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At the Economic Times Great India Retail Summit 2026, actress Kajol highlighted how Indian cinema, epitomised by the 30‑year‑old blockbuster *Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge*, has become a pillar of India’s soft‑power. She argued that brands seeking global growth must tell authentic Indian stories rather than imitate foreign formulas. Kajol also stressed that cinemas will survive by offering experiences OTT cannot replicate, and that credibility, not sheer visibility, now drives Gen Z purchasing. Finally, she warned that emotional shopping demands brands uphold integrity to earn lasting trust.
The Critical Minerals Institute (CMI) has elevated tungsten to a top‑5 candidate on its 2025 watchlist, citing China’s 80%‑plus production share and the lack of domestic U.S. sources. In the interview, Director Alastair Neill also highlighted copper, gallium, cobalt, uranium and...
Klarna just posted its first $1B revenue quarter, successfully doubling its banking users to 15.8 million. The pivot from a pure BNPL provider to a global digital bank is underway. But Wall Street just handed them a massive 27% stock drop....
Lithuania has started building a dedicated railway to the Rudninkai training area, aimed at speeding the movement of NATO forces, particularly a German brigade stationed in the country. The line will allow rapid transport of troops, armored vehicles and logistical...
Sprouts Farmers Market announced Don Clark as its new chief merchandising officer and Mandy “Mandy” Rassi as chief customer officer, while current CMO Scott Neal retires. Clark brings over 25 years of CPG and retail merchandising experience, and Rassi adds...
Spike Chunsoft announced the Shiren the Wanderer series has sold over 3 million copies worldwide, coinciding with its 30th‑anniversary celebrations. The sixth main‑line title, The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island, reached 300,000 units globally within its first year, with more than...
Skyler Reep has been appointed president and general manager of KSPS PBS in Spokane, Washington, effective immediately after serving as interim GM. Reep joined the station in 2017 as membership director and was promoted to director of development in 2023,...
Oaxaca state in southern Mexico logged a record 6,289,000 visitors in 2025, marking its strongest tourism year to date. Three fast‑growing spots—Puerto Escondido, Huatulco, and Oaxaca City—account for over 54% of arrivals and generate 86.6% of the region’s tourism‑related economic impact....
GoDaddy announced an integration with Salesforce’s MuleSoft Agent Fabric to authenticate AI agents before they access sensitive corporate data. Advent International agreed to sell its Argentine payments firms Newpay and Group Prisma to Visa, expanding Visa’s footprint in Latin America....
The article benchmarks a range of M.2 2230 SSDs to identify the best upgrades for Valve’s Steam Deck handheld PC. It crowns the Corsair MP600 Mini as the overall winner, while the Crucial P310 delivers the strongest price‑per‑gigabyte value and the...
Classical KING announced that Rob Wiseman will assume the chief executive officer position on March 10, succeeding long‑time leader Brenda Barnes. Wiseman, who joined the Seattle‑based public radio station in 2024 as chief advancement officer, brings a track record in development...
The latest Census estimates show residential construction activity for December 2025 edging forward, but the recovery remains sluggish. Analyst Kevin Erdmann highlights that the persistent supply shortage outweighs mortgage‑rate concerns in shaping short‑term building trends. He links today’s modest gains...
Valve confirmed that the Steam Deck OLED is experiencing intermittent stock shortages across several regions, driven by a global crunch on memory and storage components. The shortage stems from soaring DRAM and NAND prices as AI data centers hoard chips,...
Asset‑intensive reinsurance (AIR) is gaining traction worldwide, still centred in the United States but expanding rapidly across Asia‑Pacific, the United Kingdom and Europe. The growth is fueled by insurers shifting to private ownership, the rise of hybrid asset‑manager/reinsurer partnerships, and...
YieldWerx, led by semiconductor veteran Aftkhar Aslam, offers a data‑centric yield‑analytics platform that consolidates fragmented fab, test, and packaging information into a single, actionable environment. The solution tackles extreme data volumes and multi‑domain complexity, supporting advanced packaging, silicon photonics, MicroLED,...
Extreme Hospitality has incorporated The Franklin on Rittenhouse, a 20‑room boutique lifestyle hotel in Center City Philadelphia, into its managed portfolio. The property boasts individually decorated guestrooms and a Prohibition‑themed speakeasy, the Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company, reflecting a rebellious...
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping satellite operations, enabling real‑time capacity management and on‑orbit data processing. Smaller, agile constellations now require decision speeds that outpace human operators, prompting a shift toward AI‑driven bandwidth allocation and autonomous payload control. By processing imagery...
Onza Distribution is showcasing three flagship series—Neuer, Vulnerables and I Give You My Life—at MIP London, emphasizing that each title has already delivered strong ratings in its home market. Neuer, a procedural thriller, was Slovakia’s most‑watched series and performed well on...
UK investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown launched a new television advertisement created by Wonderhood Studios that emphasizes the value of experience in today’s rapidly changing financial landscape. The spot portrays seasoned advisors guiding clients through market turbulence, positioning experience as a competitive...
Frontline treatment of diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is shifting from traditional R‑CHOP toward targeted and bispecific antibody‑based regimens. The POLARIX phase‑3 trial demonstrated that Pola‑R‑CHP improves progression‑free survival, particularly in activated‑B‑cell (ABC) disease and older patients. Early phase studies...
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced the first round of Alliant 3 awards, naming 43 contractors with a plan to select up to 76 firms. Alliant 3, a 10‑year, unlimited‑ceiling vehicle, replaces the $83 billion‑sized Alliant 2 contract and targets a broad...
On February 20, 1962, NASA launched Mercury‑Atlas 6, sending John Glenn aboard the Friendship 7 capsule into orbit. Glenn completed three Earth orbits in 4 hours 55 minutes, becoming the first American to orbit the planet. The mission faced a sensor fault and required manual piloting for the...
Ocean Alliance is injecting targeted capacity into Vietnam and Thailand in its Day 10 network update, turning ports like Haiphong and Laem Chabang into core deep‑sea origins. The shift adds four trans‑Pacific services to Haiphong and doubles West‑Coast sailings from Laem Chabang, while...
Intel 471’s 2025 report shows Latin America’s cyber‑maturity is improving but the region faces a rapidly intensifying threat landscape. Ransomware incidents jumped 78% year‑over‑year, with more than 450 breaches recorded, while Brazil alone accounted for 30% of ransomware and extortion attacks....
A new UAS training centre at West Wales Airport aims to certify over 120 drone operators in 2026, offering hands‑on and simulator instruction for both line‑of‑sight and BVLOS flights. The FAA briefly reopened comments on its Part 108 BVLOS NPRM, drawing...
TALKERS magazine is the presenting sponsor of the 2026 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) conference in New York, marking its second consecutive year of support. The three‑day event, held Feb. 19‑21 at the Sheraton Times Square Hotel, brings roughly a thousand...
The FAA is finalizing Part 108, a performance‑based rule that will govern beyond‑visual‑line‑of‑sight (BVLOS) drone operations. Unlike Part 107’s waiver‑heavy approach, Part 108 offers a scalable certification model focused on safety outcomes such as detect‑and‑avoid, airworthiness, and uncrewed traffic management. Because the United...
A Class A FM station serving Virginia’s Appalachian border with Kentucky has been sold to the Somerset Educational Broadcasting Foundation, pending FCC approval. The deal replaces a 2024 transaction that fell through, marking the station’s first change of hands in...
Walter Sabo announced he will speak at the IBS New York 2026 conference, urging college students to consider radio careers. He argues that radio uniquely lets newcomers launch ideas on air instantly, unlike the corporate‑controlled environments of TV and film....
Episode 147 of the Irregular Warfare Podcast argues that America’s defense industrial base has been the engine of military advantage from Roosevelt’s World War II mobilization to Cold‑War stealth breakthroughs. The hosts warn that China’s rapid expansion of defense manufacturing is...
PBS Kids senior vice president Sara DeWitt visited Little Rock to headline a public forum organized by the newly formed Friends of Arkansas PBS. The group, chaired by former first ladies Gay White and Barbara Pryor, is urging the Arkansas...
Dr. Asa Andrew, known as “America’s Health Coach,” appeared as this week’s guest on Talkers Media’s YouTube podcast “Up Close Far Out.” Host Michael Harrison guided a conversation that covered health‑care trends, personal motivation, multi‑platform branding, and the niche world...
Europe faces its most serious security shortfall in decades as reliance on U.S. defense guarantees wanes. The article argues that strategic autonomy must include re‑engaging Turkey, NATO’s most capable land force and a pivotal regional actor. It highlights the Trump...
In this episode, Doomberg examines the recent surge of interest in copper, dissecting whether the metal is on the brink of a genuine supercycle driven by supply constraints and booming demand, or if the hype is largely speculative. He outlines...
In the week of February 16‑20, 2026, talk‑radio audiences tuned in to a diverse slate of headlines that shaped the national conversation. Data from TALKERS shows that the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein investigations, including executive resignations and the arrest...
India extended permission for four Russian marine insurers for one month, allowing them to continue covering tankers calling at Indian ports. The extension comes as India remains the top buyer of Russian seaborne crude in 2025, while facing U.S. pressure...
Researchers have unveiled a nanozyme‑aptamer colorimetric array that classifies Staphylococcus aureus strains with 100% accuracy, including methicillin‑resistant variants. The platform couples gold‑nanoparticle nanozymes with four strain‑specific aptamers, producing distinct color fingerprints that are decoded by hierarchical clustering and linear discriminant...
Media M&A value surged to nearly $250 billion in 2025, more than double the prior year, even as deal count fell 10.1 %. The jump was anchored by two mega‑transactions: Netflix’s $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and a $55 billion take‑private of Electronic Arts....
Insight Works announced Quality Inspector version 7.25 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, adding several workflow‑centric enhancements. Inspectors can now log test results directly from Microsoft Teams via adaptive cards, and grade‑based blocking rules tighten control over sales order releases and outbound...
The technology is undeniably impressive — but it carries a distinct 'Westworld' vibe. Anybody else feeling it? Allonic, a robotics startup based in Hungary, is developing humanoid robot bodies using a proprietary 3D "Tissue Braiding" system. The process weaves high-strength fibers, elastic...
In a new interview with Variety, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says the company has: - 2 new Far Cry games in development. - Several Assassin’s Creed games in development, both single-player and multiplayer experiences. https://t.co/B59iFNd4rN
Britain and its European Group of Five partners – France, Germany, Italy and Poland – have launched the Low‑Cost Effectors & Autonomous Platforms (LEAP) initiative to create affordable, AI‑driven air‑defence weapons. The first system, a lightweight surface‑to‑air missile targeting drones...
Ubisoft CEO Explains Three-Year Plan to Revamp Game Publisher Through New ‘Creative House’ Strategy, More Than $200 Million in Cost Reductions https://t.co/3Q14sQldSc via @variety
US GDP: A gauge of underlying domestic demand—real final sales to private domestic purchasers (GDP less inventory change, net exports, and government spending)—grew at a 2.4% annualized rate in Q4 https://t.co/XefZvVp18v
Airbus Helicopters received Transport Canada type certification for its H175, clearing the path for Canadian market entry. The super‑medium rotorcraft is positioned for diverse roles such as energy, search‑and‑rescue, EMS, and defence. With the Helionix avionics suite, the H175 offers...
California bill would restrict 3D printer sales to state-approved models to prevent printing gun parts — joins Washington and NY on legal offensive https://t.co/Zd7PlM6jB2
Supply chains are measured by what happened last month, the year—the past. The last six years have shown unpredictability. From Covid to Trump & trade. A lesson not learned: Firms must look forward not backwards. And that also requires supply...
Airbus Helicopters and Loft Dynamics have launched a high‑fidelity virtual‑reality (VR) flight simulator for the H125, featuring a 3‑D headset, full‑scale cockpit replica, and motion‑vibration feedback. The portable system can be installed at operator sites, expanding access beyond the Marignane...
Airbus announced FY2025 results, delivering 793 commercial jets and generating €73.4 billion in revenue, a 6% year‑on‑year increase. Adjusted EBIT rose 33% to €7.1 billion, while net income grew 23% to €5.2 billion and EPS to €6.61. The order backlog hit a record...
Dusit Thani Maldives on Mudhdhoo Island will host Michelin‑starred Chef Christophe Chiavola for a five‑day culinary residency from 5 to 10 March 2026. The program features four intimate events—a masterclass by the ocean, an island‑produce workshop, a sunset cocktail‑dinner, and a one‑night‑only...
