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Dennis Hull, the left winger who spent fourteen seasons in the NHL, scored over 300 goals, represented Canada in the legendary 1972 Summit Series, and spent the rest of his life making people laugh about all of it, died on May 30, 2026. He was 81. Born November 19, 1944 in Point Anne, Ontario, Dennis came from perhaps the most talented hockey family in the history of the sport. His older brother Bobby Hull was one of the greatest players who ever lived. His nephew Brett Hull would go on to score 741 NHL goals. In that context, being known…

Illustration: Liu Rui/GTAs the summer peak approaches, demand for cooling-related consumption is strengthening across China, driving the rapid expansion of the so-called summer economy. Emerging trends in the summer spending boom reflect broader shifts in China’s ongoing consumption upgrading and its digital and green transition.The notion of “cooling resources” being transformed into “hot momentum” reflects more than a seasonal trend. It points to a deeper evolution in China’s summer economy, driven by continuous changes in consumption scenarios and industrial formats, and increasingly characterized by the country’s upgrading demand and innovation-led growth.In bustling commercial districts during the height of summer, cold…

Conservative hybrid funds are aimed at investors seeking relatively-lower volatility than equity-heavy funds, while retaining limited equity exposure for potential upside.In line with regulatory mandate, these schemes invest predominantly in debt, with a smaller equity allocation. They may be less volatile than pure equity funds while potentially offering returns higher than traditional fixed-income avenues.The category may appeal to cautious investors and savers with medium-term goals of three-five years who are unwilling to take sharp equity-market swings.Within the category, SBI Conservative Hybrid Fund follows a relatively higher-yielding debt strategy than many of its peers.Unlike most peers that largely stick to high-quality…

According to market research firm Spherical Insights, which has been working in the road construction, transportation infrastructure, smart mobility, and advanced construction materials industry for the last 10 years, their market study predicts the Self-Healing Road Construction market size was worth around USD 2.4 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow to around USD 11.8 billion by 2035, at a CAGR of approximately 17.3% during the forecast period from 2026 to 2035.   Road infrastructure is one of the most critical foundations of economic development and urban connectivity. However, rising traffic congestion, extreme weather conditions, and increasing maintenance costs are placing enormous pressure on traditional road networks worldwide. Governments…

While Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) bled this week but four altcoins ripped higher stoking debate over whether capital is finally rotating into smaller tokens.AI-focused Allora’s price (ALLO) led the group with a 157.5% weekly gain as investor interest in artificial intelligence (AI)-linked projects continued to attract capital. On Stocktwits, the retail sentiment around ALLO remained in the ‘extremely bullish’ zone, while chatter around it stayed ‘extremely high over the past day.ROLL’s price, the governance and utility token of decentralized trading platform RollX, climbed 113.5% over the past week. On Stocktwits, the retail sentiment around ROLL stayed in the ‘bullish’ zone,…

Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Nanobiotix (ENXTPA:NANO) has closed a global equity offering to fund continued development of its lead product candidate JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3). The raise followed promising early results from a Johnson & Johnson sponsored Phase 2 trial in stage 3 inoperable non small cell lung cancer, presented at ESTRO 2026. The company plans to use the new capital to progress its oncology pipeline, with a focus on JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3). For investors tracking ENXTPA:NANO, the combination of fresh equity funding and new clinical…

Your AI infrastructure is leaking data into the future. Right now. You might feel safe behind your TLS 1.3 connections, but you’re sitting ducks for a “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” (HNDL) attack. Here is the reality: Quantum computers capable of running Shor’s algorithm are a matter of when, not if. While you’re reading this, adversaries are scraping and storing massive swathes of encrypted enterprise traffic. They aren’t trying to crack your security today. They’re playing the long game, waiting for the day they can retroactively unlock your sensitive agentic conversations, proprietary training logs, and internal database queries. Securing the Model…

The Bad Bunny–Zara collaboration suggests an evolution: rather than simply selling fashion, Zara is investing in cultural meaning.gettyBy David López-López, Associate Professor of Marketing at EsadeWhen Bad Bunny appeared during the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show wearing custom Zara pieces, most observers saw a fashion choice. Yet for many others, the moment carried broader cultural significance.Bad Bunny has become something far more valuable than a global music star. He is what marketers increasingly describe as a cultural celebrity: an individual whose influence extends beyond entertainment into identity formation, consumer behavior, language, fashion, and social conversation. Seen through that lens, the…

Did Blue Chip NFTs Crash? Blue chip NFT floor prices have crashed from their all-time highs (ATHs), with Ethereum (ETH) collections plummeting by an average of 82.8% (or 34.6 ETH) as of July 19, 2023. Floor prices have experienced slightly higher losses in USD terms, at an average of 87.3% ($122,188). This highlights how NFT value is closely correlated with and affected by the native currency of its chain.  The crash in blue chip NFT floor price comes amid the first NFT winter, and mirrors the drop in metaverse land prices. Given that NFT trading volume fell by 35.0% in…

In this article, we discuss the 10 Best SaaS Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds.The SaaS sector has had a rough 2026. Caught between mounting AI disruption fears and early but uncertain signs of recovery, software stocks have kept investors guessing.Investor disappointment was visible on April 23, when IBM and ServiceNow plunged despite both beating first-quarter revenue and profit estimates. IBM fell 10.3% as slower revenue growth exposed weakness in its software business, including its Red Hat cloud unit. ServiceNow dropped nearly 15% after flagging delays in Middle East deals tied to the Iran conflict. The selloff didn’t stop…