he made. Check out the episode wherever you get your podcasts: YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts. Timestam