Still a pretty impressive size — Megalodon wasnt as chonky as a great white shark, experts say Fresh evidence points to megalodon being longer, more slender than previous depictions. Jennifer Ouellette – Jan 22, 2024 10:20 pm UTC Enlarge / These are the kinds of shark teeth discovered in burial sites and other ceremonial remains
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Loading… Loading… Semiconductor stocks have fallen in the first two trading sessions of 2024. Is this a sign of a strained market with valuations running too hot and prompting investors to take profits? Bank of America said it remained bullish on the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) for 2024, despite its 65% gain in 2023. The
At least you don’t have to work on a Monday — Google lays off dozens from X Labs, wants projects to seek outside funding Google wants projects to take outside venture capital as part of budget cuts. Ron Amadeo – Jan 22, 2024 9:25 pm UTC Enlarge / Exterior view of a Googleplex building, the
Loading… Loading… Stride Fundinghas announced a suite of initiatives to support employer-sponsored student loan programs. What Happened?The transformative model enables employers to sponsor education for students at high-quality educational programs (degree and non-degree) nationwide to reduce the debt burden. At the same time, this model tackles critical workforce shortagesparticularly in sectors like healthcare, manufacturing, and
Persistence — NASA urged Astrobotic not to send its hamstrung spacecraft toward the Moon A propellant leak prevented the Peregrine spacecraft from landing on the Moon. Stephen Clark – Jan 23, 2024 12:35 am UTC Enlarge / A camera on Astrobotic’s Peregrine spacecraft captured this view of a crescent Earth during its mission.Astrobotic reader comments
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Carmakers, already struggling with supply chain problems, face further disruptions because of the Red Sea security problems as car-carrying vessels are rerouted, shipping executives have warned. Lasse Kristoffersen, chief executive of Oslo-based Wallenius Wilhelmsen, and
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US and UK launched another round of joint air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Monday, the second time that Britain has been directly involved in the military action targeting the Iran-backed rebel
Space sickness — What happens when an astronaut in orbit says hes not coming back? “If you guys don’t give me a chance to repair my instrument, I’m not going back.” Eric Berger – Jan 22, 2024 11:00 am UTC Enlarge / The STS-51-B mission begins with the liftoff of the Challenger from Pad 39A
As most in the industry already know, cannabis retailers simply dont get the same convenience when it comes to payments as other industries. Outside of cannabis, these businesses can speed up transactions with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Shop Pay, while dispensaries get left in the past. Yet recent consumer behavior from Onbes 2022 Future
No one actually fell asleep — What happens when you trigger a cars automated emergency stopping? Experiencing the sequence of events in a car programmed for automated emergency stopping. Jim Resnick – Jan 20, 2024 10:00 am UTC EnlargeMercedes-Benz reader comments 163 Most car crashes begin and end in a few seconds. That’s plenty of
Jan 22 2024 University of Eastern Finland Exposure to air pollutants, even at very low concentrations, was associated with adverse changes in cardiometabolic risk factors in a recent Finnish study. The main pollutant affecting these risk factors was particulate matter, which can be emitted from traffic and wood burning, amongst other sources. Interestingly, diet quality
Jan 22 2024 Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) A team led by Dr. Guadalupe Sabio at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid has discovered a possible therapeutic target for pulmonary hypertension. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, identifies the first therapeutic target that can be modulated to
By Hugo Francisco de Souza Jan 22 2024 Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. In a recent study published in Foods, researchers review the health benefits and quality of wines and their phenolic derivatives. Study: New Labeling Rules for Wine: Wine Alcohol-Derived Calories and Polyphenol Consumption on Health. Image Credit: Stokkete / Shutterstock.com How is wine
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Hedge funds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The world’s most successful hedge funds made their biggest profits on record last year as punchy bets on stock markets paid off when share prices surged. The top 20 managers made profits for investors of
Ron DeSantis has suspended his campaign for president and endorsed Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for the White House in 2024, in a significant blow to Nikki Haley with just two days to go until the New Hampshire primary. DeSantis announced his decision in a video posted to social media on Sunday afternoon, saying
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Hedge funds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Assets managed by the Chinese operations of Bridgewater and Two Sigma surged as the US hedge funds outperformed their local peers during the market turbulence of last year. Bridgewater China Investment Management, the local arm
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Iran accused Israel of killing four members of its elite Revolutionary Guards and a number of Syrians forces in an air strike that targeted a building in Damascus. Tasnim, an Iranian news agency affiliated to
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to be handed a multibillion-pound boost by official forecasters next week, paving the way for a package of pre-election tax cuts. Leading economists predict that lower UK borrowing costs could give Hunt significantly more fiscal headroom in his March 6 Budget, paving the way for income tax cuts or further
The world could soon have its first trillionaire, according to a prominent anti-poverty organization. That’s pretty cool. But Oxfamwhich started as a famine relief group before mission creep set inportrays the achievement of a new nominal benchmark in wealth as a bad thing that contributes to the misery of the masses. Through impressive economic illiteracy,
Loading… Loading… Semiconductor stocks have fallen in the first two trading sessions of 2024. Is this a sign of a strained market with valuations running too hot and prompting investors to take profits? Bank of America said it remained bullish on the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) for 2024, despite its 65% gain in 2023. The