Empire

• Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau, stars of the Netflix documentary 'Skywalkers', became engaged on July 1. • The proposal took place atop the Empire State Building, reflecting the couple's shared passion for high-altitude exploration. • This event highlights the personal lives of the "rooftoppers" who gained global visibility through their daring climbs featured in the film.

Sign displaying message of peace was seen on the New York landmark after two people climbed to top of the skyscraperAn elaborate apparent marriage proposal unfolded atop the Empire State Building’s spire on Wednesday – above the level where the general public are permitted to go – after two people climbed to the pinnacle of the New York City landmark.The two people, both wearing black clothing and who appeared to be masked, also unfurled a large black banner at the top of the iconic skyscraper with the words: “When the power of love beats the love of power the ‌world knows peace.” Continue reading...

• Matt Derella has taken over as the executive leading Microsoft's advertising business, a division valued at approximately $20 billion. • Derella aims to leverage a monthly user base of over one billion people across platforms including Xbox, Bing, MSN, and Activision. • The strategy focuses on combining LinkedIn's identity data with Bing's search intent to help clients better target and reach customers.

UK watchdog gives King & King severe reprimand for failing ‘to identify clear self-interest’ when conducting auditsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s accounting watchdog has fined and temporarily banned a tiny audit firm for “egregious” failures and “widespread deficiencies” linked to its work in signing off accounts of several companies in Sanjeev Gupta’s metals empire.King & King and its managing partner Milankumar Patel have been fined a total of £378,184, received a “severe reprimand”, and hit with serious restrictions on audit work after a four-year investigation by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). Continue reading...

• Five subsidiaries of the JoongAng Group, the media empire responsible for hits like "Culinary Class Wars," have filed for financial restructuring. • The instability threatens Plus M, a major film distributor, specifically casting doubt on the release of the highly anticipated blockbuster "Hope." • Directed by Na Hong-jin and starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, "Hope" is considered the event release of the year after premiering at Cannes in May.

Jose Ramos-Horta urged by opposition to explain diplomatic passport given to businessman behind resort project, who denies any involvement with organised crimeTimor-Leste’s opposition has questioned how foreign investors in a proposed cryptocurrency resort obtained prime beachfront real estate in the country’s capital, and has called on the president to explain why he issued a diplomatic passport to a Chinese businessman involved in the project.Speaking in parliament in Dili on Monday, Fretilin opposition party MP Florentino Ximenes da Costa “Sinarai” raised concerns about the proposed AB Digital Technology Resort, which was the subject of a months-long investigation by the Guardian and Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). Continue reading...