In a chilly auditorium in Afghanistan, heaps of freshly mined green emeralds glowed under bright table lamps as bearded gemstone dealers inspected them for purity and quality. An auctioneer asked for bids on the first lot, which weighed 256 carats. With that, the Taliban’s weekly gemstone auction was underway. These sales, in the emerald-rich Panjshir … Read more
Chinese venture capitalists are hounding failed founders, pursuing personal assets and adding them to a national debtor blacklist when they fail to pay up, in moves that are throwing the country’s start-up funding ecosystem into crisis. The hard-nosed tactics by risk capital providers have been facilitated by clauses known as redemption rights, included in nearly … Read more
The shape of the electric motor and, more importantly, the electric cars that they power may be about to change. At CES 2025, electric motor manufacturer Donut Lab rolled out its second-generation in-wheel drive units. The new motors promise big power and torque with very little in the way of weight and, like the company’s … Read more
Zab Judah and Anthony Dirrell both feel that WBC interim light heavyweight champion David Benavidez has too much experience for David Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) and will defeat him in their 12-round headliner fight on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. 12 Years of Damage: The Toll It’s Taken The wear & … Read more
At the Golden Globes, “The Brutalist,” featuring Holocaust survivor tales, won Best Movie Drama and Best Film Actor for Adrien Brody. Meanwhile, “Emilia Perez” earned Best Movie Musical or Comedy, marking a significant kickoff to Hollywood’s awards season.
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Best known for its Qooba cat pillow, Yukai Engineering has made a name for itself with some of the strangest little robots around. Who could forget, for example, Amagami Ham Ham, whose sole purpose is to gnaw on fingers, offering a “somewhat pleasing sensation.” At CES 2025, Yukai unveiled its latest, Mirumi, and it follows … Read more
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s shaky performance against Manchester United was affected by suggestions of a recent bid from Real Madrid, says Jamie Carragher. The Liverpool right-back, having been heavily linked with Real this week, had a game to forget as United frustrated the Premier League leaders with a battling 2-2 display at Anfield on Super Sunday. Alexander-Arnold, … Read more
(Bloomberg) — The Australian dollar slid the most in six years in 2024 but its decline looks far from over — there’s every prospect it will fall below 60 US cents in coming months. Most Read from Bloomberg The Aussie has been battered since the end of September by deteriorating global risk sentiment and growing … Read more
Stress can really take a toll on a person, often in ways we don’t immediately recognize. Swiss startup Nutrix AG is hoping a quick, at-home spit test can help, by giving people a better idea of how stressed out they really are and the tools to manage it. At CES 2025, Nutrix showed off its … Read more