Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch stepping down, will now lead Mattel

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch announced Wednesday that he is stepping down after more than seven years on the job to join Mattel as its new chief executive. Lynch will remain on the board of the media conglomerate, which is home to publications like The New Yorker, Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair. Mike Perlis, the company’s lead independent director, will serve as interim CEO as Condé Nast’s board launches a search for the next chief executive. “When I joined Condé Nast, I had the simple ambition to leave this extraordinary place stronger than I found it,” Lynch wrote in a…

Jonquel Jones regains dominant MVP form at perfect time for Liberty

This was Finals MVP Jonquel Jones, reappearing on the playoff stage right on time for a Liberty team suddenly with the mojo to add another piece of hardware to its collection. Owning the boards and playing bully ball. Stepping out to hit 3s. Dishing underhanded assists on the break, for…

China’s AI agents can lie and scheme – just like their US rivals

Chinese-powered AI agents have learned to deceive, circumvent restrictions and conceal failure, showing the kind of traits in autonomous artificial intelligence that have raised global alarm about US models, research documents and experts say. In one case this year, agents powered by models from China’s Alibaba, DeepSeek and Moonshot lied about their…

Yankees bench Jazz Chisholm Jr. in Game 1 after up-and-down season

For the second straight year, Jazz Chisholm Jr. expected to be in the Yankees lineup for Game 1 of the AL wild card series. For the second straight year, he was not. With the Red Sox opening the series with lefty Payton Tolle on the mound, Aaron Boone started the…

Why your debt keeps growing even after you’ve cut back on everything

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. You canceled the streaming services, no more eating out, that trip to Disney has been replaced by a trip to the shore, the grocery basket is filled with store-brand…

Masterminds behind California Forever plea for Gavin Newsom’s help

The billionaires behind a proposed California utopian city are making a last-ditch push for Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers to clear hurdles they say are standing in the way of the massive project. California Forever, a proposed new community on 25,000 acres in Solano County, wants the state to approve…

Joe Burrow, Olivia Ponton spotted sharing a moment after Bengals practice

Joe Burrow’s latest romantic link was spotted supporting the quarterback ahead of the upcoming 2026 season. In a video shared on X by Bengals reporter Mike Petraglia, model and the host of “Booked, Blonde & Busy” Olivia Ponton and Burrow are seen sitting together on the field after Cincinnati wrapped…

Lions swiftly sign veteran quarterback after Teddy Bridgewater’s stunning exit

The Lions have moved quickly to address their suddenly thin quarterback room, signing veteran Josh Dobbs after Teddy Bridgewater unexpectedly decided to step away from football. Dobbs is joining the Lions on a one-year contract worth $1.425 million, with $475,000 guaranteed, according to reports from NFL Network. The move gives…

Apple testing China’s CXMT memory chips for iPhones and MacBooks: report

Apple has been testing memory chips from China’s CXMT across product lines including iPhones and MacBooks, to mitigate a component shortage fueled by the AI boom, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Apple held early talks with CXMT, which is China’s largest chipmaker by market value, about supplying components with the goal…

Three in five Americans favor stronger oversight of social media companies: poll

A bipartisan majority of Americans support more government rules for how social media companies conduct business, including a requirement of age-verification tools to keep younger children off social media, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll, which was conducted over the six days ended Aug. 3, comes as companies like Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube face…

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