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In this photo illustration, the JD.com logo is displayed on the smartphone screen. Jonathan Ra | Null Photo | Getty ImagesJD.com China’s e-commerce giant launched its long-awaited European online shopping platform on Monday as it looks to take on the challenge. Amazon The same goes for domestic rivals who are already expanding internationally.Joybuy, JD.com’s international online shopping brand, has entered six new markets, including the UK and Germany, and the company is banking on fast delivery and high-quality products to beat rivals.While peers such as AliExpress and Temu operate an asset-light model and ship products directly from China, JD.com has…

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Joining the naturally radiant Fanning, the cast of KPop Demon Hunters showed fans how it’s done, done, and done. “I feel like a queen,” Arden Cho (who plays HUNTR/X’s lead singer Rumi on Netflix’s runaway hit) raved to E! Her appearance as Miss Sohee. “I was like, let Rumi be the energy of the main character,” and happily, the Korean brand’s hand-embroidered look “reminisces Hanbok in a very modern way.” And co-star Yoo Ji-young (Zoe, the trio’s bubbly rapper) was also on her side. Yoo and her stylist had discussed choosing a Korean designer, but their choice of Carolina Herrera…

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The Nikkei Stock Average is displayed on a screen inside the Kabutowan Building in Tokyo on Monday, February 9, 2026. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide victory, sending Japanese stocks to a record high while bonds fell. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets opened mixed on Monday as investors assessed the latest developments in soaring oil prices and the escalating US-Iran conflict.U.S. oil prices have soared above $100 per barrel as the Trump administration considers a military strike on Tehran’s Kharg Island, a strategically important base often referred to as…

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Many artificial intelligence startup ideas remain superficial “wrappers” built on top of existing models. But as AI model makers add more capabilities, investors are wary of startups that could easily become redundant. Case in point: After reviewing more than 4,000 applications for India’s joint AI accelerator for startups run by Google and venture firm Accel, “wrapper” ideas dominated. However, Accel partner Prayank Swaroop told TechCrunch that none of them were among the five startups in the latest cohort (pictured above). Announced in November, the AI-focused Atoms program by Google and Accel aims to support early-stage startups building AI products relevant…

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Eunmi Mosaku Having a great time at the 2026 Academy Awards. of sinner The star, who is pregnant and expecting her second child, arrived at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles in an emerald green Louis Vuitton dress for the awards ceremony on March 15, where she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the horror blockbuster. And ahead of the celebration, Wunmi offered insight into her behind-the-scenes relationship with co-star Hailee Steinfeld, who is preparing to welcome her first child with husband Josh Allen. “At times it felt like we were in a state of pure…

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Walz attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, February 28, 2026, after the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran.Heather Khalifa | ReutersU.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Walz said Sunday that President Donald Trump is considering an oil infrastructure strike on Kharg Island, a key hub for Iranian oil exports. “President Trump is not going to take any options off the table,” Walz said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Kharg Island has attracted global attention as it is…

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The ECB announced interest rate hikes in July and September to combat record inflation.Daniel Roland | AFP | Getty ImagesAmerican political strategist James Carville famously said that he wanted to reincarnate the bond market because “anyone can blackmail anyone.” So when bond yields start showing signs of trouble, the entire market listens.Escalating rhetoric over the Middle East wars has led to what Deutsche Bank calls “the most hawkish central bank pricing so far this year for both the[European Central Bank]and the Fed.” Last week, government bonds were sold off across the board, especially in Europe. 10 year bond France hit…

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According to a report in The Information, ByteDance has paused plans to launch a new AI video model globally. The Chinese company, best known as the parent company of TikTok (and now a minority shareholder in its U.S. spinoff), launched Seedance 2.0 in China in February. Short videos produced by the models, such as a clip of Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt, quickly went viral and drew heavy criticism from Hollywood. One successful screenwriter declared that the video meant “perhaps the end of us,” but the studio soon sent a flurry of cease-and-desist letters to ByteDance, and Disney’s lawyers accused…

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Colin Jost reacts to Zoe Saldaña replacing Scarlett Johansson as highest-grossing actressColin Jost is setting the record straight about his and Scarlett Johansson’s marriage story. Colin defended his position in their relationship after the comedian’s Saturday Night Live co-star Michael Che threw a punch at the couple during a sketch comedy show on March 14. “The winner of the annual wife-carrying contest in England was a couple from Finland,” Michael, 42, said in the episode’s “Weekend Update” segment. “Meanwhile, once again Scarlett is the winner of the husband-carrying contest.” Holding back a laugh, Colin waited for the audience to calm…

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