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Chinese state media says Nvidia H20 chips not safe for China
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Chinese state media says Nvidia H20 chips not safe for China

Visitors visit the NVIDIA booth at the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, China, on July 20, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nvidia’s chips pose security concerns for China, a social media account affiliated with China’s state media said on Sunday, after Beijing raised concerns over backdoor access in those chips. […]

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China wants US to relax AI chip-export controls for trade deal, FT reports
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China wants US to relax AI chip-export controls for trade deal, FT reports

A SK Hynix Inc. 12-layer HBM3E memory chip displayed at the Semiconductor Exhibition in Seoul, South Korea. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images China wants the United States to ease export controls on chips critical for artificial intelligence as part of a trade deal before a possible summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, […]

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Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao taken in for questioning, WSJ reports
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Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao taken in for questioning, WSJ reports

Head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Liu Jianchao speaks during the 13th World Peace Forum in Beijing on July 3, 2025. Wang Zhao | Afp | Getty Images Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential future foreign minister, has been taken away by authorities for questioning, the Wall […]

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Thai soldiers injured by landmine near Cambodia amid fragile ceasefire
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Thai soldiers injured by landmine near Cambodia amid fragile ceasefire

A Cambodian man who fled his home near the Cambodia-Thailand border walks at a pagoda compound in Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia, on July 30, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Three Thai soldiers were injured by a landmine near the Cambodian border on Saturday, the Thai army said, days after the Southeast Asian neighbours […]

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‘Loud luxury’ is back as high-end brands look to rebound
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‘Loud luxury’ is back as high-end brands look to rebound

A guest wears red knitted Gucci x Adidas sweater, outside Bluemarble, during the Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 26, 2025 in Paris, France. Claudio Lavenia | Getty Images “Loud luxury” is poised for a comeback as ailing fashion houses attempt to inject a sense of newness and novelty […]

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White House is considering inviting Zelenskyy to Alaska
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White House is considering inviting Zelenskyy to Alaska

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends the European leaders’ summit to discuss European security and Ukraine, at Lancaster House in London, Britain, March 2, 2025.  Javad Parsa | Via Reuters WASHINGTON — The White House is considering inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Alaska, where President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

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We spent 4 million turning an abandoned 19th-century college in NYC into luxury apartments—take a look inside
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We spent $104 million turning an abandoned 19th-century college in NYC into luxury apartments—take a look inside

When Matt Linde and Udi Kore were first approached to develop the old site of St. John’s College’s campus in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, it was a dream come true for the two men who grew up in the area. Linde, CEO of People Restoring Communities, and Kore, Founding Partner at Avenue Realty Capital, first walked through […]

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New Yorker quit her corporate role in the middle of a meeting—now she earns twice as much and is happier in her dream job
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New Yorker quit her corporate role in the middle of a meeting—now she earns twice as much and is happier in her dream job

Pooja Tripathi might not have become a successful comedian if she hadn’t quit her corporate marketing job in the middle of a meeting in 2018. By then, Tripathi had spent five years working in the fashion industry, but felt defeated after dealing with a toxic boss, she says. One morning, in a last-minute meeting, her […]

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Bestselling author: This parenting habit keeps you from raising successful kids—but you can start fixing it ‘immediately’
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Bestselling author: This parenting habit keeps you from raising successful kids—but you can start fixing it ‘immediately’

Plenty of kids would rather sit in front of their phone screen than play a sport, pick up an instrument or read a book. They might be modeling that behavior from their parents, bestselling author and podcast host Mel Robbins said during a panel discussion hosted by Verizon on Wednesday. She spoke from personal experience, […]

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Some concertgoers use buy now, pay later loans for tickets. Start a ‘Beyoncé fund’ instead, analyst says
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Some concertgoers use buy now, pay later loans for tickets. Start a ‘Beyoncé fund’ instead, analyst says

Fans enjoy Taylor Swift’s performance during The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, Aug. 7, 2023. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Many Americans have become accustomed to breaking up big purchases with buy now, pay later loans — including tickets for concerts and other live events. Going to […]

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