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AI data center startup Nscale has raised $2 billion at a $14.6 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday, as the AI infrastructure boom continues.The Series C featured Nvidia and was led by Aker ASA and 8090 Industries. It also featured Astra Capital Management, Citadel, Dell, Jane Street, Lenovo, Linden Advisors, Nokia, and Point72.Fresh funds would help accelerate Nscale’s development of vertically integrated AI infrastructure — from GPU compute and networking to data services and orchestration software — across Europe, North America, and Asia, the company said in a statement.The AI boom is “leading to the largest infrastructure buildout in…

Getty Images The Los Angeles Rams reached an agreement with newly acquired cornerback Trent McDuffie on a record four-year, $124 million contract extension that makes him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history, according to ESPN. The deal includes $100 million guaranteed and sets McDuffie up to earn an average of $31 million per year.The expectation when the Rams agreed to a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 4 was that they would come to terms on a new contract for McDuffie. It took a matter of days for them to lock up their prized defensive back for the…

There is a moment of suspense between the runway and the boutique that everyone in the fashion industry knows well, but rarely discusses out loud. It is the interval between the spectacle — the lights, the applause, the social media fodder — and the reality of the fitting room, the wait lists, and the credit card.In Paris, amid the FW26 ready-to-wear shows, the first creations from the newly appointed creative directors are arriving in stores. And what one observes in the boutiques reveals far more about business strategy than any trend analysis ever could. The context, it should be noted,…

After this past week, it may feel like we’re in a topsy-turvy world of cheap Apple products. For those reading this article on their shiny new, bottom-end MacBook Neos, I’ll try not to include anything that eats away needlessly at your 8GB of RAM. But according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, bargain shoppers had better not get used to Apple Populism. In his latest column, Gurman calls the Neo “an outlier, not the start of a broader move toward low-end devices.” And says more “superpremium tier” products are coming soon for the Apple One Percenters. Gurman is wishy-washy about whether all…

MELBOURNE, Australia — For 12 glorious laps, as George Russell and Charles Leclerc traded the lead of the Australian Grand Prix back and forth, you could have easily forgotten the furor around Formula 1’s cars that dominated the opening weekend of the 2026 season.The two drivers, both hoping this season is the year they win a first drivers’ championship, thrilled the Albert Park crowd with a set of superb overtakes at various points of the racetrack. Russell and Leclerc traded blows until the intervention of the virtual safety car allowed Mercedes to pit — something Ferrari, perhaps in classic Ferrari…

Back in January, Nothing shared that it wouldn’t be releasing its flagship Nothing Phone 4 in 2026, and instead focusing on follow-ups to its midrange Phone 3a and Phone 3a Pro. After some expected teasing, those sequels have arrived: the Phone 4a Pro and Phone 4a. And like Nothing’s previous devices, they seem like meaningful departures from what the company has tried in the past.The Nothing 4a Pro represents the biggest change. Gone is the translucent back meant to offer a pseudo-glimpse into the internals of the phone, and in its place is a metal unibody design in black, silver…

Smoke rises from the site of airstrikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on March 6, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty ImagesThe U.S. government on Monday ordered non-emergency government employees to leave Saudi Arabia as the war engulfing Iran widened across the Middle East, pushing oil prices above $110 per barrel and triggering a market sell-off in Asia.The U.S. embassy in Riyadh cited heightened risks from armed conflict, terrorism and missile and drone attacks from Yemen and Iran. That marked the first such departure order issued by Washington in Saudi Arabia since the war began.…

NEW DELHI: India claimed a record third T20 World Cup title on Sunday, becoming the first team to defend their crown with a commanding 96-run win over New Zealand in a one-sided final. Suryakumar Yadav’s side also became the first team to lift the trophy on home soil, as over 86,000 fans roared at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.England and the West Indies have each won two T20 World Cups. India overcame both sides on their path to the title, including a crucial win over the West Indies in their final Super Eights match, a defeat in which would…

Let’s bring in some experts. They’re going to tell us we’re comparing apples with oranges here when looking at the Neo and Ultra. “They serve very different purposes, very different audiences,” says Jitesh Ubrani, research manager at IDC. “You’re essentially talking about a health device versus a general-purpose computer, right? And so the prices shouldn’t be comparable, because they do very different things.”Told you. Thing is, I don’t think the average consumer cares about that. They do care about money, though. And they now see a bewildering price discrepancy between Apple products.Terry White, principal worldwide design and photography evangelist at…

Communications student Loane Concy Clementia recently stood outside the Rabanne show at Paris Fashion Week, wearing a black bra, a white lace and satin skirt and a white fur bomber off the shoulder. She doesn’t have a ticket for the show, but she’s happily posing for photographers outside. The 21-year-old has already done the same outside Balmain and Acne Studios that day, and has plans later to stand outside Rick Owens. She’s been doing this every fashion week for three years.“I just go out in the morning and do the full day,” she says. She collects the photos taken of…