Wedding table settings are arguably the most memorable part of a couple’s wedding decor, combining multiple visual elements that are reflective of the couple, their location, and their aesthetic. Some may opt for an abundance of flowers, others, dinner by candlelight. Then, there are the brides and grooms who want to march to the beat … Read more
Despite Bitcoin’s rising institutional adoption in 2025, its environmental impact is still being misunderstood and misinterpreted by many, according to ESG expert Daniel Batten. In an X thread on Saturday, Batten said there are nine common criticisms of Bitcoin mining’s energy use that can be debunked by real-world data. “Every nascent disruptive technology is accompanied … Read more
Doral, one of the largest Venezuelan communities in the US, has long been a stronghold of Donald Trump. Since American special forces captured Nicolás Maduro, the US president’s popularity here has gone through the roof. The mood in the city, nicknamed “Doralzuela”, was ecstatic this weekend as residents poured into the streets to celebrate the downfall of a dictator they … Read more
It’s safe to say that 2025 was a bumper year for celebrity proposals. Whether it was Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement announcement with its overflowing floral display of roses and lilies, or the more low-key approach favored by the likes of Zendaya and Dua Lipa (both casually revealed their rings on the red carpet), … Read more
One Cool Group’s Back To The Past, starring Louis Koo and Raymond Lam, brought some much-needed cheer to the Hong Kong box office on New Year’s Eve, grossing a record-breaking $1.48m (HK$11.54m) on its opening day. The strong opening placed the film at number seven in the year-end chart of Hong Kong films, according to … Read more
Visa-issued crypto cards saw a massive spike in usage in 2025, with the total net spend increasing by 525% last year. According to Dune Analytics data, the total net spend for six crypto cards issued by blockchain projects in partnership with Visa went from $14.6 million in January to $91.3 million at the end of … Read more
Pinterest operates on what Ready calls a taste graph, meaning it doesn’t trust AI to make style recommendations, but does use the tech to pull what other Pinterest users have curated and suggest a similar outfit to others, Ready explains. “The AI on its own would say things like, ‘Oh, you picked a handbag in … Read more
Venezuela’s opposition leader had a simple message for the US energy industry last March: Come and get our oil. Speaking by video to executives at CERAWeek in Houston, María Corina Machado promised that Venezuela’s oil sector, nationalised in the 1970s and further expropriated under Hugo Chávez in the 2000s, would be thrown open to private … Read more
The designers here at RCA use methodologies that explode the imagination away from the accepted through material explorations and collaborations, new silhouettes, new systems and new responses about fashion as identity in both worlds — real and virtual. They are brave and innovative, and unafraid to break old systems to create new ones.” — Zowie … Read more
US President Donald Trump hinted that Colombia and Mexico could be the next targets for US military intervention following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, intensifying uncertainty in the region as Bitcoin climbed higher. On Sunday, Trump raised concerns about cocaine continuing to flow from Colombia into the US while threatening that … Read more