When the idea for the Oura Ring was first spawned in 2013, the company’s founders envisioned a device that would take a precise look at sleep and recovery, two important aspects of overall health that they felt few wearable tools had prioritized to that point. Now, over a decade later, Oura’s ambitions have evolved to…
The Super Micro Computer headquarters in San Jose, California, on Dec. 3, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Super Micro Computer shares fell about 10% on Monday after the server maker said it plans to offer $2 billion in convertible notes, maturing in 2030. A company’s stock often falls on the announcement…
Military vehicles are seen during a military parade commemorating the Greek Independence Day in Athens, Greece, on March 25, 2025. Marios Lolos | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Sun-soaked Greece may not immediately come to mind as a top defense spender — but only four NATO allies spent a bigger slice of their GDP…
Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi gestures during the event “Two Peoples, Two States, One Destiny” promoted by Azione, Italia Viva, and + Europa, a public debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and aims at supporting a solution based on the peaceful coexistence of two states, in Milan on June 6, 2025. Stefano Rellandini | Afp…
NikeSKIMS, a new brand from Nike Inc. and SKIMS. Courtesy: NikeSKIMS Kim Kardashian fans are going to have to wait a little longer for the highly anticipated NikeSKIMS line. The activewear line will launch later this year instead of in the spring, like the companies had originally announced, because of production delays, according to a…
Customers check out vegetables and other groceries at a supermarket in Tokyo on June 20, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put…
Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States next summer, the U.S. is hosting the revamped, 32-team FIFA Club World Cup in 11 cities across the country this summer. “One month, the best players in the world, the best clubs in the world, to determine who will be the…
ROME — Arnaldo Pomodoro, one of Italy’s most prominent contemporary artists whose bronze spheres decorate iconic public spaces from the Vatican to the United Nations, has died at age 98, his foundation said Monday. Pomodoro died at home in Milan on Sunday, the eve of his 99th birthday, according to a statement from Carlotta Montebello,…
Chinese influencer Luo Yonghao and co-host Xiao Mu tried out livestreaming on Sunday, June 15, 2025, using interactive digital avatars based on Baidu’s generative artificial intelligence model. Screenshot BEIJING — Avatars generated by artificial intelligence are now able to sell more than real people can, according to a collaboration between Chinese tech company Baidu and…
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. leaves the stage after discussing the findings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network survey, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters…
