Fabric rolls in the Balmain stockroom. Photographed by Lee Whittaker Shoulder pads are a recurring motif in the new collection. Photographed by Lee Whittaker Tron’s Balmain research began with a close reading of the late couturier’s autobiography, My Years and Seasons. In it, Balmain recounts the friendship he built with Christian Dior when they were … Read more
Mickey Drexler doesn’t like to wait for things to happen. His storied retail career, with executive roles at companies like Ann Taylor, Gap Inc., and J.Crew, was defined by a bullish leadership style and a move-fast, get-results attitude that helped catapult those businesses into American retail mammoths. Old Navy, which he launched during his time … Read more
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The State Department is urging Americans in the Middle East to leave immediately. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s team released a statement warning of “serious safety risks” across the region, and told Americnas to “depart via commercial means.” The warning covered American citizens who are currently in Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West … Read more
Riot Platforms posted record annual revenue of $647.4 million for the past year, up 72% from $376.7 million a year earlier. In a Monday announcement, the company said the increase was primarily driven by a $255.3 million jump in Bitcoin (BTC) mining revenue, which reached $576.3 million in 2025 amid a rise in operational hash … Read more
Google Home chief Anish Kattukaran announced several updates to the smart home platform that fix a long list of annoyances and idiosyncrasies. There’s also one noteworthy new addition: the introduction of “Live Search” for your cameras. So, instead of Gemini only knowing about things that have already happened, it now understands what it sees in … Read more
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It’s safe to say that God of War video game creator David Jaffe has some notes on the first-look image (above) Prime Video recently released of its forthcoming TV adaptation. In a nearly seven-minute-long video reaction posted to his YouTube, David Jaffe ridiculed the photo as “so dumb” and a “terrible image.” “I’m sure everybody’s … Read more
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US spot Bitcoin funds opened the week with strong inflows, extending last week’s rebound even as conflict in the Middle East escalated. Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $458.2 million of inflows on Monday, extending last week’s $787.3 million in net inflows, according to data from SoSoValue. The latest gains pushed cumulative net inflows to … Read more