Uzbekistan fintech Uzum has reached a $2.3 billion valuation — about 53% higher than just seven months ago — as investors place growing bets on the country’s emerging digital economy. The valuation stems from a $131.5 million investment led by…
With rates so low on HELOCs and home equity loans, you may be facing more than one lender offering a great interest rate. For a HELOC, another important consideration is the initial draw — the amount of cash you must…
Image Credit: WWD via Getty Images The suspect in the March 8, 2026, shooting of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky‘s Beverly Hills, California, home was identified as Ivana Lisette Ortiz by police. Rihanna was inside the house, according to the Los…
Draper claimed the first set inside 32 minutes before Cerundolo provided a sterner test in the second, breaking Draper’s serve in the opening game. A further break meant Cerundolo had the chance to serve for the set at 5-4 up,…
NEW YORK — Three brothers, including two of the nation’s most successful luxury real estate brokers, were convicted of sex trafficking charges Monday after a five-week trial over accusations that they used drugs and force to rape scores of women…
Being able to articulate and navigate our emotions isn’t just encouraged anymore, it’s expected. Conversations about emotional intelligence, attachment styles, and communication patterns have become part of our everyday vocabulary in a way they weren’t a decade ago. As our…
Gold (GC=F) April futures opened at $5,095 per troy ounce on Monday, down 1.2% from Friday’s closing price of $5,158.70. Gold has declined 4.7% in the past week. Rising oil prices are a primary catalyst for gold’s pullback. The Middle…
The L.A. Marathon also congratulated all the podium finishers of the race—which included Enyew Nigat, who came in third on the Men’s Pro Podium, and Priscah Cherono, who was the first place winner for the Women’s Pro Podium—and thanked the…
Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI), a new Paris-based startup cofounded by Meta’s former chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, announced Monday it has raised more than $1 billion to develop AI world models. LeCun argues that most human reasoning is grounded in…
Veteran righty Julio Teherán announced this afternoon that he’s officially retiring from baseball (Spanish-language video provided by Francys Romero). The 35-year-old was on the roster for his native Colombia during this year’s World Baseball Classic. Unfortunately, he had to be scratched…
Transgender athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson did very well last weekend at the West Virginia girls’ state track championships – maybe too well. The Bridgeport High School sophomore placed first in the girls’ shot put and fourth in the girls’ discus in…
Bullet point summary by AI Kansas guard Darryn Peterson’s lingering cramping issues and conflicting medical explanations are raising red flags ahead of the NBA Draft. Peterson blamed excess creatine for hospitalizing him, but vague terminology and ongoing mental blocks leave…
Meta Platforms (META) has quietly added a new reason for investors to pay attention. Just a few days ago, the company launched Forum, a stand-alone app for Facebook Groups that looks a lot like Reddit (RDDT), while Meta’s app ecosystem…
