Madonna made a surprise appearance in Times Square last week, promoting her latest album, Confessions II. It was a marketing win for the pop star — and an even bigger one for Grindr Inc. “All right, New York City. Are you ready for this?” she said from a stage built into a billboard. “Come on, gays. Happy Pride!” Shortly before the performance, the gay-dating app sent a push notification to nearby...
Madonna made a surprise appearance in Times Square last week, promoting her latest album, Confessions II. It was a marketing win for the pop star — and an even bigger one for Grindr Inc. “All right, New York City. Are you ready for this?” she said from a stage built into a billboard. “Come on, gays. Happy Pride!” Shortly before the performance, the gay-dating app sent a push notification to nearby users promoting the pop-up concert. Within minutes, crowds filled the barricaded viewing areas as Madonna played a brief set largely from her forthcoming album. The performance, livestreamed exclusively on Grindr to the platform’s 15 million users, capped a weekslong marketing partnership that included a hot-pink app takeover, early access to album details and a controversial voice memo from Madonna. The event was a watershed moment for a brand that has carried the stigma of being a hookup app. For years, according to the company, many gay men were embarrassed to admit they used Grindr, and some major banks wouldn’t return its calls. Now, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. rates the stock a buy, and it was Madonna’s team that contacted Grindr Chief Executive Officer George Arison for help reaching a significant slice of her audience. “It was big for us,” said Arison, who thought the initial inquiry was fake. “The fact that Madonna comes to us and says, ‘Hey, I’m about to launch a new album. Can I do that with you?’ — I’m very confident that three years ago that would not have happened. And frankly, had it happened, we would not have been able to execute it.” Arison, a serial founder who joined Grindr’s board in the spring of 2022 and was named CEO months later, has spent the past few years carrying out what he calls a “refounding” of the company. Grindr, which launched in 2009 as a dating app for gay men, has lately evolved from what he describes as a startup with little product or financial discipline into a profitable public company leaning heavily into artificial intelligence. Hi...
DraftKings shares rose to the $28–$29 range after a June 9 SEC filing revealed $3.1 billion in annualized volume for its Predictions platform, up 34% from April.
DraftKings shares rose to the $28–$29 range after a June 9 SEC filing revealed $3.1 billion in annualized volume for its Predictions platform, up 34% from April.
Film-maker says he approached producer ‘Cubby’ Broccoli after Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind were hits, but was knocked back both times Steven Spielberg said that he was turned down twice by the producers of the James Bond movies – and now they couldn’t afford him. Spielberg was speaking to The Rest Is Entertainment podcast and was asked if he had any “regrets” about not directing a 0...
Film-maker says he approached producer ‘Cubby’ Broccoli after Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind were hits, but was knocked back both times Steven Spielberg said that he was turned down twice by the producers of the James Bond movies – and now they couldn’t afford him. Spielberg was speaking to The Rest Is Entertainment podcast and was asked if he had any “regrets” about not directing a 007 movie. Spielberg said that he had approached Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, the legendary Bond producer who worked on every “official” Bond film between Dr No in 1962 and License to Kill in 1989, after Spielberg’s 1975 shark thriller Jaws became a major hit, but was turned down. Spielberg said: “I’d always wanted to make a James Bond film from the day I saw Dr No. So I called Cubby Broccoli after Jaws and I volunteered. I said, if you need a director, I would love to direct one. And he said, no. And he moved on.” Continue reading...
filo Oxford Industries ( OXM ) stock price retreated about 6.6% in Wednesday after-market trade as it reported Q1 results marked by stable profitability but weak top-line momentum. The company posted consolidated net sales of ~$391M, marginally lower from last year and a small miss versus expectations by $0.75M. The revenue performance reflected mixed brand dynamics, with Tommy Bahama showing rela...
filo Oxford Industries ( OXM ) stock price retreated about 6.6% in Wednesday after-market trade as it reported Q1 results marked by stable profitability but weak top-line momentum. The company posted consolidated net sales of ~$391M, marginally lower from last year and a small miss versus expectations by $0.75M. The revenue performance reflected mixed brand dynamics, with Tommy Bahama showing relative resilience, while Lilly Pulitzer continued to face pressure from direct-to-consumer channels and softer product execution. Johnny Was also remained in a transition phase. Gross margin declined to 62.3% vs. 64.2% in Q1 FY2025. On an adjusted basis (excluding LIFO), gross margin was 63.4% vs 64.3%, mainly driven by incremental tariff-related costs, partially offset by a shift toward higher-margin direct-to-consumer sales. The company reported non-GAAP EPS of $1.39, beating consensus estimates by $0.10. However, EPS still declined Y/Y compared to $1.82 in Q1 FY 2025 , reflecting normalization in discretionary demand conditions. Looking ahead, guidance pointed to continued near-term pressure, with Q2 FY2026 EPS expected to be between $1.20–$1.40, compared with a consensus of $1.40 , signaling a potential shortfall. Revenue is expected to be in a range of $380M and $400M vs. estimates of $ 407.81M. For the full year, OXM guided adjusted EPS of $2.30–$2.70, with the midpoint implying broadly stable profitability vs. current estimates of $2.42. Revenue guidance suggested a range around $1.48B–$1.51B, vs. estimates of $1.5B, indicating essentially flat growth at the consolidated level. More on Oxford Industries Oxford Industries, Inc. (OXM) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Oxford Industries: The Focus Shifts To FY2026 Oxford Industries, Inc. (OXM) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Oxford Industries forecasts FY2026 adjusted EPS $2.30-$2.70 as it narrows sales outlook to $1.475B-$1.505B Oxford Industries Non-GAAP EPS of $1.39 beats by $0.10, revenue of $391M misses by $0.75M
London, the east of England and the West Midlands have highest number of cases, as UKHSA urges families to get children vaccinated Two children in England have died from measles, health officials say, as data shows more than 100 new reported cases in the last fortnight. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Thursday that two children had died this year, one from “acute measles” and the oth...
London, the east of England and the West Midlands have highest number of cases, as UKHSA urges families to get children vaccinated Two children in England have died from measles, health officials say, as data shows more than 100 new reported cases in the last fortnight. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Thursday that two children had died this year, one from “acute measles” and the other from the “late effects of measles”. Continue reading...
经过数周铺天盖地的业内热议，Anthropic于周二正式对外推出阉割版新模型 Claude Fable 5，应用开发者终于得以直观体验其旗舰模型 Mythos 的基础版本。 体验过该模型的开发者表示，这款 AI 配得上外界的高度期待。在代码编写、通识分析、空间逻辑推理三大领域，它的表现全面超越Anthropic过往所有模型；不过为防范技术滥用，所有网络安全相关提问会自动分流至性能偏弱的 Claud...
经过数周铺天盖地的业内热议，Anthropic于周二正式对外推出阉割版新模型 Claude Fable 5，应用开发者终于得以直观体验其旗舰模型 Mythos 的基础版本。 体验过该模型的开发者表示，这款 AI 配得上外界的高度期待。在代码编写、通识分析、空间逻辑推理三大领域，它的表现全面超越Anthropic过往所有模型；不过为防范技术滥用，所有网络安全相关提问会自动分流至性能偏弱的 Claude Opus 4.8 处理。 但首批测试者提到，面对简单、中等难度任务（类似人们在 谷歌 搜索、ChatGPT 上常问的常规问题），这款新模型相比旧版提升并不明显。Claude Fable 5 真正拉开差距的场景，是超长文本、高复杂度综合任务 —— 例如仅靠一段提示词，就能独立完成一整款电子游戏的开发。 Anthropic给出案例：支付服务商 Stripe 借助 Claude Fable 5，仅用一天就完成 5000 万行代码库迁移。Anthropic与 Stripe 称，若依靠多名工程师人工操作，该工程以往耗时长达两个月（当然，更具参考价值的对比对象是前代 AI 模型）。 不过 Fable 存在一大短板：定价更高。其调用成本是上一代 Opus 模型的两倍，但远低于Anthropic此前放出的 Mythos 原始定价（初代 Mythos 报价为最新 Opus 版本的五倍）。 一名早期测试者表示，Claude Fable 5 的令牌使用效率优于Anthropic历史模型。举例来说，因其推理能力更强，写代码时出错更少、反复调试的次数大幅降低，部分场景下综合使用成本反而和 Opus 4.8 基本持平。 即便优势突出，现在断言Anthropic在模型性能上彻底领先 OpenAI 等对手仍为时过早。一位同时拥有两家企业模型内测权限的开发者透露，他们正在测试的 OpenAI 下一代模型，综合能力不输、甚至有可能强于 Claude Fable 5。 而Anthropic本次针对 Claude Fable 5 新增的限制规则，将大幅抬高竞品的追赶门槛。此前 xAI 等 AI 实验室普遍采用 模型蒸馏 技术：调取 OpenAI、Anthropic 顶尖大模型的输出数据，用来训练优化自家模型。 本次新版本上线后，Anthropic增设多层防护机制：一旦检测到用户将模型用于 AI 科研、竞品模型...
Yimei Li, CEO, China Asset Management Company tells Bloomberg’s Minmin Low interest in China onshore markets from international investors is still more on the transactional side, with long time allocators not fully back yet. Li was speaking at Bloomberg Invest 2026 in Hong Kong. (Source: Bloomberg)
Yimei Li, CEO, China Asset Management Company tells Bloomberg’s Minmin Low interest in China onshore markets from international investors is still more on the transactional side, with long time allocators not fully back yet. Li was speaking at Bloomberg Invest 2026 in Hong Kong. (Source: Bloomberg)