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Labubu dolls on display at a Pop Mart International Group Ltd. store in Shanghai, China.Raul Ariano/Bloomberg Wang Ning, the founder of Chinese toy maker Pop Mart International Group, has seen his net worth plummet by almost $6 billion in less than a month – as the latest edition of the company’s Labubu series of dolls seems to be losing some traction in mainland China. The 38-year-old chairman and CEO now has a net worth of $21.6 billion largely based on a company stake, according to Forbes estimates. The amount, as massive as it is, is significantly less than the $27.5…

Despite including Bluetooth and ANC, I don’t think of this at the type of do-everything headset you might replace noise-canceling headphones with, and not just because the person next to you will wonder if you’re secretly talking to the pilots. These are so bulky and obviously for gaming that you probably don’t want to wear them outside the house. You’d certainly get some weird looks walking the dog or working from your local coffee shop.Comfort and FitPhotograph: Brad BourqueIn order to fit all those features inside, the BlackShark 3 are noticeably heavier than some of the other headsets I’ve tested…

Fourteen NHS trusts are to have their maternity services examined over what has been described as “failures in the system”, the government has said.The inquiries are part of a rapid review of maternity care in England that was announced in June.Health Secretary Wes Streeting said bereaved families had shown “extraordinary courage” in coming forward with issues dating back more than 15 years.Some of the families have severely criticised the review and Streeting’s handling of it, describing the investigation as “not fit for purpose”.The NHS trusts that will be examined are:Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Bradford Teaching HospitalsUniversity Hospitals of Leicester Leeds Teaching…

new video loaded: Emmys Host Donates to Charity, With No Help From StarstranscriptBacktranscriptEmmys Host Donates to Charity, With No Help From StarsNate Bargatze, host of the 77th Emmy Awards, pledged $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. To keep speeches short, he deducted $1,000 for every second a winner went over their given time.“45 seconds. That’s what you got. I am going to donate $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Every second you go over 45 seconds, we will deduct $1,000 away from the Boys & Girls Clubs. I know, I know. If you go…

“President Trump made a fantastic choice in selecting Dr. Beck, who has never been a lobbyist in her life, by the way—no lamestream media outlet has reported that correctly,” EPA press secretary Bridget Hirsch told WIRED in a statement. Beck and her colleagues, Hirsch said, “remain committed to being led by the science, unlike Biden EPA appointees with major ethical issues that were beholden to radical groups.”Zeldin’s public calendar shows that he has met at least six times over the past seven months with chemical and plastics companies and lobbying groups—including a meeting in June with Bayer AG, which bought…

China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with important data revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for about a year.The disappointing data adds pressure on Beijing to roll out more stimulus to fend off a sharp slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy, which has struggled to fully recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, with a debt crisis denting its once-booming property sector and exports facing stronger headwinds.Economists were split over whether policymakers should introduce more near-term fiscal support to hit their annual 5% growth target, with manufacturers awaiting more clarity on a US trade deal…

Emer MoreauBusiness reporterBBCWebsites like Shein and Wish sell children’s car seats which are potentially lethal, Which? saysLethal children’s car seats are still appearing for sale on online marketplaces a decade after concerns were first raised by trading standards officers and a well-known consumer group.Which? warned in 2014 the fabric seats were potentially dangerous to children due to safety defects and were illegal to use in the UK following tests by Surrey Trading Standards, which dubbed the products “killers”.Which? is urging parents not to be tempted into buying cheap seats after it found they are still being sold via online sites…

Nina Raemont/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.Apple unveiled its Watch Series 11 during this week’s iPhone event, alongside two other smartwatch models. The Series 11 gets Sleep Scores (crowd roars), a longer battery life, and all of Apple’s WatchOS 26 software, which is expected to be released to the public soon.Also: I tried the Apple Watch Series 11, Watch Ultra 3, and SE – what the keynote didn’t tell youBut how does it compare to its closest Android rival, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8? I’m comparing two smartwatch icons and their specs. So, who wins? Keep reading to…

The Brazilian musician Hermeto Pascoal, who played – and even boxed – with Miles Davis and was known as “the Sorcerer” for coaxing tunes from everything from a live piglet to water-filled kettles, died on Saturday aged 89.According to a message shared on his social media pages, Pascoal “passed surrounded by family and fellow musicians”.Pascoal became an instantly recognisable figure for jazz fans around the world with his mane of white hair and thick beard. Critics lauded his creativity as a composer and his virtuoso playing of the keyboard, guitar and saxophone.Born on 22 June 1936, in Alagoas state in…

Great Britain’s Molly Caudery injures her ankle in warm-up for the pole vault, bringing her World Athletics Championship to a heartbreaking and premature end.