Will Mamdani have the courage to stare down the teachers union boss?

Will Mamdani have the courage to stare down the teachers union boss?

City Council Speaker Julie Menin says she’s far more responsible than Mayor Zohran Mamdani; here’s his chance to prove her wrong on at least one front: the council’s obscene bid to shower $10,000 bonuses on public-school teaching assistants. United Federation of Teachers boss Mike Mulgrew threatens “all-out war” if the mayor vetoes the bill to…

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Malaysia’s resource anxiety tests Asia’s fastest data centre build-out

Malaysia’s resource anxiety tests Asia’s fastest data centre build-out

New projects in Johor must show how they will source electricity, with renewable energy increasingly a prerequisite for approval Published Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · 04:29 PM [HONG KONG/JOHOR] After leapfrogging Singapore to become the region’s fastest-growing data centre hub, Malaysia is facing intensifying scrutiny as the resources debate that has complicated the industry’s growth…

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Chinese biotech overtakes AI as emerging-market growth trade

Chinese biotech overtakes AI as emerging-market growth trade

China drugmakers are expanding globally through licencing deals with multinational giants Published Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · 11:08 AM AS THE artificial intelligence rally sputters in emerging markets, investors searching for high-growth alternatives are turning to Chinese biotech. Bloomberg’s EM technology index has tumbled into a bear market over the past month as SK Hynix…

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Oil slips more than 5% after US pauses strikes on Iran

Oil slips more than 5% after US pauses strikes on Iran

This comes after US President Donald Trump paused strikes on Iran following two weeks of attacks Published Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · 06:38 AM [SINGAPORE] Oil prices extended losses on Monday (Jul 27), falling more than 5 per cent, after US President Donald Trump paused strikes on Iran after two weeks of attacks, raising hopes…

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Pamela Anderson says she has ‘no plans’ to return for Fox’s ‘Baywatch’ reboot: “I want to make really bold choices”

Pamela Anderson says she has ‘no plans’ to return for Fox’s ‘Baywatch’ reboot: “I want to make really bold choices”

Pamela Anderson won’t be making another run as CJ Parker. As Fox moves forward with its upcoming Baywatch reboot, the actress says she has “no plans” to return to the franchise that made her a global star. Following the critical success of her Golden Globe-nominated performance in The Last Showgirl, Anderson told Deadline she’s focused…

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Cardiovascular Technology Startup Karoo Lands Series A

Cardiovascular Technology Startup Karoo Lands Series A

Karoo Health closed an oversubscribed Series A worth $16.2 million for its cardiovascular technology platform. Co-leaders on this round were Allumia Ventures and 7wire Ventures. For healthtech founders, the raise is a clear read on where growth capital is flowing. Heart care is a huge market with real friction, and investors noticed. When a young…

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AI Agent Payments Heat Up as Natural Takes On Stripe

AI Agent Payments Heat Up as Natural Takes On Stripe

Natural raised $30 million to rebuild payments for AI agents, and it is aiming at Stripe. The startup wants software agents to pay for goods and services on their own. That is a direct bet on where commerce is heading. For founders, the signal is bigger than one round. When investors fund payment rails for…

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AI Sales Assistant Tools Get Cheaper With Fireflies

AI Sales Assistant Tools Get Cheaper With Fireflies

Fireflies.ai launched its AI Sales Suite this week, aimed squarely at teams that cannot stomach six-figure sales software. The company already supports more than 22,000 sales teams and groups inside most of the Fortune 500. Now it wants to hand that toolkit to smaller teams too. If you run sales yourself, you know the quiet…

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