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This tiny dongle gives your old gadgets a USB-C power lifeline – no surgery needed
The Werewolf VFLEX lets you power vintage consoles, monitors, and more from modern USB-C batteries by negotiating the ri...
Jony Ive and OpenAI’s First Collaboration: A $300+ AI Smart Speaker for 2027
OpenAI is reportedly developing a battery-powered, doughnut-shaped smart speaker with moving parts and advanced voice AI...
Nigeria’s 33-Year Vaccine Gap Spurs Dangote’s Medical Sovereignty Push as Local Biologics Take Shape
NAFDAC confirms Nigeria has produced no human vaccines since 1993, while Aliko Dangote urges industrial-scale healthcare...
Federal Civil Rights Investigation Puts Two California Universities at Risk of Losing Funding
The U.S. Department of Education opens Title VI investigations into San Jose State and San Francisco State amid allegati...
Bangladesh’s Garment Industry Links Up with Color Science Body to Drive Sustainability
BGMEA and the Society of Dyers and Colourists sign an MoU to boost sustainable textile manufacturing and build colour sc...
ITMA 2027 Secures 1,500 Exhibitors from 43 Countries as Cematex Reveals Sector Plan
Early booking figures for the textile machinery show point to a global industry eager to showcase innovation, with recyc...
Lilly's WNBA Campaign with Candace Parker Deepens Pharma's Bet on Women's Sports
Eli Lilly's new Amazon Prime ad starring Candace Parker signals a strategic shift—embedding health messaging into the bo...
Relocating to Japan: Why eight years of planning still left this family with regrets
A New Zealand family’s careful preparation for moving to Japan left them well set up for arrival—but overlooked the dail...
When to Splurge and When to Save: A Celebrity Chef’s Grocery Guide
Chef Khristianne Uy, private chef to the Kardashians, shares which ingredients are worth a bigger budget and where home ...
'Big Short' Investor Michael Burry Shorts Oracle and Nebius Amid AI Overbuild Fears
Michael Burry reveals short positions in Oracle and Nebius, warning of 'fat, easy to shoot' AI companies gorged on off-b...
How Much Internet Speed Does Your Household Really Need?
Most families need far less bandwidth than providers advertise, but knowing your real needs and testing what you actuall...
Why Your Next PC Motherboard Could Cost More
Supply chain pressures from AI demand, copper shortages and logistics snarls are pushing motherboard material costs up b...
Atlassian Shares Jump 35% After Surprise GAAP Profit as Enterprise Cloud Deals Surge
Atlassian swung from a loss to $139 million in quarterly profit, defying AI-driven SaaS sell-off fears. Cloud revenue gr...
V-Híd Wins Single-Bidder Rail Welding Contract as Minister Flags Market Failure
Hungary’s transport minister admitted concern after a company linked to Lőrinc Mészáros won a rail welding tender uncont...
Tisza Party Narrows Presidential Field to Three Candidates; Faction Vote Set for Saturday
Opposition leader Magyar Péter says three names will be put before his Tisza Party faction on Saturday, with historian R...
Puerto Rico Gets $489M Federal Loan for Battery Storage, Targeting $312M in Electricity Savings
The US Department of Energy closed a $489.4 million loan to build 220 MW of battery storage in Puerto Rico, projecting $...
Intel’s Top Researcher Says US and Korea Both Foster Semiconductor Innovation—But Culture Makes the Difference
Myung-hee Na, who spent decades at IBM, SK Hynix, and now Intel Foundry, explains why American independent thinking and ...
This VC swapped an intern for AI and cut his workloads — here's what he pays
A Singapore-based venture capitalist says a $120-a-month AI stack — chatbots, coding tools and custom agents — replaces ...
How a Swedish Millennial Couple Swapped Their Dream Home for a $49,000 Akiya in Rural Japan
After abandoning IVF and realizing their custom-built home felt too large, Sia and Mikael Lilja sold up in Sweden and bo...
Longevity World Cup Winners Slash Biological Ages by Over 62 Years — Here's How
Three competitors in a Bitcoin-funded longevity competition dramatically reduced their estimated biological ages using d...
She Traveled the World for Years, Then Fell Back in Love with New York
A digital nomad recounts why she traded hostel life and one-way flights for a Brooklyn apartment, deeper friendships, an...
Burger King’s Whopper Revamp Drives 8.5% Sales Jump Amid Fast-Food Slowdown
Upgraded packaging, a new bun and creamier mayo lifted Burger King’s US comparable sales 8.5% in Q2, while Wendy’s and M...
Turkey’s Participation Banks Set 119.5 Billion Lira Sukuk Record in First Half of 2026
Total sukuk issuance by Turkish participation banks reached 119.5 billion lira in H1 2026, pushing the cumulative volume...
Senegal Secures €336 Million World Bank Package for Rural Connectivity and Regional Development
Three financing agreements target emergency response, agricultural corridor connectivity and economic inclusion in Casam...
Apple, Amazon, Nike Pocket Billions in Tariff Refunds While Consumers Footed the Bill
America's largest companies are reclaiming billions from tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling, but the consumers ...
China Blocks Transactions with Seven U.S. Firms in Retaliatory Sanctions
Beijing bans cooperation with Compliance Testing and six other entities, tightens drone export reviews, and suspends som...
Air India Names Tewolde Gebremariam as CEO, Tapping Ethiopian Airlines Veteran for Turnaround
Air India has appointed former Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam as its new chief, succeeding Campbell Wi...
Coolcations: Heatwaves Drive Tourists from Mediterranean to Nordic Destinations
Record heat and wildfires are reshaping summer travel, with a surge in bookings to cooler Scandinavia. Travelers and ind...
New NDAA Plan Targets Threat of Commercial Data Tracking That Could Expose U.S. Troops
A little-noticed provision in the fiscal 2027 defense bill aims to create a single Pentagon lead for ubiquitous technica...
Petrobras Q2 Earnings Surge, Yet Analysts Say Pricing Policy Cost $1.8 Billion
Petrobras reported record production and strong Q2 earnings, but domestic fuel prices below international parity cost th...