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BOJ may raise growth forecast, maintain vigilance to inflation risk
It’s due to release its quarterly report, including fresh growth and price forecasts, this month Published Fri, Jul 10, 2026 · 04:51 PM [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan may revise up its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2026 and keep its focus on the risk of an inflation overshoot as rising costs from a weak…
Read More‘Big Brother’ Pays Tribute To Mickey Lee During Season 28 Premiere
Big Brother paid tribute to alum Mickey Lee during the Season 28 premiere on CBS. Right before the new season of the reality TV competition started with the introduction of the new houseguests entering the game, a title card in honor of Lee appeared. “In loving memory,” read the card paying tribute to Lee, which…
Read MoreNYC stray cats found carrying parasites linked to serious human illness
More than half of New York City’s free-roaming cats are infected with parasites that can spread to people, according to a new study, with young male cats shedding the highest numbers of parasite eggs into the environment. Widespread Infection Found Researchers tested 87 free-roaming cats captured through a Trap Neuter Return (TNR) program in New…
Read MoreVolkswagen rescue plan ‘short on specifics’ after tense stakeholder talks
Published Fri, Jul 10, 2026 · 03:41 PM [BERLIN] Volkswagen management had little to show on Friday (Jul 10) from talks with the group’s stakeholders, laying bare the difficulties in overhauling Germany’s creaking auto giant at a time of existential challenges for the industry. A meeting of the supervisory board ended on Thursday night without…
Read MoreHong Kong stocks set for strongest week in over a year on China internet gains
Published Fri, Jul 10, 2026 · 12:51 PM [SHANGHAI] Hong Kong stocks rose on Friday, headed for their best weekly performance in over a year, as sentiment toward Chinese internet companies brightened, while mainland Chinese shares also headed for weekly gains fuelled by a rally in chip stocks. China’s blue-chip CSI300 Index rose 0.5 per…
Read MoreJustCo takes over master tenancy at OG Orchard Point building with push into co-living market
JustCo Place integrates co-working, retail space with 123 apartments; Deloitte to fully occupy its co-working space [SINGAPORE] A new chapter is unfolding for OG’s Orchard Point building, with listed co-working player JustCo at the helm as master tenant after Hao Mart vacated the premises at the end of last year. To be renamed JustCo Place,…
Read MoreSAG-AFTRA Recommends Members Opt-Out Of Meta’s AI Feature
As Meta‘s new AI image feature sparks privacy concerns, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) is providing tips on how members can protect their image. In a statement released Thursday by the union, SAG-AFTRA shared instructions on how to “dig into [Instagram‘s] settings” to opt-out of Meta’s newly unleashed Muse Image tool, in order to “protect…
Read More‘Big Brother’s Levi Banks On Dropping Out Before Season 28
As a new group of strangers moved into the Big Brother house, one contestant decided to check out of the competition early. Levi Banks, who dropped out of Season 28 just before filming began, explained that the CBS reality series was “not the right fit” for him, but he is “so freaking excited” to watch…
Read More‘Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma’ Cast Sets ‘Secretary’ Live Reading
Nearly 25 years, Secretary will get a one-night-only revival by the director and cast of another erotic title, thanks to Film Independent and Mubi. Jane Schoenbrun, writer/director of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, will direct the cast of their upcoming Mubi film in a live reading of the 2002 Steven Shainberg-helmed erotic romance,…
Read MoreDan Trachtenberg’s Untitled ‘Freddy the 13th’ Film Gets Release Date
Paramount Animation has given Dan Trachtenberg‘s untitled Freddy the 13th adaptation an appropriate release date. After announcing the untitled animated family horror comedy at Annecy International Animation Film Festival last month, Paramount has set the project based on Yehudi Mercado’s indie comic for a Friday, Oct. 13, 2028 release. Directed by Trachtenberg and co-directed by…
Read MoreBig Brother 28 Contestant Levi Banks Explains Sudden Exit Before Premiere
JoJo Siwa Says Ex Kath Ebbs “Cussed” Her Out at ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Wrap Party Levi Banks didn’t overstay his welcome as a Big Brother houseguest. In fact, the 28-year-old pulled out of the 28th iteration of the CBS series early, turning down his spot in the house just as filming was set to begin.…
Read MoreChina narrows AI gap with US as open-source shift could hit valuations: George Yeo
This could erode major LLM developers’ proprietary ‘moats’ and premium pricing power [SINGAPORE] With more companies in China opening up their large language models (LLMs), Yeo noted a trend of large companies – especially American ones – following suit, which could affect their valuations, warned George Yeo, former Singapore foreign minister on Thursday (Jul 9).…
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