Lady Gaga Is Recruiting Convenience Store Workers in Japan. The Celebrity Ad Is Only Part of the Pitch

One chain is betting that the pop star can help support a new recruitment strategy.

One chain is betting that the pop star can help support a new recruitment strategy.
Australia’s financial intelligence agency has temporarily halted operations of a major cryptocurrency ATM network, citing ongoing failures to meet anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing rules. AUSTRAC suspended the registration of Cryptolink Pty Ltd as a Virtual Asset Service Provider for three months, effective from 9 August 2026. As a result, the company’s 96 cryptocurrency automatic…
Apple is betting big on health with its new Apple Watch models. Plus, you’ll be able to order blood tests straight from your iPhone.
State efforts to regulate algorithmic pricing are accelerating, replacing a handful of isolated restrictions with an increasingly complex patchwork of antitrust, consumer protection and data privacy rules. California, Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey have enacted restrictions targeting different pricing practices, while New York lawmakers are considering replacing the state’s disclosure requirement with a broader prohibition….
The wheat complex shrugged off early weakness on Tuesday, with contracts higher across the three markets. Chicago SRW contracts were 4 to 5 cents in the green. KC HRW futures were up 9 to 10 ½ cents in the front months. MPLS spring wheat was the leader, with contracts 11 to 12 cents higher. Spring…
News Published: Sunday, September 27, 2026, 16:36 [IST] Small savings investors are heading towards an important interest-rate review, with the government set to announce the rates applicable to the October-December 2026 quarter on September 30. The decision will determine whether popular schemes such as the Public Provident Fund (PPF), Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY), Senior Citizens’…
The finance ministry has nudged all ministries and departments to move to Producer Price Index (PPI), from the current Wholesale Price Index (WPI), for rate escalation and adjustment clauses in future government procurement contracts. The Department of Expenditure, in a communication to all ministries and departments, said that PPI is a more internationally…