Justin Bieber played ultra A-list Montecito party, with AI defense execs in the crowd

Justin Bieber played ultra A-list Montecito party, with AI defense execs in the crowd

Just weeks after Justin Bieber’s well-received Coachella headline gig, the singer played a small private event for tech, entertainment and defense industry moguls. Executives at controversial firms, such as surveillance tech giant Palantir, were also on the bill. Bieber was a headliner at WNDR, entertainment executive Jeffrey Katzenberg’s invitation-only confab at the Rosewood Miramar in…

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Press freedom alarm as Niger suspends 9 French media outlets over ‘national security’

Press freedom alarm as Niger suspends 9 French media outlets over ‘national security’

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An international advocacy group Saturday condemned Niger ‘s suspension of nine French media outlets accused of “threatening public order and national security.” Reporters Without Borders called the charges “fabricated” in a post on X. It condemned a “coordinated strategy to repress press freedom” and called for the decision’s reversal. The National…

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Stop Pricing Yourself—Price The Value You Create

Stop Pricing Yourself—Price The Value You Create

Too many founders and consultants treat price like a guess tied to “market rate.” That mindset leaves money on the table and weakens client outcomes. My view is simple: price your work on the value it creates, not on what others charge. This shift changed my career and can change yours. The Moment Value Clicked…

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What “The Sheep Detectives” Doesn’t Understand About Sheep

What “The Sheep Detectives” Doesn’t Understand About Sheep

The formidable historian Carlo Ginzburg once published a paper called “Clues, Myths, and the Historical Method,” in which he argued that the late-nineteenth-century obsession with the “clue,” meaning a piece of evidence crucial to the solving of a mystery (earlier, the word meant a ball of yarn), was most influentially expressed in detective fiction and…

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Ecologists: Germany has used up its natural resources for 2026

Ecologists: Germany has used up its natural resources for 2026

Germany will by Sunday have already used up the natural resources that should theoretically have lasted the country for the whole year, according to ecological researchers of the Global Footprint Network. Assessing purely in mathematical terms, the organization annually calculates Earth Overshoot Day for individual countries as well as for the entire planet. If everyone…

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Nike Faces Class Action Over Tariff Refunds

Nike Faces Class Action Over Tariff Refunds

Nike is the latest brand to come under fire from consumers seeking payback for the tariffs they say they paid in the form of higher prices at retail. Like Shein, Temu, Costco and Lululemon before it, the athleticwear titan is being targeted by shoppers in a class action lawsuit alleging that it failed to pass…

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General Motors to pay $12.5 million to settle claims it illegally sold California driver data

General Motors to pay .5 million to settle claims it illegally sold California driver data

General Motors has agreed to pay $12.5 million dollars to settle claims that the automaker illegally sold location and driving data of hundreds of thousands of Californians, state officials said Friday. The settlement is an example of how automakers are facing more scrutiny over allegations that they share driver data with the insurance industry, influencing…

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Ring In 100 Years of Marilyn Monroe With These Special-Edition LED Masks, Tea Sets, and Tennis Bracelets

Ring In 100 Years of Marilyn Monroe With These Special-Edition LED Masks, Tea Sets, and Tennis Bracelets

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Shop Marilyn Monroe Collaborations to Celebrate Her 100th Birthday View more + Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson, was a lot of things: Hollywood legend, reportedly asexual sex symbol, model, film production company founder,…

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