Debate heats up as Singapore PM says Taylor Swift deal isn’t ‘unfriendly’

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday that a closed-door deal for Taylor Swift to perform in the city-state ensured she would not perform in other Southeast Asian countries during her Eras tour. “(Our) agencies negotiated an arrangement with her to come to Singapore and perform and to make Singapore her only stop in … Read more

Brides, biryani and marriage multiplexes: Pakistan’s wedding season heats up in cool weather

KARACHI, Pakistan — There’s a scrum of people trying to get photos with the married couple at the Radiance banquet hall, and you can barely hear someone talk above the din of 400 guests tucking into biryani and chicken tikka, music and the drone whirring around the room. The bejeweled bride and her natty groom … Read more

AMD bets on AI-powered PCs as tech race with Nvidia and Intel heats up

SHANGHAI, CHINA – JULY 28, 2023 – Photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows the AMD logo at the 2023 ChinaJoy in Shanghai, China. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images U.S. chip giant Advanced Micro Devices is betting on AI PCs to take on rivals including Nvidia and Intel as the AI race heats … Read more

RJ Jazul heats up at the right time for Phoenix in PBA semis

Phoenix Fuel Masters’ RJ Jazul in the PBA semifinals series against Magnolia Hotshots. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—RJ Jazul heated up at the right moment to keep Phoenix alive in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals at Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday. After scoring just three points in the opening half where the Fuel Masters trailed … Read more

Dueling political factions demonstrate in Venezuela’s capital as presidential election race heats up

CARACAS, Venezuela — Dueling political factions took to the streets of Venezuela’s capital on Tuesday for the first competing rallies of the presidential election year, showcasing their ability to draw people en masse, as voters grapple with political disappointments and uncertainty over the candidate who ultimately will challenge President Nicolás Maduro. Supporters of Maduro’s ruling … Read more

Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater romance heats up: ‘They’re inseparable!’

Ariana Grande started dating Ethan Slater after parting ways from her husband, Dalton Gomez Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater romance heats up: ‘They’re inseparable!’ Ariana Grande reportedly sees a future with new lover, Ethan Slater, as their romance heats up, revealed an insider. Speaking with Us Weekly, an insider said that the Wicked co-stars have “grown … Read more

What Happens When Facebook Heats Your Home

For Big Tech, there are few better places to experiment with data center heating than in the Nordics. This idea works best when data centers can be connected to preexisting district heating systems, where a group of buildings share a common heating system instead of each having their own. These communal systems are commonplace in … Read more

‘Taylor’ & ‘Travis’ Baby Name Searches Skyrocket as Romance Heats Up

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce might not be anywhere near the baby-making stage of their relationship, but that doesn’t mean others aren’t … and it sounds like folks like their names. A rep for BabyNames.com — one of the premiere destinations for digital baby name sifting online — tells TMZ … it’s them, they’re the … Read more

Zach Gage’s Puzzmo gets acquired as the newspaper games space heats up

The battle over newspaper-style puzzle games is intensifying. Hearst — which publishes the likes of Cosmopolitan, Esquire, and the San Francisco Chronicle — has announced that it has acquired Puzzmo, a puzzle gaming platform led by indie developers Zach Gage and Orta Therox. The move puts Hearst directly up against the gaming efforts of The … Read more