KFC announced it’s leaving Kentucky
Kentucky Fried Chicken is being uprooted from its ancestral home state in a shake-up announced Tuesday by its parent company that will relocate the chain’s U.S. corporate office to Texas.…
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Blackpink Announces 10-City International Tour for Summer 2025, Including L.A., NYC and Chicago Stadium Stops
The plethora of solo albums from Blackpink members is not keeping the K-pop quartet from getting back together to play stadiums. This summer the group will play a “limited” run of…
Angela Bassett Puts Sultry Spin on Little Black Dress With Lace Detailing for ‘Zero Day’ Red Carpet Premiere
Angela Bassett put a sensual spin on the little black dress for her attire at the red carpet premiere of Netflix‘s “Zero Day” on Tuesday in New York City. The venerated actress was joined…
Airbnb is suing New Orleans over regulatory ‘regime’
Airbnb is suing the City of New Orleans for requiring the company and short-term rental platforms ensure properties they market are in compliance with city laws. “What we’re looking at now…
US: Wall St opens slightly lower as markets assess latest tariff threats
WALL Street’s main indexes opened marginally lower on Wednesday (Feb 19) on worries over US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats and head of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s…
Korea’s ‘The Land of Morning Calm’ Takes Top Prize at Vesoul Asian Film Festival
South Korean director Park Ri-woong’s “The Land of Morning Calm” won the top prize, the Golden Cyclo, at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema. The jury, headed by Chinese…
Why is 34-year ethics veteran just resigned from Trump’s DOJ
The U.S. Justice Department’s senior ethics official resigned on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump’s administration pulled him off his duties and assigned him to a new sanctuary cities…
Paris Hilton Joins Forces With Vestiaire Collective to Support Relief Efforts After Los Angeles Wildfires
The Vestiaire Collective is rolling out its biggest celebrity closet sale with influencer and social advocate Paris Hilton that will benefit her nonprofit 11.11 Media Impact. Nearly 100 of…
Selena Gomez, Joe Alwyn and More Added to Oscars Presenters, Nick Offerman Tapped as Announcer
More Oscars presenters have been announced, including Joe Alwyn, Sterling K. Brown, Willem Dafoe, Ana de Armas, Lily-Rose Depp, Selena Gomez, Goldie Hawn, Connie Nielsen, Ben Stiller and…
Super Micro Computer stock: 2 reasons why SMCI is surging this week as its latest delisting deadline nears
Shares in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI) are once again rising in premarket trading this morning. As of the time of this writing, SMCI stock is up over 6% to $59.25 per share.…
The Download: selling via AI, and Congress testing tech
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Your most important customer may be AI Imagine you…
SingPost to lay off 45 employees ‘in the coming months’
The move is not correlated with previous incidents or whistleblowing reports, it emphasises SINGAPORE Post (SingPost) will lay off 45 employees “in the coming months” in a move to…
Kontoor Brands to Acquire Helly Hansen for $900 Million
Helly Hansen has a new home. Kontoor Brands, Inc., said Wednesday that it has acquired the outdoor and workwear brand for $900 million in cash and new debt. The addition of Helly Hansen,…
Mel Robbins Extends Tour Dates as Podcast Surpasses 200 Million Downloads and Ranks No. 1 on Apple
Following her podcast amassing over 200 million downloads and hitting the top spot on Apple Podcasts, Mel Robbins has added new dates to her inaugural stage tour, “Let Them The Tour.”…
AI-generated images can be art. They just can’t be photos
As a kid of the 1970s, I was fascinated by a short-lived art movement known as photorealism. The painters who practiced it created works that weren’t merely realistic. They were borderline…
Apple to launch new lower-cost iPhone to capture a broader market
APPLE is set to launch its latest budget iPhone model on Wednesday (Feb 19) as it looks to grab a bigger share of the mid-range smartphone market and fend off competition from rivals such…
Before Going to Tokyo, I Tried Learning Japanese With ChatGPT
On the final day of my visit to Japan, I’m alone and floating in some skyscraper’s rooftop hot springs, praying no one joins me. For the last few months, I’ve been using ChatGPT’s Advanced…
Caleres to Acquire Tapestry’s Stuart Weitzman Brand for $105 Million
Caleres, which operates a diverse portfolio of popular footwear brands, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stuart Weitzmanfrom Tapestry Inc. for $105 million. The deal…
Meta Will Build the World’s Longest Undersea Cable
Meta has presented the Waterworth Project, an initiative aimed at building a 50,000-kilometer undersea cable that will provide internet connectivity in five continents. The company seeks…
The reissue of this rare architectural mag proves fantastical ideas have staying power
The category of unbuilt and fantastical design ideas known as “paper architecture” may have no better exemplar than the radical British architecture group Archigram. Founded in the early…
Ant Group enters China’s growing humanoid robot industry amid rising tech interest
ANT Group, the Alibaba-linked fintech giant, is venturing into the humanoid robot industry, joining a growing list of major Chinese tech companies exploring this emerging field. The…
CSE Global records S$235.3 million in new Q4 orders
SYSTEMS integrator CSE Global has secured S$235.3 million worth of new orders for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2024. In a bourse filing on Wednesday (Feb 19), the company said that the…
Blake Lively Alleges Justin Baldoni Made Two Other ‘It Ends With Us’ Actors ‘Uncomfortable’ on Set and They Will Testify at Trial
In an amended complaint filed late Tuesday night, Blake Lively alleged that her “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni made two other women on the set of the film “uncomfortable” — and…
Cordlife ID Teo Tong Kooi steps down; new ID appointed
CORDLIFE Group’s independent director Dr Teo Tong Kooi stepped down from his role at the embattled cord-blood bank on Wednesday (Feb 19). He relinquished the role to “focus on other…