Costco members get discounted pricing on everything from gasoline to rotisserie chickens. And now, that list includes affordable fertility care too. Glamour can exclusively reveal that, starting today, the big-box warehouse chain is partnering with cash-pay health care platform Sesame and fertility experts IVI RMA North America to offer its 81 million global members access … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Copenhagen’s Podimo just made some eye-catching moves in the podcast space, as it seeks to build out a European content empire. We can reveal the podcast company has acquired Germany’s Arc.Studio for an undisclosed amount, and hired several senior entertainment and tech execs, including former Netflix EMEA unscripted production chief Jason Crosby, ex-BBC exec … Read more
You’ve already heard of blurred lips, the makeup trend taking over the red carpet at the moment, but we’re all about to be obsessed with blurred nails. That’s right, everybody’s love for lips that look freshly kissed and effortlessly sophisticated is arriving in the manicure space. “In 2026 beauty is all about looking effortless and … Read more
The manner in which Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by the US and Israel — at work in his office with family members present — evoked for Mikaeel Dayani one of the central stories of Shia Islam: the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the third imam and grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. Dayani, … Read more
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 sovereign wealth funds from Oman, with participation from existing investors including Tencent, VR Capital, and … Read more
US prosecutors have requested a retrial of crypto mixer Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on two charges at his trial last year. US Attorney for Manhattan Jay Clayton asked federal Judge Katherine Polk Failla in a letter on Monday for a trial date to retry Storm … Read more
For fashion, the Fall/Winter 2026 season arrived at a moment of heightened uncertainty, as wholesale continues its rocky reset and geopolitical uncertainty remains high. In survival mode, many brands have been forced to knuckle down and fortify their business strategies, in hopes of setting them up for success against a difficult backdrop. What that looks … Read more
Justin Sun’s Tron network has joined the Agentic AI Foundation to prepare and support the widespread adoption of AI agents. In an announcement on Monday, Tron’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) revealed that the Tron network has signed on as a member of the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) and will serve on its governing board. Tron … Read more
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As conflict destabilizes parts of the Middle East, the ripple effects are already reaching the region’s luxury economy, which has become a promising growth engine for a struggling global sector. Since the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, resulting attacks in the region have meant casualties, closed airspace, canceled flights, and warnings for travelers to … Read more