Sakura Motoki adds to Japan’s wrestling gold rush in Paris

Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; Kyle Douglas Dake (USA) and Hetik Cabolov (Serbia) during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Champ-de-Mars Arena. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports PARIS — Sakura Motoki won Japan’s sixth wrestling gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, underlining her country’s domination of the mat at the Champ…

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The Watches and Wonders Geneva Fair Adds a Third Public Day

Until last year, the Watches and Wonders Geneva watch fair was closed to the public. Brands, retailers, media and some V.V.I.P. s were granted entry, but regular watch buyers? Would-be watch enthusiasts? It seemed like Switzerland’s reputation for behind-closed-doors dealings was dictating watch show policy, too. But that all changed last year when a new…

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Amazon Adds $2.75 Billion to its Stake in Anthropic

Amazon said on Wednesday that it had added $2.75 billion to its investment in Anthropic, a start-up that competes with companies like OpenAI and Google in the race to build cutting-edge A.I. systems. The investment comes six months after Amazon invested $1.25 billion in Anthropic, making the San Francisco start-up Amazon’s most important A.I. partner….

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Louis Vuitton Adds a Men’s Fine Jewelry Line

When Francesca Amfitheatrof, Louis Vuitton’s artistic director of watches and jewelry, started looking for a muse for her first fine jewelry collection for men, she didn’t choose a pop star, celebrity or influencer. Instead, she looked to the Vuitton family tree, landing on its lone third-generation heir who eventually took over the brand: Gaston-Louis Vuitton….

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