Markets, companies, technology, economic influence and leadership.
S&P Dow Jones Indices has ultimately kept Egypt in the emerging markets category. After the threat of a downgrade, this decision protects the international visibility of the Cairo Stock Exchange, without erasing the country's economic vulnerabilities.
Yayoi Kusama has died at 97 in Tokyo. From New York to collaborations with Louis Vuitton, her work transformed obsession, repetition and immersion into a global language of contemporary art.
On August 29 in Irvine, Olivia Rodrigo launches Daisy Chain Fields, a female-led festival whose net proceeds support organizations dedicated to women and girls. It is a music event, but also a cultural signal.
Kioxia and Sandisk plan more than $31 billion in investments in Japan through 2032. Behind flash memory factories, the entire industrial chain of artificial intelligence is being redrawn.
Puck is in talks with RedBird Capital Partners over a recapitalization that would value the young media company at around $250 million. Behind the number lies a new model: star journalists, direct subscriptions, events and private capital.
Nvidia generated $96.2 billion in revenue over three months, more than double from a year earlier. Behind this record, data centers and the global race for artificial intelligence are scaling up.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung is asking Chinese companies to aim for more technology-driven investments, from AI, 5G and semiconductors to rail and clean energy. Behind the appeal, Vietnam is refining its role as Asia's strategic workshop.
Meta reaches a historic agreement with a broad coalition of U.S. states. Record payments, usage limits, age verification, and nighttime protections: Instagram and Facebook will have to change for teenagers.
For EQUAL's fifth anniversary, Spotify is launching a Singles series in which Namasenda, badmomzjay, MARO, Willow Avalon and Shekhinah reinterpret songs by Britney Spears, Rihanna, ROSALIA, Carly Simon and Lebo Mathosa. Behind the music lies a visibility battle.
By acquiring EverPass Media, DAZN is not only targeting subscribers watching from the sofa. The platform wants to become the invisible infrastructure behind bars, restaurants and hotels showing premium sports in the United States.
London is launching a Creative Trade Forum in Edinburgh to help film, music, video games, design and the arts conquer new markets. Behind cultural prestige, the United Kingdom is embracing an industrial ambition: turning ideas into exports.
Team Spirit overturned TEAM VISION 3-2 in a breathless final in Shanghai. With a third Aegis, the organization sets an unprecedented record and confirms that global esports has entered a new dimension.
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