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Mastercard extends payment collaboration with Uber
Mastercard has extended its partnership with Uber, focusing on improving payment solutions for drivers, couriers, and Mastercard users on…
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Trump’s AI plan to boost Asia data centre projects, says Singapore-based CEO
PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan unveiled this week is set to be a positive driver for data centre projects in Asia, a…
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How One Artist Is Transforming an Ancient Taiwanese Folk Craft
Alemani first encountered Zhang Xu’s work last year while on an art-prize jury and was struck by his craftsmanship and detail. “It seems…
World
Victoria Tentler-Krylov’s “Chiaroscuro at the Met”
For the cover of the August 4, 2025, issue, the artist Victoria Tentler-Krylov depicted the scene in front of the Metropolitan Museum of…
Style
Was the Renaissance Real?
Roeck goes on to address the great question of why Europe became the center of prosperity and innovation on the planet. Colonialism and…
World
L.A.’s Food Culture, Transformed by Immigration Raids
In early July, while shopping at a farmers’ market on the east side of Los Angeles, where I live, I bought a few packages of raw chicken…
Style
Life Inside a Singular Artists’ Enclave in Brooklyn, in “The Candy Factory”
Watch “The Candy Factory.” Some forty years ago, Ann Ballentine, a real-estate agent with an eccentric sense of style and a knack for…
World
What We Miss When We Talk About the Racial Wealth Gap
His reluctance to treat family structure as a causal factor is similarly puzzling. He notes that married Black households have an average…
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On Planet Earth, Obama Can’t Be Indicted. But We Live on Planet Trump.
A normal prosecutor would think of things like: But who will have testimony against him? Who will say they saw him do X thing? Fair…
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Why Trump’s Epstein Defense Is Failing Miserably
Plus, unlike in his first term, Trump is in full control of the government. There are no more analogues to Jeff Flake or John McCain in…
Beauty
Live Forever: An Oasis Superfan Goes All-In on Noel, Liam, Britpop, Nostalgia, and the Almighty Reunion Tour
This time around, I wore an electronic sleep-inducing band on my head to monitor the length and quality of my sleep in the days leading up…
Culture
Singapore shares fall amid mixed regional showing on Monday; STI down 0.5%
Local stocks fell for the second straight session on Monday (Jul 28) amid a mixed performance by Asian bourses, as optimism over…
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Fire at French holiday home for people with disabilities leaves 1 dead, 4 missing
PARIS (AP) — A fire swept through a holiday home housing people with disabilities and their carers in southwest France on Monday, killing…
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This Idyllic New Hotel in the Hills of Florence Feels Like an Instant Classic
You’d also be remiss not to have an aperitivo—or, for that matter, a digestivo—in Bar Bertelli, the wood-paneled former headmaster’s…
Culture
Australia’s green bank makes record A$3.5b in clean energy investments
Australia’s green bank on Monday (Jul 28) said that it invested a record A$3.5 billion (S$2.9 billion) in clean energy projects and grid…
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“Sham”: Trump Just Made Epstein Fiasco Even More Humiliating for MAGA
President Trump is now suggesting he may pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice to Jeffrey Epstein who’s serving time for sex…
Culture
Singtel associate Airtel’s data centre firm inks renewable-energy partnership to boost capacity
The tie-up promises to boost the data centre company’s infrastructural efficiency, decarbonisation efforts and operations Singtel regional…
Fashion
Our Editors Have Spoken: These Are the 5 Sandal Colour Trends That Feel Outdated for Summer 2025
We’re currently in peak summer, and although the weather has been up and down here in the UK, I’m determined to hold onto sandal season…
Culture
iFast targets higher dividend payout ratio amid growth across business units
Digital bank and wealth management platform iFast is targeting a payout ratio of between 25 and 30 per cent as profitability improves…
Culture
Heineken beer sales fall as price dispute took longer to resolve
The Dutch brewer reported a 0.4% fall in volumes during the second quarter, worse than analyst estimates Heineken saw a decline in beer…
Culture
BOJ may paint less gloomy view, signal rate-hike resumption
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to hold off raising interest rates on Thursday (Jul 31) but may offer a less gloomy view on the outlook…
Fashion
If You Wear these 16 Preppy Nail Designs, I’ll Assume You Summer on Nantucket
Ralph Lauren logos, cashmere cardigans, Miu Miu polo dresses, and coastal towns engulfed in hydrangea blooms—all things that come to mind…
Fashion
If Adding Chic Items to Your Closet Is the Goal, These 30 Stylish Nordstrom Basics Will Do the Trick
When I'm shopping for something new to add to my wardrobe, there are certain criteria a piece must meet. Yes, it being chic and relevant…
Fashion
Put Down the Black and White Pants—This Is the Richer Color You Didn't Know You Needed
It takes a lot for fashion people to stray from their classic black or white wardrobe staples, especially when it comes to something as…