Smythson has been acquired by Oakley Capital, targets US, Europe, Japan growth
Smythson of Bond Street, the high-end British leather goods business, has been acquired from Jacques…
Japan digs in on rice and cars as trade talks with US stall
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Japan has said it will not sacrifice its farmers to secure tariff exemptions from the US, as Tokyo and Washington hardened their positions in a rice diplomacy stand-off and hopes of an imminent…
NBA free agency: Five lingering questions, including Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga issue, Lakers’ missing center
Free agency officially kicked off on Monday evening, but within a few hours many of the biggest moves had already been made. At this point, most rosters are beginning to take shape and, barring a surprise, we have an idea of what most teams are broadly up to. Of course, “most” isn’t “all.” Even as…
Mozart AI Empowers Music Composition With A Copilot
A London startup called Mozart AI is launching today with $730,000 in pre-seed funding and a challenge to the current wave of generative music platforms. While companies like Suno and Udio promise to turn text prompts into finished pop songs in seconds, Mozart takes a very different approach: it wants to speed up the way…
How business leaders can manage integration of AI
2023 was the breakout year of AI and since then it’s been going from strength to strength. It’s seen as the solution to everything from productivity and a skills gap to fixing the NHS, with Tony Blair calling for AI doctors and chatbots to ‘save’ the health service. There has been an explosive growth of…
Republicans scrap deal in ‘big, beautiful bill’ to lower restrictions on states’ AI regulations
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A deal that had been reached between Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, over how states can regulate artificial intelligence has been pulled from President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill. The collapsed agreement would have required states seeking to access hundreds of millions of dollars…
Ty Jerome agrees to 3-year, $28M deal with Grizzlies
Free agent guard Ty Jerome has agreed to a three-year, $28 million deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, sources told ESPN. The deal, negotiated by agents Kieran Piller and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, includes a player option in the third year. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Jerome, 27, turned in one of the best seasons for…
US tariff pause brings little cheer to Lesotho’s textile industry
By Bloomberg Published June 30, 2025 A temporary pause on US tariffs has brought little relief to Lesotho’s textile industry, which has suffered layoffs and shuttered factories after orders from America dried up. Bloomberg “It’s very, very dire,” Lesotho’s Trade Minister Mokhethi Shelile, said in an interview Monday. “US buyers are not placing orders because…
Trump’s achievements embolden him to be even more aggressive
Donald Trump must be feeling pretty powerful. He’s even demanding that Israel cancel the criminal trial of Bibi Netanyahu. By any objective analysis, whether you like the president or not, he has been on an incredible winning streak for the last two weeks. Everything seems to be breaking his way. And as he racks up…
Smythson has been acquired by Oakley Capital, targets US, Europe, Japan growth
Smythson of Bond Street, the high-end British leather goods business, has been acquired from Jacques Bahbout’s Tivoli Group by Oakley Capital, a pan-European, mid-market private equity investor. The purchase price wasn’t disclosed. Smythson The company said it “marks an exciting new chapter in Smythson’s 137-year history of British craftsmanship. Following years of strengthening the brand’s…
Sources: Brook Lopez signs 2-year, $18M deal with Clippers
Ohm Youngmisuk Close Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of…
