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Not all fashion is luxury, and not all luxury is fashion. The two categories of consumables are so often coupled together, like two carriages of a train, that it seems sometimes worth restating.Loro Piana presents on the calendar of Milan fashion week, so it’s partly coupled to the fashion train. Really, however, it is a luxury house that produces collections according to fashion’s seasonal rhythms but whose core appeal rests in the perception of connoisseurship. Its proprietary textile fabrications include Royal Lightness (an ultra-fine wool/silk blend) and Gift Of Kings (an ultra-ultra-fine merino). Similarly, its collections often hew towards a…

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump directed federal agencies to cease use of all Anthropic products after the company’s public dispute with the Department of Defense. The president allowed for a six-month phase-out period for departments using the products, but emphasized that Anthropic was no longer welcome as a federal contractor. “We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again,” the president wrote in the post. Notably, the president’s post does not mention any plans to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk, as had been previously mentioned as a consequence.…

March is right around the corner and teams are getting desperate to make the big dance, while others are trying to climb as high as they can in terms of seeding. We have some monumental matchups to determine regular season champions like Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s, while St. John’s needs to win out to secure the Big East. Here are my best bets for Saturday, February 28th with odds courtesy of DraftKings. Best of luck!Alabama at Tennessee (-5.5): O/U 162.5Alabama lost to Tennessee at home, 79-73, as a -3.5 point favorite and is now a +4.5 to +5.5 point road…

OpenAI has fired an employee over the employee’s activity on prediction markets, including Polymarket, the company confirmed to Wired. The employee used confidential OpenAI information in connection with the trades made, the company alleges. OpenAI didn’t release the name of the employee. However, a spokesperson said that such actions violated a company policy that bans workers from using inside information for personal gain, including on prediction markets. Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi allow people to make wagers on the outcomes of real-world events. For instance, on Polymarket, there are wagers being made around the kind of products OpenAI will…

I could eat a Japanese sweet potato every day and never tire of them. My preferred method of consumption? Roasting them whole for almost an hour in the oven until they get caramelly and very tender. So when I saw Beni Bites Japanese sweet potato bars at Pop Up Grocer on a recent snack hunt, I knew I had to try them. The bars come in a few varieties, spanning from original with just one ingredient (JSP of course) to black sesame protein cookie, which has 10 grams of plant protein from pea protein. There’s a matcha yuzu strawberry flavor…

A couple of years ago, a company called Cortical Labs released a video that showed a simplified version of Pong being played by a culture of human neurons in a Petri dish. The idea that a bunch of neurons in a dish can do anything is impressive enough, but it turns out that things have gotten significantly crazier since then, because the company has now managed to get a similar culture of neurons to play Doom. In a very slick marketing video, the company demonstrates “real neuron gameplay”: Doom running on its CL-1 neural computing system, a microchip upon which…

The third-ranked Michigan Wolverines will look to clinch the outright Big Ten regular season title on Friday when they take on the 10th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini. Michigan is coming off a 77-67 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Tuesday, while Illinois dropped a 95-94 decision at UCLA on Saturday. The Wolverines (26-2, 16-1 Big Ten), who are 6-1 against ranked opponents, are 9-0 on the road this season. The Fighting Illini (22-6, 13-4 Big Ten), who are tied for second in the conference, are 13-2 on their home floor.Tipoff from the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill., is set…

President Donald Trump has ordered all US government agencies to stop using Claude and other Anthropic services, escalating an already volatile feud between the Department of Defense and company over AI safeguards. Taking to Truth Social on Friday afternoon, the president said there would be a six-month phase out period for federal agencies, including the Defense Department, to migrate off of Anthropic’s products.“The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War, and force them to obey their Terms of Service instead of our Constitution,” the president wrote. “Anthropic better get their…

A sign marks the entrance to the U.S. Department of Education headquarters building on June 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesA federal judge on Friday dismissed the Trump administration’s request to eliminate a student loan repayment plan that lowered monthly bills for millions of borrowers.Judge John Ross of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued an order dismissing the multi-state lawsuit blocking the enactment of the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, federal student loan repayment plan.The Trump administration’s failed bid to block the SAVE plan…

Ilenia Durazzi presented her collection by appointment this season, shelving the art performances she usually favors. Theatrics were relocated to the lookbook, staged in a stark white void punctuated by mounds of black earth, just enough grit to tether the images to reality. The scene was populated by a crowd of artists, musicians, and gallerists, plus a scene-stealing horse, a hint to Durazzi’s equestrian leanings. She dubbed the setting “a contemporary Arcadia,” though it felt more austere than idyllic.Durazzi operates with the confidence of a brand that knows what it is doing and what it refuses to do. The designer’s…