ROME — Global fashion celebrities will join the public on Friday morning to say goodbye to iconic designer Valentino at his funeral service in Rome at the central Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri. After a two-day public viewing Wednesday and Thursday at the Valentino foundation’s headquarters in the Italian capital, the…
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Banking, payments, enterprise and consumer services in the UAE experienced outages earlier this week as AWS (Amazon Web Services) data centers in the country were hit by Iranian drone strikes on Sunday. Many of the apps have since…
Who doesn’t enjoy a home run? Who cares, this story isn’t for them, anyway. This one’s for the long ball-lovers. With the way dingers are flying off the bat of some players, we’re bound to see some homer history in 2025. Just how much history, though? That’s what we’ll be finding out over the last…
Shohei Ohtani’s career-best 53-game on-base streak ended on a night he pitched six scoreless innings. It’s something only Ohtani could achieve, but the two-way superstar could be having games like that a little bit less often. “I’m focused, as a leadoff hitter, to get on base. As long as I feel good overall, the result…
Protestors march during a “Nationwide Shutdown” demonstration against ICE enforcement on Jan. 30, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images A Federal judge on Saturday rejected a request from state officials to immediately halt the federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota. The court said the plaintiffs — the State of Minnesota and the…
Colt Keith and Zach McKinstry crushed homers in the 7th to extend the Tigers’ lead to 5–1 over the Rays. <
Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, takes part in a panel discussion on artificial intelligence at the Technical University Berlin, in Berlin, Germany, February 7, 2025. Axel Schmidt | Reuters OpenAI is in talks with sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East to try to secure investments for a new multibillion dollar funding round,…
South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee arrives at the special prosecutor’s office in Seoul, South Korea, August 6, 2025. Kim Hong-Ji | Reuters South Korea’s ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee has been reportedly indicted over corruption and bribery charges. South Korean media outlet Yonhap reported that Kim was accused of providing funds for…
Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Salesforce shares popped 5% on Friday after the company posted better-than-expected third-quarter earnings on Wednesday despite falling short of Wall Street’s revenue estimates. The stock, which is up 13% over the past five days, is aiming for its best week since 2023. The company reported adjusted earnings per…
Kevin Warsh took another step towards becoming Federal Reserve chair on Tuesday, clearing a key Senate vote that puts him on the central bank Board of Governors. The upper chamber voted to approve Warsh’s nomination by a 51-45 vote, on a mostly party-line basis. Only Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., crossed lines to vote for President…
