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• 1% For the Planet - "A Growing Global Movement." Let's face it: we all have a responsibility to our planet. As businesses, consumers and global citizens, we all have a part to play. Learn how to be 1% better through everyday actions, events and commitments. Plus, enter to win sweet prizes from our network of members.
• 1 Minute of All-Out Exercise May Have Benefits of 45 Minutes of Moderate Exertion - The New York Times.
• 1 million species threatened with extinction because of humans - CNN.
• $1m treasure in Rocky Mountains has been found, says Forrest Fenn - "Artifacts dealer claims treasure he buried a decade ago has been found, Santa Fe newspaper reports."
• $1bn for empty space: the saga of the world's most valuable real estate - "Skepticism abounds over 157-acre LA-area lot once linked to Brad Pitt & Iran’s shah, amid questions over sellers’ motivations."
• 1st January: A brief history of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop - "How did this New Year's Eve celebration start, and why do we commemorate the occasion by watching a ball descend down a pole? Since crowds first began gathering in Times Square to commemorate New Year’s Eve over a century ago, it has been a ritual to flock to midtown’s brightly lit chaos to ring in new beginnings. At 11:59 p.m. a dazzling ball descends down a pole, while attendees - and millions of people tuning in from home - count down from 60. At the stroke of midnight, the crowd erupts into a cacophony of sound, often pulling their loved one in for a ceremonial kiss."
• 1st January: Sydney New Year's Eve - "The official Sydney New Year's Eve site: Your complete guide to experience the celebrations."
• 1st January: Sydney's plan to be ‘the New Year’s Eve Capital of the World’ - "Why this city considers itself the world's capital of New Year's Eve."
• 1st January: Who Decided January 1st Is the New Year? - TIME.
• 02/02/2020 - the first global palindrome day in 909 years - "Today is a very special occasion - the date is a palindrome, meaning it is the same when read forwards and backwards."
• 2 Americas of 2016 - The New York Times.
• 2 April - IMDb.
• £2 billion wine bunker: Disused WWII munitions dump under Wiltshire fields is used to store investors' pricey vintages - Daily Mail.
• 2 Minutes of Walking After a Meal Is Surprisingly Good for You - "A new paper suggests that it takes far less exercise than was previously thought to lower blood sugar after eating."
• 2nd most popular spoken language in each European country revealed - "Europe is home to almost 750 million people in just under 50 countries. Here are the second most popular languages for countries across the continent."
• 2 Online Security Steps You Should Stop Putting Off - The New York Times.
• 2/3 of cancers are unavoidable even if you live healthy - The Telegraph.
• 2.5 billion T rex walked the earth, researchers find - "Experts calculate the total number of the dinosaurs that lived over 127,000 generations."
• 3 Airfare Hacks for the Committed Penny-Pincher - The New York Times.
• 3-D Printed Dress That’s Almost Practical Enough to Wear - Wired.
• 3 Daily Habits that Often Drain 90 Percent of Our Potential in Life - "As you age you will learn to value your time, genuine relationships, meaningful work, and peace of mind, much more. Little else will matter."
• 3-DIGIT SCORE COULD DICTATE YOUR PLACE IN SOCIETY - Wired.
• 3 Laws of Robotics - "The First Law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. The Second Law: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. The Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law."
• 3 meals a day? - "The idea that we should eat three meals a day is surprisingly modern. How many meals a day is best for our health?"
• 3 reasons the American Revolution was a mistake - Vox.
• 3-star Michelin restaurant: This man has dined at every three-star Michelin restaurant in world - "A German software engineer based in San Francisco has been on a 17-year mission to visit all 145 restaurants."
• 3 Steps to Brewing a Better Cup of Coffee - The New York Times.
• 3 Theories On How Putin Makes His Millions - "Those are mysteries Forbes has grappled with for 20 years. Figuring out Putin’s net worth is probably the most elusive riddle in wealth hunting–harder than the heirs, other heads of state and even drug lords that we’ve financially smoked out over the years. Uncovering private wealth is something we take very seriously, especially in Russia–the founding editor of Forbes Russia, Paul Klebnikov, risked his life for this cause, and was shot in the streets of Moscow in 2004 as he was investigating the fortunes of Russia’s early oligarchs. So where and how much is the fortune that Biden threatens to sanction over Russia’s aggression in Ukraine? We don’t know. But over the years, leaning on sources and expertise, we’ve developed some theories."
• 3 things you think will make you happier at work (but won't) - The Guardian.
• 3 Vaccines for Fall: What You Need to Know - "Here’s who should get the flu, Covid and R.S.V. vaccines, and when." The New York Times.
• 3 ways to avoid checking your bag at the gate - "If you’re flying soon and want to minimize your risk of having to check a bag, here are three things you can do."
• 3 Ways to Measure How Fit You Are, Without Focusing on Weight - "Exercise tests, heart rate and physical ability can tell you more about your health than the scale ever could."
• 3D-printed hydraulic robot 'can practically walk right out of the printer' - The Verge.
• 3 words that can save your life - "What3words: The app that can save your life. Police have urged everyone to download a smartphone app they say has already saved several lives. What is it and how does it work?"
• 3-year-cruise becomes ‘the cruise that never ends’ - "If the idea of spending three years on a cruise ship made you claustrophobic, it’s time to look away now."
• 3-1-1 liquids rule - "Each passenger may carry liquids, gels and aerosols in travel-size containers that are 3.4 ounces or100 milliliters. Each passenger is limited to one quart-size bag of liquids, gels and aerosols. Common travel items that must comply with the 3-1-1 liquids rule include toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, mouthwash and lotion."
• 3.5 billion-year-old rock structures are one of the oldest signs of life on Earth - "Fossils called stromatolites from Western Australia were created by microbes 3.48 billion years ago."
• 4 alarming charts that show just how extreme the climate is right now - "Soaring temperatures. Unusually hot oceans. Record high levels of carbon pollution in the atmosphere and record low levels of Antarctic ice. We’re only halfway through 2023 and so many climate records are being broken, some scientists are sounding the alarm, fearing it could be a sign of a planet warming much more rapidly than expected."
• 4am starts & no apologies: could Anna Wintour’s masterclass transform my life & career? - "The Vogue editor-in-chief has released a video guide to creativity and leadership. I watched it to find out what I could learn from the master."
• 4am starts & spinach smoothies: Da Vinci Code's Dan Brown on how to write a bestseller - "As he sets out to spill his secrets in an online masterclass, Brown talks about bad reviews, his habit of hanging upside down and the challenge of writing fiction in the age of Trump."
• 4 Brain Workouts Will Improve Your Memory & Make You Mentally Stronger - "Brain exercises to keep your mind sharp and strong are just as important as physical exercise."
• 4 brilliant ways cats are secretly helping their owners live healthier lives - Upworthy.
• 4 cups of coffee a day could slash chance of early death< - The Telegraph.
• 4-Day Workweek? A Test Run Shows a Surprising Result - The New York Times.
• 4 July: 10 Scathing Political Satires to Stream This - Wired.
• 4 letters you don't want to find on your boarding pass - The Telegraph.
• 4 numbers Apple won’t let you engrave on your iPad in China - "‘Much of this censorship exceeds Apple’s legal obligations’. Chinese customers are not allowed to use the four numbers 8964 - which refer to the Tiananmen Square protests, which took place on June 4th, 1989."
• 4 things to demand in your next computer - The Verge.
• 4 Traits That Put Kids at Risk for Addiction - The New York Times.
• 4 Ways to Make Grilling Healthier This Summer - TIME Magazine.
• 4 Ways to Protect Against the Very Real Threat of Ransomware - Wired.
• 4 Years On, the Mysteries of Covid Are Unraveling - "Are superdodgers real? Is Covid seasonal? And what's behind its strangest symptoms? Here’s what we've learned."
• 5 Big Changes Are Key for Humanity to Survive a Warming Climate - "Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon writes that investing in improved climate resilience will not only save lives but yield trillions in benefits."
• 5 Biggest Blockchain Trends In 2022 - "Blockchain is one of the most exciting tech trends at the moment. It is a distributed, encrypted database model that has the potential to solve many problems around online trust and security. Many people know it as the technology that underpins Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. However, its potential uses are far broader, encompassing digital 'smart' contracts, logistics and supply chain provenance and security, and protection against identity theft. There are countless others - blockchain evangelists say it can potentially be used to improve security and integrity in any system that involves multiple parties sharing access to a database."
• 5 Cheap Things To Disproportionately Improve Your Life
• 5 Cities with the Highest Homeless Population in the World - "Homelessness is a significant humanitarian concern across the globe. Although the exact number of homeless people around the globe is tricky to estimate, the World Economic Forum estimates that around 150 million people were homeless in 2021, which amounts to around 2% of the world’s population."
• 5 Companies You Thought Were Doomed But Are Actually Fine (For Now) - Wired.
• 5 Countries Where People Live The Longest - "When it comes to life expectancy, Okinawa prefecture and its semi-tropical islands off Japan’s south coast have long been referenced as the benchmark location for living a long life. According to the WHO, the global trend for how long we live increased by more than six years over the first 20 years of the 21st century, with the average global life expectancy increasing from 66.8 years in 2000 to 73.4 years in 2019."
• 5 Countries With Easy Citizenship for Retirement - "Canada - Dominican Republic - Ireland - Peru - Germany. In the short term, we're all working for the weekends; but, in the long run, we're all working with the hopes of retiring one day. While everyone has a different dream for that scenario, there is an option that feels very appealing to a lot of us: moving to another country."
• 5 doctors on the supplements they swear by, from Vitamin D to lion’s mane - "Which vitamins does a GP specialising in hormones take to help her mood? And what does a medic reach for when someone they live with has a cold?"
• 5 Exercise Habits That Destroy Your Body After 50 - "Loss of muscle mass - Loss of bone density - Reduction in balance - Increased risk of falls - Reduced mobility and balance."
• 5 Finance Tips from Ancient Greek & Roman Philosophers - "Earning, lending, borrowing, spending; money management and the wider goals of financial literacy are a minefield. Financial management is something ancient Greek and Roman philosophers thought about too."
• 5 Flight Safety Videos Worth Watching - The New York Times.
• 5 Great Reasons To Visit Denmark In 2024 - "From a new visitor center dedicated to Carlsberg to a long-distance cultural hiking trail, here are five reasons to visit Denmark in 2024."
• 5 Health Lessons We Learned in 2023 - "Ozempic was everywhere, cottage cheese made a comeback and data piled up on alcohol."
• 5 hidden symbols in Vermeer's paintings - "A major new Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam displays the artist's evocative and serene paintings of daily life - but they harbour secret, symbolic messages."
• 5 Lean Principles Every Engineer Should Know - "The Five key principles of lean: value, value stream, flow, pull, and perfection, can be applied to any business process that contains wasteful steps, in any industry."
• 5 Longest-Lasting Empires in History - "Images that come to mind when one thinks of empires include Roman legions, territories with seemingly endless boundaries, and great wars to conquer new lands. However, what is often overlooked is the power these empires held and how that power perpetuated for centuries."
• 5-minute fix: how to improve your fitness, strength & posture at super-quick speed - "In the time it takes to make a cup of tea, you can build your core muscles, increase hip flexibility and stave off the effects of sitting at your desk all day."
• 5-piece French wardrobe philosophy - reddit.
• 5 rules for successful gift giving - "Good gift giving is an art. The perfect present can lift a mood or improve a relationship. It can repair a wrongdoing, or simply remind a loved one that you care."
• 5 richest men in the world double their money as poorest get poorer - "Oxfam predicts first trillionaire within a decade, with gap between rich and poor likely to increase."
• 5-second rule - sometimes also the three-second rule, is a western cultural food hygiene concept, that states that there is a defined window where it is permissible to pick up food (or sometimes cutlery) after it has been dropped and thus exposed to contamination.
• 5 simple daily habits that can revolutionise your health - The Telegraph.
• 5 superpowers ruling the world in 2050 - "In 30 years, most of the world’s largest economies will be those that are emerging today, surpassing current behemoths such as the US, Japan and Germany."
• 5 Tech Myths People Still Believe - The New York Times.
• 5 Tech Products That Will Be Dead in 5 Years - TIME Tech.
• 5 Things Around Your Home You Never Clean but Should - The New York Times.
• 5 ways Boeing's 747 jumbo jet changed travel - "Over 50 years after the launch of the 'queen of the skies,' the very last Boeing 747 has been rolled of the assembly line. The aircraft, a 747-8 Freighter, left the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington on Tuesday, and will be delivered to American cargo airline Atlas Air in early 2023."
• 5:2 money diet - The Telegraph.
• 5G Is a New Frontier for Mobile Carriers & Tech Companies - The New York Times.
• 5G Phone Won’t Hurt You. But Russia Wants You to Think Otherwise - "RT America, a network known for sowing disinformation, has a new alarm: the coming ‘5G Apocalypse.’"
• 5G phones: How serious is the threat to US flights? - "5G relies on radio signals. In the US, the radio frequencies being used for 5G are in part of the spectrum known as C-Band. These frequencies are close to the ones used by radio altimeters on aeroplanes, which measure the height of the aircraft above the ground, but also provide data for safety and navigation systems. The concern is that interference from 5G transmissions could stop these instruments from working properly, and cause safety problems, particularly when aircraft are coming in to land."
• 5G signal could jam satellites that help with weather forecasting - "New mobile system to be launched this year ‘will put lives at risk’."
• 5G will have an enormous impact on the world - CNN Business.
• 6 big reasons to hold off on virtual reality - The Verge.
• 6 clever ways to keep cut flowers alive - The Telegraph.
• 6 designs that bust e-waste - engadget.
• 6 Differences for Preferences of Shoulder to Hip Ratio in Men & Women - "An Eye Tracking Study".
• 6 floating buildings powered by the sun - engadget.
• 6 Giveaway Signs Of ChatGPT-Generated Content - "1. Lengthy introductions. 'Throat clearing' is where a journalist takes a long time to give (arguably) unnecessary context before diving into a piece. 2. Ethical considerations. 3. Generic thoughts and advice. 4. Lack of personal stories. 5. Specific phrases. 6. Signature structure."
• 6 Innovators Who are Shaping the World - "The editors of TIME for Kids spoke with six innovators who are making the planet a more sustainable and accessible place for future generations. From Saieshan Govinder’s work tackling the youth unemployment crisis in South Africa to Srilekha Chakraborty’s initiatives that help girls in rural India learn and talk about their health, these game-changers are leading the way to a better world."
• 6 Jobs Everyone Will Want in 2040 - TIME.
• 6 keys to keeping sharp in 2023 - "Preventing and even treating forms of dementia are largely driven by lifestyle and the choices we make daily. You are not necessarily doomed to whatever fate you think sits stuck in your genes. If there’s one fact that’s increasingly apparent in scientific circles, it’s that our lifestyle choices contribute mightily to our aging process and risk for disease, likely as much - or perhaps even more - than our genetics."
• 6 Most Expensive HermÈs Birkin Bags - "The Hermès Birkin bag is an iconic bag named after the actress Jane Birkin. It has been reinvented many times since it was first introduced to the public in the 1980s. The Hermès bag's classic elements include two rolled handles, a flap top, a touret, a clochette, and four clou 'feet'. Read on to discover the rarest and most expensive Birkin bags."
• 6 PLACES ON EARTH WHERE THE SUN NEVER SETS! - "Norway, situated in the Arctic Circle, is called the Land of the Midnight Sun, where from May to late July, the sun actually never sets."
• 6 Sites Recognized by Britain for Significance to Gay History - The New York Times.
• 6 things people assume when you're a natural blonde - The Telegraph.
• 6 things you may not know about the Korean War - "The US Army once ruled Pyongyang and 5 other things you might not know about the Korean War. Seventy years ago this week, more than 135,000 North Korean troops invaded South Korea, starting a war that cost millions of lives and left scars that linger to this day."
• 6 Things You’re Recycling Wrong - The New York Times.
• 6.1 inches is the ideal smartphone screen size - "Is it small? Is it big? Nobody can tell."
• 7 amazing Facebook 'secrets' you probably didn’t know about - The Telegraph.
• 7 Amazing Work Perks Coming to Your Office by 2028 - TIME Magazine.
• 7 apps to help your business grow on Facebook - Mashable.
• 7 Belly Fat Exercises Worth Doing at the Gym - "Incinerate tummy flab with these trainer-recommended movements."
• 7 billion people & you: What's your number? - BBC News. The world's population is expected to hit seven billion in the next few weeks. After growing very slowly for most of human history, the number of people on Earth has more than doubled in the last 50 years. Where do you fit into this story of human life? Fill in your date of birth below to find out.
• 7 books governments didn't want people to read - "The brutal attack on author Salman Rushdie in New York on August 12 has reignited discussions around censorship in literature."
• 7 countries, 7 traditional Christmas feasts - "The typical Christmas meal may be different by destination, but the idea of indulging in a feast, be it on the day itself or the night before, isn't. Here's a look at how locals celebrate Christmas through cuisine in seven countries."
• 7 countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy - "Albania, Bhutan, Nepal, Paraguay, Iceland, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo produced more than 99.7 per cent of the electricity they consumed using geothermal, hydro, solar or wind power. Scientists say we have reached an ‘irreversible tipping point’ that will see fossil fuels phased out."
• 7 Easy Steps to Protecting Your Digital Life - The New York Times.
• 7 Essential Money Questions Sure to Start a Conversation - The New York Times.
• 7 Little-Known Perks of Flying Business Class - "Flying in business class differs greatly from the standard economy class travel experience. The most attractive benefits include a more spacious and comfortable seat, not being pressed against strangers, and the ability to recline your seat much more than a few inches. But a business class ticket includes other valuable benefits that can improve your travel experience."
• 7 Luxury Items You’ll Regret Buying - "What’s the most you’d spend on one particular thing? We’re not talking houses or cars, but rather luxury items that can cost a fortune. Chances are there’s something you feel is worth an extravagant amount of money. But what specific products genuinely justify the splurge?"
• 7 mistakes to avoid with your stereo amplifier - "Common gaffes that could prevent you from getting the most out of your amp - and system."
• 7 Most Expensive Super Bowl Ads Of All Time
• 7 Most Successful Business Models Of The Digital Era - "The first two decades of this century are characterized by digital entrepreneurs upending traditional business models in search of new ways of creating revenue and serving customers."
• 7 Questions about Technology You Aren’t Even Allowed to Ask - Technology Review.
• 7 surprising benefits of taking a daily nap - The Telegraph.
• 7 tips for beginners - How to use ChatGPT - "1. Get creative with your prompts. ... 2. Ask follow-up questions. ... 3. Tell ChatGPT more about yourself. ... 4. Get ChatGPT to think again. ... 5. Share links to your conversations. ... 6. Give ChatGPT some text to work with. ... 7. Speak to ChatGPT using your voice."
• 7 Tricks to Spot Hidden Cameras in Your Next Airbnb - "Cams really may hide in Airbnb bedrooms, but there are cheap and effective ways to sniff them out: 1. Check out the local Wi-Fi network. Most Airbnbs offer some kind of guest Wi-Fi. 2. Bring up your Bluetooth. If cameras aren't connected to Wi-Fi, you can still pick them up with your Bluetooth. 3. Do a pass with a flashlight. 4. Scan for infrared eyes. 5. Use a camera-spotting app. 6. Inspect the vents. 7. Bring out an infrared scanner."
• 7 ways to tell if you’re heading for divorce - The Guardian.
• 7 Wonders of the Ancient World - "From the Statue of Zeus at Olympia to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, AI recreated the seven wonders of the ancient world."
• 7-38-55 Rule. It's Still the Secret to Exceptional Emotional Intelligence - "The classic psychological rule is often misapplied. But when understood correctly, it can radically improve your EQ."
• 8 artworks make us question value of art - "When Maurizio Cattelan taped a banana to a wall and priced it at $120,000, he sparked an age-old debate about what constitutes art."
• 8 billionth baby - 'I gave birth to the world’s 8 billionth baby‘ - "It was surreal. It was just past midnight and as soon as Vinice was delivered, we were surrounded by people."
• 8 cost-saving tips for travelers in these trying economic times - "No matter what is going on in the macro finance world, however, savvy travelers can find a way to travel well for less by adjusting their strategies. By following these tips, you can still keep your travel budget in check for that much-needed vacation."
• 8 Fitness Myths That Drive Experts Crazy - "Myth 1: You should stretch before you work out. - Myth 2: You need to lift heavy weights to build muscle. - Myth 3: Running destroys your knees. And more."
• 8 glasses of water a day excessive for most people, study suggests - "‘One size fits all’ guidance could lead to 20m litres of drinking water being wasted each day in UK, scientists say."
• 8 gold standards all Rolex watches must meet, explained - "The Swiss luxury timepiece brand tests every model according to these strict measures. Measured against eight critical characteristics, Rolex watches are designed to meet the highest standards in each area - precision, waterproofing, autonomy, robustness, simplicity, craftsmanship, comfort & durability. A commitment to precision lies at the heart of every Rolex watch."
• ‘8 hours’ sleep & you must eat breakfast!’ The truth behind 10 of the biggest health beliefs - "Should we really be aiming to walk 10,000 steps a day, or drink two litres of water? Time to sift fact from fiction."
• 8 Iconic James Bond Watches: Omega, Hamilton, Seiko & More - "Watches are an integral part of James Bond’s classic style. Here are some of the iconic watches from the films."
• 8 Ingenious Ways to Repurpose Used Coffee Grounds - "Few give a thought to its byproduct, coffee grounds, which most people unceremoniously dump into the garbage. And that's a mistake, as there are a surprising number of things you can do with used coffee grounds. Some of this versatility comes from the fact that coffee is filled with valuable nutrients. Researchers from Spain's University of Granada found coffee grounds are rich in fiber and phenols, and their antioxidant effects are 500 times greater than those found in vitamin C. The grounds' coarse texture is another advantage, as is their ability to stain. Intrigued? Here are eight creative ways to reuse your old coffee grounds."
• 8 Phenomenal Stocks Warren Buffett Plans to Hold Forever - "Whereas the benchmark S&P 500 has gained a healthy 33,000%, including dividends, since the affably named 'Oracle of Omaha' became Berkshire's CEO, Buffett has overseen just shy of a 5,000,000% aggregate return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A), as of the closing bell on April 25."
• 8-Second Attention Span - The New York Times.
• 8 Stories You Should Read - The New Yorker.
• 8 things successful people do before 10 am every day, according to psychology - "There’s a significant difference between those who are successful and those who are not, and often it comes down to routine. Specifically, the morning routine. Successful people understand that how they start their day can set the tone for everything that follows. 1) They wake up early. 2) They engage in physical activity. 3) They practice mindfulness. ) They prioritize their tasks. 5) They connect with loved ones. 6) They practice self-care. 7) They educate themselves. 8) They practice gratitude."
• 8 Things You Can Do Now to Save Money on Travel - The New York Times.
• 8 Tips For Building Wealth - "There’s no magic formula for building wealth and getting rich. It’s simple, really: Spend less than you earn, and save as much money as you possibly can. If your goal is to get rich, check out the following eight tips on how you can sidestep the obstacles and maintain your focus. They should help you understand what it takes to build wealth and find your way to financial security. 1. Establish Financial Goals - 2. Destroy Your Debt - 3. Create a Cushion - 4. Start Investing Now - 5. Diversify Your Portfolio - 6. Boost Your Income - 7. Learn about FIRE - 8. Avoid the Schemes." Forbes.
• 9 Amazing Benefits of Technology in the Classroom (+18 Best Ways to Incorporate Technology) - Jen Reviews.
• 9 Books From Elon Musk’s Reading List That Could Change Your Life - "When he’s not building rockets, boring tunnels beneath Los Angeles, or sending cars into space, Elon Musk reads a lot. Here are 9 nonfiction books he thinks we should all read."
• 9 Different Ways to Cook Your Eggs - The New York Times.
• 9 Essential Moments on ‘The Daily Show’ - The New York Times.
• 9 Non-Threatening Leadership Strategies for Women - The Cooper Review.
• 9 out of 10 strokes preventable if people follow 10 health rules - The Telegraph.
• 9 outrageous luxury hotels coming soon - CNN.
• 9-point guide to spotting a dodgy statistic - The Guardian.
• 9 shrivelled hearts to celebrate the day of love - "Richard the Lionheart, Robert the Bruce, Queen Marie of Romania ... a whole who's who of historical figures have had their hearts removed after their death. Meet the gang!"
• 9 signs you're on a fast track to diabetes – and what you can do about it - The Telegraph.
• 9 Things Super Productive People Do Before Noon, According to Research - TIME Magazine.
• 9 to 5? The history of the eight-hour workday - "It’s just the norm, many assume. Same as it ever was. Except, it wasn’t always so. It has just held steady at that level since World War II."
• 9-volt battery emergency mobile phone charger - The Inquisitr.
• 9 ways to tell you're a 'binge-packer' at heart - like the Duchess of York - "A suite of suitcases is the ultimate symbol of old-school sophistication."
• 10 Ancient Technologies That Are Still a Mystery Today - "1. Antikythera, the Ancient Computer - 2. Timeless Durability of the Roman Concrete - 3. The Baffling Baghdad Battery - 4. The Incredible Precision ..."
• 10 Oldest Currencies Still Used Today - "The British pound, also known as the pound sterling, is the oldest currency still in use. It dates back to around 775 AD, during the Anglo-Saxon period, when silver pennies were first minted in what is now England. The pound sterling became the official currency of England in the 12th century under King Henry II, with one pound originally representing a pound of silver."
• 9/11 anniversary: How the world reacted to terror attacks - "Some grieved, some helped and some worried."
• 9/11 photos we will never forget - "These are some of the photos that have come to define that tragic day in 2001, when nearly 3,000 people were killed in terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia."
• 9/11 Timeline: How the September 11 Attacks Unfolded at World Trade Center, Pentagon, Flight 93 - "Twenty years ago, nineteen men hijacked four airplanes to carry out the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil in a mission that was orchestrated by al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden."
• 9/11 Tribute Museum closes its doors for good, citing financial losses during the pandemic - "The museum opened in 2006 and provided information about 9/11 and the 'unprecedented rescue and recovery operations and the rebuilding of both Lower Manhattan and of people's lives,' according to their website."
• 9/11 Tapestry of Grief, Loss, Life & Joy - The New York Times.
• 9-11 REVIEW - "A Resource for Understanding the 9/11/01 Attack."
• 10 Best Places to Live in the World 2022 - "These are the best places to live in the world based on health care, culture, infrastructure, and more."
• 10 Biggest Trends in educational technology - THE Journal.
• 10 birds that changed the world for ever - "Dodo, eagle, sparrow ... A veteran naturalist and writer picks the species that have played a key role for humans, from ancient civilisations to today’s climate crisis."
• $10bn question: what happened to the Marcos millions?
• 10 best gadgets for digital nomads - "Tried-and-true gear from the wandering workforce."
• 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2017 - MIT Technology Review.
• 10 celebrities with their own alcohol brands - The Telegraph.
• 10 cities with the most millionaires - "New York, Tokyo, and Paris are among the cities with the most wealthy residents, according to a new report by Henley & Partners, a firm that specializes in helping uber-rich clients invest their way into gaining residence and citizenship in various countries."
• 10 concepts that will change the way we experience the world - "Travel has come a long way since the age of Silk Road caravans, daunting sea voyages and steam locomotives - and will continue to transform in years to come. Concepts that feel plucked from sci-fi novels and films are quickly making their way into mainstream travel, shaping every step of the journey."
• 10 Daily Habits that Often Drain 90 Percent of Our Joy - "1. Focusing on how life “should be” every step of the way. Try to use frustration and inconvenience to motivate you rather than annoy you."
• 10-Digit Key Code to Your Private Life: Your Cellphone Number - The New York Times.
• 10 Downing Street's Larry the Cat Disrupts President Trump's U.K. Visit by Sitting Under His Limo - TIME Magazine.
• 10 Fastest Cars In The World 2023, Ranked - "Bugatti already broke the mythical 300-mph barrier, but it seems a few other cars are still aiming to be even faster."
• 10 Fastest Porsches Ever Made, Ranked - "For simplicity's sake, we are reporting them to you in order of one fundamental metric: how fast it can achieve 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) from a standing stop."
• 10 funniest Danish expressions and how to use them - The Telegraph.
• 10 Google Maps Features Every Daily Commuter Should Know - "Whether you're a new user or a seasoned veteran, the app's got some pretty neat tricks to empower and simplify your commutes, and it's reflected in the fact that Google Maps has over one billion active users per month."
• 10 happiest countries in the world - The Independent.
• 10 Hard Things that Are Always Worth Doing for Yourself - "(Before it’s Too Late). Even when the struggle is real, remind yourself that it almost always feels better to be exhausted from taking tiny steps forward, than it does to be tired of doing absolutely nothing."
• 10 Iconic Rock Albums from the 1970s Everyone Should Own - "The 1970s were flush with excellent - truly excellent - rock albums that icons have to be left off this list - say it ain’t so, George Harrison! Not only that but while we highlight groups like the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, they have multiple albums that could be on this list. But there is only room for one apiece. Albums everyone must not only listen to but listen to on repeat. Albums that should be owned on vinyl as well as digitally."
• 10 jobs you have to do only once a year – can you do them all in a day? - The Guardian.
• 10 lies about Black Friday's consumerist circle of hell - The Guardian.
• 10 Life Choices We Will All Regret in 10 Years (If We Aren’t Careful) - "1. Letting others tell us what we are worth. - 2. Being too busy impressing others and forgetting about our priorities. - 3. Letting uncertainty ..."
• 10 Lost Treasures of the World - Britain Explorer.
• 10 Mercedes Models That Are Built Like Tanks - "While not all Mercs are created equal, here's why these models earned a reputation for being some of the toughest cars to wear the three-pointed star."
• 10 Milestone Moments in the History of the Wristwatch - "Today it is common for a man to wear a watch on his wrist, but it was a different story around 100 years ago. World War I, which started in 1914 and ended in 1918, brought to the battlefield much that was new - airplanes, mustard gas, military tanks. It also brought something new to civilian society: wristwatches, formerly restricted to ladies, became military-issue equipment, supplanting pocketwatches in popularity among gentlemen."
• 10 Most Expensive Private Jets in The World - "Worth US$900,000,000." Luxury Zone. YouTube 12:15.
• 10 Most Iconic Hairstyles Of All Time - "Hair is more meaningful than it’s sometimes given credit for. As much a reflection of how we feel as it is a source of transformation, it’s little wonder we’re so keen to keep across the latest hair trends. From the street-style set to catwalks to salons around the world, we’re always on the hunt for new ideas."
• 10 most iconic jewellery pieces to buy now & wear forever - "From the Cartier Love bangle to the Boodles tennis bracelet, these are the classic pieces that will last a lifetime."
• 10 most iconic jewels through history - "'Cursed' gemstones, beautiful emblems of famous love affairs, and symbols of dark histories - all these dazzling jewels have intriguing backstories, writes Daisy Woodward."
• 10 Most Important Rolex Watches Ever Made - "From the Submariner to the Day-Date, these watches made history and defined a brand. 1926: The Oyster - 1945: The Datejust - 1950: The Oyster Perpetual - 1953: The Submariner - 1954: The GMT Master - 1956: The Milgauss."
• 10 most misleading American historical sites - "Historical plaques are often anything but informative. Here are some of the worst offenders."
• 10 most obedient breeds of adorable dog that should always sit, stay & walk to heel - including the loving Labrador Retriever - "As demand for cute pups continues to soar post-lockdown, here are the dog breeds that will sit, stay and walk to heel."
• 10 most popular songs to die to, from Sinatra to Cyndi Lauper - "Marie Curie says music can help the dying connect with what it means to be human. Their playlist shows some want sombre reflection and some still want to have fun. The top ten: 1. My Way, Frank Sinatra. 2. I Will Always Love, Whitney Houston. 3. The Best, Tina Turner. 4. Over the Rainbow, Judy Garland. 5. Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper. 6. Angels, Robbie Williams. 7. What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong. 8. Beautiful, Christina Aguilera. 9. Hey Jude, The Beatles. 10. These Are the Days of Our Lives, Queen."
• 10 Movies to Help You Envision Artificial Intelligence - "A.I. may feel like a relatively recent phenomenon, but filmmakers have been thinking about it for nearly a century."
• 10 musicians who killed their careers in seconds - "Just because your time in the spotlight is gone doesn’t mean it’s entirely over, and many artists have successfully made second acts, either on the indie circuit or building themselves back up to at least a modest position in the music industry. Some may have been able to muscle through their controversial pasts, but they would never see the heights of their glory years ever again."
• 10 of the best ways to see the Northern Lights - The Telegraph.
• 10 of the biggest house myths debunked - "High ceilings aren’t always best - and location isn’t everything."
• 10 of the most expensive animals in the world - The Telegraph.
• 10 of the strangest merch items from companies that crashed - "FTX fortune cookies and Theranos gift cards offer souvenirs from recent business disasters."
• 10 of the world's biggest aviation mysteries - The Telegraph.
• 10 of the world's most controversial foods - "From beef to cod to avocados to soya, many of our best-loved foods raise big ethical and environmental questions. What do the experts say?"
• 10 of the world's most erotic attractions - The Telegraph.
• 10 posh items that have been adopted by the proletariat - The Telegraph.
• 10 reasons iOS could be considered better than Android [Video] - "Variety is the spice of life, and even if we prefer Android, iOS has some commendable aspects that we envy. Over the past few years, the gulf between the two systems has become less pronounced. We often see features lifted directly from each side of the fence - or should that be 'walled garden' in the case of iOS? Here are a few key components of Apple’s mobile operating system we admire from afar..."
• 10 SMALLEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD - Expatify.com.
• 10 Smartest Sustainable Products of 2018 - "Here's a look at some of the smartest sustainable products of the year aimed at eco-conscious consumers, from greener shoes to an intelligent thermostat."
• 10 symptoms of cancer you could be missing - The Telegraph.
• 10 Things Never, Ever To Tell Your Coworkers - Forbes.
• 10 things no one tells you before you become a professional MMA fighter - The Telegraph.
• 10 things successful people do differently every day - "Success isn’t just about luck or natural talent. In fact, it’s more of a routine - because successful people have daily habits that set them apart from the rest of us."
• 10 Things To Expect As A First Time Ferrari Owner - "Owning a Ferrari is every car enthusiast's dream, but here's why living with one may not be for everyone. Ferrari owners love the performance that they get out of their cars, but there are some things no owner wants to admit."
• 10 things you didn't know about the Vatican City - The Telegraph.
• 10 things you need to know about vaginas - The Guardian.
• 10 things you only know if you're teetotal - The Telegraph.
• 10 Unsung Heroes: Fathers of Technology - PCWorld.
• 10 useful time management tips, according to productivity experts - "We all have the same 24 hours in a day, but have you ever wondered why some people don’t seem to have a problem getting it all done while others struggle to stay on top of even the basics? The secret is a skill called time management, and like any other skill from cooking to karate, it can be learned by following a few simple tips."
• 10 ways the changing climate is creating a health emergency - "Diseases will spread faster and further, and kill more people, as the effects of record heat, floods, drought and storms escalates. Here are 10 ways the climate crisis is affecting global health: 1: Floods and disease. 2: Mosquitoes on the march. 3: Human-animal contact. 4: Severe weather events. 5: The air that we breathe. 6: The psychological cost. 7: Salty water and perilous pregnancies. 8: Food insecurity. 9: The stress of extreme heat & 10: Millions on the move."
• 10 Ways to Be a Greener Traveler, Even if You Love to Fly - The New York Times.
• 10 ways to stay fit on holiday - The Telegraph.
• 10 words that don't mean what they used to - The Guardian.
• 10 worst places to live in US for air pollution - "A Guardian analysis using cutting-edge modelling developed by researchers tracks deadly PM2.5 levels. America’s top spot is not a traffic-clogged metropolis or renowned heavy industry zone but a small town surrounded by farmland and mountains."
• 10 Years Ago Today: Apple Unveils The iPad - "Apple’s next iPad will be announced soon. The very first one was revealed by Steve Jobs at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco exactly ten years ago, at 10AM Pacific on Wednesday January 27, 2010."
• 10 years of Apple on one page - "Apple entered the 2010s just as the iPhone began to explode in popularity. The iPhone became the most successful consumer product, ever. Sales surged for another five years and still make up a majority of Apple’s revenues. However, we exit the decade with the iPhone making up a smaller portion of Apple’s business than ever before, as the company diversifies into strong lineups of wearables, tablets and services offerings."
• 10 years of Kickstarter - "A decade on from the birth of the crowdfunding platform, Tim Adams talks to cofounder Perry Chen and looks back at some of its greatest campaigns."
• 10 years of the sun in one hour - Nasa releases mesmerising space film - "The space agency gathered 425 million high-resolution images of the sun, which have now been stitched together to form the video."
• 11 Canned Foods That Are Just As Good As Fresh, According To Chefs - "Canned foods often get a bad rap, with many believing they're unhealthy or inferior to fresh options. However, this is more myth than fact, and both chefs and science can back this up."
• 11 funny responses from the iPhone's virtual assistant Siri - The Telegraph.
• 11 Lessons for Entrepreneurs From Jeff Bezos's Tremendous Success - "As the Amazon founder exits the CEO role, he leaves his successor a set of rules that might be helpful to any entrepreneur bent on conquering the known universe."
• 11 minutes of daily exercise could have a positive impact on your health, large study shows - "When you can’t fit your entire workout into a busy day, do you think there’s no point in doing anything at all? You should rethink that mindset. Just 11 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic activity per day could lower your risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease or premature death, a large new study has found."
• 11 Picturesque Villages From Around The Globe - Lolwot.
• 11 Reasons We Should All Quit Our Jobs And Move To Scandinavia - BuzzFeed.
• 11 Roman Emperors Who Helped Mold the Ancient World - "These rulers were often as innovative and ingenious as they were brutal and corrupt."
• 11 September 2001: The conspiracy theories still spreading after 20 years - "The first 9/11 conspiracy theories appeared on the internet just hours after the attacks, on 11 September 2001, and with the rise of social media, have grown in scope and scale ever since."
• 11 Signs You Were Born To Be A Loner - "You might be a born loner if you find joy in curling up with a book instead of going out to brunch or prefer to spend time alone rather than socializing with others. Contrary to what some may believe, being a loner is not undesirable for many people. Loners are often of higher intelligence than their more outgoing counterparts. If you are wondering whether you were born to be a loner, here are 11 signs that may indicate that you are."
• 11 things smart people always do (but never talk about) - "We often hear about the smart things intelligent folks do every day, right? But what about the things they do in secret? Surprisingly, it’s these hidden habits that truly set them apart from the crowd. Let’s uncover the 11 things smart people always do (but never talk about). You might even recognize a few of these in yourself!"
• 11 transport fantasies that never got off the ground - from jetpacks to swan-powered paragliders - "From Leonardo da Vinci to the engineers of Bell Aerosystems, some of our finest minds have devoted themselves to finding a better form of travel. Still, anyone can have an off day ..."
• 11 ways that weight-loss drugs have changed the world - "The growing - and sometimes secret - use of drugs containing semaglutide has had a huge impact on how we live ... but where will it end?"
• 11 words that make the heart sink - The Guardian.
• 12 Best Portable Chargers for All of Your Devices - "Keep your phone, tablet, laptop, and other electronics running with these handheld power banks."
• 12 Best Uses For Old iPhones - "Here are some novel ways you can give your old iPhone the second life it deserves."
• 12 billionaires’ climate emissions outpollute 2.1m homes, analysis finds - "Research shows impact from lifestyles and investments of likes of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Elon Musk."
• 12 cities you must visit in 2016 - a month-by-month guide.
• 12 Facebook tips that everyone should know - The Guardian.
• 12 million declassified CIA files are now available online - engadget.
• 12 Original Playboys of the Jetset Sixties - Kempt.
• 12 Survival Gear Items I Always Carry In My Day Pack, Even In The City - "When you are walking in the city’s botanical gardens, survival gear is not needed, right? How about that 3-mile trail to the waterfall? Or the guided tuck-tuck tour? None of these situations require a machete and dehydrated food in a backpack the size of a Volkswagen. But I think a few small things are essential, whether I’m in an urban park for a couple of hours or spending a few hours trekking through the forest."
• 12 Tips for Living a Longer Life - The New York Times.
• 12 Travel Apps Worth Keeping in 2016 - The New York Times.
• 12 Travel Essentials You Should Never Forget to Pack for Vacation - Traveling soon? Don't forget these items.
• 12 versions of Windows ranked, from worst to best - "It’s a bit of a meme, how bad Windows Vista was. It’s often found at the top of everyone’s “Worst Windows” lists, but we think it gets unfairly maligned — at least a little. Its hardware requirements were incredibly steep at the time, demanding a 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and 15GB of storage space just to install it. It also needed a DirectX 9-supporting graphics chip with 128MB of VRAM. That might not seem like much now, but this was 10 times the storage demands of XP, and almost 20 times the RAM requirements." Digital Trends.
• 12 world wonders never heard of - The Telegraph.
• 13 crazy pricy gadgets you wish you could afford - Mashable.
• 13 dos & don'ts when taking a selfie with the earth - Mashable.
• 13 Keys Tracker - "13 Keys Tracker is a free interactive tool for predicting the 2024 Election, based on Professor Allan Lichtman's famous 13 Keys to the White House. Allan Lichtman Officially Predicts That Kamala Harris Will Win the Election!"
• 13 Nespresso Coffee Pod Flavors, Ranked Worst To Best - "Nespresso currently offers 30 original coffee varieties, 35 coffees compatible with the Vertuo design, and limited edition coffees made for both styles."
• 13 things only drunk people can do - Mashable.
• 13 times Friday the 13th lived up to its name - Metro.
• 13 Ways the World Got Better in 2023 - "As in most years, much of the media focus in 2023 was on the myriad crises people all over the world faced, from horrific wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East to devastating natural disasters (many climate-change-related) in Turkey, Southeast Africa, Hawaii, Canada, and more. At the end of this long year, though, it's worth taking a step back and considering some of the ways things improved. Here are some examples, gathered together by TIME's climate and health journalists."
• $13.6 billion solar megaproject - "$13.6B record-breaking solar park rises from Dubai desert. Once finished, Dubai Energy and Water Authority (DEWA) told CNN the 50 billion-dirham ($13.6 billion) investment could power as many as 1.3 million homes, reducing carbon emissions by 6.5 million tonnes annually."
• 14 of the most striking images of 2022 - "Kelly Grovier picks 14 of the most startling photos from this year - including Ukrainian soldiers playing chess with Molotov cocktails, Iranian protesters and wildfires in Spain and the US - and compares them with iconic artworks."
• 14 Reasons Everyone Needs To Move To Denmark - BuzzFeed.
• 14 things that drive women mad - The Telegraph.
• 14 ways you're being ripped off at the airport - The Telegraph.
• 14 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Sent The Most Important Email in the History of Business - "A simple, one-sentence email turned Apple into the most valuable business of all time."
• 15 celebrities whose secrets could be exposed in the wake of Helen Wood claims - The Telegraph.
• 15 countries that have gone unconquered the longest - The Telegraph.
• 15 Differences Between Rich & Poor Mindset - "In our society, we often see a divide between those with financial resources and those who struggle to meet their needs. It’s not just about the money they have, but also about their mindset. Let’s delve into the differences between the rich and the poor mindset."
• 15 fun things to type into Google - The Guardian.
• 15 great William Shakespeare insults which are better than swearing - The Telegraph.
• 15 Habits That Distinguish The Poor From The Rich - "We all wonder what makes the self-made rich different from the people unable to escape being poor. How do self-made millionaires achieve their wealth, and what keeps it growing? Through extensive studies and research, I’ve been able to identify a variety of habits that distinguish the two."
• 15 maps that will change the way you see the world - The Telegraph.
• 15-Minute Pasta Will Make You Feel Like an Italian Millionaire - "One magic ingredient will send your taste buds on vacation to the Amalfi Coast."
• 15 of History's Greatest Mysteries - "From a book no one can decipher and puzzling disappearances to unsolved crimes and beyond, many of these historical mysteries still have us scratching our heads."
• 15 of the funniest Photoshop fails - The Telegraph.
• 15 Places to Learn to Code for Free in 2019 - UK Web Host Review.
• 15 Products That Defined Apple’s First 40 Years - Wired.
• 15 things you couldn't do 15 years ago - engadget.
• 15 Things You Didn’t Know Your iPhone Could Do - "No matter how long you’ve used an iPhone, there are always new (or new-to-you) features to discover. And stumbling upon a time-saving trick after so many years is, quite frankly, a delight. Here are 15 tips and tricks that Wirecutter staffers rely on all the time. If you don’t already know about them, we hope they make your life a lot easier."
• 15 Ways to Be a Better Person in 2016 - The New York Times.
• 16 Coolest Places To Eat In 2016 - Forbes.
• 16 countries that don't have an army - The Telegraph.
• 16 fascinating facts about Denmark - The Telegraph.
• 17 best Facebook Messenger tips & tricks 2016 - PC Advisor.
• 17 Best Luggage Brands On the Market - "Investing in quality luggage only makes getting there all the better. A lightweight steel case might mean you can pack a bit extra and avoid an overweight baggage fee. While an eye-catching rollaboard from Calpak in a cheerful color will ensure no one else mistakes their luggage for yours. The nostalgic set, meanwhile, will delight in leather-trimmed cases from Steamer, Globe-Trotter, and T Anthony; you may be boarding a plane, but your case will transport you right to the Orient Express. If you’re traveling in some fashion that doesn’t require a TSA Agent to handle your luggage, why not opt for an extra-luxe option? Louis Vuitton makes some lovely sets worthy of the private jet on which you may or may not be flying."
• 17 Surprising Ways You're Ruining Your Clothes - "You've been washing, folding, and storing your clothes all wrong."
• 17th Century Japanese Samurai Who Sailed to Europe, Met the Pope & Became a Roman Citizen - "We learn about intrepid Europeans who sought, and sometimes even found, trade and missionary routes to China and Japan during the centuries of exploration and empire. Rarely, if ever, do we hear about visitors from the East to the West, especially those as well-traveled as 17th-century samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga."
• 18 Health Benefits Of Tomatoes, How To Consume & Recipes - "Learn how this humble fruit helps boost your nutrition, health, and immunity. Tomatoes contain vital nutrients, such as vitamin K, folate, potassium, and vitamin C. These nutrients are involved in proper blood clotting, bone health, immune function, blood pressure, protein metabolism, digestion, and skin health."
• 19 alarming cybercrime statistics for 2019 - BroadbandSearch.
• 19 amazing untranslatable words - The Telegraph.
• 19 crazy facts about Bill Gates' $123 million mansion - Business Insider.
• 19 Feng Shui Secrets to Attract Love & Money - HGTV.
• 20 Beautiful Places in the World Ruined by Overtourism - "Overtourism is essentially the idea of a greater than optimal number of tourists visiting any area. UNWTO predicts that destinations around the world will host approximately 1.5 billion international tourists in 2024, the highest volume ever recorded."
• 20 bestselling mobile phones of all time - The Telegraph.
• 20 classic French dishes everyone needs to try - "The foundations of the country’s culinary empire were laid as early as the mid-1600s when chef François Pierre La Varenne penned his hugely influential 'Le Cuisinier François' recipe book, which emphasized regional and seasonal ingredients and highlighted complementary flavors. 'French cooking is, at its core, about making beautiful, refined food out of simple ingredients,' said Maryann Tebben, author of 'Savoir-Faire: A History of Food in France.' Whether it’s country fare or haute cuisine that inspires, take a look at 20 classic French dishes."
• 20 Countries With the Fastest Declining Populations ranked - "Visualizing Population Decline by Country. The following table ranks countries by their rate of population decline, based on projected rate of change between 2020 and 2050 and using data from the United Nations."
• 20 Highest Paid World Leaders - 24/7 Wall St.
• 20 incredible things you didn't know about North Korea - The Telegraph.
• 20 Largest Economies in the World by 2050 - "The global economy is expected to grow 130% by 2050, with China projected to possess around 20% share of the world’s GDP in purchasing power parity. India is likely to surpass the United States, which is currently the largest economy in the world. The EU’s share of the world’s GDP is projected to drop below 10%."
• 20 Most Advanced Countries in the World - "Over the past few years, the global technology landscape has witnessed a significant transformation. The two most dominant trends that emerged in 2023 were generative AI and electrification."
• 20 of our favorite personalized travel accessories to take along on your next trip - "Travel is in full swing once again. While your journey might face hiccups galore - think lost luggage, delays and cancellations - your travel gear is the one thing you can and should count on. And if you’re like us, your travel must-haves could use some refreshing. When investing in new accessories - from luggage and toiletry bags to travel backpacks and packing cubes - consider upgrading to personalized items with a monogram. Not only will the pieces identify their owner without a doubt, but they’ll also keep you super organized and add some swagger to your travel ensemble."
• 20 of the best films to watch in 2023 - "From Cocaine Bear and Barbie - starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie - to The Little Mermaid and Oppenheimer, and the latest instalments of Dune, Indiana Jones and Mission: Impossible, our critics pick the best releases slated for 2023."
• 20 of the most beautiful villages in Italy - "Fabulous food, amazing art, rich language, dramatic and gorgeous landscapes - we all know what makes Italy so special. Perhaps best of all are the scenic small towns and villages, where it's possible to enjoy all these while surrounded by picturesque coastline, mountains, valleys, rivers or volcanoes."
• 20 places you must visit before you die - Lonely Planet.
• 20 Principles You Should Live By To Get Everything You Want In Life (Master This) - The 80/20 principle is a well-known concept in business and economics. It suggests that 80% of the outcomes come from 20% of the efforts. However, this principle applies not only to business but also to life in general. In this context, the 80/20 principle suggests that 80% of the things that matter in your life are caused by 20% of your actions. The key to success is to identify this 20% of actions and focus on them. Doing so will maximize your productivity and help you achieve your goals faster. Now, let’s dive into the 80/20 principles you should follow to get everything you want.
• 20 reasons why Reinhold Messner is the world's greatest living man - The Telegraph.
• 20 Tallest Countries - "With an average height of 6 feet for men and 5 feet 7 inches for women, the Netherlands is the tallest country in the world. A quick look at the rankings reveal that many of the tallest countries are found in Northern and Eastern Europe."
• 20 things no man over the age of 40 should ever wear - The Telegraph.
• 20 Ways the World Got Better in 2019, in Charts - "Last year felt pretty awful most of the time. But if you take the long view, 2019 was actually a relatively amazing year to be alive."
• 20 years after 9/11, the US is at war with itself - "America went into battle on September 11, 2001, united in defense of its values and way of life. Twenty years on, it is at war with itself, its democracy threatened from within in a way Osama bin Laden never managed."
• 20 Years Of Google Has Changed the Way We Think. Here's How, According to a Historian of Information - TIME Magazine.
• 21 Beautiful Christmas Trees Around The World, In Photos - "Christmas trees are one of the traditions that can withstand the coronavirus and most towns and cities in the world have gone all the way to present immense, luminous, creative trees as one of the remaining ways in these trying times to symbolize the special holiday."
• 21 funniest jokes about Donald Trump - The Telegraph.
• 21 Lessons From America's Worst Moments - "As many Americans prepare to toast their country’s past on the Fourth of July, there’s no escaping that not every facet of that history has been worth celebrating. In fact, for a great number, this very moment may fall into that latter category, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rock the nation and a growing number of people confront the inescapable facts of past and present racism."
• 21 of the world’s most stunning castles - "'What makes a castle a castle is that it combines the functions of defense and dwelling - it’s a fortification and a stately home rolled into one. Creating a building which is both comfortable and defensible is difficult. The ingenious ways in which castle-designers reconciled this balance is always intriguing.' Although we normally associate castles with European history, it’s actually an architectural form found around the world - in nations as varied as Japan and India, Morocco and Mexico."
• 21 places in Africa you must see before you die - The Telegraph.
• 21 rules for dogs & their humans - "We asked experts to describe good dog manners and how our pups should behave at home, on a walk and out on the town."
• 21 Shakespearean quotes you didn't even know you were using - The Telegraph.
• 21 unusual ways to quit smoking, from changing your teeth to taking more showers - "If patches, hypnosis and self-help books don’t work, maybe it’s time to think laterally. Readers reveal the unlikely methods that encouraged them to kick the habit."
• 22 Push-Up Challenge: the internet's new favourite craze (and how to do it correctly) - The Telegraph.
• 22 reasons why it’s good to be a millennial - The Guardian.
• 22 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2022 - "From spinal implants that allow paralyzed people to walk to smashing an asteroid off course with a rocket, this wasn’t just a year of negative headlines."
• 23 best destinations to visit in 2023 - "New year equals new outlook. Apply this formula liberally to travel planning in 2023. After nearly three years of travel disruptions and complications, many countries have dropped most of their pandemic restrictions. People are traveling internationally in large numbers, and there's plenty of pent-up demand to spread around the world. Many travelers are charging full steam ahead into the new year - with good reason."
• 23 Best Fitness Gifts for the Active People in Your Life - "From portable trampolines and treadmills to the chicest workout gear, here's what to shop."
• 23 Best Travel Gadgets That'll Make Your Next Trip Even Better - "For more organized, manageable, and unforgettable adventures."
• 23 items I don’t leave home without - "When it comes to travel, there are essentials that are guaranteed to make any journey more comfortable and enjoyable. Especially as airplane seats become smaller, planes and hotels become fuller and tickets become more expensive, we could all use a little respite from the frustrations of travel. Thankfully, that list of travel gear essentials is long - and continues to grow. Of course, every trip is different. For some, I might want to travel with just a carry-on bag, while some require more space and are a better fit for a piece of checked luggage. Here are the 23 things I travel the world with."
• 23 photos that prove America is the most epic place on Earth - The Telegraph.
• 23 Plane crashes where everyone survived The Telegraph.
• 23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black in America - The Guardian.
• 24 Brands to Watch in 2024 - "This year's most promising trends, product launches and anniversaries - and the companies behind them all."
• 24 British rabbits took over Australia - "What seemed like an innocent Christmas gift of 24 English rabbits in 1859 would go on to become Australia's 'most devastating biological invasion,' according to a new study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
• 24 fascinating things you didn't know about your passport - The Telegraph.
• 24 of the world's most incredible natural phenomena - The Telegraph.
• 24 Things That Stuck With Us in 2023 - "Films, TV shows, albums, books, art and A.I.-generated SpongeBob performances that reporters, editors and visual journalists in Culture couldn’t stop thinking about this year."
• 25 amazing things you (probably) didn't know about Ukraine - The Telegraph.
• 25 Best Everyday Carry Backpacks of 2022 - "When it comes to gear of any type, everyday carry or otherwise, the bag category is one of the most ubiquitous. After all, most humans need a means of transporting items from one place to another - be that your mobile technology, school books, food, supplies, or whatever else. And there’s no denying the usefulness of a traditional backpack therein. In fact, backpacks are probably one of the most commonly available pieces of EDC gear, second perhaps only to wallets."
• 25 Expert Tips to Reading WAY More Books This Year - "Instead of trying to power through a book that you're not enjoying, put it down."
• 25 Famous Poems That Everyone Should Read - "Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment required to finish a novel. You can read most famous poems in a single sitting, some taking just a minute or two, and they give you a window into a new way to think."
• 25 GENIUSES WHO ARE CREATING THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS - Wired.
• 25 Ideas That Will Shape the 2020s - "Fortune asked 25 of the sharpest minds to weigh in on the epic, disruptive, thrilling, terrifying, and fascinating ideas that will mold the next decade. The future is now."
• 25 Life Lessons We Learned From Robin Williams Characters - BuzzFeed.
• 25 Most Influential People on the Internet 2017 - TIME Magazine.
• 25 Most Influential People on the Internet 2018 - TIME Magazine.
• 25 Most Influential People on the Internet 2019 - "Lil Nas X, Meghan Markle and the man behind the world-record egg Instagram make the cut for TIME's roundup of the most influential people on the internet."
• 25 Most Unique Nike Shoes In The World - "Nike has created some of the world’s most expensive and unique shoes and sneakers since it was founded in 1964. With sneakers made in collaboration with incredible artists, for great causes, and for tremendous sports influences, there are more colourways and options than you can fathom."
• 25 Photos That Defined the Modern Age - "A group of experts met to discuss the images that have best captured - and changed - the world since 1955."
• 25 signs you’ve reached financial maturity - "According to a new survey, British people aren’t fully financially mature until the age of 31. But it isn’t all about having a savings account."
• 25 signs your cat could be in pain - University of Lincoln.
• 25 Smartest Countries In The World ranked - "Which people have contributed the most to our advancement as a species? Which does best at school, and which has the highest IQ. All important contributing factors when deciding where to visit next, no doubt. Luckily though, Vouchercloud has done the legwork for you and diligently researched and ranked the top 25 countries in the world by intelligence."
• 25 things to do before you die - The Telegraph.
• 25 things Travel guru Rick Steves always packs in his carry-on - "Steves spends four months out of the year traveling Europe for work, and he only brings a carry-on bag. Steves' must-haves include hemp shorts, Bose headphones, Patagonia pants, and bags he designed."
• 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have - "A pair of internationally minded writers, a chef, an architect and a landscape photographer made a list of the most extraordinary adventures a person should seek out. Here are the results."
• 26 Coffee Hacks You Need To Know For A Better Cup - "A good cup of coffee can mean the difference between an awesome morning and a so-so one. Depending on the brew style, getting the specifics down can get tricky. That's why we compiled a list of coffee hacks to help you brew a better cup. Whether a straightforward Americana or a fanciful French press, here are some tips to wake you up."
• 26 happiest, richest, healthiest, and most crime-free countries in the world - Business Insider.
• 27 best luxury tech gadgets of all time - "There are bathroom scales that know your heart health and lipstick machines that know your perfect colour. There are radars for bikes and lidars for vacuum cleaners. There are computers that fold and trainers that bounce. Most of all there are a lot of previously-inanimate objects - from tables to board games - that suddenly require bluetooth compatibility. Here is a list of some of the top luxury technology releases of recent months. And if it seems out of your reach? It soon, most likely, won’t be. The thing about gadgets is that they start off as luxury, and rapidly become necessity. Today’s luxury tech all too often becomes tomorrow’s ubiquitous tech. Better get updating your table’s wifi settings."
• 27 fascinating photographs of a London lost to time - The Telegraph.
• 27 most bizarrely impressive Lego creations of all time - The Telegraph.
• 27 ways to boost your mood for the New Year - "January isn’t easy! Energy levels are rock bottom - but fear not. Here’s how to give yourself a factory reset to boost your lust for life."
• 28 Pages - The report that holds 9/11 secrets. CBS News.
• 28 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Said What Separates Successful People From Everyone Else Boils Down to 1 Simple Word - "If you can't develop this quality, you may as well toss in the towel now."
• 29 Changes In Clothing Fashion That Made Stealing Easier Or Harder - "As Shared By Former Pickpockets And Magicians Online."
• 30 great one-liners - The Telegraph.
• 30 Most Influential People on the Internet 2016 - TIME.
• 30 Most Walkable Cities In The World ranked, According To A New Report - "There’s nothing like walking in a city, absorbing the local culture and stumbling upon hidden gems. So what are the most walkable cities in the world? A new report has the answers."
• 30 of the Best Things to Do in Copenhagen for Food & Design Enthusiasts - "Where to eat and stay, what to explore, and how to shop in Denmark's capital city."
• 30-Second Power Test - "You need more than strength to age well - you also need power. Here's how to measure how much you have. Start a timer for 30 seconds and count how many times you can move from sitting to standing. Men over 65 should be able to do 12 or more; women over 65 should do 11 or more. If you score below that, you may be low on power."
• 30 Things 'Back to the Future II' Got Right or Wrong About October 21, 2015 - CityLab.
• 31 billionaires are worth more than the US Treasury has in cash - "For context, 31 billionaires are each worth more than the federal government's $38.8 billion in cash, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Some of them, like fashion mogul Bernard Arnault - are worth a lot more. Arnault, the chairman of luxury goods maker LVMH, has a net worth estimated at $193 billion."
• 32 MOMENTS THAT MADE THE DECADE - "The last ten years, from AirPower to Google Wave."
• 33 apps that will save you money - TIME Magazine.
• 33 debut products that defined hi-fi history - "A (rather long) meander down memory lane."
• 33 of the hardest questions Apple will ask in a job interview - Business Insider.
• 33 things that will make you happy... and the seven that definitely won't - The Telegraph.
• 34 Frugal Living Tips That Really Work: Warren Buffett’s Saving Money Habits - "This guide will delve into 34 actionable frugal living tips rooted in Buffett’s financial principles, teaching, lifestyle, and quotes, helping you transform your financial habits, save money, and build wealth over time."
• 35 Best & Worst Countries To Raise A Family (You Won’t Believe America’s Ranking) - "As if things couldn’t get worse. According to a new study from the travel website Asher & Lyric, the United States is the second worst place in the world to raise a family. The country came in at a shockingly low 34th place out of 35 countries, only beating out crime-ridden Mexico. Topping the list of best places to raise a family were countries like Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland (which was recently named the happiest country in the world for the third year in a row)."
• 36 Questions That Lead to Love - The New York Times.
• 37 Reasons Why Denmark Will Ruin You For Life - The best and most underrated European country. BuzzFeed.
• 37 SIGNALS - simple small business software, collaboration, CRM.
• $38 BILLION TAX PAYMENT IS A GOOD DEAL FOR APPLE - Wired.
• 38 images that changed the way we see women (for better & for worse) - "Shocking, arresting and extraordinary photographs that shifted how women are seen in the world."
• 38 North - "Informed Analysis of North Korea." Website devoted to analysis of North Korea. While it strives to break new ground, the site’s main objective is to bring the best possible analysis to both seasoned North Korea watchers and general audiences alike.
• 40 most brutal British political insults - The Telegraph.
• 40% of Americans think civil war likely within a decade - "More than half of ‘strong Republicans’ think such a conflict is at least somewhat likely, poll finds."
• 40 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes ever - The Telegraph.
• 40 things that every man should know by the age of 40 - The Telegraph.
• 40 things every woman should know about fashion over 40 - The Telegraph.
• 40 wise & witty quotes about the French - The Telegraph.
• 40 Years Ago, This Ad Changed the Super Bowl Forever - "An oral history of Apple's groundbreaking '1984' spot, which helped to establish the Super Bowl as TV's biggest commercial showcase."
• 40 years of Apple - in pictures - The Guardian.
• 40% of the Buildings in Manhattan Could Not Be Built Today - The New York Times.
• 41 Elections - The New York Times front pages through the decades.
• 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement - "On Sunday morning, President Donald Trump announced that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had died as a result of a US raid in northern Syria. And then he kept talking. And taking questions. And more questions. I went through the transcript of Trump's remarks and pulled out the most, uh, notable lines."
• 42 style tips to take from Kate Moss - The Telegraph.
• 45 things we love most about London - The Telegraph.
• 50 adventures to try in your lifetime - The Telegraph.
• 50 Best Free Workout Resources You Can Find Online - Hufftington Post.
• 50 best inventions of 2018 - "50 inventions making the world better, smarter and even a little more fun."
• 50 Highest Rated CEOs - Glassdoor.
• 50 Most Important Watches Ever - "From design landmarks to technical firsts to models that invented a whole new category, these watches have had a substantial impact on watchmaking."
• 50 MOST INNOVATIVE FINTECH COMPANIES IN 2021 - "Many of the startups on Forbes’ sixth Fintech 50 list were big pandemic winners, as Americans sped up their migration to buying and banking online and some of those stuck at home jumped into online trading of stocks and crypto."
• 50p to enter circulation for Queen's Jubilee & here's where you can get one - "The commemorative 50p coin has been personally approved by Her Majesty and will enter the hands of the public at Post Office branches nationwide from next month."
• 50 photographs that reshaped sport - "Pain, triumph, disaster - and a pair of tightly squeezed testicles. Here are some of the images that changed the way we see sport for ever."
• 50 podcasts you need to hear - The Guardian.
• 50 top Swiss Watch Companies of 2023 According to Morgan Stanley - "Rolex Breaks the CHF 10 billion Barrier. Morgan Stanley and LuxeConsult's latest industry report shows the clear winner(s) of 2023."
• 50 WEIRDEST JOB TITLES - Coburg Banks.
• 52 acts of kindness: how to spread joy in every week of 2023 - "Whether fostering kittens, donating blood or delivering boxes of biscuits to striking workers, there has never been a better time to help out. And it will improve your life too."
• 52 Places for a Changed World - "The 2022 list highlights places around the globe where travelers can be part of the solution." The New York Times.
• 52 Places to Go in 2014 - International New York Times.
• 52 Places to Go in 2023 - "Travel’s rebound has revealed the depth of our drive to explore the world. Why do we travel? For food, culture, adventure, natural beauty? This year’s list has all those elements, and more." The New York Times.
• 53 free things to do around the world - The Telegraph.
• 54 Celebrities, Executives & Allies on Trump’s ‘Close Contacts’ List - "The list included the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and other Fox News figures, along with sports stars like Tom Brady and Serena Williams."
• 57 'Buy it for Life' products: cast-iron, tools, speakers, chairs & more - "Here's a good rule of thumb: Just because something is well made doesn't mean it doesn't require proper maintenance. Take care of your stuff, and it'll last years."
• 59 fascinating things you didn't know about Russia - The Telegraph.
• 60 greatest female singer-songwriters of all time - The Telegraph.
• 60 Minutes Overtime - CBS News.
• 60 richest countries (1980-2023) - "This is the list of UN member states only. Dependent territories or disputed areas such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Aruba, Puerto Rico, Gibraltar, Greenland, Virgin Islands, Bermuda... are not listed." TOP 10 Channel.
• 60% of fish species could be unable to survive in current areas by 2100 - study - "Warming water temperatures lower water oxygen levels, putting embryos and pregnant fish at risk, researchers say."
• 61 Glimpses of the Future - Jan Chipchase.
• 70% of animal populations wiped out since 1970, report reveals - "Huge scale of human-driven loss of species demands urgent action, say world’s leading scientists."
• 70 years & half a trillion dollars later: what has the UN achieved? - The Guardian.
• 70 years on, Gucci’s horsebit loafer is still a coveted status symbol - "What do late former US president George H. W. Bush, ’60s muse Jane Birkin and rapper Wiz Khalifa all have in common? Despite their vastly differing personal styles and occupations, they have all been spotted in a pair of Gucci horsebit loafers. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the distinctive shoe, recognizable by its metal snaffle flourish, which has become a piece of fashion history - one so renowned that a pair entered the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s permanent collection in 1984. In mid-June, coinciding with the menswear shows at Milan Fashion Week, Gucci will stage an exhibition celebrating the legacy of its signature loafer."
• 71 Most Stylish People of 2023 - "OK, some weren’t people, but they all made us talk: about what we wear, how we live and how we express ourselves."
• 72-HOUR LIVE STREAM IS BRINGING EARTH DAY ONLINE - "The 50th anniversary of Earth Day marks a new chapter of digital resistance."
• 80 great quotes about love & romance - The Telegraph.
• 85% of Warren Buffett's $354 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in Just 10 Stocks - "The Oracle of Omaha has run circles around the S&P 500 since becoming CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Despite having stakes in close to four dozen securities, nearly $302 billion of Berkshire's invested assets are in only 10 stocks. Portfolio concentration is a big reason Berkshire Hathaway has handily outperformed Wall Street for nearly 60 years."
• 100 best Christmas songs of all time - The Telegraph.
• 100 best inventions of 2019 - "These 100 innovations in areas including health care, augmented reality and food are making the world better, smarter and even just a little more fun."
• 100 Best Inventions of 2020 - "100 innovations changing how we live." TIME Magazine.
• $100 billion club has swelled to an unprecedented 15 members - "The combined net worth for these people is up 13% this year to $2.2 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, beating the pace of inflation and the broader stock market. Between them, they hold nearly a quarter of the wealth of the world’s 500 richest people."
• 100 facts guaranteed to make you the most interesting person in the pub - The Telegraph.
• 100 funny jokes by 100 comedians - The Telegraph.
• 100 greatest TV series of the 21st Century - "BBC Culture polled 206 TV experts from 43 countries in order to find the greatest TV of the 21st Century - here’s the top 100."
• 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time - "Variety breaks down the best TV shows of all time. From The Sopranos to Community, these are the best series ever aired."
• 100 Images From Cassini’s Mission to Saturn - The New York Times.
• 100 Miles, 10 Days, Three Countries and a Lot of Cheese - The New York Times.
• 100 most influential climate leaders in business 2023 | TIME - "The inaugural TIME100 Climate list includes leaders driving climate action in the businesses of energy, finance, culture, health, and more."
• 100 Most Influential Companies 2023 - "TIME's list of the world's 100 most influential businesses."
• 100 Most Influential People in AI 2023 - TIME 100/AI.
• 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD 2015 - TIME Magazine.
• 100 most influential people of 2020 - TIME Magazine.
• 100 Most Powerful People in Business - "What you’ll find on this list: leaders from 40 industries, ranging in age from their 30s to their 90s. You’ll come across very recognizable founders, chief executives of great businesses, disrupters, and innovators. What you won’t find: fossilized billionaires who are no longer active in business; nor will you find politicians, regulators, or seconds-in-command."
• 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2014 - BrandZ.
• 100 Must-Read Books of 2023 | TIME - "The fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that entertained and enlightened us."
• 100 Notable Books of 2023 - "Each year, we pore over thousands of new books, seeking out the best novels, memoirs, biographies, poetry collections, stories and more. Here are the standouts, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review."
• 100 tiny changes to transform your life: from the one-minute rule to pyjama yoga - "Want more health and happiness in the year ahead - without having to work too hard? Here are tried and tested tweaks that can lead to big improvements."
• 100 tricks to appear smart in meetings - The Cooper Review.
• $100 Trillion Global Economy in One Chart - "Visualizing the $100 Trillion Global Economy in One Chart. Surpassing the $100 trillion mark is a new milestone for global economic output."
• 100-year-old fiction that predicted today - "Two cult authors both wrote about human nature - and the dystopian horrors that technology can unleash. Dorian Lynskey explores the parallel lives of the writers whose work still resonates."
• 100 years of BMW: in pictures - The Telegraph.
• 100 years of Hollywood’s corrosive, systemic sexism - The Guardian.
• 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party - "10 moments that shaped China's Communist Party." Interactive.
• 100 years on: the picture that changed our view of the universe - "Arthur Eddington’s photograph of the 1919 solar eclipse proved Einstein right and ushered in a century where gravity was king."

May 11, 2019

• 100s of Dubai's tallest buildings are 'infernos waiting to happen' - The Telegraph.
• 116 things that can give you cancer – the full list - The Guardian.
• 123 PEOPLE - a people search engine that looks into nearly every corner of the Web to help you find information on everyone you (want to) know. Using our proprietary search algorithm, you can find comprehensive and centralized people profiles consisting of images, videos, phone numbers, email addresses, social networking and Wikipedia profiles and much more.
• 150 years ago, science changed forever - "2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the invention of the periodic table of elements, which epitomizes our modern understanding of chemistry."
• 175 Very TOWN&COUNTRY People, Places & Things - "In honor of our 175th anniversary."
• £187m of Windsor family wealth hidden in secret royal wills - "Contents of dozens of royal wills have been kept private by judges in special hearings closed to the public."
• 200 Years After Waterloo, Napoleon Still Wins by Losing - The New York Times.
• 225-million-year-old mammal is the oldest ever identified - "Brasilodon quadrangularis was a small shrew-like creature, around 20 centimeters (8 inches) long, that walked the earth 225 million years ago at the same time as some of the oldest dinosaurs and sheds light on the evolution of modern mammals, according to a team of Brazilian and British scientists."
• 273 People, Places and Things Donald Trump Has Insulted on Twitter: A Complete List - The New York Times.
• $300 Million Watch Collection - "Patrick Getreide amassed the one-of-a-kind OAK Collection over five decades. Now the French entrepreneur believes the time is right to sell 142 of his rare treasures at Christie’s this month."
• £350m superyacht given to ex-wife of Putin-linked billionaire in Britain's biggest divorce case - The Telegraph.
• 350 Park Avenue: The new 62-story tower set to transform New York City’s skyline - "Stretching up 62 stories, a planned office tower at 350 Park Avenue will provide space for more than 6,000 jobs, plus 1.8 million square feet of commercial office space, according to a press release."
• 400+ CREATIVE BUSINESS CARD DESIGNS
• 460 Years Ago, Shakespeare Was Born Here. Or Somewhere - "Every year, millions flock to Stratford-upon-Avon, England, to visit the house known as Shakespeare’s Birthplace. But was he really born there? A whole industry depends on it."
• 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - "For the first time in 17 years, we've completely remade our list of the best songs ever. More than 250 artists, writers, and industry figures helped us choose a brand-new list full of historic favorites, world-changing anthems, and new classics." Rolling Stone.
• 500 Years of Jewish Life in Venice - The New York Times.
• The 503 Faces of American Power - The New York Times.
• 538 - (FiveThirtyEight) is a website that focuses on opinion poll analysis, politics, economics, and sports blogging. The website, which takes its name from the number of electors in the United States electoral college, was founded on March 7, 2008, as a polling aggregation website with a blog created by analyst Nate Silver.
• 722 biggest companies ‘making $1tn in windfall profits’ - "The world’s 722 biggest companies collectively are making more than $1tn a year in windfall profits on the back of soaring energy prices and rising interest rates, according to research by development charities. The companies made $1.08tn this way in 2021 and $1.09tn last year, according to analysis of Forbes magazine data by the charities Oxfam and ActionAid. The collective profits were 89% higher than the previous four-year average covering 2017-2020."
• 900km Amazon highway that's dividing a nation - "The BR-319 is famed as one of South America's most challenging drives, but those who attempt it are rewarded with an unfiltered experience of the Amazon that few get to see."
• 900-year-old Italian castle. Here’s what it’s like living there - "When Ludovica Sannazzaro Natta introduces herself to new people, she always leads with the key facts: She’s 21, about to turn 22. She’s Italian. She’s a 'very proud Scorpio.' She studied musical theater in Los Angeles and New York. Sannazzaro Natta moved into the 45-roomed, turreted, fairytale Castle Sannazzaro when she was four years old. Sannazzaro Natta is descended from Italian nobility and her father is a count. This medieval fortress, located in picturesque countryside near Giarole, northern Italy, has been in her family for 28 generations."
• 911 System Isn’t Ready for the iPhone Era - The New York Times.
• 1,000+ Companies Have Curtailed Operations in Russia - But Some Remain - "Since the invasion of Ukraine began, we have been tracking the responses of well over 1,200 companies, and counting. Over 1,000 companies have publicly announced they are voluntarily curtailing operations in Russia to some degree beyond the bare minimum legally required by international sanctions — but some companies have continued to operate in Russia undeterred." Yale School of Management.
• 1000 Places to See Before You Die
• 1000 Things New York - Things to do in New York.
• 1,000 Years of Art at the Edge of the Gobi Desert - The New York Times.
• 1001 CLUB - a Nature Trust that helps fund the World Wide Fund for Nature. It was established in 1970 by the then head of the WWF, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, with help from Anton Rupert, a South African entrepreneur. They persuaded 1001 individuals to join the club, where each member would contribute US$10,000 to the trust. The membership of the 1001 Club largely consists of managers of banks and multinationals from around the world. According to a 1993 Washington Monthly article, "The secret list of members includes a disproportionate percentage of South Africans, all too happy in an era of social banishment to be welcomed into a socially elite society. Other contributors include businessmen with suspect connections, including organized crime, environmentally destructive development, and corrupt African politics.
• 1795 US time capsule opened - CNN.
• 1903, New York Times predicted that airplanes would take 10 million years to develop - "Only nine weeks later, the Wright Brothers achieved manned flight. The pathologically cynical always will find a reason to complain."
• 1944: The Times Discovers Pizza - The New York Times.
• 1961 Goldsboro Nuclear Accident - New Details: The National Security Archive.
• 1968 sci-fi that spookily predicted today - "In the first of BBC Culture’s new series on fiction that predicted the future, Hephzibah Anderson looks at the work of John Brunner, whose vision of 2010 was eerily accurate."
• 1972 conspiracy that shaped the US - "Gaslit and Watergate: The enduring draw of a 1972 conspiracy. Fifty years after the Watergate scandal, a new TV series and exhibition explore the events that led to one of the biggest political crises in US history, writes Diane Bernard."
• 2,000 People Are Stranded on a U.S. Cruise Ship After 4 Countries Reject Entry Over Coronavirus Fears - "Roughly 2,000 passengers and crew aboard the Holland America Line Westerdam are stranded on the open seas. Fears of the novel coronavirus (now officially known as COVID-19) has prompted four different nations and the U.S. territory of Guam to deny them entry despite no one on board being diagnosed with the illness that has caused global panic."
• 2,000 species of seafood from all over the world for sale in the United States - "The Seafood List (SFL) is FDA's Guidance to Acceptable Market Names for Seafood sold in Interstate Commerce."
• 2010 TIME MAGAZINE 100 LIST - the people who most affect our world.
• 2014 Legatum Prosperity Index - defining prosperity as a combination of wealth & wellbeing. The Prosperity Index ranks countries according to their performance across eight equally-weighted sub-indexes.
• 2014 World Wealth Report - Capgemini & RBC Wealth Management.
• 2015 BrandZ Top 100 Global Brands - Millward Brown.
• 2015 Global Innovation Index
• 2015 Global Luxury Residential Real Estate Report - Sotheby's International Realty.
• 2015 Global Peace Index - A Snapshot of the Global State of Peace.
• 2015 in Pictures - The New York Times.
• 2015 Likely to Be Hottest Year Ever Recorded - The New York Times.
• 2015 likely to be Warmest on Record - World Meteorological Organization.
• 2015 Property Prices Index - Numbeo.
• 2015: The Year in Visual Stories & Graphics - The New York Times.
• 2015 was the hottest year on record - engadget.
• 2015: World's Richest People Got Poorer - Bloomberg News.
• 2016 Climate Trends Continue to Break Records - NASA.
• 2016 Could Be Fact-Checking’s Finest Year - Wired.
• 2016 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE CALENDAR - the official Formula 1 website.
• 2016 most reputable companies - Reputation Institute.
• 2016 set to be the safest year in aviation history - The Telegraph.
• 2016 White House Correspondents' Dinner - CNN.
• 2016 World Monuments Watch - features 50 sites in 36 countries that are at risk from the forces of nature and the impact of social, political, and economic change.
• 2017 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE CALENDAR - the official 68th season of the Formula 1 website.
• 2017 internal displacement figures by country - Global Internal Displacement Database.
 
• 2017 person of the year: The silence breakers - TIME.com.
• 2017 Quality of Living Ranking - Mercer.
• 2017 Year in Pictures - The New York Times.
• 2017 Year in Stuff - The New York Times.
• 2017’s Best Technology Tips & Tricks - The New York Times.
• 2018 Best Countries report - U.S. News & World Report.
• 2018: The Year in Climate Change - "From dire climate reports to ravenous urchins and vanishing heritage sites, here are the climate stories you shouldn’t miss from this year."
• 2018 world's most powerful passports - The Telegraph.
 
• 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat & high-impact weather - World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
• 2019: the photographs that defined America's year – in pictures - "A look back at some of the biggest moments of the past year."
• 2019's notable deaths - "The ‘girl next door’, the only black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first spacewalker..."
• 2020 best countries - Rankings, News, Country Profiles - "Best Countries is a rankings, news and analysis project created to capture how countries are perceived on a global scale. The rankings evaluate 73 countries across 24 rankings drawn from a survey of more than 20,000 global citizens, measuring 75 dimensions that have the potential to drive trade, travel and investment and directly affect national economies."
• 2020 Is Our Last, Best Chance to Save the Planet - "From our vantage point today, 2020 looks like the year when an unknown virus spun out of control, killed hundreds of thousands and altered the way we live day to day. In the future, we may look back at 2020 as the year we decided to keep driving off the climate cliff - or to take the last exit."
• 2020 smashes records in global markets - "From worst crash in a generation to record highs on news of a Covid vaccine, experts review the rollercoaster that was 2020."
• 2020: The year in pictures - CNN.
• 2022: CNN’s top 100 digital stories - "2022 was not just another year that tried patience and frayed nerves, it was historic and deadly. Russian President Vladimir Putin did what was unimaginable to many, launching the largest land war in Europe since World War II. All too common horrors were unleashed once more on American schoolchildren in Uvalde, Texas, and in many, many other mass shootings in the United States. And, inevitably, luminaries who brought light to our lives were extinguished."
• 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature - was awarded to the French author Annie Ernaux "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory".
• 2022 Person of the year: Volodymyr Zelenskyv - "Volodymyr Zelensky's success as a wartime leader has relied on the fact that courage is contagious." TIME.
• 2022: Tech's biggest winners - "Space pictures and word games took our minds off the horrendous tech news cycle."
• 2022: unforgettable cultural moments that shaped the year - "Cultural review: From celebrity spectacle to art in conflict, here are the moments that shaped 2022."
• 2022 Well Gift Guide - "Looking for the perfect present? We’ve got 28 ways to keep your loved ones healthy and happy."
• 2022 Women of Iran: Heroes of the Year - "The movement young women in Iran are leading is educated, liberal, secular, raised on higher expectations, and desperate for normality." TIME
• 2022 Women of the Year - "12 Women Working Toward a More Equal World." Creating a better future for women means building bridges - across generations, communities, and borders. These extraordinary leaders are working toward a more equal world. TIME Magazine.
• 2022 World's 50 Best Restaurants | The best restaurants in the world - "Geranium, Copenhagen. The World's Best Restaurant 2022."
• 2022: worst of tech - "Two words: Tech bros."
• 2023: 10 CHARTS THAT DEFINED 2023 - "Some years are defined by a single event or person - a pandemic, a recession, an insurrection - while others are buffeted by a series of disparate forces. Such was 2023. The economy and inflation remained front of mind until the war in Gaza grabbed headlines and the world’s attention - all while Donald Trump's candidacy loomed in the background."
• 2023 best water bottles - "Best overall water bottle: 26-Ounce Yeti Rambler. While the Yeti Rambler is a bit on the pricier side, this water bottle is easily the best one we tested. Not only does it keep your drinks hot or cold for hours and hours, it's solidly durable and has the best lid we've ever tested."
• 2023: Biggest, Best & Worst (So Far) - "Mid-way through 2023, Swift, Musk, Nvidia, Zelda and Johannes Vermeer are all big winners."
• 2023 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE CALENDAR | F1 Schedule 2023 - "Kicking off in Bahrain on March 5 and concluding in Abu Dhabi on November 26, the season will feature a record-breaking 24 races, with China and Qatar set to return, and Las Vegas arriving as the penultimate round for a Saturday night race. Check out the Formula 1 calendar for 2023, including the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. Click on any Grand Prix for full F1 schedule details, dates, times & full weekend program. Subject to circuit homologation"
• 2023 in pictures: Striking photos from around the world - "A selection of the most powerful pictures taken by news-agency photographers around the world this year."
• 2023 on track to be the hottest year on record, say scientists - "Last month was hottest October since records began, with average global temperature thought to be 1.7C above late-1800s levels. Copernicus found the average global mean temperature between January and October 2023 was the highest on record. It beat the 10-month average for 2016 - the current record holder for the hottest year - by 0.1C."
• 2023: People we've lost - "Here are some of the most famous people who have died in 2023."
• 2023: The year in pictures - "It was a year filled with tragedy, historic firsts and inspiring performances."
• 2023: These were the top trending Google searches of 2023 - "The Israel-Hamas war, Damar Hamlin and 'Barbie' were among the top Google search trends of 2023. If you turned to Google these past few months to make sense of the Israel-Hamas war, you aren't alone."
• 2023: Top 10 Tech Trends Everyone Must Be Ready For - "What technologies are gaining the most traction? What are the most important trends that business leaders should be prepared for? Read on for the ten essential tech trends you should be following in 2023."
• 2023 will be hottest in history, says UN chief, as climate summit opens - "The COP28 climate change summit has opened in Dubai as the UN chief confirms that 2023 will be the hottest year on record"
• 2023 World Press Freedom Index - "Journalism threatened by fake content industry. The 21st edition of the World Press Freedom Index, compiled annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), sheds light on major and often radical changes linked to political, social and technological upheavals."
• 2023 World University Rankings - "The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 include 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date. The table is based on 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across four areas: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook."
• 2024 Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey - "In historians' Presidents Day survey, Biden vs. Trump is not a close call."
• 2024 solar eclipse: A guide on where & how to watch it - "What to expect during Monday's total solar eclipse."
• 2024: Stunning images of solar eclipse that transfixed North America - "Millions of people across Mexico, the US and Canada looked to the skies on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse carve a narrow path of darkness across the continent."
• 2024: Total solar eclipse over Mexico, US & Canada - in pictures - "The moon blocks the sun along a path that cuts across several countries. If you missed today’s total solar eclipse just wait ... until 2044."
• 2035: Half of world on track to be overweight by 2035 - "More than half the world's population will be classed as obese or overweight by 2035 if action is not taken, the World Obesity Federation warns. More than four billion people will be affected, with rates rising fastest among children, its report says. Low or middle-income countries in Africa and Asia are expected to see the greatest rises. The report predicts the cost of obesity will amount to more than $4tn annually by 2035."
• 4,000 steps a day can cut risk of dying from any cause, analysis finds - "Study also finds each additional 1,000 steps daily are associated with a further 15% reduction in risk."
• 4,000-year history of dragons - "From dragon-like animals to Chinese tornados and quaint English villages, here are the real-life traces of an ancient myth."
• 10,000-step myth & the real health goals you should aim for - The Telegraph.
• 10,000 steps every day for a week instead of going to the gym - here are 3 things I learned - "Will walking 10k steps a day get you fit? I tried it to find out. 10,000 steps is enough to make a significant difference to your overall health if you keep it up. One 2022 study focusing on adults aged between 40 to 79 years old found that walking up to 10,000 steps per day was associated with a lower risk of mortality, cancer, and cardiovascular disease, for example."
• 10,000 steps: I've been walking 10000 steps a day for a year - "Here are five unexpected benefits I've experienced. What started as an experiment has turned into a long-term habit - here’s why."
• 10,000 steps: It’s not 10,000 steps a day anymore. Here’s how a more personalized step goal can help with weight management - "The most meaningful tracking method for daily physical activity is step counting. Counting steps is far more than a fad: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services dedicated a sizable portion of its most recent physical activity guidelines to documenting the relationship between daily step counts and several chronic diseases."
• 10,001-piece Eiffel Tower is Lego's tallest set yet - "Ambitious Lego fans who want to replicate the Parisian experience in their own homes can now do so with their very own Eiffel Tower set, which reaches 1.49 meters (4.8 ft) - the company's tallest ever build."
• 12,795 possessions! Meet the woman who photographed every single thing she owns - "Barbara Iweins spent four years taking pictures of every object in her home, from her own clothes to her kids’ toys. She realised she could live without 99% of them."
• £21,000 turned into £2m: How to invest like George Frideric Handel - The Telegraph.
• $60,000 Telegram That Helped Abraham Lincoln Abolish Slavery - TIME Magazine.
• $68,789 - The Big Number - "Bitcoin has not yet reached its previous record high - $68,789.63 - but investors are watching as it gets tantalizingly close. On Friday morning, its price hovered around $62,000."
• 95,000 Words, Many of Them Ominous, From Donald Trump’s Tongue - The New York Times.
• 300,000-year-old skull found in China unlike any early human seen before - "An ancient skull dating back 300,000 years is unlike any other premodern human fossil ever found, potentially pointing to a new branch in the human family tree, according to new research. An international team of researchers from China, Spain and the United Kingdom unearthed the skull - specifically the mandible, or lower jaw - in the Hualongdong region of eastern China in 2015, along with 15 other specimens, all thought to originate from the late Middle Pleistocene period."
• 400,000 modern slaves in the US - "Modern slavery in developed countries more common than thought."
• $1,000,000 in Buried Treasure: Find it! - Huffpost Travel.
• A $1,000 Day in Paris for $100 - The New York Times.
• A 2019 Guide to Alzheimer’s and Dementia - "What You Need To Know, And What New Research Says."
• A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the Twitter alternative that’s on - "If you’ve heard the word 'mastodon' a lot since Elon Musk took over Twitter in late October, here’s why: The extinct mammal is also the name of a relatively small, formerly little-known social network that has skyrocketed in popularity, as many Twitter users try it out as an alternative for connecting with others online."
• a beginner’s guide to perfect ironing - "Here’s how the experts do it."
• a beginner’s guide to weight training at any age - "Strengthen your heart, bones - and maybe even your brain. A resistance workout is not just about adding muscle: it can bring a host of other proven benefits as well. So what is stopping you?"
• A brief history of the end of the world - "Every mass extinction, including the looming next one, explained."
• A Century Ago, Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Changed Everything - The New York Times.
• A City-Size Cruise, With 4,200 Friends - The New York Times.
• A Clockwork Orange: 60-year-old teen slang that still shocks - "Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange spawned an underground lexicon that seeped into pop culture and resonates now, writes Arwa Haider, in BBC Culture's new Cult Books series."
• A Flight Just Set A Record For Positive Covid-19 Cases - Here’s Why That Will Not Happen In The U.S. - "There is a new record for the number of coronavirus infections traced back to a single commercial airline flight. A whopping 47 passengers who flew on Vistara flight 6395 from New Delhi to Hong Kong on April 4 have since tested positive for Covid-19. That number represents 25% of the 188 passengers on board."
• A Garage & an Idea - What More Does an Entrepreneur Need?
• A Guide to Social Media Image Sizes in 2022 - "An up-to-date guide on the best image sizes you should upload to the most popular social media services such as Facebook and Instagram."
• A GUIDE TO LOUIS VUITTON DATE CODES - "Since the early 1980s, up until March 2021, Louis Vuitton has included date codes with their bags, small leather goods, and most accessories. These are not considered serial numbers and are not used for the purpose of verifying authenticity."
• A Healthy Diet’s Main Ingredients? Best Guesses - The New York Times.
• A History of New York Has Its Own Compelling Past - The New York Times.
• A King in His Castle: How Donald Trump Lives, From His Longtime Butler - The New York Times.
• A-list must-have? An £80,000 protection dog. Called Kevin - "Foreign royalty, billionaires and celebrities are replacing their private security with four-legged bodyguards that are also devoted family pets. Hilary Rose on the rise of the furry status symbol."
• A LITTLE WHITE WEDDING CHAPEL - on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada has been the site of many "quickie" celebrity weddings. It is noted for its Drive-Thru Tunnel of Vows. It was established in 1951, and has married about 800,000 couples.
• A look back at every iPhone ever - "Every iPhone released from the first iPhone to the iPhone 15."
• A look at what music does to your brain - engadget.
• ‘A massive betrayal’: how London’s Olympic legacy was sold out - "After so many other Olympic sites ended up left to rot, London 2012 was supposed to be different. But who has really benefited from this orgy of development?"
• A moment on the lips: the dos & don’ts of kissing - "How much tongue is too much? Linger or go straight in? Somatic sexologist - and kissing coach - Stella Anna Sonnenbaum gives us a beginner’s guide."
• A Napoleon Complex - Pinterest.
• A Neurotic’s Guide to Small Talk - The New York Times.
• A New Dimension in Home Buying: Virtual Reality - The New York Times.
• A Practical Guide for Building Ethical Tech - "Companies are hiring 'chief ethics officers,' hoping to regain public trust. The World Economic Forum's head of technology policy has a few words of advice."
• A Quick Puzzle to Test Your Problem Solving - The New York Times.
• A Short History of Cereal - The New York Times.
• A Smarter Way to Clean Your Home - The New York Times.
• A stitch in time: simple, low-skill clothes mending & alteration techniques - "Whether it’s fixing a button, darning a sock, or repairing a fallen hem - you can achieve plenty with a needle, some thread and a little patience."
• A tantalising clue to the location of a long-sought pharaonic tomb - The Economist.
• ‘A united nations of crime’: how Marbella became a magnet for gangsters - "The new international crime organisations have made Marbella their centre of operations. And as violence rises, the police lag far behind."
• A User’s Guide To Midlife - "How to navigate its aches and pains, weight gain, perimenopause, low libido, memory loss, chronic diseases and stress."
• A380 superjumbo to test experimental open fan engine - "This Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, has been recruited as a demonstrator to trial new cutting-edge open fan engine architecture which could help cut carbon emissions by up to 20%."
• ABBREVIATIONS.COM - browse acronyms & abbreviations by category.
• Aberfan - "The mistake that cost a village its children."
• About the Panama Papers - Süddeutsche Zeitung.
• ABOUT US - "The Wiki Way of Websites - the editable guide to websites."
• ACRONYM FINDER - abbreviations and acronyms dictionary: find definition for over 4,219,000 abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms.
• ACTIVEDEN - with thousands of Flash components, files and templates, ActiveDen is the largest library of stock Flash online.
• Activity Trackers May Undermine Weight Loss Efforts - The New York Times.
• Ada Lovelace - (1815-1852). English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. Her notes on the engine include what is recognised as the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine. Because of this, she is often described as the world's first computer programmer.
• Ada Lovelace: Letters reveal the quiet genius of Ada Lovelace - "Pioneering mathematician wrote to the astronomer Sir John Herschel ‘at the behest of her husband’, in letters newly found in the Royal Society archives."
• ADBLADE - launched in January 2008 Adblade has quickly become a major force in the Online Advertising world. With the introduction of our copyrighted "Newsbullet" ad unit, Adblade has helped both brand advertisers and premium publishers succeed in a very competitive online marketplace.
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• Addalock Portable Door Lock - since 2021. "The Original Portable Door Lock, Travel Lock, AirBNB Lock, School Lockdown Lock." The Addalock is a portable door lock that can be easily installed and removed in seconds on almost any hinged door that opens inwards giving you added privacy once you are locked behind it. Addalock can be installed on the front door or any other doors of your home where you require that additional privacy. The Addalock is an ideal travel lock that you can use on your hotel/motel or rental unit and ideal for students away at college. The Addalock is made from chrome plated carbon steel and together with its unique shape makes it adjustable to almost any door thickness. Each Addalock comes with a travel pouch. The Addalock became TikTok famous last year as an easy-to-use and inexpensive gadget for travel safety, especially for solo female travelers. For $17.95 a pop, it's a no-brainer.
• Addicted to Distraction - The New York Times.
• Adidas could take €1.2bn revenue hit if it writes off Kanye West’s Yeezy stock - "German sportswear company cut ties with rapper in 2022 over his antisemitic comments."
• Adolf Eichmann: Hangman of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann dies - "Shalom Nagar, the man who hanged Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Israel in 1962, has died in his late 80s. Nagar, a prison guard at the facility where Eichmann was kept, was chosen for the task and did not volunteer. He said he had nightmares about it for years afterwards. The hanging was the only judicial execution ever held in the state of Israel."
• Adolf Hitler house to be 'neutralised', Austria says - "Austria has unveiled plans to 'neutralise' the building where Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler was born, by turning it into a police station."
• Adolf Hitler Sites - "This website gives information about the exact locations of historical Hitler sites. The places Adolf Hitler grew up, the houses he lived in, the trips he made and the halls he spoke in: most of them can be found back on the Hitler Pages."
• Adolf Hitler the artist: 16 Watercolours & drawings sold at auction - The Telegraph.
• Adolf Hitler's first biography written by the Fuhrer himself, according to new evidence - The Telegraph.
• Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf & other literary works penned by dictators - ABC News.
• Advent traditions around the world - "Wreaths, candles and calendars. These are sure signs of Advent for many Christian groups around the world."
• Afghanistan: Why is there a war? - "Back in 2001, the US was responding to the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, in which nearly 3,000 people were killed. Officials identified Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, and its leader Osama Bin Laden, as responsible. Bin Laden was in Afghanistan, under the protection of the Taliban, the Islamists who had been in power since 1996. When they refused to hand him over, the US intervened militarily, quickly removing the Taliban and vowing to support democracy and eliminate the terrorist threat."
• Africa's highest peak gets fast internet - "Climbers ascending Mount Kilimanjaro can now document their ascents in real-time on Instagram, following a recent move by Tanzanian authorities to install high-speed internet around the mountain's slopes."
• After 32 years, McDonald’s plans to sell its Russia business - "'This is a complicated issue that’s without precedent and with profound consequences,' said Chris Kempczinski, the chief executive of McDonald’s."
• After-dinner mint: how ex-politicians hit paydirt with public speaking - The Guardian.
• After Paris Attacks, French Cops Want to Block Tor and Forbid Free Wi-Fi - Motherboard.
• After Paris Attacks, Here’s What the CIA Director Gets Wrong About Encryption - Wired.
• Agatha Christie's race problem - "Death on the Nile and addressing racism in Agatha Christie. With Kenneth Branagh's second Hercule Poirot film out, Christie is hot Hollywood property once more. But how should adaptors navigate her books' attitude to race, asks David Jesudason."
• age matters when it comes to cancer - "Scientists are beginning to understand why our cancer risk increases as we get older. Now it's hoped that this could one day lead to new treatments."
• Agent Dale Cooper's 'Twin Peaks' hangover cure - "'Surefire cure for a hangover, Harry,' Cooper begins. 'You take a glass of nearly frozen, unstrained tomato juice. You plop a couple of oysters in there and you drink it down. Breathe deeply. Next, you take a mound and I mean a mound of sweetbreads sauteed with some Canadian bacon and chestnuts. Finally, some biscuits, big biscuits, smothered in gravy.'"
• Agent Gear USA - since 2011. "We offer custom badges, stock badges, photo ID card credentials, accessories, leather badge holders, fugitive and bail enforcement badges and much more."
• Aging can be reversed in mice. Are people next? - "Old mice grow young again in study. Can people do the same? In Boston labs, old, blind mice have regained their eyesight, developed smarter, younger brains and built healthier muscle and kidney tissue. On the flip side, young mice have prematurely aged, with devastating results to nearly every tissue in their bodies."
• ahrefs - "Site Explorer & Backlink Checker." Huge index of links, data updates every 15 minutes, friendly interface and rich data analysis have made Site Explorer the world's most powerful tool for checking links. The tool can show links (including new and internal), linking domains, anchors, and best pages of a domain.
• AI Can Tell a Wine's Vineyard With 100% Accuracy - "AI may have just replaced another profession: wine tasters. By applying machine learning tools to chemical data, researchers say they have succeeded in identifying, 'with 100% accuracy', the molecular signature of red wines from seven major estates in the Bordeaux region."
• A.I. Is Becoming More Conversant. But Will It Get More Honest? - "At a new website called Character.AI, you can chat with a reasonable facsimile of almost anyone, live or dead, real or (especially) imagined."
• A.I. Is Getting Better Fast. Can You Tell What's Real Now? - "Can You Tell What's Real Now? Artificial intelligence tools can create lifelike faces and realistic photographs - and they are getting better all the time. The phony images now appear regularly on social media, with many users seeming to believe that the images are real. Can you tell the difference? Take our quiz."
• AI is hitting a wall just as the hype around it reaches the stratosphere - "It’s been two years since OpenAI bestowed ChatGPT upon the world and set off a kind of gold rush for artificial intelligence. The key to that narrative is the promise that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT keep improving at an exponential rate. Some AI skeptics have warned for years about 'scaling laws' - the idea that you can continually improve a model’s output just by throwing more data and computing power at it."
• A.I. Is Not Sentient. Why Do People Say It Is? - "Robots can’t think or feel, despite what the researchers who build them want to believe."
• A.I. May Book Your Next Trip (With a Human Assist) - The New York Times.
• AI newspresenters: can they be trusted? - "TV channels are using AI-generated presenters to read the news. The question is, will we trust them? A start-up is developing a news service presented by anchors created by artificial intelligence. Will it upend decades of parasocial relationships between television audiences and the people they watch on screen?"
• AI prompt engineering: learn how not to ask a chatbot a silly question - "Understanding how to interact with ChatGPT and its rivals so that their output matches your expectations will soon be a key office skill. Here’s what you need to know."
• AI Recreates the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - "From the Statue of Zeus at Olympia to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, AI recreated the seven wonders of the ancient world."
• Air conditioning: the benefits, problems & alternatives - "Amid record-breaking heat, increased access to air conditioning could save lives - but AC units are damaging the environment. Are there other options?"
• Air pollution is slashing years off the lives of billions, report finds - "Dirty air is a far greater killer than smoking, car crashes or HIV/Aids, with coal burning the leading cause."
• AIR TRAVEL OUTLOOK FOR 2016 - "Mining 2015 data to understand when to buy, expected ticket prices, and fare differentials."
• AIRBNB - "Travel like a human." Rent nightly from real people in 2555 cities in 112 countries. A new way to travel: vacation rentals, private rooms, sublets by the night.
• Airbnb is being used for hook-ups around the world - Business Insider.
• Airbus Beluga: World’s strangest-looking plane gets its own airline - "The Beluga ST’s cargo hold is 50% higher and 10% wider than regular cargo aircraft it is generally used to transport voluminous items such as satellites, helicopters, aircraft engines, flight simulators, sailing boats and army vehicles."
• Airbus reveals plans for hydrogen fuel cell aircraft - Airbus has announced it is developing a hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine - and that it plans to test it on the largest commercial airplane ever to take to the skies.
• Airfare hasn’t been this cheap since 2009 - "If you’re searching for a silver lining, look to the clouds. While the cost of living is spiraling and hitting groceries and other everyday costs hard, the price of plane tickets is at a 15-year low - in the United States, at least."
• Airline starts weighing passengers at the gate - "Finnair is weighing volunteer passengers at the gate to collect data on travelers."
• Airlines could soon shrink the size of luggage you’re allowed to carry on - The Washington Post.
• Airlines flying near-empty ‘ghost flights’ to retain EU airport slots - "Analysis from Greenpeace finds deserted flights are generating millions of tons of harmful emissions."
• airlines that have never had a single plane crash - The Telegraph.
• Airlines to Address Carry-On Bag Dilemma - IATA.
• Airplane etiquette: Dos & don’ts for your next flight - "Don’t put your bare feet on another passenger’s armrest & more etiquette tips for a smoother flight."
• Airplane Mode: You Don't Need to Use Airplane Mode on Airplanes - "Airplane mode hasn't been necessary for nearly 20 years, but the myth persists."
• AirPods are earplugs now - "Noise-canceling wireless earbuds aren’t just great for listening to music or podcasts - they are also great for turning down the volume of the world around you."
• Al Capone’s family hopes auction will humanize him - "Items for sale include photographs, firearms, jewelry and furniture belonging to gangster and his family."
• Al Capone's favorite gun, personal items head to auction - "Al Capone is infamous for having been a ruthless mob boss, but one of his granddaughters says Capone's softer side will shine through when the family auctions some of his personal belongings in October."
• Alain Ducasse On Life After Earning 21 Michelin Stars - "There are Michelin-starred chefs, and then there’s Alain Ducasse. As well as being the first chef to own three restaurants with three Michelin Stars (the institute’s highest rating) each, Ducasse is one of just two chefs in the world to be awarded over 20 stars altogether."
• Alan Alda on ‘M*A*S*H’: ‘Everybody Had Something Taken From Them’ - "As the acclaimed 'situation tragedy' turns 50, the star reflects on its innovations: 'The crazy behavior wasn’t just to be funny. It was a way of separating yourself for a moment from the nastiness.'"
• Alan MacMasters: How the great online toaster hoax was exposed - "For more than a decade, a prankster spun a web of deception about the inventor of the electric toaster. His lies fooled newspapers, teachers and officials. Then a teenager flagged up something that everyone else had missed."
• albatrosses who catch pirates on the high seas - "The wandering albatross can fly 10,000 km in a month, making these tireless birds ideal agents to catch the very same fish pirates that are killing albatrosses. The albatross data unintentionally revealed the potential extent and scale of illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean."
• Albert Einstein: he really was an egghead - The Telegraph.
• Albert Einstein's secrets for happiness - The Telegraph.
• Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity explained - The Telegraph.
• Alchetron - "Free Social Encyclopedia for the World."
• Alcohol caused 740,000 cancer cases globally last year - study - "Researchers behind estimate say more needs to be done to raise public awareness of link."
• Alcohol consumption abundant in the natural world, study finds - "Range of species have ethanol in diet, normally arising through fermented fruits, sap and nectar."
• Alcohol Consumption by Country: 25 Countries with the Highest Alcohol Consumption per Capita - "According to the 2021 European Health Report by the WHO, Europe is the continent that drinks the most alcohol in the world, with every person aged 15 and over consuming an average of 9.5 liters of pure alcohol every year. This is equivalent to around 190 liters of beer, 80 liters of wine, or 24 liters of spirits."
• Alcohol: Even a Little Alcohol Can Harm Your Health, Research Shows - "Recent research makes it clear that any amount of drinking can be detrimental. Here’s why you may want to cut down on your consumption beyond Dry January. After decades of confusing and sometimes contradictory research (too much alcohol is bad for you but a little bit is good; some types of alcohol are better for you than others; just kidding, it's all bad), the picture is becoming clearer: Even small amounts of alcohol can have health consequences."
• Alcor Life Extension Foundation - "The world leader in cryonics, cryonics research, and cryonics technology."
• Alderney: This quiet British island was once the site of Nazi atrocities. A new inquiry reveals its truths - "Alderney, a quiet British island in the English Channel known for its outstanding natural beauty, was once the site of the only Nazi camps on British soil – and a hell on Earth for its thousands of inmates."
• Alec Baldwin & others named in wrongful death lawsuit filed by family of Halyna Hutchins - "The family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed on the set of the movie 'Rust' last fall, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Alec Baldwin, the film's production companies, its producers, and other key members of the crew."
• Alec Baldwin Didn’t Have to Talk to the Police. Neither Do You - "Shortly after a prop gun Alec Baldwin was holding fired a bullet that killed a cinematographer and wounded a director on the set of the movie 'Rust,' in October 2021, he told the police in New Mexico that he’d be willing to do whatever they requested, including sitting for an interview at the station."
• Alec Baldwin explains how the gun was handled on the set of "Rust" - "Actor Alec Baldwin provided some insight into how the gun used on the set of "Rust" was handled by him and armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed."
• Alec Baldwin: 'I didn't pull the trigger' of gun on 'Rust' set - "Alec Baldwin told ABC News he never pulled the trigger of the gun that shot director of photography Halyna Hutchins on the set of 'Rust.'"
• Alec Baldwin: Judge dismisses charges against Alec Baldwin after defense alleges government misconduct - "The involuntary manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin was dismissed in dramatic fashion on Friday after the judge overseeing the case ruled prosecutors did not properly turn over evidence to the defense."
• Alec Baldwin rejects allegations of non-compliance with shooting probe - "The actor Alec Baldwin has hit back at suggestions that he is not complying with an investigation into the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico film set last year."
• Alec Baldwin sued in 'Rust' shooting - "Halyna Hutchins' family says 'to leave this unpunished is unallowable'. Attorney Gloria Allred claims Baldwin has not reached out to the family to apologize."
• Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in set shooting - "Alec Baldwin and ‘Rust’ movie armorer are to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in fatal set shooting. Here’s what to expect next."
• Alex Jones files for bankruptcy following $1 bln Sandy Hook verdict - "Alex Jones filed for bankruptcy on Friday, less than two months after a jury ordered him and the parent company of his Infowars website to pay nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages to relatives of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting. Jones filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors with the U.S. bankruptcy court in Houston, a court filing showed. The filing said Jones has between $1 million and $10 million of assets and between $1 billion and $10 billion of liabilities."
• Alex Jones: Will a $965m damages demand crush his Infowars empire? - "Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was handed a major defeat in a Connecticut court this week. But will relatives of the Sandy Hook victims be able to collect the money - and does it mean he'll stop spreading lies?"
• Alex Murdaugh trial: Power, privilege, murder & the downfall of a dynasty - "For generations, the Murdaugh family dominated their rural swath of South Carolina - then Alex Murdaugh was accused of the brutal murders of his wife and son. What followed was the stunning unravelling of a life of power and privilege, exposing embezzlement, drug abuse and a failed hitman suicide plot."
• ALEXA Website Traffic Statistics - "Drive More Website Traffic with Competitive Analysis." Get a free, automated website analysis to quickly gain insights into a site’s strengths, weaknesses, and digital marketing opportunities. Find traffic statistics, competitive analysis, and marketing strategies for a site using our free tool. Traffic sources, competitors, keywords and more.
• Alexa vs. Siri vs. Google: Which Can Carry on a Conversation Best? - The New York Times.
• Alexander Litvinenko: the man who solved his own murder - The Guardian.
• Alexander the Great: The Strange Things Alexander the Great Brought to Europe from Asia - "Alexander the Great brought bananas, parakeets, cotton, and sugar from India to Europe, as well as crucifixion from Persia."
• Alexander the Great’s Assassination & the Location of the Lost Tomb - "Archaeologists and scholars have spent nearly a century investigating what happened to Alexander the Great and where his tomb is located. Some argue that his tomb is in Macedonia, northern Greece, while others claim it is in Alexandria, Egypt, or even Babylon, but no one has been able to locate it. The tomb was most likely relocated more than once..."
• Alexei Navalny: a life in pictures - "Alexei Navalny, who has died in prison, was one of Vladimir Putin's most visible and persistent critics. He helped foment 2011-12 protests in Russia by campaigning against election fraud and government corruption, and a high-water mark in his political career came in 2013 when he won 27% of the vote in a Moscow mayoral contest that few believed was free or fair."
• Alexei Navalny: Patriot by Alexei Navalny review - last testament - "The late Russian activist’s memoir is an insightful, sharp, even humorous account of his fight against Putin’s regime - and a warning to the world."
• Alexei Navalny: Russia's vociferous Putin critic - "Anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny has long been the most prominent face of Russian opposition to President Vladimir Putin. A bigger counterblast to the authorities: his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) released a video on YouTube showing a luxury palace by the Black Sea which, according to Mr Navalny, rich businessmen had built for President Putin. The Kremlin dismissed the video as a 'pseudo-investigation'."
• Alexei Navalny’s memoir due to be published posthumously in October - "The Russian opposition politician, who died in prison in February, completed an autobiography which will come out later this year."
• Alexis de Tocqueville Warned Americans About How Presidential Elections Could Go Wrong - TIME Magazine.
• Alexei Navalny's body 'found covered in bruises' - "Cops guard it in hospital morgue while no autopsy has been performed."
• Alfred Rosenberg Diary - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
• Algorithm Learns to Judge People by Their Faces - MIT Technology Review.
• Algorithms are everywhere. Here's why you should care - "Every time you pick up your smartphone, you're summoning algorithms. They're used for everything from unlocking your phone with your face to deciding what videos you see on TikTok to updating your Google Maps route to avoid a freeway accident on your way to work. An algorithm is a set of rules or steps followed, often by a computer, to produce an outcome. And algorithms aren't just on our phones: they're used in all kinds of processes, on and offline, from helping value your home to teaching your robot vacuum to steer clear of your dog's poop. Over the years they've increasingly been entrusted with life-altering decisions, such as helping decide who to arrest, who should be released from jail before a court date, and who's approved for a home loan."
• Alibaba.com International - "Global trade starts here." The leading global e-commerce platform for small businesses around the world. It aims to be the go-to English-language platform for cross-border trade and help small businesses worldwide expand to overseas markets.
• All About Birds - online bird guide, bird ID help, life history, bird sounds.
• ALL ABOUT COOKIES - "All About Cookies is a free resource to help marketers and consumers understand the issues surrounding the use of cookies."
• All modern humans have Neanderthal DNA, new research finds - "We all likely have a bit of Neanderthal in our DNA -- including Africans who had been thought to have no genetic link to our extinct human relative, a new study finds."
• All of Apple’s Products Ever, in One Glorious Infographic - Wired.
• All the Data Apple Collects About You & How to Limit It - "Cupertino puts privacy first in a lot of its products. But the company still gathers a bunch of your information."
• All the smart home products that work with Matter 2023 - "All the Matter-compatible devices you can buy now, plus what’s coming soon to the new Apple, Amazon, Google, and Samsung-backed smart home standard."
• All the Ways America Failed to Stop the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks - "These are some of the most studied days in American history, and some of the saddest. From President George W. Bush receiving his first warning on August 6 until that Tuesday of September 11, 19 Middle Eastern men methodically moved forward towards implementing their diabolical plot: unmolested by any authorities, undetected by either intelligence agencies or airlines."
• All you wanted to know about nuclear war but were too afraid to ask - The Guardian.
• Allan Lichtman's 13 Keys Tracker - "13 Keys Tracker is a free interactive tool for predicting the 2024 Election, based on Professor Allan Lichtman's famous 13 Keys to the White House. Allan Lichtman Officially Predicts That Kamala Harris Will Win the Election!"
• Alphabet Inc. - holding company being formed by Google that will serve as a holding company and conglomerate directly owning several companies that were owned by or sprung from Google, including Google itself.
• Alzheimer’s & dementia - the search for drug to treat ...
• Alzheimer’s blood test catches 90% of early dementia cases, study finds - "A combined blood test for cognitive decline has a 90% accuracy rate in determining whether memory loss is due to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found."
• Alzheimer’s: Blood test could revolutionise diagnosis of Alzheimer's, experts say - "Study finds measuring levels of a protein could be just as good at detecting disease as lumbar punctures."
• Alzheimer’s: Can Nose-Picking Raise Alzheimer's Dementia Risk? - "Mouse Study Suggests a Surprising Link Between Nose-Picking And Alzheimer's."
• Alzheimer’s Drug May Benefit Some Patients, New Data Shows - "The drug, lecanemab, made by Eisai and Biogen, also carried risks of brain swelling and bleeding and should be studied further, a report of the findings said."
• Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Key Study - "Biogen and Eisai reported the finding from a large late-stage clinical trial of lecanemab, a drug they are developing."
• Alzheimer’s: FDA advisers say new Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab slows cognitive decline - "Panel’s opinion could pave way for full regulatory approval next month for treatment of disease that affects 6.5m Americans."
• Alzheimer’s: F.D.A. Approves New Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s - "The drug, Leqembi, may modestly slow cognitive decline in early stages of the disease but carries some safety risks. Still, data suggests it is more promising than the small number of other available treatments."
• Alzheimer’s: FDA grants full approval to new Alzheimer's drug meant to slow disease - "The first approved drug to slow the progression of the illness will come with a strong safety warning about potentially life-threatening side effects."
• Alzheimer’s: How breathing may slow Alzheimer's - "Can slow breathing guard against Alzheimer's? There are believed to be many benefits to slow, controlled breathing. Researchers may have found another - a surprising protection against Alzheimer's."
• Alzheimer’s: How to Know if You Have a Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s - "Here’s how to find out if you’re at risk & what to do if you are."
• Alzheimer's Rare success for Alzheimer's research unlocks hope for future therapies - "The first big breakthrough in 30 years of Alzheimer’s research is providing momentum for clinical trials of 'cocktail' treatments targeting the two hallmark proteins associated with the mind-robbing disease, according to interviews with researchers and pharmaceutical executives."
• Alzheimer's risk may be 75+ higher for people who eat trans fats - "People with higher levels of trans fats in their blood may be 50% to 75% more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or dementia from any cause, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology."
• Alzheimer's: Scientists develop blood test for Alzheimer’s disease - "Scientists say test could replace a costly brain scan or painful lumbar puncture and enable earlier detection of disease."
• Alzheimer's: Stop drinking, keep reading, look after your hearing: a neurologist’s tips for fighting memory loss & Alzheimer’s - "When does forgetfulness become something more serious? And how can we delay or even prevent that change? We talk to brain expert Richard Restak."
• Alzheimer's: The heretical & hopeful role of infection - "What if dormant microbes trigger the onset of Alzheimer's? It's a theory that could have profound implications for prevention of the disease, writes David Robson."
• Alzheimer's: ‘This looks like the real deal’: are we inching closer to a treatment for Alzheimer’s? - "After years of setbacks, dementia researchers are getting excited about a new antibody drug called lecanemab. No one expects it to stop cognitive decline, but even slowing it would be a breakthrough."
• AMATEUR SCIENTIST WHO DISCOVERED CLIMATE CHANGE - Wired.
• Amazing Fact Generator - Mental Floss.
• Amazon at 25: The story of a giant - "'There's no guarantee that Amazon.com can be a successful company. What we're trying to do is very complicated,' said Jeff Bezos in 1999, just five years after launching the online firm."
• Amazon dreams of a giant drone beehive in your city - engadget.
• Amazon is experimenting with a 30-hour work week for certain teams - The Verge.
• Amazon Kindle Paperwhite - "The best Kindle 2024. The best Kindle for most people." The Amazon Paperwhite is the ideal electronic book reader, and you can take it just about anywhere you might take a regular old book. You can read in the bathtub, or by the pool, with less worry than you'd have holding a paperback, because the Paperwhite can get wet, no problem. You can read in bed and the Paperwhite will adjust to a warm backlight to make your eyes more comfortable.
• Amazon Mechanical Turk - marketplace for work that requires human intelligence. The Mechanical Turk web service enables companies to programmatically access this marketplace and a diverse, on-demand workforce. Developers can leverage this service to build human intelligence directly into their applications.
• Amazon proposes drones-only airspace to facilitate high-speed delivery - The Guardian.
• Amazon's Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data - "Voyeurs. Sabotaged accounts. Backdoor schemes. For years, the retail giant has handled your information less carefully than it handles your packages."
• Amazon’s future depends on moving from the internet to the physical world - "Amazon’s cashier-less Go stores give us a glimpse at its vision for the future of retail."
• Amazon’s image recognition AI - The Verge.
• Amazon’s plastic waste soars by a third amid pandemic, report finds - "Online retailer disputes figures showing it produced 270,000 tonnes of packaging last year, with about 10,000 tonnes likely to end up in seas."
• Amazon.com: Dirty dealing in the $175 billion Amazon Marketplace - The Verge.
• Ambani wedding: guests from Bollywood stars to global statesmen attend lavish event - in pictures - "Guests arrive at the extravagant wedding of power couple Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant."
• Ambani wedding: The marathon Indian wedding turning heads around the world - "How much is too much? That's the question many in India are asking as the months-long wedding festivities for the youngest son of Asia's richest man enter their final phase."
• Amelia Earhart conspiracy theory - New photo reignites...
• Amelia Earhart died as castaway on desert island - International Business Times.
• America's 20 best views - The Telegraph.
• America's 50 Most Generous Donors of 2013 - The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
• America's $100 Million Homes - Forbes.
• America's Best Places to Work in 2023 - Ranked - "We dissect how America’s top employers have changed over the last five years based on employee reviews on Glassdoor, a website that allows current and former employees to anonymously review their employers on things like company culture, pay, benefits, diversity, and more."
• America’s dark history of presidential assassinations - "From Kennedy to Reagan, Lincoln to Roosevelt, the fate of the republic has long been dictated by gunmen, writes an Oxford professor of US political history."
• America's favorite ice-cream flavor revealed - The Guardian.
• America's Long Overdue Awakening to Systemic Racism - TIME Magazine.
• America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes - Forbes.
• America's national debt surpasses $30 trillion for the first time - "Government borrowing accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic as Washington spent aggressively to cushion the economic blow from the crisis. The national debt has surged by about $7 trillion since the end of 2019."
• American Athletes Caught Doping - Fancy Bear's HACK TEAM.
• AMERICAN CITY SURVIVAL GUIDE - Wired.
• American Democracy Built to Last? - "Yascha Mounk’s new book questions deeply held beliefs about the stability of Western societies."
• American Dream Is Alive. In China - The New York Times.
• American dream - is it really dead? - The Guardian.
• American families are leaving the US for Europe - "The turmoil of the past few years has made a lot of people rethink their priorities and decide to start their lives afresh."
• American mercenaries were the heroes of China - "A one-year contract to live and work in China, flying, repairing and making airplanes. Pay is as much as $13,700 a month with 30 days off a year. Housing is included and you'll get an extra $550 a month for food. On top of that, there's an extra $9,000 for every Japanese airplane you destroy -- no limit."
• AMERICAN PICTURES - Jakob Holdt: "A Danish vagabond's personal journey through the American underclass."
• American travel to Cuba is leading to shortages - The New York Times.
• Americans Are Realizing Tesla Isn’t the Only Electric Car - "Not long ago, Tesla’s electric vehicles were far and away the best on the market. If you wanted a stylish, long-range, easy-to-charge and feature-packed E.V., Elon Musk would be your most likely supplier - even if you hated his guts. But not anymore."
• Americans can’t afford water as bills rise 80% in a decade - "Exclusive: analysis of US cities shows emergency on affordability of running water amid Covid-19 pandemic."
• Americans don't know about these secret presidential powers - "Our Founding Fathers believed constitutional checks and balances among the branches of government would prevent the concentration of political power in the hands of a dangerous few. But they did not reckon with the accumulation of secret presidential powers to be used in times of national emergencies or threats to national security. Among the most shrouded are emergency powers created by presidential administrations in response to crises, real or imagined. They fall under the heading of Presidential Emergency Action Documents, or PEADs, and they only require the president to declare a national emergency in response to a crisis, which can then result in the suspension of many of our constitutional rights."
• Americans face Digital Amnesia as connected devices are increasingly trusted to recall memories - Kaspersky Lab.
• Americans lost $1bn to Tinder-Swindler style romance cons last year, FBI says - "Americans lost more than $1bn in 2021 alone to 'romance scams' such as the one documented in the hit Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, according to the FBI. Victims ‘financially and emotionally devastated’ by scammers who prey upon vulnerable, often older, people, bureau finds."
• Amsterdam asks 'wild' young male British tourists to 'stay away' - "The Netherlands’ capital’s new online campaign to tackle nuisance tourism launched this week and targets visitors between the ages of 18 and 35, the city’s local authority announced in a news release on Tuesday. One video shows a drunk young man being arrested. The accompanying text says: 'Coming to Amsterdam for a messy night + getting trashed = €140 fine + criminal record = fewer prospects.' It adds: 'So coming to Amsterdam for a messy night? Stay away.' Another video shows an unconscious person being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, with text that reads: 'Coming to Amsterdam to take drugs + lose control = hospital trip + permanent health damage = worried family.' It continues: 'So coming for drugs to Amsterdam? Stay away.'"
• Amsterdam bans construction of new hotels as a way to fight overtourism - "A new hotel in Amsterdam can only be built if another hotel closes, if the number of sleeping places doesn’t increase, and if the new hotel will be better – for example, more sustainable."
• Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors & curb pollution - "It comes months after young British men were urged not to hold bachelor parties in the Dutch capital."
• Amsterdam: The European capital fighting bad tourists - "The Dutch capital is only home to about 800,000 people but draws up to 20 million tourists a year. Now, new policies are encouraging sustainable tourism to everyone."
• An Elderly Couple Sold a ‘Worthless’ African Mask for $157. Now They Are Suing the Buyer Who Auctioned It for $4.4 Million - "The couple has accused a local antiques dealer of cheating them out of a fair price for the rare object. The case has already gone through several stages. The antiques dealer initially offered to settle out of court by paying the couple €300,000, or about $315,000, for the mask but they were not able to reach an agreement because of the opposition of the couple’s children, according to court documents. Though the case remains open, the appeals court has re-ordered the seizure of the proceeds of the sale, which amounts to €3.1 million, after deduction of costs and capital gains tax - until a judgement is made."
• An Essential Guide on How to Keep Yourself Private Online in 2019 - "Online Privacy has become a major concern for every security agency and the citizens ever since the big data leak has taken place. Here is a Comprehensive Guide to Online Privacy 2019 that you must follow to stop your data being leaked to different hackers. To make this easy for you to understand we have divided this guide into three following sections."
• Anatomy of a Watch: A Guide to Watchmaking Jargon - "From the crown to the pushers to the subdials, here's what you need to know."
• anatomy of the perfect man hug - The Telegraph.
• ANCESTRY.CO.UK - family tree, genealogy and census records.
• ANCESTRY.COM - genealogy, family trees and family history records online.
• Ancient & Proven Way to Improve Memorization - The New York Times.
• Ancient Americans made epic Pacific voyages - "New evidence has been found for epic prehistoric voyages between the Americas and eastern Polynesia."
• ancient civilisation that inspired US democracy - "A 540km trail along Turkey's Mediterranean Coast introduces hikers to the rich heritage of Lycia, an ancient maritime republic that's recognised as the world's first democratic union."
• Ancient Greek Secret to Attaining Super Memory - "Science has shown that anyone can attain a super memory by using and ancient Greek and Roman technique called 'memory palace.'"
• ancient guide for uncertain times - "For many people, the world is in a state of upheaval that can feel difficult to cope with, but can the teachings of the Stoics help in these troubling times?"
• ancient symbol that was hijacked by evil - "The equilateral cross with legs bent at right angles - that looks like swirling arms or a pattern of L shapes - has been a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism for centuries. And, of course, the swastika (or the similar-looking hakenkreuz or hooked cross) is also a symbol of hate, embodying painful and traumatic memories of the Third Reich. The symbol of Nazism, it is associated with genocide and racial hatred after the atrocities of the Holocaust."
• Andrew Brettler: Who is Prince Andrew's Hollywood lawyer? - "In his fight against a civil sexual assault case, the Duke of York hired one of Hollywood's top lawyers - Andrew Brettler - to represent him in the US, where the case was filed. Mr Brettler has built a successful career of defending many rich and high-profile men who have been accused of sexual abuse."
• Andrew Tate detained in Romania over rape & human trafficking case - "Following the arrest, Greta Thunberg tweeted 'this is what happens when you don't recycle your pizza boxes.'"
• ANDROID: A 10-YEAR VISUAL HISTORY - The Verge.
• Andy Warhol Said He Came From ‘Nowhere.’ This Is It - The New York Times.
• Andy Warhol Was Fragrance-Obsessed - Here Are the Perfumes He Loved Most - "As if he ever left, Andy Warhol is back in the cultural consciousness. From the recently released Netflix docuseries The Andy Warhol Diaries, which explores Warhol’s enigmatic life behind the lens, to the Brooklyn Museum’s current 'Andy Warhol: Revelation' exhibit, examining the influence of Catholicism on his work, there’s never been a better time to delve deeper into the world of the iconic artist. In fact, as part of the 'Revelation' exhibition, Jessica Murphy, a fragrance culture writer, educator, and manager of visitor experience at the Brooklyn Museum, is shedding light on Warhol’s lesser-realized olfactory imagination and passion for fragrance. Through June, Murphy is hosting monthly scent tours that hone in on Warhol’s longstanding interest in scents while pairing works from the exhibit to a special collection of perfumes."
• Angela Merkel exclusive: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin & me - "In a rare interview, the former German chancellor tells Decca Aitkenhead how her ‘certain ambition for power’ kept her in the top job for 16 years."
• Anger May Help You Reach Your Goals, Research Shows - "Don’t Shut Down Your Anger. Channel It. We’re often told to focus on the positive. But new research shows a healthy dose of anger can be motivating."
• AngloINFO French Riviera - "The global expat network." Everything you need for life on the Côte d’Azur - local information you can trust. There are many reasons why people move away from their home country: career opportunities, temporary expat job assignments, study, retirement, an improved quality of life, family commitments, second-home ownership or permanent emigration. Whatever the reason for moving, life in a new place can be unusual, complicated or just difficult. Whether you have been living abroad for ten years or you are just thinking about moving, AngloINFO is here to give you dependable support - whenever and wherever you need it.
• animals dream just like humans do - "It was once thought that the ability to dream was a peculiarly human trait. But a surprisingly wide range of species can do so as well."
• animals that detect disasters - "For millennia, people across the globe have reported alarmed animal behaviour in the run-up to natural disasters. Could these signals be used to warn us of impending catastrophes?"
• Animals think, therefore ... - The Economist.
• Anna Jarvis: The woman who regretted creating Mother's Day - "The woman responsible for the creation of Mother's Day, marked in many countries on the second Sunday in May, would have approved of the modest celebrations likely to take place this year. The commercialisation of the day horrified her - to the extent that she even campaigned to have it rescinded."
• Anna Wintour Answers Vogue's 73 Questions - "This isn’t the first time that Wintour has answered 73 rapid-fire questions - her last time at bat was in 2014 - but eight years later and in anticipation of Vogue World on Monday, it seemed like high time for another walk-and-talk."
• Annie Leibovitz interview: 'The Queen gave me career advice' - The Telegraph.
• Annie Leibovitz Remembers Photographing Queen Elizabeth II - "Annie Leibovitz was invited to photograph Queen Elizabeth II twice, in 2007 and in 2016. She was the first American photographer to be asked by the royal family to do so, and considered it an honor. As Leibovitz wrote in her 2008 book At Work, 'It was ok for me to be reverent. The British are conflicted about what they think of the monarch. If a British portraitist is reverent he’s perceived to be doting. I could do something traditional.'"
• Anonymous declares war on Islamic State - Mirror Online.
• Answers to Questions About Climate Change - The New York Times.
• ANSWERS.COM - online dictionary, encyclopedia & much more.
• Antarctic tourism is booming - but can the continent cope? - "In tourist hotspots cruise ships must at times queue to disembark passengers and fragile ecosystems may be at risk from visitors. But who gets to decide on who can come?"
• Antarctica: ‘Coolest job on Earth’: Antarctica welcomes new postmaster - "UK Antarctic Heritage Trust fills vacancy at world’s most southerly post office, as well as recruiting team to monitor wildlife and carry out building repairs."
• Anthony Bourdain Doc Is No Hagiography - "Roadrunner is a brilliant, sometimes troubling documentary about a brilliant, sometimes troubling man."
• Anthony Bourdain: The French Brasserie That Changed Anthony Bourdain's Life - "During one of many family vacations to France, the Bourdains would stop at a brasserie called Quick Elysee. Bourdain writes that 'a thin slice of humble rumsteak with curiously blond frites soon became a treasured taste memory.' The experiences at Quick Elysee would go on to inform the rest of Bourdain's life."
• Anthony Bourdain's last interview: Trump, Weinstein & travel - The Guardian.
• Anthony Fauci: A Message to the Next Generation of Scientists - "'Although I hesitate to use the hackneyed expression 'It seems like just yesterday,' it does feel that way as I prepare to leave the National Institutes of Healthafter over five decades. As I look back at my career, I see lessons that may be useful to the next generation of scientists and health workers who will be called on to address the unexpected public health challenges that will inevitably emerge.'"
• Anthony Fauci: A Mosquito in My Backyard Made Me the Sickest I’ve Ever Been - "What it's like to get the neglected disease. After I spent more than 50 years chasing and fighting viruses, one fought back and nearly took me down. I speak of the West Nile virus, delivered by the deadliest animal on the planet: the mosquito."
• Anti-obesity drugs can shrink more than patients - "Originally developed to tackle diabetes, they're gaining traction as treatments for obesity. In one clinical trial, patients taking Eli Lilly's soon-to-be-launched weight-loss drug lost about 50 pounds (23 kg). The benefits for public health are potentially huge."
• Anti-surveillance gadgets for protesters - Ars Technica.
• antibiotics really wipe out your gut bacteria? - "Antibiotics are a staple of modern medicine and save millions of lives every year. But they can be harming the normal bacterial system our health relies on."
• Antimicrobial resistance now a leading cause of death worldwide, study finds - "Lancet analysis highlights need for urgent action to address antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. More than 1.2 million - and potentially millions more - died in 2019 as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, according to the most comprehensive estimate to date of the global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The stark analysis covering more than 200 countries and territories was published in the Lancet. It says AMR is killing more people than HIV/Aids or malaria. Many hundreds of thousands of deaths are occurring due to common, previously treatable infections, the study says, because bacteria that cause them have become resistant to treatment."
• ANTIWAR.COM - site is devoted to the cause of non-interventionism and is read by libertarians, pacifists, leftists, "greens," and independents alike, as well as many on the Right who agree with our opposition to imperialism.
• AP ARCHIVE & BRITISH MOVIETONE ON YouTube - includes over 1.7 million global news and entertainment stories dating back to 1895.
• AP guidelines lay the groundwork for AI-assisted newsrooms - "But there's no guarantee that other outlets will be as restrained in their use."
• aphrodisiacs really work? - "Chocolate, strawberries, oysters: we've all heard that certain foods can heighten our sexual desire and even performance. But is there any truth to the claims?"
• Apollo, a robot designed to do jobs humans don’t want - "Humanoids that handle household chores or build habitats on the lunar surface may sound like something from science fiction. But the team at Austin-based robotics startup Apptronik envisions a future where general-purpose robots will handle 'dull, dirty and dangerous' jobs so humans don’t have to. The design for Apptronik’s latest humanoid robot, named Apollo, was unveiled on Wednesday. The robot is on the same scale as a human being, standing at 5 feet, 8 inches (1.7 meters) tall and weighing 160 pounds (72.6 kilograms)."
• Apollo: How Moon missions changed the modern world - "The Apollo programme took humanity to the Moon but also changed the face of technology back here on Earth."
• APP THAT ENCRYPTS YOUR PHOTOS FROM CAMERA TO CLOUD - Wired.
• Apple & Nokia Battle Over Cellphone Patents - The New York Times.
• Apple & Other Tech Companies Tangle With U.S. Over Data Access - The New York Times.
• Apple advert to attract world's best tech talent
• Apple AirPlay 2 - everything you need to know - What Hi-Fi?
• Apple AirTags - 'A perfect tool for stalking' - "The button-sized devices are designed to work with Apple's 'Find My' network to locate lost items. But there have been multiple reports in the US of the devices being used to track people."
• Apple apologises for iPad ad criticised as ‘destruction of the human experience’ - "Advert featuring huge hydraulic press crushing cultural objects struck wrong note with many."
• Apple apologises, releases fix for iPhones with 'Error 53' - The Telegraph.
• Apple apologizes for iPhone slowdown drama - Apple.
• Apple becomes the latest tech giant under siege - "The tech giant has engineered an illegal monopoly in smartphones, according to the sweeping US Department of Justice lawsuit filed on Thursday. To understand how much the US government's new lawsuit strikes at the heart of the identity Apple has forged for itself, let's first consider the firm's fanbase."
• Apple business card signed by Steve Jobs from 1983 sells for over $180K, may have set new world record - "Business card was authenticated and is said to be in 'pristine condition'. RR Auction shared the details of the sale with FOX Business - saying the $181,183 sale is believed to have broken a world record for the highest price achieved for a signed business card."
• Apple cancels electric car project after a decade - "Apple pulls the plug on trying to create its own electric car after a decade, plans to reassign 2,000 workers to AI projects."
• Apple Car patent shows new approach to safety - "If you’re not facing forward, where do the airbags go? The so-called Apple Car isn’t coming any time soon - last we heard, it had been pushed back to 2026 at the earliest - but the company continues to work on it behind the scenes."
• Apple celebrates selling one billion iPhones - The Telegraph.
• Apple chief executive Tim Cook gets $750m payout - "The award depended on how well Apple's shares performed compared to other firms on the S&P 500 stock index. According to Apple's filing with the SEC, Mr Cook was eligible for the award as the company's shares had risen by 191.83% over the last three years."
• Apple considers making iPhones in America - The Telegraph.
• Apple could force a 111-year-old fruit company to change its apple logo - "Apple's aggressive trademark quest could result in a century-old fruit company being forced to change its apple logo. Apple is reportedly attempting to gain IP rights to images of apples in Switzerland. This could result in a 111-year-old fruit company being forced to change its logo."
• Apple could never recreate the success of the iPhone. But it doesn’t need to - Tim Cook – and his investors – seem confident that TV programmes, music and software are the path to the future.
• Apple defends moving offshore profits to the tax haven of Jersey - engadget.
• Apple Executive You’ve Never Heard Of - Bloomberg.
• Apple faces lawsuits after admitting to slowing down older iPhones - The Telegraph.
• Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough - "It was one thing when Apple debuted its M1 series of processors in 2020 with 8GB of unified memory, but we're now years removed from that. Based on the Predictive Code Completion requirements, it seems like it's time for Apple to bump the minimum RAM up to 16GB for the next generation of Macs."
• Apple finally put together a full list of cars with CarPlay - The Verge.
• Apple, Google, Amazon & Facebook are always listening unless you change these settings - "If you want to take control of your privacy, here’s how to stop your smart devices from listening."
• Apple has 800 engineers obsessing over this one part of your iPhone - Business Insider.
• Apple has become the world's first $3 trillion company - "Apple has reached yet another major milestone. The iPhone maker topped a market value of $3 trillion Monday - the first publicly traded company ever to be worth that much. Shares of Apple (AAPL) were briefly up about 3% to a new all-time high of $182.88, surpassing the $182.85 per share it needed to be worth $3 trillion. The stock later pulled back from that level."
• Apple has hidden a bitcoin manifesto in every Mac since 2018, says a tech blogger who discovered it by accident - "Technologist Andy Baio wrote in an April 5 blog post that he found a PDF of the original bitcoin white paper on his Macbook."
• Apple helped the US government build a 'top secret' iPod, former engineer says - "David Shayer said he met with two engineers from Bechtel, a US defense contractor, and was told they would build the iPod - all he had to do was provide any assistance they required from Apple. The iPods had to look and function like regular iPods, but would contain some custom hardware that could record data and not be detected by the average user, Shayer said."
• Apple hiding a bitcoin manifesto in Macs is fueling theories that Steve Jobs was Satoshi Nakamoto, the crypto's mysterious inventor - "In an April 5 blog post, technologist Andy Baio said he accidentally stumbled upon a copy of Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoin white paper on his Mac computer, with the revelation fueling wild theories across the internet that the mysterious creator of the world's biggest cryptocurrency was Apple co-founder Steve Jobs."
• Apple Inc., ‘After Steve’ - "A new history of the trillion-dollar company in the wake of Steve Jobs."
• Apple inventions that never surfaced: in pictures - The Telegraph.
• Apple invests US$1 billion in Chinese Uber competitor Didi Chuxing - Reuters.
• Apple iPhone review - "This is the review of the original first-generation iPhone model, released June 2007." CNET.
• Apple is about so much more than just iPhones now - "Apple will create the usual buzz on Wednesday when it holds a splashy media event, presumably to update its iPhone lineup."
• Apple is tired of making Coca-Cola & now wants to sell champagne - The Guardian.
• Apple is within striking distance of a trillion dollar market value - CNN Money.
• Apple Is Working On A Brand New Kind Of Device - "We're entering the era of a new kind of gadget, and it sounds like Apple may be getting in on the action early. It's the time of the smart ring, and a recently-surfaced patent spotted by ithome looks into how we might end up using the Apple ring."
• Apple Is Worth $1 Trillion; 21 Years Ago It Was on the Brink of Bankruptcy - The New York Times.
• Apple issues urgent iPhone software update - The Telegraph.
• Apple keeps killing off tech before you're ready. Here's why - "Why Apple killed the floppy disk and headphone jack before you were ready to give them up."
• Apple leak shows how it decides to repair or replace iPhones - The Verge.
• Apple loses attempt to halt Apple Watch sales ban - "Apple has lost its bid to delay an import and sales ban on the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. In a filing on Wednesday, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) denied Apple's motion to stay the ban while awaiting an appeal."
• Apple MacBook Air 15-inch review: exactly what was asked for - "Apple’s first big-screened MacBook Air addresses a long-standing need in the company’s laptop lineup. And it comes with zero surprises and no sticker shock."
• Apple Maps vs. Google Maps: Which Is Better? - "Based on anecdotal reports, Apple Maps is increasingly recommended by users for its cleaner view versus the more cluttered design of Google Maps."
• Apple Offers Free App to Teach Children Coding - The New York Times.
• Apple patenting a way to collect iPhone thieves' fingerprints - engadget.
• Apple ports: Lightning, USB-C, Thunderbolt & more - "The definitive guide to the ports on your Apple devices. From HDMI to USB-C and everything in-between, here’s our quick reference guide. The first section lists the ports on each major Apple device. The second section explains what each port does and what it’s used for."
• Apple recovered 2,204 pounds gold from broken iPhones - CNN Money.
• Apple repair videos offer a peek behind the curtain - "These may not be up for long."
• Apple Says It Will Buy Back $100 Billion in Stock - The New York Times.
• Apple sells its 2-billionth iPhone, with Steve Jobs legacy still evident - "Apple recently sold its two-billionth iPhone, according to a new analyst report, which argues that the Steve Jobs legacy is still evident in the iPhone 13. n one way, Apple has greatly departed from a principle Steve demanded when he returned to the company in 1997: simplification of the product lineup. But an analyst argues that it’s another of Steve’s beliefs that is still driving Apple’s success today ..."
• APPLE SHIPPED ME A 79-POUND IPHONE REPAIR KIT TO FIX A 1.1-OUNCE BATTERY - "'I’m starting to think Apple doesn’t want us to repair them.'"
• Apple shows off iPad split-screen multitasking in iOS 9 preview - The Verge.
• Apple Special Event. September 12, 2018 - From the Steve Jobs Theater. 1h47min.
• Apple stores' carefully managed drama - "Those ‘geniuses’ in the bright, sleek Apple store are underpaid, overhyped and characters in a well-managed fiction story."
• Apple takes a confident step into fashion with its first Met Gala - The Verge.
• Apple wants to sell you a $300 photo book about its products - engadget.
• Apple Warns Looters With Stolen iPhones: You Are Being Tracked - "Apple, among other high-end retailers, has seen its fair share of attacks and has now taken action to protect staff and prevent further damage."
• Apple was a little behind on Siri privacy, now it’s way ahead - "The default opt-out is the right call."
• Apple Watch or Fitbit may be a breeding ground for E. coli & staph bacteria. Here's how to clean your fitness tracker - "A 2023 study examined 20 different smartwatch and fitness tracker bands and found that 95% were contaminated with infection-causing bacteria."
• Apple Watch Review: Bliss, But Only After a Steep Learning Curve - The New York Times.
• Apple Watches banned from Cabinet after ministers warned devices could be vulnerable to hacking - The Telegraph.
• Apple Will Pay a ‘Bug Bounty’ to Hackers Who Report Flaws - The New York Times.
• Apple's 6 defining products - in pictures - "As Apple becomes the first company to break $1tn market cap barrier its progress from garage-based startup to the all-conquering global company it is today can be charted in six products. Here are the computers, music players, smartphones and tablets that made Apple."
• Apple's $19 Polishing Cloth Review: Seriously, What The Heck? - "When Apple started selling a $19 glorified microfiber cloth dubbed the “Polishing Cloth,” it left me with no choice. I had to drop down cash on this thing and give it a full review. Is it magical? Is it a revelation? Can it fix my broken Surface Duo 2? Can it bring about world peace? Man, I hope so." Rev
• Apple's AI 'IntelliPhones' will dominate the market, analyst says - "Apple is expected to debut AI tools with iOS 18 during its Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple helped popularize smartphones. Now it’s going to push the world into the next era of telecommunications, this one characterized by a new type of device: AI-powered “IntelliPhones,” said senior Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan."
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• Apple's cash reserves swell to $250bn - The Telegraph.
• Apple’s concessions in China reportedly include a secret $275 billion deal & one odd change in Maps - "Tim Cook has pushed Apple’s value within close range of $3 trillion, and a lot of that has to do with the former operations lead’s ability to manage a relationship with China, where many of its products are made and, increasingly, many of them are sold. A report this week from The Information relies on unnamed sources and internal documents to peel back some of the details about Apple’s ties with China."
• Apple’s iOS App Store changed the way we think about software - engadget.
• Apple's iPhone: a definitive history in pictures - The Telegraph.
• Apple's latest invention: a pizza box - The Telegraph.
• Apple’s market value breaches $3tn mark for first time since January 2022 - "Shares of Apple, which is also the world’s most valuable listed company, ended the day up 2.3%, valuing the company at just over $3tn."
• Apple’s New Campus: A Look Inside the Mothership - Wired.
• Apple's statement to Congress on the FBI warrant fight - The Verge.
• AppleTrack leaderboard - Kang: 97.1% accurate. "A mysterious but spot-on source sharing news on Weibo, Kang knows exactly what Apple is working on. To the tee."
• Apps for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions - The New York Times.
• Apps Give Journal Writers Inspiration, and Maybe a Nudge - The New York Times.
• Apps Maker Store - "Make Your Own App from Appsmakerstore!"
• April Fools’ Day 2018: the best (and lamest) pranks - The Verge.
• April Fools' Day quiz: how easily fooled are you? - "Test your knowledge of famous pranks on one of the most divisive days of the year."
• April Fools' Day: The best spoofs & pranks, in pictures - The Telegraph.
• April Fools' Day: where did tradition & pranks come from? - The Telegraph.
• aptronyms: Urologist Adam Weiner, runner Usain Bolt: can a last name determine your job? - "Some researchers claim aptronyms, or perfectly apt names, can affect what field you go into - while others are skeptical."
• Arabs believe economy is weak under democracy - "Arabs are losing faith in democracy to deliver economic stability across the Middle East and North Africa, according to a major new survey."
• Arafat Eluded Israel’s Assassination Machine - The New York Times.
• ARAMEX - international courier service.
• Arctic heatwave: here's what we know - "It’s 38C in Siberia. The science may be complicated - but the need for action now couldn’t be clearer."
• Arctic: ‘It went horribly wrong’: DNA analysis sheds light on lost Arctic expedition’s grisly end - "Archaeologists have identified the cannibalized remains of a senior officer who perished during an ill-fated 19th century Arctic expedition, offering insight into its lost crew’s tragic and grisly final days."
• Arctic oil spill pollutes big lake near Norilsk - "Diesel oil from a huge spill in Russia's Arctic north has polluted a large freshwater lake and there is a risk it could spread into the Arctic Ocean, a senior Russian official says."
• Are brain implants the future of thinking? - "Brain-computer interface technology is moving fast and Silicon Valley is moving in. Will we all soon be typing with our minds?"
• Are cats or dogs smarter? - "Both are domesticated, but is one smarter? Turns out, the answer isn’t as straightforward as pet lovers might like."
• Are Cellphones Bad for You? C.D.C. Weighs Risks - The New York Times.
• Are luggage-free trips the future? - "With sustainably minded destinations and progressive tour operators advising passengers to pack less, are travellers being primed for an ultralight future?"
• Are the Amish right about new technology? - The Guardian.
• Are the Best Things in Life Free? - The New York Times.
• Are These 10 Lies Justified? - The New York Times.
• Are these robot cats cute or creepy? Watch this & decide - BBC.
• Are we on the brink of an electric car revolution? - The Guardian.
• Are YOU 'beautiful'? Try the simple 'hot or not' finger test that's taking social media by storm - Mail Online.
• Are You Rich? Updated Study Defines What It Means To Be Wealthy - "It's a common question that people ask themselves - how well off am I compared to the rest of the population? Am I earning above, below or about average for someone of my age and background? Well, a new report from L’Observatoire des Inégalités, an independent organisation which studies inequality in French society, has defined what it means to be wealthy and how many people that includes. To be considered rich, a person must have a revenue of €3,673 per month ($3,903) - this amount is double that of the average person and comprises 4.5 million people in France."
• Are You Richer Than Your Peers? The Net Worth Needed To Be In The Top 10% Of Your Age - "While the ultrawealthy 1% often dominates financial headlines, the real question for most Americans is whether their net worth is comparable to that of their peers. Understanding what it takes to be in the top 10% at your age can provide valuable insight into your financial standing and reveal the milestones for success at different stages of life."
• Area 51: Storming of secretive Nevada base to 'see aliens' fails to materialise - "Fears that thousands of people could storm Area 51 on Friday were unfounded, with just several dozen arriving at the secretive US military base."
• Aretha Franklin’s will provides cautionary tale - "The long, expensive court fight over the will of soul singer Aretha Franklin provides a cautionary tale for people who want to make sure their wishes are carried out after their death - and for their families."
• arm exercise helps you strengthen your whole body - "The hammer curl. This powerful movement not only builds impressive arm muscles but also enhances overall body strength, function, stability and resiliency. Hammer curls are a variation of regular bicep curls. Like their traditional counterpart, one of the primary muscles targeted by hammer curls include the biceps brachii, the muscle best known as 'the bicep.' However, hammer curls also emphasize two other arm muscles: the brachialis, a muscle beneath the biceps brachii that helps support the elbow joint, and the brachioradialis, a forearm muscle that enhances grip strength."
• ARMY TECHNOLOGY - the website for the defence industries - army.
• Arnold, as you’ve never seen him before - "It’s hard to find people who don’t know Schwarzenegger, the bodybuilding legend from Austria who became a Hollywood superstar and, later, governor of California. The 76-year-old remains one of the most famous people in the world."
• Arnold Schwarzenegger & Maria Shriver are officially divorced - "Shriver filed for divorce from Schwarzenegger in 2011 after 25 years of marriage."
• Arnold Schwarzenegger acknowledges he’s a mere mortal when it comes to aging - "The former California governor, action movie star and bodybuilder says he remembers a time when his body felt “powerful.” Now, at age 76, he doesn’t feel quite the same."
• Arnold Schwarzenegger explains in Netflix docuseries how he told wife about his secret son - "It sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger struggled to tell his then wife Maria Shriver about his secret son with their housekeeper Mildred Baena. According to The Sun, Schwarzenegger revealed how the bombshell came out that Joseph Baena, now 25, was his son."
• Arnold Schwarzenegger: Heavy kettle! The making of Arnold Schwarzenegger - in pictures - "A new Taschen book traces the bodybuilder’s journey from childhood poverty to musclebound movie star - and unlikely governor of California."
• Arnold Schwarzenegger: How I fought my way back to fitness - CNN.
• ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER INVOLVED IN BAD CAR ACCIDENT - "Arnold Schwarzenegger was just involved in a bad car accident ... so bad his monster SUV rolled over on top of another car, and that driver was badly injured. Arnold was driving a Yukon SUV when it collided with a red Prius at around 5:00 PM PT. His SUV started to roll and ended up on top of the Prius, then continued rolling to the left into a Porsche Cayenne."
• Arnold Schwarzenegger rebuked for filling LA pothole that was not a pothole - "Exasperated former California governor takes action but officials say ‘giant pothole’ is actually service trench dug by utility workers."
• Arnold Schwarzenegger to replace Donald Trump as Celebrity Apprentice host - The Telegraph.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger: I swapped the gym for Schwarzenegger's two-move bodyweight workout - "It showed you can build muscle without weights. Strengthen your chest, arms and legs at home with Schwarzenegger's bodyweight challenge."
• Around the world by budget airline: 10 flights, £1,653 - here's how to do it - The Telegraph.
• Arrowhead made from meteorite 3,000 years ago found near lake in Europe - "A Bronze Age arrowhead unearthed in Switzerland was made from a meteorite, a new study has found. Dating back to between 900 and 800 BC, the 39-millimeter-long (1.5-inch-long) arrowhead was found on a pile-dwelling site in Mörigen on Lake Biel, Switzerland, during excavations in the 19th century, according to the study conducted by a team of researchers at the Natural History Museum of Bern."
• Art Basel & UBS Global Art Market Report 2017 - "Art Basel and UBS present The Art Market, an annual global art market analysis. The Art Market covers all aspects of the international market and highlights the most important developments in the previous year."
• Art Deco: How Discovery, Invention & Fashion Created a Movement - "Art Deco or Arts Décoratifs originated in the 1920's, following the Exposition Internationale des Arts DÉcoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris (1925). However, it wasn’t until the 1930’s that the movement gained momentum across both Europe and the US, broadening Art Deco to cover all elements of decorative art including furniture, interior design, jewelry and architecture. Its popularity stems from its unique origins. Rather than a design movement driven by political or philosophical forces, it was created for the desire of glamorous and alluring change, a reflection of the golden age in Hollywood and a widespread economic boom."
• Art of Condolence - The New York Times.
• Art of the Protest - The New York Times.
• Art of Vulgarity - The New York Times.
• Art Quiz: Are You Smarter Than a Billionaire? - The New York Times.
• Arthur Schopenhauer thought music was the greatest of all artforms - "Music is often labelled a 'universal language,' and according to the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, there is a good reason for that."
• ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Has Become Meaningless - "It’s often just a fancy name for a computer program."
• Artificial Intelligence Swarms Silicon Valley on Wings & Wheels - The New York Times.
• Artive - "For the protection and preservation of the world's cultural heritage through the use of technology." Artive manages the world’s most technologically advanced database with integrated image recognition database and over 500 fields of searchable data.
• Asbestos: The strange past of the 'magic mineral' - "From supernatural capes to sleeping caps, asbestos fibres once had a wide range of bizarre uses."
• Asexuality: The ascent of the 'invisible' sexual orientation - "Long in the shadows, asexuality is finally becoming increasingly visible. It could help young people find themselves and their identities, and change the way we think about sexuality."
• Asia Is Home to 99 of the World’s 100 Cities Facing the Greatest Environmental Challenges - "The many environmental challenges facing the world are far from evenly shared across regions. Of the 100 cities facing the greatest environmental risks, 99 are in Asia, according to a report published today by risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft. Meanwhile, Europe is home to 14 of the 20 safest cities."
• Asian capital you've never heard of - "Putrajaya: The capital city you've never heard of. Located in the shadow of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's 'other' capital is one of the world's greenest cities."
• ask delphi: can a bot solve moral philosophy? - "Delphi, an online AI bot, promises to answer any moral question users pose. We put it to the test."
• Ask Lifehacker - "Tips, tricks, and downloads for getting things done."
• Ask.fm - since 2010. Social networking website based in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where users can ask other users questions, with the option of anonymity.
• ASKMEN.COM - free men's online magazine.
• A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation - "The brain-tingling feeling was a hard-to-describe psychological oddity. Until, suddenly, it was a YouTube phenomenon."
• Aspartame hazard & risk assessment results released - World Health Organization.
• Aspen is third U.S. city to reach 100% renewable energy - The Aspen Times.
• Assange ruling confirms US prisons' grim record, experts say - "London court ruling not to extradite WikiLeaks co-founder cites danger to his mental health and threat of suicide."
• assassination attempt on Trump unfolded - "Minute-by-minute: Visual timeline of the Trump assassination attempt."
• Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories - JAMA.
• Aston Martin raises £650m as Saudi Arabia takes a stake - "British manufacturer has been unable to generate cash to invest in new models and electric technology."
• astrologers quash fears over 'new' 13th sign - The Guardian.
• Astrology Of Princess Diana Will Blow Your Mind - "The Astrology Of Princess Diana Shows That Her Personality Was Both Irresistible & Incredibly Complex."
• Astronomy archaeology – finding 120-year-old observations - Niels Bohr Institute.
• ASYLUM - men's lifestyle, humor, weird news, sex tips, fashion, dating, food and gadgets.
• At Home with a Revenge Porn Mogul - Fusion.
• Athletes with the Most Olympic Medals, Ranked - "Phelps is Oceans Ahead. In this graphic, we show the top nine athletes by the total number of Olympic medals won, including one who medaled at Paris 2024."
• Atlantic wall that failed to prevent D-day - "For the 80th anniversary of the landings, AFP photojournalist Olivier Morin spent three weeks documenting the remnants of the supposedly impregnable defences designed to keep the allies at bay."
• ATOMZ SITE SEARCH - the premier free search tool for your website.
• Auroras light up skies across the world after solar storm - in pictures - "An intense solar storm has entranced stargazers across the world after it created light shows reaching beyond their usual polar boundaries. Australia and New Zealand saw a huge Aurora Australis on Monday night, while the Aurora Borealis graced skies farther south than usual across the US, Europe and Asia."
• Australia & New Zealand best placed to survive nuclear apocalypse, study finds - "Researchers say food and energy security boosts prospects for civilisation to continue, along with Vanuatu, Iceland and Solomon Islands."
• Australia’s Great Barrier Reef tries to make sustainability cool - "Australia is offering discounts to tourists who watch science videos. Will it work?"
• Australia's oldest micronation, Hutt River is no more thanks to Covid-19 - "The 50-year reign of an Australia-based micronation formed by a 'prince' has come to an end. Hutt River, a self-declared principality, issued its own passports and once even declared war on Australia. In recent years, however, it's been known as a quirky tourist attraction."
• Austria offers free rail travel for a year - if you get a tattoo - "You’ve probably heard the adage that 'there are no bad ideas.' But that was before Austria’s climate minister endorsed a campaign to give people a year’s free public transport if they got the rail card logo tattooed on their body."
• Automatic vs manual car? The winner is obvious - "The long overdue death of the stick shift car."
• AVAAZ - "The World In Action." Avaaz is a global web movement to bring people-powered politics to decision-making everywhere.
• AVERAGE BREAST CUP SIZE IN THE WORLD - world map of average breat cup size in the world by country.
• Average Working Hours by Country, ranked - "In this graphic, we’ve ranked OECD countries based on average working hours per year, as of 2023. It reveals a wide gap between the longest and shortest-working countries, to the tune of 864 hours (36 days)."
• Avicii’s dad: 'I miss him every minute, but I get angry at him for leaving' - "On April 20, 2018, the world lost a music superstar, chart-topping DJ Avicii. Aged just 28, he tragically took his own life while on holiday in Oman."
• Avocados: How Healthy Are Avocados? - "They're rich in micronutrients. Here’s a highlight reel of their biggest nutritional benefits, plus delicious recipes to help you enjoy them. The vitamin E in avocados may support healthy skin, Dr. Klingbeil said. According to Dr. Kohlmeier, the lutein in avocados may help keep your vision sharp. And while bananas tend to get all the credit for potassium, avocados contain even more of the important mineral."
• Awaken your senses! How to bring your body back to life - "Do you feel disconnected from the world? I did, too – then I discovered some easy, practical ways to enhance my sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch."
• Ayahuasca - South American psychoactive brew, traditionally used by Indigenous cultures and folk healers in Amazon and Orinoco basins for spiritual ceremonies, divination, and healing a variety of psychosomatic complaints.
• Azerbaijan's secret to long life? Mountain air - "There are a number of destinations around the world famed for the longevity of their residents. In Japan, Okinawa's sprightly centenarians have earned it the nickname 'Land of the Immortals.' Campodimele, Italy's 'Village of Eternity,' is testament to the Mediterranean diet. In the sunny Californian town of Loma Linda, a community of Seventh-Day Adventists reaping rewards of clean living. There's one long-lived corner of the globe you won't have heard talked about as much, and it's home to the world's only Museum of Longevity. That's Lerik in southern Azerbaijan."

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• Baby Boomers are living alone. One reason why: ‘gray divorce’ - "Nearly 16 million people ages 35-64 and those 65 years and older lived by themselves in 2022. There are many reasons behind this shift in our society, including the economic gains women made when they entered the workforce and changing attitudes toward marriage."
• Babe names: 'I'm a baby name expert & these 6 common names are best avoided' - "The experts scoured their website for the most 'polarizing' names and disclosed six of them in the video. Many TikTok users were shocked about the six contentious baby names."
• 'Baby Shark' becomes the first YouTube video to hit 10 billion views - "'Baby Shark,' the inescapable earworm beloved by some children and often feared by their parents, has hit a new milestone - 10 billion views on YouTube. Not only is it the most-viewed video on the platform, a record it set in November 2020, but it's now the only video on the site to reach 10 billion views, YouTube confirmed to CNN."
• Babylon – how war almost erased ‘mankind’s greatest heritage site’ - The Guardian.
• Babylonian Map of the World: The oldest known map of the ancient world - "The ancient map offers a glimpse of how the Babylonians viewed the world thousands of years ago."
• Backpacking is a rite of passage for many travelers. Covid could end it forever - "Backpacking trips have been something of a rite of passage for young people for almost 70 years. Whether you're setting off around the world, or exploring a particular region, country, or city, taking off with a few belongings and moving from destination to destination remains a hugely attractive prospect for those searching for fun and adventure."
• backwards walking any better than walking forwards? - "It places less strain on the knees and can help with coordination - as long as you do it with structure and purpose, experts say. Backwards walking is so hot right now, literally and figuratively. The practice has apparently been common in China for some time."
• Bacon: The complex mix that makes bacon taste so good - "It's the chemistry of the meat, the chemistry of the smoking and the chemistry of the cooking that combine to make bacon smell and taste irresistible. The cell membranes of the muscle tissue contain fatty acids that disintegrate during cooking to yield a bouquet of flavourful compounds like aldehydes, furans, and ketones."
• Bad behavior on planes is surging. Here’s why - "Unruly passengers were a problem before the pandemic. Now they’re even worse."
• Bad sex award 2016: the contenders in quotes - The Guardian.
• Baffling View of London’s Tube Proves Transit Maps Are (Helpful) Lies - Wired.
• Bake a Chocolate Cake in the Microwave - Wired.
• Bakhmut Is Gone: An Aerial Look at the War’s Destruction - The New York Times.
• Baku: How ‘world’s first oil town’ is wrestling with fossil fuel legacy - "Cop29 host Baku has cleaned up since its Black City days - but this summit needs to do more than whitewash the facade of a petrostate."
• Bali influencer backlash intensifies as island cracks down on problem tourists - "Locals on the Indonesian island have been enraged by behaviour that includes visitors driving motorbikes dangerously and posing nude at sacred sites."
• Baltimore's Key Bridge collapsed - a visual guide - "Photos and maps show how Francis Scott Key Bridge snapped after a vessel collision"
• Banana scare phobia: Does this banana scare you? The harsh reality of life with an unusual phobia - "The news that a Swedish politician has rooms swept for the fruit prompted online mockery last week. But for those who face bizarre and irrational fears - from buttons to crumpets - the everyday struggle is far from amusing."
• Bang & Olufsen is getting rid of its B&O Play branding - "Everything will just be a Bang & Olufsen product now."
• Bank of England helped in sale of looted Nazi gold - BBC News.
• bank robbery that gave the world Stockholm syndrome - "A 1973 Bank Robbery Gave the World ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ - But There’s More to the Story Than That."
• Banksy artwork shreds itself after £1m sale at Sotheby's - "A stencil spray painting by elusive artist Banksy shredded itself after it was sold for more than £1m."
• Banksy Painting Self-Destructs After Fetching $1.4 Million at Sotheby’s - The New York Times.
• Banksy publishes video detailing auction stunt plan - "Why putting £1m through the shredder is Banksy’s greatest work. Art is being choked to death by money. The only rebellion left is for artists to bite the hands that feed them - as Banksy appears to have done on Friday night."
• Banksy shredding 'did not go to plan' - "Banksy: How Love is in the Bin's shredding did not go to plan."
• Banksy unmasked? Scientists use maths & criminology to map artist's identity - The Guardian.
• Banksy's balloon girl chosen as nation's favourite artwork - "Banksy's mural of a girl letting go of a heart-shaped balloon has been voted the nation's favourite artwork."
• Banksy's shredded artwork renamed - "Banksy's 'Girl with a Balloon', which was shredded went it went up for auction, has been renamed 'Love is in the Bin'."
• banana artwork on sale again & it could now be worth $1.5 million - "For their money, the winning bidder will receive a roll of duct tape and one banana, as well as a certificate of authenticity and official instructions for installing the work. Sotheby’s confirmed to CNN that neither the tape nor, thankfully, the banana are the originals."
• Barack Obama: Emmy win for narrating Netflix documentary - "Former president Barack Obama won the best narrator Emmy Award on Saturday for his Netflix documentary series, Our Great National Parks."
• Barack Obama on science & innovation - engadget.
• Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address: annotated - PolitiFact.
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• Barbados becomes the world's newest republic - "Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world's newest republic."
• Barbados’s icon: why Rihanna’s national hero status is so apt - "Honoured by her newly independent country, Rihanna has always proudly worn her Bajan heritage - broadening her sound from her Caribbean roots, while staying true to them."
• Barbara Walters, legendary news anchor, has died at 93 - "For more than five decades, Walters was a name to reckon with, whether speaking with world leaders on news programs, in celebrities’ homes for her regular Barbara Walters Specials or on The View, a daytime talk show in which a diverse panel of women discuss the latest headlines."
• ‘Barbie Botox,’ TikTok’s latest beauty obsession - "40 units of the neurotoxin injected into each trapezius, the muscle holding up her neck. The procedure was originally devised to aid the release of severely overworked trapezius muscles which could cause migraines and intense neck tension. Now, it’s being administered off-label to cosmetically diminish the size of shoulders, elongating the neck. And it’s gaining traction on social media."
• Barbie, Inc: How A $3 Toy Inspired A Multi-Billion-Dollar Dream World - "She’s here, she’s there, she’s every pinkin’-where. With Margot Robbie’s summer blockbuster arriving in theaters and ubiquitous merchandise collaborations, the world’s favorite doll is about to launch the Mattel cinematic universe." Forbes.
• Barbie trades in her pink convertible for a hoverboard drone - The Verge
• Barbie: What is patriarchy? What does it mean & why is everyone talking about it? - "Greta Gerwig's Barbie film is garnering high-profile attention for its commentary on patriarchy. The film is premised on the idea that Barbie and Ken visit the human world where men are in charge and Ken, relishing his treatment in a patriarchal society, sets out to try and turn Barbieland into one."
• Barbie, who? Kylie Jenner launches herself as a Bratz doll - "With Bratz dolls uplifting the feline-eyed, full-lipped, high-cheekboned 'Instagram-face' into a beauty standard - and an aesthetic that Jenner and her family have codified - before Instagram was even a twinkle, it’s unsurprising that Jenner has gone full uncanny valley by becoming the doll to which she’s sometimes drawn comparisons."
• Barbra Streisand gives a masterclass in how not to pay a compliment - "The singer just wanted to tell Melissa McCarthy how great she was looking. Was it a good idea to mention a weight-loss drug?"
• Barbra Streisand: ‘It’s the funniest thing to me that people still can’t get my name right’ - "In a rare interview discussing her music, the star details the highs and lows of her early career, the difficult transition into pop and how she rose above jabs at her appearance."
• Barbra Streisand Sets the Record Straight - The New York Times.
• Barcelona's famous Sagrada Familia will finally be completed in 2026 - more than 140 years after construction started, officials have confirmed. The construction of the last of six towers will mark the completion of the structure of the basilica, the organization responsible for managing the site announced last week.
• Barcelona's unloved planner invents science of 'urbanisation' - The Guardian.
• battery that could last 1,000 years - "How the world’s smelliest fruit could power your phone. The lithium-ion batteries in our devices degrade over time and come with a large environmental cost. Are there better ways to store and carry energy that are kinder to the planet?"
• Battle in the Channel: seigneur of Sark takes on Barclay dynasty - "Christopher Beaumont is attempting to buy up abandoned hotels and other buildings owned by Telegraph billionaires."
• Bauhaus Nazis: the collaborators & worse - among the design icons - "They were seen as heroes and martyrs who defied the Nazis. But a new show in Weimar reveals horrifying details about some Bauhauslers, one of whom designed the crematoriums at Auschwitz."
• BAYESIAN: Sunken superyacht believed to contain watertight safes with sensitive intelligence data - "Some of the 15 survivors, of whom nine were crew members and six were passengers reportedly told prosecutors that Lynch 'did not trust cloud services' and always kept data drives in a secure compartment of the yacht wherever he sailed."
• Beach Club - "Beach clubs feature on larger superyachts, where the space at the aft of the vessel is dedicated to a stylish lounge area and swim platform, creating an additional space for effortless indoor-outdoor living and entertaining."
• Bearcam is back & better than ever - The Verge.
• Beaujolais Nouveau Day - since 1951. "Beaujolais Nouveau Day is marked in France on the third Thursday in November with fireworks, music and festivals. Under French law, the wine is released at 12:01 a.m., just weeks after the wine’s grapes have been harvested. Parties are held throughout the country and further afield to celebrate the first wine of the season." November 16, 2023.
• Bedbugs: No escape from The Invasion of the Bedbugs - "Not the most exciting of pests, they don’t jump, they don’t fly, they don’t slide, slither or scuttle. No, all they do is suck blood and go back into hiding. However, France is living in dread of the bothersome creatures, which seem to have started their expansion in Paris but are now spreading south by any means possible, as they prefer daytime temperatures above 30. Or 25 will do nicely."
• Beer IS good for you! - "Research suggests two pints a day may slash your risk of dementia. Experts studied drinking habits and dementia rates among 25,000 over-60s. Drinking two pints a day slashed risk of the memory-robbing condition by a third. Non-drinkers a fifth more likely to be a dementia sufferer than biggest drinkers."
• ‘Bees are really highly intelligent’: the insect IQ tests causing a buzz among scientists - "We all know these busy insects are good for crops and biodiversity, but proof is emerging that they are also clever, sentient and unique beings."
• ‘Bees are sentient’: inside the stunning brains of nature’s hardest workers - "‘Fringe’ research suggests the insects that are essential to agriculture have emotions, dreams and even PTSD, raising complex ethical questions."
• Beethoven’s hair reveals possible cause of mysterious ailments, scientists say - "High levels of lead detected in authenticated locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair suggest that the composer had lead poisoning, which may have contributed to ailments he endured over the course of his life, including deafness, according to new research."
• Beethoven's nine symphonies ranked, from worst to greatest - "From the iconic knocks of fate in Beethoven’s Fifth, to the unbridled joy of the final moments of the Ninth, Beethoven’s symphonies unquestionably define the symphonic genre."
• Beetroot juice may aid people with coronary heart disease - study - "Research suggests a daily glass reduces harmful inflammation by boosting nitric oxide levels."
• Before end of this century, robots will have taken over - The Guardian.
• Before there were tech startups, there was whaling - The Economist.
• BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO SEO - SEOmoz.
• beginner's guide to... the Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend - "As the fastest, most technically advanced motorsport on the planet, Formula 1 can seem extremely complex. But if you’re a new fan of the sport, there’s absolutely nothing to fear as we can explain it all in our beginner’s guide. Here’s everything you need to know about the Formula 1 race weekend..." Formula 1.
• beginner’s guide to decorating your home - The New York Times.
• Behavioural biometrics – the future of security - TechRadar.
• Behind this Nobel prize is a very human story - "There’s a bit of Neanderthal in all of us. Svante Pääbo deserves his accolade - palaeogenetics is an expanding field that tells us who we are."
• Beijing overtakes NYC as 'Billionaire Capital of the World' - Fox News.
• Being Bilingual Changes the Architecture of Your Brain - Wired.
• Being Dishonest About Ugliness - The New York Times.
• Beirut explosion: Before-and-after images - "The explosion at a portside warehouse in Beirut sent devastating shockwaves across the Lebanese capital, decimating seafront buildings and causing widespread destruction."
• Beirut explosion devastates Sursock Palace and Museum - in pictures - "Among the many homes and buildings damaged by the Beirut explosion were the Sursock Palace and Museum. The 19th-century palace was once one of Beirut’s grandest town houses, and the mansion housing the museum was left to the city of Beirut in 1952."
• Belgium launches new passport featuring national comic book heroes - "From 7 February, Belgium is launching a redesigned international passport, with illustrations of Belgian comic book characters, Foreign Affairs Minister Sophie Wilmès announced on Thursday."
• Belgium’s trade in Russian diamonds continues despite moral pressure - "Poland and the Baltic states are pressing for diamonds to be included in the EU’s next round of sanctions."
• Ben Johnson’s 1988 Olympic drug test contains altered lab codes and hand-scrawled revisions. And almost no one has seen it until now - "Thirty years after the Seoul Olympics, Ben Johnson finally saw the evidence used to disqualify him."
• Benching: The dating trend that could ruin your love life - The Guardian.
• Benefits of Physical Activity - "Regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Being physically active can improve your brain health, help manage weight, reduce the risk of disease, strengthen bones and muscles, and improve your ability to do everyday activities." CDC | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
• Benin bronzes: ‘Africa wants to speak for itself’ - "This year marks the 125th anniversary of the British Punitive Expedition, which saw thousands of sculptures and cultural artefacts stolen during the destruction of Benin City (in present-day Nigeria). Many items ended up in museums or in private collections mainly found in Europe and North America. The anniversary has reignited the call by Africans for the return of millions of objects looted across the continent during the colonial era."
• Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without trace - The Guardian.
• berberine: The Truth About ‘Nature’s Ozempic’ - "What experts know about berberine, the chemical compound purported to help induce weight loss."
• Berlin Wall: How 1989 reshaped the modern world - "World events often move fast, but is hard to match the pace and power of change in 1989. The wave of revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe helped shape the continent for decades to come."
• Berlin Wall - "Thirty years after the Cold War barrier was removed, we look at its origins and where parts of it can still be seen."
• BERLITZ - since 1878. "Learn a language. Open your world." Get the language skills, cultural understanding and confidence to open up your world with Berlitz USA.
• Berlusconi leaves control of business empire to two eldest children - "Partner Marta Fascina is left 100 million euros. Friend and Mafia convict Dell'Utri given 30 million euros."
• Bermuda Triangle mystery finally been solved? - The Telegraph.
• Bermuda Triangle: ‘Ocean Flatulence’ Could Explain Mystery - The Huffington Post.
• Bernard Arnault Just Bought Tiffany. Who Is He? - "A field guide to the man behind LVMH, who just engineered the biggest deal in luxury - and isn’t done yet."
• Bernie Ecclestone spared jail after admitting tax fraud - Ex-Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was spared an immediate prison sentence on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to misleading Britain’s tax authority about overseas assets worth more than 400 million pounds ($492 million). Ecclestone has also agreed a civil settlement with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), under which he will pay 652.6 million pounds covering tax, interest and penalties for 18 tax years between 1994 and 2022, prosecutor Richard Wright said.
• Bernie Madoff fails in bid for compassionate release from prison - "The 82-year-old convicted fraudster has less than 18 months to live, but judge says he should die in jail."
• Bernie Madoff, infamous Ponzi schemer, has died - "Bernard Madoff, whose name became synonymous with financial fraud, died while serving a 150-year sentence in Federal Prison. He was 82 years old."
• Bernie Madoff photos of convicted fraudster in prison - The Guardian.
• Bernie Madoff says he is dying of kidney failure & seeks early prison release - "Lawyer says 81-year-old behind history’s largest Ponzi scheme uses a wheelchair and has multiple serious conditions."
• Bernie Madoff Talks review: definitive life of an ‘extraordinarily evil’ man - "Jim Campbell exchanged hundreds of emails and letters with the financier whose crimes brought him a 150-year sentence."
• Bernie Madoff’s harrowing final days: hallucinations, dire medical conditions & waiting for the end to come - MarketWatch.
• Bernie Sanders on Twitter: "In Denmark, starting pay at ... - "In Denmark, starting pay at McDonald’s is about $22 an hour. The workers there get six weeks of paid vacation, a year’s paid maternity leave and a pension plan. Like all Danes, they enjoy universal medical insurance and paid sick leave. This is what a civilized society is about."
• Best & Worst Habits for Eyesight - "Are carrots good? Is blue light bad? Experts weigh in on nine common beliefs."
• Best & Worst Places for Retirement - The New York Times.
• Best aphrodisiac recipes - The Telegraph.
• Best April Fool's Day pranks and jokes to play on your friends or your boyfriend and kids at home - if you dare - Mirror Online.
• best British political insults and putdowns - The Telegraph.
• Best Cities To Live In For A Healthy & Happy Life 2022 - "A recent study out of the United Kingdom has confirmed the impact of five major lifestyle factors - including smoking, physical activity, alcohol intake, body weight, and diet - can have on a healthy and happy life and exactly where on earth it’s the easiest to achieve a happy lifestyle that helps increase life expectancy and decrease chronic illness. The study analyzed 44 global cities across 10 metrics ranging, from sunshine hours to the average cost of a gym membership. Here, the top cities that have been ranked the highest based on the levels of happiness and health of its citizens."
• best clothing for heatwaves - What is the best clothing to keep you cool?
• Best Countries for Business - Forbes.
• BEST Countries ranking full list 2017 - "The overall ranking of Best Countries measures global performance on a variety of metrics."
• BEST Countries survey 2017 - "Major Findings: The 2017 rankings results offer a clear blueprint on how policy-makers can change perceptions of their countries."
• Best Fashion Trends Of All Time - "Top 5 Timeless Styles Most Recommended By Experts. Whether you’re a t-shirt-and-jeans type of person or someone who only wears designer labels, everyone has their own sense of style. There have been plenty of memorable fashion trends over the years, many of which made us question society as a whole."
• Best Investment Since 1926? Apple - The New York Times.
• best mouse of 2016 - 9 top computer mice compared.
• best pen 2023 - "After evaluating 26 contenders and conducting three rounds of testing, our experts found one clear winner."
• Best-Performing CEOs in the World 2015 - Harvard Business Review.
• Best-Performing CEOs in the World Harvard Business Review.
• Best Places To Retire Abroad In 2020 - Forbes.
• Best Places To Retire In 2022: Sioux Falls & Other Hot Spots - "Forbes compared more than 800 locales in America on everything from housing costs and taxes to healthcare, air quality, crime and climate change and natural hazard risk. These are the top 25 cities for retirees."
• best science long reads of 2019 - "From the search for new dinosaur skeletons in the "Badlands" of Wyoming, to the push to return humans to the Moon for the first time since 1972, here's a festive selection of the best science and environment long reads published by the BBC this year."
• Best-Selling Vehicles in the World By Country - "Each country has different preferences for goods, and vehicles are no different. This infographic from Budget Direct Car Insurance highlights the best-selling vehicles in the world, using 2019 year-end sales data."
• best sleep apps & gadgets for a better night's sleep - "Let technology help you snag more z’s this year."
• best tech & apps for your home office - engadget.
• Best Times to Visit Copenhagen for Great Weather, Lower Prices & Fewer Crowds - "These are the best times to visit Copenhagen for every type of traveler." Travel + Leisure.
• Best Trips 2016 - National Geographic Traveler.
• best VPNs for 2023 - "Don’t fall for the hyped-up, overly-marketed options."
• Best Watches in the World: Timeless Craftsmanship & Innovation - "Championing the Pinnacle of Timekeeping. While horological excellence can come from any corner of the globe, certain brands have solidified their status as makers of the best watches in the world. These brands include ..."
• Best Way to Get People to Tell the Truth, According to Science - TIME Magazine.
• Best Ways to Reuse Wine Corks Instead of Throwing Them Away - "This would-be trash can be surprisingly useful around the house."
• best website builder for small businesses - engadget.
• BEST WEBSITE BUILDERS REVIEWED - On Blast Blog.
• Bette Nash, Longest-Serving Flight Attendant in the World, Dies at 88 - "Nash became a flight attendant in 1957 and never stopped working. She liked working the 6:30 a.m. flight from Washington to Boston, which regular commuters called the 'Nash Dash' in her honor."
• Better Aging Through Practice, Practice, Practice - The New York Times.
• BETTY FORD CENTER - alcohol abusement rehabilisation center.
• Beware the smart toaster: 18 tips for surviving the surveillance age - The Guardian.
• Beyond Pluto: the hunt for our solar system's new ninth planet - "Scientists think a planet larger than Earth lurks in the far reaches of the solar system. Now a new telescope could confirm their belief and change solar system science."
• Bezos of Black Wall Street - "A century ago, O.W. Gurley built an empire of African American businesses in Tulsa. Though it all came burning down in the massacre of 1921, new generations of entrepreneurs rose from the ashes."
• Bhutan is one of the world's most mysterious countries - "Visiting the Land of the Thunder Dragon can be challenging, but there's new incentive to finally cross it off the bucket list in 2022, as its breathtaking Trans Bhutan Trail will be reopening to travelers for the first time in 60 years."
• Bidding For Good - since 2003. "Fundraising Auctions That Work For You." We provide a unique online auction platform, where nonprofits, schools, consumers and businesses converge to create dynamic and exciting fundraising events and ultimately, to raise more money for the causes we care so much about. With the help of over 8,000 customers and the 400,000+ shoppers in our Bidder Community, we have created a new category of shopping, Charitable Commerce.
• Biden: 6 takeaways from President Joe Biden’s high-stakes ABC interview - "Biden takes ownership of debate performance, but offers a new excuse."
• Biden: 25 days that unraveled Biden’s campaign - "Age had been President Joe Biden’s biggest political weakness ever since he launched his first campaign against former President Donald Trump five years ago. But his faltering debate performance on June 27 shocked many Americans in what was their most extensive exposure to the president since the last round of debates in 2020."
• Biden accuses Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in Ukraine - "US president says Russian leader is ‘trying to wipe out the idea of even being Ukrainian’ in comments welcomed by Voldymyr Zelenskiy."
• Biden calls out Elon Musk & Twitter at Chicago-area fundraiser - "President Joe Biden on Friday called out Elon Musk, saying the billionaire had purchased a social media platform that 'spews lies all across the world.' 'Elon Musk goes out and buys an outfit that spews lies all across the world,' the president said at a Democratic fundraiser in Rosemont, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, according to the pool."
• Biden: Disney heir joins other Democrat backers to pause donations until Joe Biden steps aside - "Abigail Disney says choice to suspend donations is based on ‘realism, not disrespect’, and suggests Kamala Harris as an alternative."
• Biden dog Commander bit Secret Service agents at least 24 times - "US Secret Service records show the extent to which the German Shepherd caused chaos for the presidential bodyguards."
• Biden faced internal opposition to Brittney Griner swap, reports say - "Department of Justice viewed deal to exchange basketball star for Russian arms dealer as a mistake."
• Biden: Fact-Checking Biden's ABC Interview - "The president defended his debate performance with exaggerations about polling, his recent appearances and his opponent."
• Biden fumbles his make-or-break moment - "Biden stressed that the 'UAW endorsed me, but go ahead', referring to the United Auto Workers. He then mixed up Harris and Trump, saying, 'I wouldn't have picked vice-president Trump to be vice-president if she wasn't qualified'. Biden did not immediately correct himself."
• Biden Guide to Dressing Younger - "Though much has been made of the president's age, his tailoring tells another story. There are lessons to be learned here."
• Biden: Hear Biden's full historic address on leaving 2024 race - "President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office of the White House about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid."
• Biden: Inside the ‘doom loop’ of Joe Biden’s campaign - "Multiple leading Democrats tell CNN they feel caught in what one described as a 'doom loop,' with every move to keep President Joe Biden in or push him out further destroying their chances against Donald Trump."
• Biden Is No Sure Thing for 2024. What About Buttigieg? Harris? Even Whitmer? - "He was already the oldest president in American history when he took office at 78. He’d be just shy of 82 on Election Day in 2024. It shows. He doesn’t project anything like the ebullience he once did. His flubs transcend malapropisms. Last month, he erroneously claimed that student loan forgiveness - which he decreed by executive action - passed Congress by a few votes. That was the most glaring misstatement of his own record but hardly the only one."
• Biden Loves to Tell Tall Tales. We Cut Them Down to Size - "By President Biden’s account, he was a fierce civil rights activist in his youth, had an uncle who fell prey to cannibals and used to drive an 18-wheeler."
• Biden says Putin is losing the war in ... Iraq - "US president adds new entry to litany of gaffes. U.S. President Joe Biden slipped up Tuesday, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing the war in Iraq."
• Biden: Soaring rhetoric, thin voice - Joe Biden meets his tragic end - "The Oval Office address was a historic moment for what feels already like a historical presidency. There was no surer, sadder proof Joe Biden is not up to the task that is no longer ahead of him than the manner in which he asked the American people to take it up instead."
• Biden: The Conspiracy of Silence to Protect Joe Biden - "The president’s mental decline was like a dark family secret for many elite supporters."
• Biden: The Last Politician review: the case for Joe Biden, polling be damned - "Franklin Foer delivers the goods on a president stuck with stubbornly low ratings and ever-present worries about his age."
• Biden: The rise & fall of Joe Biden - "Biden overcame a speech impediment, early tragedy and being constantly underestimated to become the 46th US president - but only for one term."
• Biden: Warning signs: a history of Joe Biden’s verbal slips - "Signs were hiding in plain sight well before the US presidential debate against Donald Trump."
• Biden: What a Linguist Hears When Biden Speaks - "In his interview last week with George Stephanopoulos, Biden repeatedly used verbless chunks in the place of sentences, with utterances such as 'No indication of any serious condition,' 'Nobody’s fault, mine' and 'Large crowds, overwhelming response, no slipping.'"
• Biden's dog Commander leaves White House after biting incidents - "The Biden family's dog, Commander, has been moved out of the White House after a series of biting incidents. Just last week, Commander bit a Secret Service agent who required medical treatment at the scene. It was the 11th time the dog has bitten a guard at the White House complex or at the family home in Delaware."
• Biden's fist bump with crown prince - "It was a striking photograph. The US president and the man he'd called a pariah, bumping fists in the gilded splendour of Jeddah's royal palace."
• Biden’s political career across the decades - in pictures - "The oldest-ever American president’s political career is coming to an end as he yields to pressure to step aside. We look back at a journey that began in 1972."
• Biden's State of the Union: What it takes to write a speech for the president - "As US President Joe Biden puts the finishing touches to his State of the Union address, spare a thought for the behind-the-scenes toil of the White House speechwriters, the hardest-working team in Washington this time of year."
• Biden's TV interview: self-confident but in denial - "President recalls much more about his record but his attitude to poor approval ratings was more like his Republican rival. Biden said it 'depends on if the Lord Almighty comes down and tells me that, I might do that.' Democrats hope he will take the counsel of mortals.
• big beef’s climate messaging machine: confuse, defend & downplay - "A Masters of Beef Advocacy program teaches ‘scientific sounding’ arguments on cattle’s sustainability in an all-out public relations war."
• Big cats: US Senate unanimously passes bill to curb private ownership - "Conservationists estimate as many as 7,000 tigers are living in the US either in zoos or privately owned."
• Big John, largest known triceratops skeleton, goes on display before auction - "Bones found in 2014 in what is now South Dakota described as ‘miracle of nature and work of art’."
• Big Mac Index - The Economist.
• BIG THINK - "Blogs, Articles and Videos from the World's Top Thinkers and Leaders." Big Think is an online knowledge forum, founded in 2007, that features interviews, multi-media presentations, and roundtable discussions with major intellectuals from a wide range of fields. The concept for Big Think has been described as a YouTube for ideas.
• big U.S. tax dodging is done in full public view - Quartz.
• 'Biggest bang since the big bang' - " 'It just sounds like a thud': astronomers hear biggest cosmic event since big bang. Researchers believe noise was two black holes colliding around 7 billion years ago, creating a previously unseen class of stellar object."
• Biggest Brands of 2022 - "We calculated the average percentage of value retained compared to retail pricing for handbags, accessories, fine jewelry, and watches with proprietary data pulled from our very own tool, Clair." Rebag.
• Biggest British-American Tea Kerfuffle Since ... Well, You Know - "An American chemistry professor has a surprising thought about how to make the best cup of tea: Add a pinch of salt. Not everyone in Britain is eager to embrace the idea."
• Biggest Company in the World, List of Top-10 - "Apple Inc, with the market capitalization value of $2.974 trillion holds the title of the biggest company in the world. Know about the top-10 largest companies in the world."
• Biggest Tech Failures & Successes of 2017 - - The New York Times.
• biggest technology flops in history - The Telegraph.
• BILDERBERG MEETING 2024: War, AI & more war: the 2024 Bilderberg agenda is sure to set off alarm bells - "The secretive annual summit has tried to counter its arcane reputation, but its guest list still reads like a conspiracist’s who’s who of who rules the world." The 70th Bilderberg Meeting will take place from 30 May to 2 June 2024 in Madrid, Spain.
• BILDERBERG MEETINGS - "Since its inaugural Meeting in 1954, the annual Bilderberg Meeting has been a forum for informal discussions to foster dialogue between Europe and North America. Every year, approx. 130 political leaders and experts from industry, finance, labour, academia and the media are invited to take part in the Meeting. About two thirds of the participants come from Europe and the rest from North America; one third from politics and government and the rest from other fields. The Meeting is a forum for informal discussions about major issues. The Meetings are held under the Chatham House Rule, which states that participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s) nor of any other participant may be revealed. Thanks to the private nature of the Meeting, the participants take part as individuals rather than in any official capacity, and hence are not bound by the conventions of their office or by pre-agreed positions. As such, they can take time to listen, reflect and gather insights. There is no detailed agenda, no resolutions are proposed, no votes are taken, and no policy statements are issued."
• Bilinguals Are Smarter - The New York Times.
• Bill Clinton & Ghislaine Maxwell Took Undisclosed Trip Together in 2003 - Podcast - "In Chasing Ghislaine: The Untold Story of the Woman in Epstein's Shadow, investigative journalist Vicky Ward alleges that the British socialite joined the former president on a visit to the Taj Mahal. On this trip, Ward claims that Maxwell and Clinton traveled on a private jet owned by billionaire Ron Burkle, as part of the former president's work with the Clinton Foundation."
• Bill Cosby found guilty of sexually abusing minor at Playboy Mansion - "Jurors at the civil trial ruled in favor of Judy Huth who accused the comedian of forcing her to perform a sex act in 1975 at 16 years old."
• Bill Cosby freed after top court overturns sexual assault conviction - "The judges said there had been a 'process violation' by the prosecution, but admitted their ruling was unusual."
• Bill Cosby granted right to appeal against sexual assault conviction - "Decision could test legal framework of #MeToo cases. Cosby, 82, serving three- to 10-year sentence in prison."
• Bill Cosby, in Deposition, Said Drugs and Fame Helped Him Seduce Women - The New York Times.
• Bill Cosby prosecutors urge Supreme Court to restore conviction - "Prosecutors urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, complaining in a petition released Monday the verdict was thrown out over a questionable agreement that the comic claimed gave him lifetime immunity."
• Bill Cosby: The rise, fall & release of 'America's Dad' - "Bill Cosby was once known to millions as 'America's Dad', but the comedian had his reputation shattered when he was sentenced to three to 10 years in jail after being convicted of sexual assault."
• Bill Gates aims to clean up the planet - The Guardian.
• Bill Gates-backed experimental nuclear power plant heads to tiny Wyoming city - "Officials have announced that Kemmerer, population 2,600, will be the site of a plant featuring a liquid sodium-cooled reactor."
• Bill Gates bought a Porsche, and then Elon Musk talked trash about him - "Bill Gates bought an electric car. But while he’s given Tesla credit for pushing other carmakers to go electric, it does seem notable that he didn’t buy from the company that pushed the innovation. He bought a Porsche Taycan."
• Bill Gates Car Collection: A Look Inside The Billionaire's Private Garage - "Bill Gates is a billionaire many times over. As one of the world's most influential techies, what does he drive?"
• Bill Gates, College Dropout: Don’t Be Like Me - The New York Times.
• Bill Gates explains his vision for nuclear power - "Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates talks to CNN's Fareed Zakaria about building a nuclear power plant in Wyoming and the future of nuclear energy."
• Bill Gates: He eats Big Macs for lunch & schedules every minute of his day - meet the man worth $80 billion - The Telegraph.
• Bill Gates: 'I was so jealous' of 'genius' Steve Jobs - "Bill Gates is a tech icon and the world’s second-wealthiest person. So, it’s hard to imagine the Microsoft co-founder being jealous of anyone."
• Bill Gates offered a hilarious gift to Warren Buffett on his 90th birthday - "Bill Gates offered a sweet and funny video tribute to his billionaire pal Warren Buffett Sunday in honor of his 90th birthday."
• BILL GATES ON 60 MINUTES - 13:28.
• Bill Gates On Advising OpenAI, Microsoft & Why AI Is ‘The Hottest Topic Of 2023’ - "The Microsoft cofounder talked to Forbes about his work with AI unicorn OpenAI and back on Microsoft’s campus, AI’s potential impact on jobs and in medicine, and much more."
• BILL GATES ON STEVE JOBS - 60 Minutes.
• Bill Gates reportedly advised to end inappropriate emails with female employee in 2008 - "A Wall Street Journal report revealed execs approached the CEO in 2008 about flirtatious emails to a female midlevel staffer."
• Bill Gates says crypto & NFTs are a sham - "Those digital asset trends are '100% based on greater fool theory,' the Microsoft co-founder said Tuesday at a TechCrunch conference, referencing the notion that investors can make money on worthless or overvalued assets as long as people are willing to bid them higher. Gates added that he's 'not long or short' crypto. And he mocked Bored Apes NFTs, joking that 'expensive digital images of monkeys' will 'improve the world immensely.'"
• Bill Gates says his ‘greatest mistake ever’ was Microsoft losing to Android - "Microsoft’s messy move from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone let Android thrive."
• Bill Gates Says Living a Happy, Successful Life Comes Down to 3 Simple Things - "Advice from Bill Gates on solving problems, using your time wisely, and why patience is a leadership superpower."
• Bill Gates: Sorry about Control-Alt-Delete - CNN tech.
• Bill Gates: The Billionaire Book Critic - The New York Times.
• Bill Gates: This Book Is 'One of the Most Important' - TIME.
• Bill Gates: Trump twice asked me the difference between HIV & HPV - The Guardian.
• Bill Gates: US 'not even close' to doing enough to fight pandemic - "Microsoft founder Bill Gates said Thursday that the current coronavirus picture, both globally and in the US, is 'more bleak' than he would have expected."
• Bill Gates wants you to know that he still doesn’t use an iPhone - "Bill Gates has said many times that he prefers Android over iPhone, and that apparently hasn’t changed. In a recent 'Ask Me Anything' on Reddit, the Microsoft co-founder revealed that he unsurprisingly hasn’t made the switch to an iPhone nor does he use an iPad, Mac, or Microsoft Surface Duo."
• Bill Gates watched ChatGPT ace an AP Bio exam & went into ‘a state of shock’ - "‘Let’s see where we can put it to good use.’" Even tech icon Bill Gates says he was caught off-guard by the rapid development of artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT. On Thursday, Gates opened up about “the most stunning demo I’ve ever seen in my life” - a demonstration of ChatGPT’s capabilities on an AP Biology exam in August 2022, he said on an episode of his “Unconfuse Me” podcast featuring Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan.
• Bill Gates: Why I'm optimistic about the future of AI - "I believe there is huge potential to use AI to improve lives in low- and middle-income countries."
• Bill Gates’ 5 Secrets To Happiness Are Surprisingly Affordable - "It's maddening, but sometimes Forbes readers dismiss the wisdom of a life coach. You tend to pay more attention to the life lessons delivered by billionaires. The problem is that while most life coaches are not very rich, most billionaires are not tremendously happy."
• Bill Gates' Bookshelf - The Bill Gates Notes.
• Billion dollar 'doomsday' bunkers - "How the 1% are preparing for the apocalypse."
• Billion dollar+ software companies founded since 2003 - Atomico.
• billionaire addresses - "Mansions & Home Addresses of Billionaires, Millionaires, and CEO's."
• Billionaire Streakers: These 17 People Made The First Forbes 400 In 1982 - And Are On The List Today.
• Billionaire bunkers: How the 1% are preparing for the apocalypse - "Say 'doomsday bunker' and most people would imagine a concrete room filled with cots and canned goods ..."
• Billionaires Are Actually Less Intelligent Than Lower-Paid People New Study Shows - "New research has shattered the myth that the ultra-wealthy are the smartest people around."
• billionaires aren’t the brainboxes they like to believe - "The obscene wealth of many CEOs is less a result of intelligence and more down to luck, background and personality."
• Billionaires Like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk & George Soros Pay Less Income Tax Than You - "And How You Can Replicate The Strategy. It's Legal. Most billionaires don’t get to where they are by earning a salary. And that also means they might pay less income tax than Americans who make a living through wages. According to a report from ProPublica, some billionaires in the U.S. paid little or no income tax relative to the vast amount of wealth they have accumulated over the years."
• Billionaires' Survivalist Bunkers Go Absolutely Bonkers With Fiery Moats & Water Cannons - "Amid 'World War III' fears, apocalypse-fearing moguls are investing millions in survival strategies including rotating fireplaces out of 'Indiana Jones' and heightened tactical systems."
• BILLIONS CLUB - playlist by Spotify - "All the songs with more than 1 BILLION streams on Spotify."
• Bin Laden's Bookshelf Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
• Bin Laden’s Bookshelf Reflects His Fixation on West - The New York Times.
• Bin Laden's 'hidden life' Report - Al Jazeera.
• Bin Laden's son 'asked for father's death certificate' - BBC.
• Bing for iOS now lets you search Web with your camera
• BINGE-WATCH EVERY APPLE IPHONE ANNOUNCEMENT HERE - Wired.
• Binge-watching may lead to depression and other health problems: study - NY Daily News.
• Bioengineered cornea can restore sight to the blind & visually impaired - "Bioengineered corneal tissue for minimally invasive vision restoration in advanced keratoconus in two clinical cohorts."
• BIOMETRICS - Wikipedia.
• Biometrics Are Coming, Along With Serious Security Concerns - Wired.
• BIOMETRIC PASSPORT - Wikipedia.
• Birds: Scientists Made a List of Lost Birds & Now They Want Us to Find Them - "Some 144 bird species had not been seen in at least a decade, but a project by conservation organizations proposes they all may still be hidden somewhere in the wild."
• Birkenstock Boston Clogs Became a Commodity - "If You Want These Birkenstocks, You May Have to Pay Up. The classic “Boston” style has become a rare commodity and nearly impossible to find in stores. Resellers are having a field day."
• Birkin bags are a better investment than the American stock market The Telegraph.
• Birkin Lawsuit, HermÈs Makes Clear What Money Alone Can’t Buy - "Very few people can spend $100,000 for a handbag. Of those who can, it still doesn’t guarantee they’ll get the handbag they want - especially if that bag is the Hermès Birkin. The Birkin lawsuit presents an opportunity for luxury brands to understand what makes Hermes such a valuable company. The crux of the Birkin lawsuit alleges Hermès requires customers to buy other products before finally given a chance to buy a Birkin."
• birthplace of the US vacation - "Roughly 150 years ago, a priest led Americans to 'vacate' cities and enjoy nature in the Adirondacks. Now, a brand-new trail connecting the US and Canada is hoping to do the same."
• Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System - "In 2008, a person using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto published a white paper explaining the basics of Bitcoin."
• Bitcoin Consumes More Electricity Than Most Countries in The World. Here's Why - "The bitcoin market now exceeds $1 trillion with its price rising tenfold in a year, but focus is shifting towards the massive power requirements needed to sustain the online currency."
• Bitcoin Forum - dedicated to the discussion of bitcoin, blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. The forum was initially created by Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin in November 2009.
• Bitcoin-style Blockchain initiative backed by 9 large investment banks - R3.
• Bitcoin Technology Piques Interest on Wall St. - The New York Times.
• Bitcoin’s Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Is Probably This Unknown Australian Genius - Wired.
• Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is A Highly Charged Debate - Who’s Right? - "How much power does bitcoin consume? It is a question that has been debated for years, especially when the price rises. The recent surge to a new high of $58,354 has certainly reinvigorated the debate. The question usually arrives with a slurry of other perennial criticisms: it’s a scam, it’s too volatile for a store of value, it’s failed as a payment vehicle, it’s used for illicit activity, it’s not backed by anything, the dog ate my bitcoin wallet..."
• Bitcoin’s mysterious inventor is now one of the world’s 50 richest people - Quartz.
• BIT.LY - "Shorten, share and track your links." A simple URL shortener.
• Black Box Thinking and Why Science Is so Successful - The New York Times.
• BLACK FRIDAY GUIDE - Best deals of Black Friday & Cyber Monday.
• Black Friday is a scam - 99% of all sneakers are cheaper on another day - "After analyzing more than 1.4 million prices of 4,024 sneakers from more than 200 retailers on RunRepeat over the past two years, it turns out just 1% of all sneakers are cheapest on Black Friday."
• Black History - "A timeline of two millennia of world-shaping individuals and momentous events that define Black history."
• black hole discovery fulfills Einstein prediction - "Light detected behind a black hole for the first time."
• BLACKBAUD - "Your Passion. Our Purpose." Fundraising software, nonprofit accounting software & nonprofit management system.
• 'BlackBerry' review: The comedy & tragedy of the innovator's dilemma - "It's funny, dramatic and one of the best movies about tech."
• BLEETBOX - "Make any site social." Browser based chat application that allows you to chat with anyone, about anything, anywhere on the Web. "We want you to be able to: Discover and share anything you find interesting on the Web. Find and chat live with other people that have the same interests as you. Find, follow and create the latest news and trends."
• Blinkist - "A smarter you in 15 minutes." Learn more, do more, be more—and still spend less time reading. We read 1,000 books a year for you and distill their key insights into powerful, actionable, 15-minute marvels.
• Blockchains, What Are They Good For? - "Growing evidence says: absolutely nothing. A year ago Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were selling at record prices, with a combined market value of around $3 trillion; glossy ads featuring celebrities - most infamously Matt Damon’s 'Fortune Favors the Brave' - filled the airwaves. Politicians, including, alas, the mayor of New York, raced to align themselves with what seemed to be the coming thing. Skeptics like yours truly were told that we just didn’t get it." The New York Times.
• BLOGGER - "Create your free Blog." Free weblog publishing tool from Google, for sharing text, photos and video.
• Blood of Exceptionally Long-Lived People Reveals Key Differences - "Twelve blood-based biomarkers related to inflammation, metabolism, liver and kidney function, as well as potential malnutrition and anaemia, were included. All of these have been associated with ageing or mortality in previous studies."
• Blood test may detect 50 types of cancer - "UK to pilot blood test that may detect 50 types of cancer."
• BLOOM ENERGY - The Bloom Box. "Clean Reliable Affordable Energy... Anywhere!"
• Bloomberg Billionaires Index - launched in March 2012. "View profiles for each of the world's 500 richest people, see the biggest movers, and compare fortunes or track returns." The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world's richest people. Details about the calculations are provided in the net worth analysis on each billionaire's profile page. The figures are updated at the close of every trading day in New York.
• Bloomberg Game Changers - (TV Series 2010-).
• Blue Monday: is it really the most depressing day of the year? - "The third Monday in January has been coined 'Blue Monday' and is suggested to be the saddest day of the year."
• Blue-sky thinking: how cities can keep air clean after coronavirus - "Many urban dwellers have gazed in awe at their newly clean cities over the last few months. But three - Copenhagen, Oakland and Mexico City - are leading the way in making such transformations permanent. How?"
• Blue spaces: why time spent near water is the secret of happiness - "Coastal environments have been shown to improve our health, body and mind. So should doctors start issuing nature-based prescriptions?"
• blue supermoon lights up the sky - in pictures - "Stargazers around the world enjoyed a visual treat of the supermoon - which appears as red or yellow at dusk."
• Blue Zones - "Live Longer, Better." Where people live the longest.
• Blueberries have joined green beans in this year’s Dirty Dozen list - "Blueberries, beloved by nutritionists for their anti-inflammatory properties, have joined fiber-rich green beans in this year’s Dirty Dozen of nonorganic produce with the most pesticides, according to the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit environmental health organization. In the 2023 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, researchers analyzed testing data on 46,569 samples of 46 fruits and vegetables conducted by the US Department of Agriculture. Each year, a rotating list of produce is tested by USDA staffers who wash, peel or scrub fruits and vegetables as consumers would before the food is examined for 251 different pesticides."
• Bluetooth bandwidth set to double, opening a path for video & lossless audio - "Bluetooth, the technology that powers the wireless data connections between billions of devices, is going to become even more capable, with big increases planned for the data bandwidth of Bluetooth LE."
• Bluetooth is still headache-inducing two decades later - "Bluetooth is said to borrow its name from a ninth century Scandinavian king, Harald 'Blue tooth' Gormsson, who was known for his blueish-gray dead tooth and also for uniting Denmark and Norway in 958 AD. Early programmers adopted 'Bluetooth' as a code name for their wireless tech that connects local devices, and it eventually stuck."
• BLURB - make your own book with Blurb.
• B.M.I.: Time to Say Goodbye to the B.M.I.? - "The body mass index has long been criticized as a flawed indicator of health. A replacement has been gaining support: the body roundness index. The B.M.I. fails to capture the health risks faced by many patients. The B.R.I. is a better measure of abdominal fat, which is more closely linked to cancer, heart disease and other ailments."
• Bob Woodward's 18 interviews with Trump - "'Pretty cool. Right?' Unfiltered moments from Trump's 18 interviews with Bob Woodward."
• Bob Woodward’s New Book Will Chronicle Trump’s ‘Harrowing’ Presidency - "The famed Watergate reporter’s “Fear: Trump in the White House” will be published in September."
• body-Focused repetitive behaviors | BFRB - Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.
• Boeing 747: The plane that shrank the world - "It became an icon of long-haul travel and exotic holidays; Boeing’s 747 could fly more people further than any plane before. Stephen Dowling looks back at an aviation classic 50 years after it was first unveiled."
• Boeing is losing the plane race. So it packed up and left for Washington - "The company's Thursday announcement that it will move once again, to Arlington, Virginia, only gives critics more fuel: By moving into the shadow of both the Pentagon and Congress, Boeing seems to be signaling it has lost the commercial race to Airbus and wants to be seen as primarily a defense and space contractor."
• Boeing 'probably shouldn't have taken' Trump-negotiated Air Force One deal, CEO says - "Boeing's CEO on Wednesday called the unusual deal his predecessor negotiated with then-President Donald Trump for the next generation of Air Force One a one-off that he hopes not to repeat."
• Boeing unveils new 777 'ecoDemonstrator' test jet - "US aircraft maker Boeing has just revealed its new 2022 ecoDemonstrator plane - a converted, 20-year-old 777-200ER that will be tasked with testing new technologies aimed at making air travel more sustainable and safer. The ecoDemonstrator will reportedly go through a six-month series of tests both on the ground and in the sky, starting this summer. Among the 30 or so technologies set for testing during the campaign include projects designed to reduce fuel use, emissions and noise, while incorporating more sustainable materials."
• Boeing's reputation for safety has been decimated - "Boeing was once known for safety and engineering. But critics say an emphasis on profits changed that."
• BØrsen fire: Denmark endures its own Notre Dame devastation - "Alarm bells first rang out early on Tuesday morning as fire ripped through Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange building, Børsen. Within no time at all the inferno had gutted large parts of the 400-year-old structure and toppled the ornate spire known for its distinctive dragons."
• Bolivia’s ruthless tin baron saved thousands of Jewish refugees - "He has been described as ‘the worst kind of businessman’, but we now know that industrialist Moritz Hochschild also rescued as many as 20,000 Jews from the Nazis."
• ‘Bomb Cyclone’? - "These storms aren’t tremendously rare, but this particular one is much more powerful than most."
• Bonaire: Why so many visitors want to move to this secret island - "Sometimes it only takes one visit to convince visitors to pack up their belongings and move to Bonaire permanently."
• Bonhams: The Making of The Crown - "Want to Live Like a Queen? This 'Crown' Auction Can Help. Bonhams is selling hundreds of costumes and props from 'The Crown,' including a horse-drawn carriage, robes of state and the queen's bed."
• Book of Life - "Developing Emotional Intelligence." The brain of the school of life.
• books are being used to train AI. No one told the authors - "Almost 200,000 books are being used to train artificial intelligence systems by some of the biggest companies in technology. The problem? No one told the authors. The system is called Books3, and according to an investigation by The Atlantic, the data set is based on a collection of pirated e-books spanning all genres, from erotic fiction to prose poetry. Books help generative AI systems with learning how to communicate information."
• books as interior design? It's a trend with a tale - "The appeal of bookshelf wealth and its ensuing outrage tells us something uncomfortable about our culture. 'Bookshelf wealth' has been named 2024’s “first major design trend”. This is the new name for a home stacked with hundreds of carefully curated books and it is situated as the interior design version of fashion’s 'quiet luxury'."
• Boom wants to bring back the days of Concorde, but for the masses - "The Colorado-based company aims to reintroduce commercial supersonic flight, which has been on hiatus since Concorde was retired in 2003. But unlike Concorde, an elitist engineering marvel that only a handful of airlines ever operated, Boom hopes its supersonic aircraft - called Overture - will democratize this type of travel, making it accessible to the masses."
• Bordeaux Wine Snobs Have a Point, According to This Computer Model - "With machine learning, scientists are trying to chemically define the murky concept of terroir. The models might be useful for detecting wine fraud."
• BORDOM - "In a sentence, Bordom is a vast collection of funny memes, strange news, and other fascinating things found on the Internet."
• BORG drinking & why is it a dangerous trend? An expert explains - "BORG, or 'blackout rage gallon,' refers to a concoction often prepared in a gallon-size plastic jug. It typically contains vodka or other distilled alcohol, water, a flavor enhancer and an electrolyte powder or drink. BORGs are often drunk at outside day parties, otherwise known as darties."
• Borgen is back: here's why you should catch up before its Netflix return - "A new series of the Danish political drama is in development, and its depiction of government is in stark contrast to our current, gloomy reality."
• Borgen: This political drama from Denmark stands out - "Borgen has a lot to say about coalitions and the people who form them." GatesNotes. The Blog of Bill Gates.
• Boris Becker faces DEPORTATION after his 30-month jail term - "Tennis ace does not have UK citizenship so could be booted out by the Home Office like any foreign criminal sentenced to more than a year."
• Boris Becker says prison was 'daily fight for survival' - "Boris Becker says best to ‘make friends with the strong boys’ as he recalls ‘very scary’ life in prison. Tennis great Boris Becker says he’s grateful just to be alive as he reflected on spending time in prison in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour."
• Boris Johnson: a guide to his road to power - "From bullied schoolboy to betrayer of women and voters, his career trajectory has been a controversial one."
• Boris Johnson aide invited No 10 staff to lockdown ‘BYOB’ party - "Police investigating reports that Martin Reynolds invited 100 employees and PM attended at time when social mixing was banned."
• Boris Johnson lays out visa offer to nearly 3m Hong Kong citizens - "UK prime minister says all eligible for BNO passport can apply if China cuts freedoms."
• Boris Johnson likens himself to Roman who returned as dictator - "Departing PM references Cincinnatus, who turned to farming after leaving Rome - but then returned to power."
• Boris Johnson resigns as MP with immediate effect over Partygate report - "Committee found former prime minister had misled the House of Commons and recommended lengthy suspension."
• Boris Johnson’s outdone Henry VIII in having his third marriage blessed by the Catholic church - "It seems like double standards when the twice-divorced prime minister can marry in church while other divorcees cannot."
• Boris Johnson's personal finances? They're as orderly as his hair - "Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Kathryn Stone, who had investigated the Prime Minister's 2019 holiday with then-fiancee Carrie Symonds to Mustique, had ruled that Boris broke the rules that say MPs must 'conscientiously fulfil' their duty to declare all financial interests."
• Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany - "The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation."
• Bottled Water Is Full of Plastic Particles. Can They Harm Your Health? - "Here’s what scientists know so far about the health effects of nanoplastics, and what you can do to reduce your exposure."
• Bottled Water or Tap: How Much Does Your Choice Matter? - The New York Times.
• Boundaries are suddenly everywhere. What does the squishy term actually mean? - "The notion of ‘boundaries’ is a seductive metaphor for how our relationships should work - but where did it come from?"
• BP-owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds - "Satellite analysis looked at credits sold by Finite Carbon, which runs some of North America’s largest offset projects."
• Brad Pitt sues Angelina Jolie over vineyard where they got married - "The couple purchased a controlling interest in Chateau Miraval in 2008 and got married there six years later. Pitt says he and his former wife agreed not to sell their stakes in the venue without the permission of the other. But Jolie sold her share to a spirits manufacturer owned by a Russian oligarch, according to the lawsuit. Jolie has not yet commented."
• Brad Templeton's Home Page - software architect, civil rights advocate, and entrepreneur.
• brain collector: the scientist unravelling the mysteries of grey matter - "Using cutting-edge methods, Alexandra Morton-Hayward is cracking the secrets of ancient brains - even as hers betrays her."
• Brain food: what to eat to keep your mind sharp - The Telegraph.
• Brain gain: 10 ways to think yourself younger - The Telegraph.
• Brain Map Identifies Nearly 100 New Regions - The New York Times.
• Brainrot: If You Know What ‘Brainrot’ Means, You Might Already Have It - "A popular term captures the condition of being terminally online, with humor and pathos. The term refers primarily to low-value internet content and the effects caused by spending too much time consuming it. Example: 'I've been watching so many TikToks, I have brainrot.'"
• BRAINY QUOTE - famous quotes and quotations.
• Brand Ivanka: inside tangled empire of the 1st daughter - The Guardian.
• Brand new Boeing 747 scrapped after 16 flights - "A Boeing 747 configured as a private VIP jet is being scrapped after having spent just 30 hours in service over 16 flights. The aircraft, originally intended for a Saudi royal, sat on the ground for almost 10 years at EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, located at the border between France, Switzerland and Germany."
• Brands of the World - "Download vector logos and logotypes."
• BRANDWEEK - brand profressions count on Brandweek.com for online access to branding news and analysis.
• Braunau in the spotlight: Hitler's birthplace embraces inclusion - The Guardian.
• Brazil Carnival in pictures: Rio & SÃo Paulo - The Telegraph.
• Breakfast around the world - "It’s impossible to determine the single most-common breakfast dish for an entire nation. Trust us, we tried. In America, for example, the breakfast of choice might be bacon and eggs, or smoothie bowls, or fluffy buttermilk pancakes — all depending on who you ask. Regardless, most countries have a signature dish that stands out as uniquely theirs."
• Breaking for beginners: all you need to know about Olympics’ newest sport - "Our guide will help sort your downrock from your freeze as 60-second blasts of dance take over the Paris Games."
• Brew your coffee this way & you might live longer - "The healthiest way to brew your coffee - and possibly lengthen your life."
• Brian Cox reveals his all-time favorite Succession line - "I loved that line and I just thought, 'Why didn't I say that earlier?"
• BRICS 2023 - since 2006. "BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism." A grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa formed by the 2010 addition of South Africa to the predecessor BRIC. The original acronym "BRIC", or "the BRICs", was coined in 2001 by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill to describe fast-growing economies that would collectively dominate the global economy by 2050.
• Brigitte Bardot calls #metoo protesters 'hypocritical' - The Guardian.
• BRIGITTE BARDOT slams Kurt Zouma over cat-kicking videos - "French animal rights activist, 87, files legal action against 'imbecile' West Ham defender - as club loses SECOND sponsor over scandal."
• Brilliant Inventor Who Made Two of History’s Biggest Mistakes - "A century ago, Thomas Midgley Jr. was responsible for two phenomenally destructive innovations. What can we learn from them today? Each of these innovations offered a brilliant solution to an urgent technological problem of the era: making automobiles more efficient, producing a safer refrigerant. But each turned out to have deadly secondary effects on a global scale. Indeed, there may be no other single person in history who did as much damage to human health and the planet, all with the best of intentions as an inventor."
• ‘Bring a bag & use refills’: how to cut down on plastic waste - "An average household throws out 3,400 plastic items a year - here’s how to shrink that and save."
• Britain doesn't build - "The history of attempts to reform planning in Britain is proof that political willpower is not enough: you need to be smart, not just brave."
• Britain's bitter bread battle: what a £5 sourdough loaf tells us about health, wealth & class - "'Ideas of social status and the colour of your bread go back to Roman times.' Some complain that pricey sourdough is elitist and pretentious. Others lambast cheap sliced white as unhealthy and unsustainable. How did our most basic foodstuff become a source of conflict and division?"
• BRITAIN’S LOST RAINFORESTS - "The Lost Rainforests of Britain campaign launches a new map revealing the extent of Britain’s surviving fragments of temperate rainforest."
• British Airways could serve passengers 'digital pill' to monitor in-flight happiness - The Telegraph.
• British babies cry the most, Danish babies the least - The Guardian.
• British islands that disappear every day - "Located between Britain and France, the Minquiers have long been subject to the squabbles of dukedoms and governments, torn between Normans, Britons and French for 1,000-plus years. The southern-most building in the British Isles is not a crumbling castle, built to repel would-be conquerors; nor is it a lonely lighthouse, flashing a warning beacon to passing seafarers. It is a public toilet."
• British isle with its own language - "The secret British language that was used to outwit the Nazis. Very few people outside the island know that Jersey has its own language - or that it was cannily used as a clandestine code during German occupation in WW2."
• British monarchs are not supposed to have opinions. Charles III has already expressed many of his - "The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked the end of an era for the monarchy in more ways than one. She was the last senior royal from a generation that will soon seem alien to modern monarchists. During her 70 years on the throne, Elizabeth gave only one media interview which was limited to the subject of her coronation. She never publicly stated a strong opinion on any subject that could be considered political or controversial. She avoided any kind of public intervention into how the public institutions of the UK should be run."
• British Virgin Islands: Premier Andrew Fahie arrested in US drug sting - "The leader of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been arrested for alleged drug smuggling and money laundering in the US."
• Britain's crumbling Houses of Parliament - in pictures - The Guardian.
• Broccoli: How to pick the perfect broccoli at the supermarket - "A professional fruit and vegetable supplier has revealed the five features you should look out for when you're buying broccoli at the supermarket."
• Broccoli: Scientists Revealed a Healthier Way to Cook Broccoli - "Unfortunately, studies have shown that common broccoli cooking methods, like boiling and microwaving, seriously reduce the amount of glucosinolates in the vegetable - even if you just zap it for a couple minutes. And myrosinase is super-sensitive to heat, too."
• brokenlinkcheck.com - "Online Broken Link Checker." This free online Checker / Validator not just tells you which of your hyperlinks are dead but it will also show to your where exactly those stale references locate in your HTML code!
• Brooke Shields & the Curse of Great Beauty - "'Pretty Baby,' a new documentary on Hulu, explores the toll that sexual and commercial objectification takes on women."
• Bruce Lee bio debunks myths about the 'kung fu Jesus' - CNN.
• Buck Moon: July supermoon appears brighter than usual in the sky - "July's supermoon is appearing full for up to three days, according to Nasa. Known as a Buck Moon, it is closer than normal in its orbit around the Earth. This is because the Moon's orbit is not a perfect circle due to the Earth's gravitational pull; instead it is elliptical, like an elongated circle or oval."
• Bruce Lee: Life without Bruce & Brandon: Shannon Lee on losing her superstar father & brother - "How do you survive when the two most important men in your life die at a tragically young age? The daughter of martial arts hero, Bruce Lee, describes what kept her going - and how she is preserving the family legacy."
• Brutal heatwaves & submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like - "Climate scientists have told the Guardian they expect catastrophic levels of global heating. Here’s what that would mean for the planet."
• BUCKINGHAM PALACE - "The King's official London residence and a working royal palace." Official website.
• Buckley vs. Vidal: When Debate Became Bloodsport - The New York Times.
• Building Blocks of Learning - The New York Times.
• buildings constructed from cannabis - "In search of sustainable materials, architects are turning to an unusual source: hemp."
• Building Your Own Personal Weather Station Is a Breeze - Wired.
• Bullet Journal - "An analog note-taking system for the digital age."
• Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - since 1945. Nontechnical online magazine that covers global security and public policy issues related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change, emerging technologies, and diseases.
• Bullingdon Club: Five Facts About The Super-Rich, Elite Oxford University Drinking Club - The Huffington Post.
• bunkers: Why the super rich are building super luxury bunkers - "Operating theaters, bowling alleys and home cinemas: Not happy with safe rooms, the super-rich are building luxury fortresses."
• Burgers Costs More Now - "There are dozens of different factors that go into food inflation."
• Burj Al Arab: ‘World’s most famous’ helipad on Burj al Arab turns 25 - "Dubai in 1993 was a world away from the global capital of today. That year, British architecture firm Atkins Global was approached by the Dubai ruler’s office with a brief to design a building that would 'create an identifiable link for people around the world with the UAE.' In other words: put the Emirates on the map."
• Burj Khalifa designer shares the secrets of building supertall - "How to build supertall: Designers of the world's tallest towers share their secrets."
• Burning Man festival descended into mud & chaos - in pictures - "Heavy rains turned this year’s Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock desert into a quagmire of mud. Tens of thousands of attendees were stranded for days and when the roads became dry enough for people to leave, the mass exodus produced hours-long traffic jams ten lanes wide."
• Burning Man: How much it costs to attend the Burning Man festival - "Attending Burning Man in the Nevada desert can cost big money. Veterans and first-timers reveal their economics of life on the playa - and why it's worth it."
• business jargon we want to leave behind in 2017 - The Telegraph.
• Business Plan Template & Guide for Entrepreneurs [2020 Updated] - "This business plan template and guide is the result of 20 years of research into the types of business plans that help entrepreneurs and executives raise funding and build thriving companies. It’s primarily for those who have never created a business plan, but there’s plenty of advice for those who have written one or many plans before."
• BUTLER FOR YOU - butler service & domestic staff.
• Butterflies: The ultimate icon of our fragility - "The butterfly has symbolised ephemerality - and rebirth - for millennia."
• Buy Nothing 2.0 app - "Join Buy Nothing Today!" We exist to build community. Everything shared on Buy Nothing is given freely. No strings. Free. There's never been a better time to download our app - Still free, now with more features for everyone and special features for Sustaining Members who keep the movement going and growing.
• Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) - "Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is a type of short-term financing that allows consumers to make purchases and pay for them at a future date, often interest-free. Also referred to as "point of sale installment loans," BNPL arrangements are becoming an increasingly popular payment option, especially when shopping online. Using BNPL financing can be convenient for consumers, but there are some potential downsides to consider."
• Buy now, pay later is a huge hit with shoppers. Just how dangerous is it? - "Tens of millions of people have used buy now, pay later services. Some companies operating in the $100 billion industry charge interest on purchases, and others levy late fees, but they all offer a crucial improvement over traditional layaway: shoppers can immediately take ownership of their purchases."
• Buzz Aldrin marries for the fourth time, aged 93 - "The former US astronaut Buzz Aldrin has got married for the fourth time on his 93rd birthday."

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• California debates naming heatwaves to underscore deadly risk of extreme heat - "Experts and advocates are also exploring new ranking systems to add urgency to the growing disaster of rapidly warming landscapes."
• California's groundbreaking privacy law takes effect in January. What does it do? - "Landmark law, the ‘most comprehensive’ in the US, gives Californians an arsenal of tools to protect their data online."
• Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index - "Bitcoin network power. Updated every 30 seconds."
• Cameras That Changed Photography Forever - "What do the Kodak Brownie, the first low-cost camera, launched in 1900, and a 2022 smartphone have in common? They are both popular photographic tools that best represent the spirit of their respective time. These two devices (small, portable box cameras and smartphones with cameras) also completely changed photography forever. Despite being separated by over 100 years and being polar opposites in terms of design, each contributed immensely to the art and science of photography."
• Camino de Santiago: What it's like to experience one of the world's most famous pilgrimages - "The Camino de Santiago is arguably the world’s most famous pilgrimage. At least in terms of ones that must be taken on foot, across hundreds of miles, while carrying your simplified, reduced world in a rucksack on your back. When most people talk about 'the Camino,' they are referring to the 500-mile route from the French village of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port at the base of the Pyrenees."
• Campbell Soup hated, then embraced, Andy Warhol's soup can paintings - "Sixty years ago today, the pop artist Andy Warhol unveiled a wall of 32 Campbell Soup can paintings at a Los Angeles gallery, one for each flavor of soup then in production."
• Can a hot bath beat a bike ride for good health? - The Guardian.
• Can a meat-free filet mignon convert carnivores? - "When it comes to recreating the taste, texture and look of real meat, whole cuts have been called the 'holy grail' of plant-based products. But producing them is not easy. With its plant-based prime cut steak, Juicy Marbles thinks it’s mastered the art. The Slovenian company’s filet mignon contains many ingredients used widely in plant-based beef - soy protein concentrate, sunflower oil, beetroot powder and yeast extract, for example - but it claims to be distinct from other brands because of its marbling effect of protein and fat."
• Can certain foods suppress your appetite? - "Some foods promise the ability to stave off hunger pangs. Can any foods really suppress our appetite?"
• Can Duolingo's chatbot teach you a foreign language? - The Guardian.
• can IVF save the world's most threatened species? - "Technology, viewed as last-ditch insurance policy, this week led to first successful white rhino embryo transfer."
• Can money buy happiness? - The Guardian.
• Can Olive Oil Do All That? - "Starbucks recently announced that they’re mixing this Mediterranean staple into their coffee drinks. Nutrition experts weigh in on what we know about the health benefits of olive oil."
• Can Social Media Be Saved? - The New York Times.
• Can Too Much Exercise Harm the Heart? - The New York Times.
• Can you detect neurosis from what someone writes? Quiz - The Guardian.
• Can You Get a Full-Body Workout in 20 Minutes? - "Yes, but you have to pick the right routine."
• Can you get two viruses at once? - "How one virus can block another. This winter's 'tripledemic' is one of several recent odd trends among respiratory virus infections. Viruses, it turns out, can block one another and take turns to dominate."
• Can you make up for a bad diet by working out harder? - "What happens if you exercise but don’t eat well? The idea of eating anything you want without consequences might sound like a dream - especially if you’ve convinced yourself that you’re going to burn it off in your next cardio session. But the reality is that it doesn’t matter whether you work out longer or at a higher intensity, experts say. Exercise cannot completely reverse the effects of a bad diet."
• Can you pass the US citizenship test? - The Guardian.
• Can you solve it? Are you smart enough to work for Elon Musk? - "The favourite interview question of the world’s richest man."
• Can You Spot the Liar? - The New York Times.
• Can you stand on one leg for 10 seconds? - "Why balance could be a matter of life and death - and how to improve yours. Studies have shown poor balance can be associated with serious health problems - as well as increased risks of falls as we get older. But there are ways to make yours better."
• Cannabis discovered in tobacco pipes found in William Shakespeare's garden - The Telegraph.
• Canada & Denmark Fight Over Island With Whisky & Schnapps - The New York Times.
• Canada Questions & Answers - Everything You Need to Know About Canada. Famous Canadians. Canadian Hall of Fame.
• Canadian ice shelf area bigger than Manhattan collapses due to rising temperatures - "Last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic lost more than 40% of its areas in two days at the end of July."
• Canceling Your Reservation Costs as Much as Dinner - "Fed up with no-shows and last-minute cancellations, restaurants are increasingly charging fees as high as $100 a head. And some diners are pushing back."
• Cancer: Blood test for 50 types of cancer could speed up diagnosis, study suggests - "NHS trial results of liquid biopsy indicate Galleri test has potential to spot cancer in people with symptoms."
• Cancer cases in under-50s worldwide up nearly 80% in three decades, study finds - "More than a million under-50s a year dying of cancer and figure projected to rise by another 21% by 2030."
• Cancer Council warns against using aerosol sunscreens - "Study finds it takes at least a minute to apply recommended amount for protection and that spraying could dilute product’s effectiveness."
• Cancer Doctors Cite Risks of Drinking Alcohol - The New York Times.
• Cancer: Why age matters when it comes to cancer - "Scientists are beginning to understand why our cancer risk increases as we get older. Now it's hoped that this could one day lead to new treatments."
• Can’t Put Down Your Device? That’s by Design - The New York Times.
• Cancun: The Mexican fishing village that became one of the world’s hottest party destinations - "21 million visitors headed here in 2023, beating tourism ministry projections and reminding everyone that it is Mexico’s ultimate must-see."
• Cannabis Has Become Upscale Chic. I Miss the Old Red-Eyed Stoners - "Widespread legalization has created a polished new market for cannabis products — one that’s trendy, spalike and weirdly unfun."
• Cannabis Tops Alcohol as Americans' Daily Drug of Choice - "A new study shows a growing number of people are regularly using cannabis, while frequent alcohol consumption has remained stable."
• Canon's new security-focused 'SPAD' camera can capture color video in complete darkness - "Designed for applications like security monitoring, it retails for around $25,000. anon has just unveiled the MS-500, an unusual model that's one of the most sensitive non-infrared cameras ever developed. It uses the highest-resolution 1-inch SPAD (Single-photon avalanche diode) sensor yet (3.2 megapixels), and an interchangeable lens mount that allows clear color shooting in light as low as 0.001 lux, according to Canon - less than a clear moonless sky. It's designed to work in 'areas with extremely high-security levels, such as seaports, public infrastructure facilities, and national borders,' the company said."
• Cape Town is one of the world’s most beguiling cities - "Cape Town is the embodiment of multicultural South Africa. Long home to nomadic pastoralists, the country’s oldest city dates its modern history to 1652, when settlers from the Dutch East India Company set up a watering station for vessels heading to Asia. Today, in spite of the dark history of apartheid and the ongoing daily struggle with blackouts, known to locals as 'load shedding,' the Mother City is in the process of raising up its vibrant and fascinating past, much of its multiculturalism a result of the slave trade which brought people from Indonesia, Malaysia and Madagascar to its shores."
• Cape Town's digital nomads: Where idyllic lifestyle clashes with local needs - "Digital nomads - the laptop-wielding new generation of remote workers - have found themselves at the sharp end of a debate in the South African city of Cape Town about whether or not they are good for the more permanent residents."
• CAPGEMINI - consulting, technology, outsourcing.
• Capitol riot: Committee to seek charges for Trump - reports - "The congressional inquiry into last year's Capitol riot will reportedly recommend three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump."
• car that can power your home for days & cut your bills - "Drivers could soon be using their electric vehicles’ batteries to power domestic appliances, lowering energy costs. Nissan, Hyundai, Volkswagen and Volvo have all previously tested bi-directional charging, where drivers can not only top up their car using home mains power but also use the energy stored in the battery to run appliances."
• Caravaggio's violent 17th Century paintings led to Goodfellas & Mean Streets - "As the record crowds flocking to see his last painting show, Caravaggio's violent life and the cinematic intensity of his work have proved to be irresistible for centuries."
• Carbon calculator: how taking one flight emits as much as many people do in a year - "Even short-haul flights produce huge amounts of CO2, figures show."
• CARBON FOOTPRINT - a measurement of all greenhouse gases we individually produce and has units of tonnes (or kg) of carbon dioxide (formula: CO2) equivalent.
• Carbon Offset Emissions Calculator for Private Jet Flights - "Calculate how much carbon emissions your private jet flight is producing and buy carbon offsets from a choice of organizations to compensate for it."
• Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as offsets deemed ‘worthless’ - "Many credits in the voluntary market going unused, with study finding some offsetting could make global heating worse. Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as scientific evidence shows many offsets they have bought have no environmental worth and have become stranded assets."
• cardiac arrest showed me what dying feels like - "How should I live in Life 2.0?"
• Caribbean nations set to demand royal family makes reparations for slave trade - "Lloyd’s of London and Church of England also to be approached over role in past exploitation."
• Carnival festivals around the world - "Join the parades and parties in 2019."
• Carrara Marble, Taken to New Dimensions - The New York Times.
• Carrier Information Guide - United States Documentary Requirements for Travel.
• cartographer’s deep dive into Google Maps is fascinating - The Verge.
• Casablanca at 80: a golden age classic that remains impossible to resist - "The involving and affecting romantic thriller is a sterling example of collaboration and how the studio system can often excel."
• Cashed out: a fond farewell to coins & notes - "If you’re struggling to recall the last time you handled cash, you’re not alone. As we click and tap our way to a digital world, Emma Beddington asks if we’ll miss the pound in our pocket when it’s gone."
• Cashmere country: the perils of making the world's finest fabric - "In the freezing and windswept Changthang Plateau, nestled between the Himalayas and the Karakoram mountains, traditional goat herders practise an arduous and dying trade."
• Caspian Sea: The planet’s largest lake is shrinking fast. Experts fear it may never recover - "The Caspian Sea has been shrinking since the mid-1990s, but the rate it's disappearing has sped up since 2005. The Caspian Sea is the planet’s largest inland sea and it’s largest lake, an enormous body of water roughly the size of Montana. Its looping coastline stretches more than 4,000 miles and is shared by five countries: Kazakhstan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia and Turkmenistan."
• cat 3D billboard & a tiny celebrity cow - "Watch our round-up of the week's more paw-sitive stories that you miaow have missed."
• cat 3D has taken over one of Tokyo's biggest billboards - "Shown between advertisements, the hyper-realistic feline comes to life on a 1,664-square-foot curved LED screen in the Shinjuku district. The 4K-resolution display shows the cat walking around high above the Japanese capital as it audibly meows."
• Cat: 13 secret signals all cat owners need to know - "From a quivering tail to aeroplane ears. Cats show their feelings from whiskers to tail. Here is how to read their body language and boost their health and happiness."
• Cat: 26 year-old Flossie crowned world's oldest living cat - "Flossie, at the age of almost 27 - which is the feline equivalent of being 120 human years old, according to Guinness World Records - has been crowned the world’s oldest living cat."
• Cat Breeds That Live Longest 2022 - "Here are 10 gorgeous cat breeds thought to have long lifespans."
• Cat Burglar Just Can’t Stop Stealing Male Neighbors’ Underwear - 60abc.
• Cat: Charity seeks home for kitten that is neither male nor female - "Fifteen-week-old Hope found to have no sex organs, possibly because of rare development failure."
• Cat: Feline uncertain? Cats do give clues if the fur’s about to fly, study finds - "Study of 105 pairs of interacting felines decodes the cat behaviour that puzzles humans - and flags up the unsubtle battle cry of claws and yowling."
• Cat Found in a Carrier with Her Kittens on Sidewalk, Is So Happy to Be Helped by Kind Neighbors - "Ellen Richter, a foster carer based in Las Vegas, was notified about a cat and her litter of six found outside in a neighborhood. Neighbors discovered two carriers, one of which had the mom and her kittens, and the other contained two adult cats believed to be the siblings of the cat mother."
• Cat jumps from fifth-floor of burning Chicago building, bounces once and runs away - "Feline survives daring leap from apartment in video captured by Chicago Fire Department."
• Cat Might Not Be Ignoring You When You Speak - "Cats have a reputation for being aloof, but a new study has found that their relationships with their owners may be stronger than we thought."
• Cat owners earn less than those who have dogs & have fewer friends, study finds - The Telegraph.
• Cat people are single, dog people are popular - The Guardian.
• Cat 'returns from dead' four days after cremation - "A cat surprised its owners by walking through the cat flap days after it was thought to have been cremated."
• Cat that went missing on Scottish holiday found 12 years later - "Rochdale-based Davies family lost Georgie on trip to Loch Lomond, but recent microchip scan revealed cat’s identity."
• Cat: Tim Dowling: I’m on my hands & knees, teaching our new cat old tricks - "Instructing our kitten to use the cat flap was hard enough ... even before it was terrified by two foxes having very loud sex."
• cat with more than 50,000 social media followers - "Pet influencers are on the rise thanks to a surge in animal adoptions during the pandemic. In the US, pets who endorse everything from e-commerce to clothing brands, are part of a $100bn market, but Asia could very well be the next big destination for these furry influencers."
• Cat's Meows Are So Misunderstood - "It's the Cat's Meow but You Just Don't Understand. A study suggests that humans often misinterpret a pet's signals; even purring doesn't guarantee a contented cat. What is the meaning of a cat's meow that grows louder and louder? Or your pet's sudden flip from softly purring as you stroke its back to biting your hand?"
• Cats: A Feline Scientist Explains Why Your Cat Might Actually Like You - "Cats are more social than they are often given credit for. Can you help yours access its inner dog?"
• ‘Cats are like mini gurus’: the feline path to inner peace - "By marrying Japanese philosophy with cat psychology, Australian author Carla Francis learned to pause, slow down and reflect."
• Cats ARE neurotic - and they're probably also trying to work out how to kill you - Daily Mail.
• Cats: Baby saber-toothed cat mummy found in Siberia with intact skin, fur & toes is ‘mind-blowing,’ scientists say - "Abundant fur and mummified flesh covered the partial corpse, and its face, forelimbs and torso were nearly intact. The cub’s dark brown fur was short but very thick, measuring about 0.8 to 1.2 inches (20 to 30 millimeters) long. Its fur was also surprisingly soft."
• Cats bond with their people too, study finds - "Scientists say felines display similar ‘attachment styles’ with caregivers as dogs and children – but not everyone is convinced."
• Cats: Can Australia curb its killer cats? - "Australia has a cat problem. Its population of just over eight million feral and domestic cats are thought to kill billions of native creatures each year, many endangered."
• Cats caused more than 100 house fires in the past 3 years, South Korea officials say - "The cats are believed to have started the fires by switching on electric stoves, the department said. Cats can turn electric stoves on by jumping on touch-sensitive buttons - and once overheated, the appliances can catch fire."
• Cats: Did My Cat Just Hit On Me? An Adventure in Pet Translation - "Entrepreneurs are aiming to put A.I.-powered pet translation tools into our pockets."
• Cats do not need their owners, scientists conclude - The Telegraph.
• Cats have nearly 300 facial expressions, including a 'play face' they share with humans - "Researchers recorded hundreds of facial expressions in cats, finding they're not quite as aloof as previously thought."
• Cats: Here's How Long It Takes A Cat To Forget A Person, According To An Expert - "You've probably heard the tales of cats' incredible homing instincts, their ability to remember their names, and where they left their last meal. Is this routine, or do cats actually boast an impressive memory? Let's dive into what an expert has to say."
• Cats: How to keep cats out of Christmas trees - "It goes without saying that pets, especially cats, are extremely sensitive to new objects in their home environment and are very curious of those new additions."
• Cats: I’ve gained a whole new insight into my personality - from a cat psychiatrist - "I need my own space and have a limited tolerance for human company ... Might I actually be a moggy?"
• Cats: Is it okay to kiss your pet? The risk of animal-borne diseases is small, but real - "It is best to not let your dog or cat lick your face - and always wash your hands after playing with your pet or cleaning up their poo."
• Cats: Is it time to end cats’ right to roam? - "Pet cats kill songbirds by the million, as well as rodents and other wildlife. But how much of a threat do they really pose, and should they be kept indoors? Expert opinion is divided."
• Cats: Is Your Cat a Psychopath? Probably, Researchers Say - "Take this quiz to find out if you are living with a cat psychopath."
• cats or dogs smarter? - "Both are domesticated, but is one smarter? Is there any truth to the saying that 'cat rule, dogs drool'?"
• Cats: Polish institute classifies cats as alien invasive species - "A respected Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an 'invasive alien species,' citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife."
• Cats: Should New Zealand cats be kept indoors? - "New Zealand's remarkable birdlife evolved on a land without apex predators. Introduced cats have decimated their numbers. New Zealanders may have to change the way they keep cats."
• Cats: Study Confirms a Simple Trick to Communicate With Your Cat - "You just need to smile at them more. Not the human way, by baring your teeth, but the cat way, by narrowing your eyes and blinking slowly. By observing cat-human interactions, scientists confirmed that this expression makes cats - both familiar and strange - approach and be more receptive to humans."
• Cats: The big idea: Are cats really domesticated? - "Unlike dogs, our feline friends are barely different from their wild ancestors - except for a few clever tricks."
• Cats: The inner lives of cats: What our feline friends really think about hugs, happiness & humans - "They do what they want, all the time - and can teach us a lot about how to live in the present, be content and learn from our experience."
• Cats: These tiny cats are the desert’s lethal killers - "It was only seven years ago that sand kittens were photographed in the wild for the first time. Unsurprisingly, images of the tiny, furry cats went viral on the internet. Few people had seen these desert-dwelling fluffballs before and scientists knew very little about the species."
• Cats track their owners’ movements, research finds - "Findings of Japanese study back idea that cats retain a mental representation of their owners."
• Cats vs dogs: which animal owns the internet? - The Guardian.
• Cats: what our feline friends are doing when we’re not looking - "In Britain, most pet cats are free to roam, but where do they go and what do they get up to? We fitted six cats with GPS trackers and found out."
• Cats: Why cats go so crazy for catnip - "Catnip isn't just intensely pleasurable for cats. It's also practical."
• Cats: Why do cats love tuna so much? Scientists may finally know - "Study identifies taste receptors that give our feline friends a craving for meat - and one fish in particular. But it wasn't just umami in general the cats craved. The felines showed a particular preference for bowls containing histidine and inosine monophosphate - compounds found at particularly high levels in tuna. 'It was one of the most preferred combinations,' McGrane says. 'It really seems to hit that umami sweet spot.'"
• Cats: World's Smallest Cats 2022 - "Here are 10 most tiny breeds of adorable cat stay looking like kittens into adulthood."
• Cayman Islands – home to 100,000 companies - "Here are 10 facts about the world’s most notorious tax haven."
• Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first trans-Atlantic jetliner flight - CNN travel.
• Celebrities who demand the impossible: The outrageous travel requests of the world's most famous faces - "'Most things are available for a price.' Secrets of a celebrity travel agent."
• ‘Celebrity is religion’: How Andy Warhol kickstarted our obsession with superstars - "Kitschy unboxing videos, sunset selfies, TikTok dances: what would the man in the blonde wig make of the world he created, asks Nicole Flattery."
• CELEBRITY MUG SHOTS: 1-50 - TMZ.
• CELEBRITY NET WORTH - "CelebrityNetWorth is a website which reports estimates of the total assets and financial activities of celebrities. It is operated by the company Corte Lodato LLC, founded by CEO Brian Warner in 2008. The site has been criticized for a lack of transparency for its calculations, with no way to verify the accuracy what CelebrityNetWorth reports. Most content is written by freelance writers, rather than journalists or computer scientists to analyze data."
• Celebrity Passengers & Caviar at 55,000 Feet: What It Was Like to Fly Concorde in the '70s - "It wasn't just a jet, it was an exclusive club."
• Celebrity Z-List? Yes, It Exists - The New York Times.
• Celebs with the Worst Private Jet Co2 Emissions - "Our data reveals that the celebs have emitted an average of 3376.64 tonnes of CO2 emissions in just their private jet usage in 2022 so far. That's 482.37 times more than the average person's annual emissions. Some of the biggest offenders include Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Kim Kardashian and Travis Scott."
• Cellebrite: The FBI got into the Trump rally shooter’s phone in just 40 minutes - "The bureau reportedly used an unreleased Cellebrite tool to open the phone."
• cellist who holds key to tracing Putin’s hidden fortune - The Guardian.
• Cellphone Imperative: If I Can’t Text, I’m Moving - The New York Times.
• Cellphone radiation poses no real harm to humans - The Verge.
• cells that can give you super-immunity - "Memory B cells were discovered more than half a century ago. But scientists are just beginning to understand the crucial role they play in protecting people from serious illness."
• cemeteries never run out of space - "Funeral director reveals truth behind the myth that cemeteries never run out of space (and what happens to the bodies when they do!)"
• CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY - "Investigative journalism from a nonprofit newsroom."
• Central Banks Consider Bitcoin’s Technology, if Not Bitcoin - The New York Times.
• Centurion Card from American Express - "A $5,000-a-year status symbol few can actually get. Those who are invited to apply will unlock an unparalleled trove of benefits. The Centurion Black card functions less like a credit card and more of an exclusive membership for the 1% of the 1%. Perhaps most importantly, its high-profile, hard-to-get status means that those who do obtain it get the ultimate bragging rights."
• CEOs: How vital is a company's CEO? - "Boeing, Nike and Starbucks have all changed their chief executives in recent months. But just how important is the person in the top job for the successful running of such huge companies?"
• Cessna 172 - the Most Successful Aircraft In History - "The Cessna 172 is the most successful aircraft in history. The first was built in 1956 and by 2015, Cessna had built over 44,000 of the aircraft. It is still in production today as a light general aviation aircraft, even though production was halted between 1986 and 1996."
• Ceuta: There’s a tiny corner of Europe in North Africa. Here’s what it’s like - "Inside the tiny corner of Spain that lies in the middle of North Africa."
• 'Chair challenge' has couples in hysterics as women easily complete the task - but men can't do it - "The bizarre challenge - involving a wall and a chair - gained notoriety on TikTok. Scientists have different thoughts on why women have success but men don't. One theory is men have bigger feet which makes them further away from wall."
• Chamonix 1924 - a look back at the inaugural Winter Olympics - "In the shadow of Mont Blanc, the French Alpine resort of Chamonix hosted the first ever Winter Olympic Games."
• Champagne’s formula is changing for the first time in 90 years - "After nearly 90 years, the French have allowed a new grape variety to be added to the sparkling wine in attempt to future-proof production of the beverage."
• Change food production & stop abusing land, IPCC climate report warns - "Land degradation, including deforestation, produces almost a quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions."
• Change These Default Settings & Be Happier With Your Tech - "Simple steps can make your smartphone, computer and TV work better for you."
• CHANGING MINDS - "How we change what others think, believe, feel and do."
• CHAOS COMPUTER CLUB | CCC - organization of hackers. The CCC is based in Germany and other German-speaking countries and currently has over 4,000 members.
• Charles Darwin's full correspondence is now available online - "You can read over 15,000 letters from the evolutionary science pioneer."
• Charles Darwin's other great theory - "Charles Darwin’s hunch about early life was probably right. In a few scrawled notes to a friend, biologist Charles Darwin theorised how life began. Not only was it probably correct, his theory was a century ahead of its time."
• Charles Dickens letters show author's awareness of fame - "The 11 letters reveal the author's reading habits, writing projects and his frustration at the loss of a Sunday postal service."
• Charles Manson admits to additional murders in unearthed prison phone call - "In docuseries preview, audio shows cult leader, behind 1960s killings, saying he ‘left some dead people’ in Mexico."
• Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel recommended for parole - "She has been denied parole 14 times for the killings of actor Sharon Tate and four other people in 1969. She wrote 'Helter Skelter' on a wall using the blood of one of their victims."
• ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever - "Collector 3F Music spent $761,000 to possibly ruin a slice of internet history."
• Charlie Munger says stock market ‘gambling’ is as addictive as ‘heroin’ - but he sees no way to fix it - "Speculative trading boosted “meme stocks” and shares in many other risky companies during the COVID-19 lockdowns and helped retail investors profit tremendously before the market tanked. Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s lieutenant at Berkshire Hathaway and a veteran long-term investor, thinks this kind of speculative trading is akin to an addiction—one that it should be done away with."
• Charles T. Munger, Much More Than Warren Buffett’s No. 2, Dies at 99 - "A billionaire himself, he was the witty vice chairman of Mr. Buffett’s powerhouse investment firm Berkshire Hathaway. But he had far more influence than his title suggested."
• Charlotte Dujardin out of Olympics 2024 over allegedly ‘whipping horse 24 times like circus elephant’ - "Dujardin was bidding to become Britain’s most decorated female Olympian in Paris but was filmed ‘engaging in conduct contrary to the principles of horse welfare’."
• Chastity belts: The odd truth about 'locking up' women's genitalia - The Telegraph.
• ChatGPT: Optimizing Language Models for Dialogue - "We’ve trained a model called ChatGPT which interacts in a conversational way. The dialogue format makes it possible for ChatGPT to answer followup questions, admit its mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests. ChatGPT is a sibling model to InstructGPT, which is trained to follow an instruction in a prompt and provide a detailed response."
• ChatGPT's 'Custom Instructions' now available to free users - "Tell ChatGPT your preferences and it will remember them for future responses. ChatGPT's Custom Instructions, which lets users customize the chatbot's responses or output, is now available to free users. Users tell ChatGPT once about themselves and responses they prefer. The chatbot will apply this lens to future responses."
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• Chatham House Rule - "Under the Chatham House Rule, anyone who comes to a meeting is free to use information from the discussion, but is not allowed to reveal who made any particular comment. It is designed to increase openness of discussion. The rule is a system for holding debates and discussion panels on controversial topics, named after the London headquarters of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, where the rule originated in June 1927."
• Che Guevara's birthplace put up for sale - "The birthplace of the 20th Century leftist revolutionary icon Ernesto 'Che' Guevara has been put up for sale in the Argentine city of Rosario."
• Cheating, groupies, big money & drunken brawls: how chess went rock’n’roll - "Chess’s fusty image has been shaken by recent allegations of underhand tactics. But as any fan or player can tell you, it has long been younger, hipper - and wilder - than most outsiders realised."
• Check if a site's connection is secure - Chrome Help.
• Check if your email has been compromised in a data breach - "Have I Been Pwned allows you to search across multiple data breaches to see if your email address has been compromised."
• chefs on food waste & using leftovers - The Guardian.
• Chemical analysis & origin of the smell of line-dried laundry - "We show that the smell of line-dried laundry is due to the unique combination of traces of atmospheric hydrocarbons, sunlight and a wet fabric surface. This surface photochemistry is likely to be widespread in the environment on surfaces of natural materials."
• Chequers has offered recuperation to prime ministers for 100 years - "Boris Johnson is recovering from Covid-19 in 16th-century manor with 600-hectare estate and indoor pool."
• CHERNOBYL DISASTER MIGHT HAVE ALSO BUILT A PARADISE - Wired.
• chess variants changing the professional game for good - "From classical to bullet, the different variants of chess explained."
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• Chicken Kiev - dish made of chicken fillet pounded and rolled around cold butter, then coated with eggs and bread crumbs, and either fried or baked.
• chicken recipe so good its origin is being fought in court - "A dish beloved around the world, butter chicken is now at the heart of a legal battle being waged by two of India's oldest restaurants."
• Chimpanzees share experiences with each other - "A trait once thought to be only human."
• China building two-thirds of world’s wind & solar projects - "Country on track reach 1,200GW of installed wind and solar capacity by end of 2024 - six years ahead of Beijing’s target."
• China considering ban on clothing that ‘hurts feelings’ of nation - "China’s legislature has proposed changes to a law that if approved would allow authorities to fine and detain people who wear clothes that 'hurt the nation’s feelings,' sparking new concerns over freedom of expression in the country."
• China: Covid cases in China touch 900 million - study - "Some 900 million people in China have been infected with the coronavirus as of 11 January, according to a study by Peking University."
• China detects first human case of H3N8 bird flu strain - "Experts say widespread transmission of flu in birds is increasing scope for avian viruses to mix and mutate."
• China Has a Glass-Bridge Bubble - "What seemed like a can’t-miss tourist attraction now looks like a dangerous and debt-fueled mistake."
• China intensifies its crackdown on officials using iPhones - "Apple dominates high-end smartphone sales in the nation. China has widened a ban on the use of iPhones and other imported devices by government officials, according to The Wall Street Journal. State employees were reportedly told in chat groups and meetings not to bring foreign-branded device into the office or use them for work, according to 'people familiar with the matter.' The aim is reportedly to reduce reliance on foreign technology and improve cybersecurity."
• China International Payment System | CIPS - Reuters.
• China is storing an epic amount of oil at sea. Here's why - "China bought so much foreign oil at dirt-cheap prices this spring that a massive traffic jam of tankers has formed at sea waiting to offload crude. The hoarding of oil at sea is a reflection of China's bargain-hunting during a time of extreme stress in the energy market."
• China Moves to Halt ‘Weird’ Architecture - The New York Times.
• China orders Alibaba founder Jack Ma to break up fintech empire - "Central bank says Ant Group governance is unsound and tells it to rectify ‘illegal activities’."
• China overtakes the US in scientific research output - "Between 2018 and 2020 China published 23.4% of the world’s scientific papers, eclipsing the US."
• China Says It Has Completed a Navigation Network That Could Rival the U.S. GPS - "China is celebrating the completion of its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System that could rival the U.S. Global Positioning System and significantly boost China’s security and geopolitical clout."
• China ‘spy balloon’ wakes up world to new era of war at edge of space - "The ‘poor man’s satellite’ offers a relatively cheap way of exploiting a previously inaccessible high-altitude level of the skies."
• China ‘spy balloon’: What it takes to build a balloon for 100,000ft - "The Chinese balloon that drifted across the US last week flew far higher than passenger jets. How high and how far can they travel?"
• China Tops List of Fastest Computers Again - The New York Times.
• China Vision - "China Prices, Western Quality." China Wholesale Electronics and Dropship: Android Tablets, Android Phones, Cheap Mobile Phones, Electronics Gadgets, Car DVD Players, GPS Devices, Portable DVD Players, Car Video, Car Accessories, MP3/MP4 Players, Digital Cameras, Computer Accessories, Digital Picture Frames, IP Cameras, and Surveillance + Security Cameras - Chinese Dropshipping Worldwide, Direct From China.
• China’s automakers take the world by storm with electric vehicle push - "Chinese makers of electric vehicles have come out in force for this week’s IAA Mobility auto show in Munich, Germany."
• China’s decade under Xi Jinping explained in seven charts - "Xi has overseen rapid economic growth and rising wealth, while spending big on the military, but inequality has widened has and a demographic crisis looms."
• China's disappearing ships: The latest headache for the global supply chain - "Ships in Chinese waters are disappearing from global trackers, creating yet another headache for the global supply chain. China's growing isolation from the rest of the world - along with a deepening mistrust of foreign influence - may be to blame."
• China's discrimination against Africans - "China says it has a 'zero-tolerance policy' for racism, but discrimination towards Africans goes back decades."
• China’s economy is in trouble. Here’s what’s gone wrong - "China has long been the engine of global growth. But in recent weeks, its economic slowdown has alarmed international leaders and investors who are no longer counting on it to be a bulwark against weakness elsewhere. In fact, for the first time in decades, the world’s second economy is itself the problem."
• China’s economy rebounds faster than expected after Covid reopening - "First quarter growth rate was higher than forecast by analysts as the country’s retail sector performed better than expected."
• China’s Future Isn’t What It Used to Be - "Global dominance has been postponed, mayby indefinitely."
• China's GPS rival Beidou is now fully operational after final satellite launched - "To date, there are only four major GNSS networks: GPS (US), GLONASS (Russia), Galileo (European Union) and now Beidou. India and Japan operate smaller systems."
• China's leaders may be watching Ukraine with an eye on Taiwan - "As the world's attention focuses on the escalating crisis between Russia and Ukraine, a spotlight has also been turned on an island halfway around the world - self-governing Taiwan. On the surface, there may be parallels: both Taiwan and Ukraine are Western-friendly democracies whose status quo could be upended by powerful autocracies."
• China's population grows at slowest pace in decades - "The average annual growth rate was 0.53% over the past 10 years, down from a rate of 0.57% between 2000 and 2010 - bringing the population to 1.41bn."
• China’s Severed Air Links Drain $130 Billion From Global Tourism - "A familiar visitor has retreated from the world's skyways and tourist meccas. Chinese travelers, once the biggest spenders on overseas trips, have been staying close to home since the country reopened its borders 12 months ago from the Covid-19 pandemic."
• China's super-rich see fortunes plunge as economy slows - "The Hurun Rich list shows the Russia-Ukraine war and Beijing’s zero-Covid measures seriously affecting China’s most wealthy."
• Chinese city builds a motorway bridge around a tiny house - "Owner of the house refuses to budge for the government project in Guangzhou. A Chinese city has built a highway bridge around a tiny house after its owner refused to sell it to the government for a decade. The building is one of many examples of 'nail houses' in China - or 'dingzihu' in Mandarin - where homeowners reject compensation from a developer for its demolition."
• Chinese economy to overtake US 'by 2028' due to Covid - "China will overtake the US to become the world's largest economy by 2028, five years earlier than previously forecast, a report says."
• Chinese New Year Is Upon Us. Here's How to Wish Someone a 'Happy Lunar New Year' in Chinese - TIME Magazine.
• Chinese plank: I did a 7-minute Chinese plank every day for a week - here are my results - "If you’re unfamiliar with the move, it involves laying on your back in the supine position, with your upper back and heels supported on a bench or similar and the rest of your body unsupported. Below, I cover how to do the Chinese plank and what happened when I tried it every day for a week - here’s what went down (it’s killer)."
• Chinese spy balloon's capabilities - "It could monitor US communications. A senior State Department official said Thursday that the balloon “was capable of conducting signals intelligence collection operations” and was part of a fleet that had flown over 'more than 40 countries across five continents.'"
• Chinese zodiac fortune predictions: What's in store for the Year of the Dragon - "Put away those bunny ears and crank up the heat, it's time to say goodbye to the Rabbit and enter the Year of the Dragon - the only mythical creature among the 12 Chinese zodiac signs."
• Chinese zoo previously 'passed off Golden Retriever as a lion' - "Years before claim that bears at another wildlife park are 'men in suits'."
• ‘Chipageddon’: how a global tech crisis came to sound quite tasty - "First chickens, and now a worldwide shortage of microprocessors ... the word ‘chip’ is the latest word to gain an Armageddon flavour."
• Chocolate cake breakfast could help you lose weight - The Telegraph.
• Chocolate coats tongue to give melt-in-mouth sensation, study finds - "Scientists say sensual discovery could be used to design low-fat product that mimics feel of high fat."
• Chocolate: Do I Need to Avoid Dark Chocolate Now? - "A recent report found high concentrations of cadmium and lead in dark chocolate. There’s no reason to panic, experts say, but it’s worth a closer look."
• Chocolate makes you smarter, study suggests - The Telegraph.
• Christie’s Cancels the Heidi Horten Jewelry Sales, Following Months of ‘Intense Scrutiny’ Over the Nazi Roots of the Late Austrian Heiress’s Wealth - "Bowing to months of international pressure, Christie’s said it will not continue the sale of jewels from the estate of Heidi Horten, whose wealth was rooted in Nazi profiteering by her late husband. In May, Christie’s sold $202 million of Horten’s jewels by Cartier, Bulgari, and Harry Winston, surpassing the totals from previous record-setting troves of jewelry belonging to Elizabeth Taylor and the Al Thani family. The remaining 300 items from Horten’s collection were originally scheduled to be sold in November in Geneva."
• Christmas: 12 Vibes of Christmas - "Christmas Decorations: 12 Unique Aesthetics and Vibes. Soft lights in warm colors or bright LEDs? Handcrafted wooden ornaments or modern, minimalist baubles? Real tree or fake?"
• Christmas Around the World - "Find out how Christmas Traditions and how Christmas is celebrated in lots of different countries and cultures around the world!"
• Christmas Around the World: 10 International Destinations to Visit - "Cities all over the world celebrate Christmas in unique and memorable ways. Here are a few to consider for your last-minute Christmas trip." The New York Times.
• Christmas: Do you smell what I smell? How scents linked to Christmas have changed - "While oranges and cloves moved from medicine cabinet to kitchen, rosemary fell out of festive fashion in England."
• Christopher Columbus - "For centuries, Christopher Columbus has been celebrated as the brave explorer who 'found' the New World. But he had only found a part of the world new to Europeans. Many people with rich cultures and established languages already lived there. His treatment of indigenous communities has been left out of the history books. Now a new DNA analysis might help researchers understand the origins and the early life of this increasingly controversial historical figure."
• Churchill Solitaire - not a game for everyone. It takes patience and perseverance, cunning and concentration, and strategy and sacrifice.
• CIA controlled global encryption company for decades, says report - "Swiss government orders inquiry after revelations Crypto AG was owned and operated by US and German intelligence."
• CIA museum: Inside the world's most top secret museum - "It is the perhaps the most unusual - and exclusive - museum in the world, filled with artefacts that have shaped history. But its doors are firmly shut to the public. Located inside the US intelligence agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia, the collection has just been renovated to mark the agency's 75th anniversary."
• CIA says 'Havana Syndrome' not result of sustained campaign by hostile power - "In about two dozen cases, however, the agency can’t rule out foreign involvement, including many of the cases that originated at the U.S. Embassy in Havana beginning in 2016."
• CIA: THE WORLD FACTBOOK - provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
• CIA warned White House of swift Taliban takeover - "Former CIA counter-terrorism chief Douglas London says Biden was warned ‘Afghan forces might capitulate within days’."
• Cigarette butts: how the no 1 most littered objects are choking our coasts - "An estimated 4.5tn tobacco filters are littered each year and many end up in oceans with deadly consequences."
• Cities from the sea: the true cost of reclaimed land - The Guardian.
• ‘city of the future’ rising in the Middle East - "Inside Qatar’s ‘city of the future’. Touted as Qatar’s 'City of the Future,' construction of Lusail began in 2006, long before Qatar was announced as the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup - yet you’d have been hard pushed to have found many people who had visited before the grand Lusail Stadium became the main stage for the soccer tournament."
• Civilization Is Accelerating Extinction & Altering the Natural World at a Pace ‘Unprecedented in Human History’ - The New York Times.
• Claim compensation for your flight delay or cancellation - "Flight delays happen, but that doesn’t mean you have to accept them. You may be entitled to as much as $700 in compensation if your flight has been delayed, canceled or overbooked within the last three years."
• Clara the rhinoceros - (1738-14 April 1758) was a female Indian Rhinoceros who became famous during 17 years of touring Europe in the mid-18th century.
• Classic car glossary - an A-Z of classic car vocabulary - The Telegraph.
• Classic Dishes You Should Master - The New York Times.
• CLASSIC LITERATURE LIBRARY - free public domain ebooks and classic books.
• Classic Thanksgiving Dinner Menu - The New York Times.
• Clean water is a human right. In America it’s more a profit machine - "When it comes to water infrastructure, America’s challenges resemble those of a developing country. It’s time for that to change."
• Click Farms: Photographer steps inside Vietnam's shadowy 'click farms' - "The shadowy enterprises that help clients artificially boost online traffic and social media engagement in the hope of manipulating algorithms and user perceptions."
• Climate Action Tracker - an independent science-based assessment, which tracks the emission commitments and actions of countries. The website provides an up-to-date assessment of individual national pledges, targets and INDCs and currently implemented policy to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
• climate catastrophe: Portrait of a planet on the verge of ... - "As the UN sits down for its annual climate conference this week, many experts believe we have passed the point of no return."
• Climate change & coronavirus: Five charts about the biggest carbon crash - "We're living through the biggest carbon crash ever recorded."
• Climate change: A-Z of climate anxiety: how to avoid meltdown - "With the climate emergency putting our mental health at risk, Emma Beddington presents an everyday guide to eco wellbeing."
• climate change? A really simple guide - "Scientists say global warming could have a catastrophic effect on the planet."
• Climate change: Billions of people could live in areas too hot for humans by 2070, study says - "If the planet continues to warm at current levels over the next 50 years, up to 3 billion people could be living in areas that are too hot for humans, a new study has found."
• Climate change: 'climate doomers' preparing for society to fall apart - "An article by a British professor that predicts the imminent collapse of society, as a result of climate change, has been downloaded over half a million times. Many mainstream climate scientists totally reject his claims, but his followers are already preparing for the worst."
• Climate Change Could Cause More Annual Deaths Than Infectious Disease by 2100 - "In recent decades, tens of thousands of people around the globe have died as the result of extreme heat, and yet the phenomenon of deadly heat would be easy to miss. That may not be true much longer."
• Climate change: Could the coronavirus crisis spur a green recovery? - "The Covid-19 lockdown has cut climate change emissions - for now. But some governments want to go further by harnessing their economic recovery plans to boost low-carbon industries. Their slogan is "Build Back Better", but can they succeed?"
• Climate change: Deadly heat is killing Americans: A decade of inaction on climate puts lives at risk - "Heat now causes more deaths than hurricanes, tornadoes or floods in most years, creating a new public health threat. An investigation reveals why the CDC’s prevention efforts have faltered."
• Climate change: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s - "The study in the journal Science Thursday looked at research that Exxon funded that didn’t just confirm what climate scientists were saying, but used more than a dozen different computer models that forecast the coming warming with precision equal to or better than government and academic scientists."
• Climate change: gallery before-and-after images - NASA.
• Climate change: Greenland's ice faces melting 'death sentence' - "Greenland's massive ice sheet may have melted by a record amount this year, scientists have warned."
• Climate change: How laundry is spilling plastics into the ocean - "Experts are studying the samples to examine a growing but almost invisible threat to our seas: plastic microfibers. Microplastics (those measuring up to 5 millimeters in diameter) make up almost a fifth of the 8 million tons of plastic that end up in the oceans each year."
• Climate change: Inside the mission to create an army of Greta Thunbergs - video - "Melanie Harwood is an education entrepreneur and self-styled 'disruptor', who has partnered with the United Nations to educate teachers about climate change. The Guardian's Richard Sprenger joined her on a trip to Dubai, to witness her unorthodox approach first hand."
• Climate change: Oceans running out of oxygen as temperatures rise - "Climate change and nutrient pollution are driving the oxygen from our oceans, and threatening many species of fish."
• Climate change: PLANTING 1 TRILLION TREES MIGHT NOT ACTUALLY BE A GOOD IDEA - "The World Economic Forum’s plan to plant 1 trillion trees is backed by controversial science."
• Climate Change Pledges Are In. Will They Fix Anything? - The New York Times.
• Climate change: The massive CO2 emitter you may not know about - "Concrete is the most widely used man-made material in existence. It is second only to water as the most-consumed resource on the planet."
• Climate change: The rich are to blame, international study finds - "The rich are primarily to blame for the global climate crisis, a study by the University of Leeds of 86 countries claims."
• Climate change: Victoria Falls dries to a trickle after worst drought in a century - "One of southern Africa’s biggest tourist attractions has seen an unprecedented decline this dry season, fuelling climate change fears."
• Climate change: Where we are in seven charts & what you can do to help - "Representatives from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Poland for talks on climate change - aimed at breathing new life into the Paris Agreement."
• Climate change: Which airline is best for carbon emissions? - "EasyJet has come top of the league for airlines trying to cut carbon emissions to tackle climate change."
• climate change: Who is to blame for? - "We know that climate change is caused by human activity, but pinning down exactly who is responsible is trickier than it might seem."
• Climate change: Will planting millions of trees really save the planet? - "From Greta Thunberg to Donald Trump and airlines to oil companies, everyone is suddenly going crazy for trees."
• Climate change: World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert - "International Energy Agency chief warns of need to prevent post-lockdown surge in emissions."
• Climate change: World's worst polluted cities - "The world's 100 worst polluted cities are in Asia - and 83 of them are in just one country."
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• Climate Clock - "The science is clear: we are in a Climate Emergency. Decades of increasing carbon emissions are harming the natural and societal systems upon which humanity depends, threatening untold ecological and human devastation if we do not #ActInTime. The good news: there is still time."
• CLIMATE CRISIS - Al Gore's new book: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis.
• climate crisis in four charts - "As much of the northern hemisphere endures blistering heatwaves and parts of Asia are deluged with rain, a number of climate records are being challenged."
• Climate emergency: 2019 was second hottest year on record - "Last decade was also hottest yet in 150 years of measurements, say scientists."
• Climate Questions? Get Answers Here - "What's causing global warming? How can we fix it? This interactive F.A.Q. will tackle your climate questions big and small."
• Clouds hold the key to forecasting climate change - "But they’re extremely difficult to understand, let alone measure. Meet the storm chasers who try to do it anyway."
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• Club des Chefs des Chefs (C.C.C.) - "If politics divides the men, a good table always reunites them." Founded by Gilles Bragard in 1977, is an international culinary organisation. The most exclusive Gastronomic Association in the world." Extremely strict membership criteria: to be accepted into this highly elite club, you need to be the current personal chef of a head of state. The main purposes of this official gathering are to promote the national kitchen, and act as diplomatic representatives. The chefs are in contact every day with their own heads of state or government and formed a unique international network. Annually, the president brings together the chefs of heads of state to meet and discuss their work. 75 ter Avenue de Wagram, 75017 Paris, France.
• Clubhouse defined a format - now it has to defend it - "The social audio era has arrived. Clubhouse had an incredible year in one most of us would rather forget. The live audio app launched during a pandemic; gained more than 10 million downloads for an invite-only, iOS-only app; and succeeded to the point that most every social platform wants to copy it. Congrats to Clubhouse."
• Clubhouse is no longer invite-only - "The app goes wide."
• Clue to Raoul Wallenberg’s Cold War Fate - The New York Times.
• CO2 levels at highest ever recorded levels - "Scientists in the United States have detected the highest levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere since records began."
• CO2 WEBSITE - the CO2 website presents background information on climate system, climate protection and climate policy, scenarios and emissions trade. The concepts of individual tradable emission quota are explained.
• CO2STATS - an easy-to-use service that makes your website carbon neutral and energy-efficient, and that provides certification that you have taken steps to make your site environmentally friendly.
• Coca-Cola breaks 130-year-old tradition with first alcoholic drink - The Telegraph.
• Coca-Cola, Pepsi & NestlÉ named top plastic polluters for third year in a row - "Companies accused of 'zero progress' on reducing plastic waste, with Coca-Cola ranked No 1 for most littered products."
• Coca-Cola produces $3 billion worth of pure cocaine per year - "Sells it to one of the world’s largest opioid manufacturers in a secretive deal with the US government that has recently been renewed."
• Cocaine production reaches record levels as new trafficking hubs emerge - "Global cocaine production has reached record levels as demand rebounds following Covid lockdowns, a new report has found."
• Cocaine ‘used in Europe two centuries earlier than thought’ - "Mummified bodies dating from 17th century reveal traces of the drug."
• COCHRANE LIBRARY - "Independent high-quality evidence for health care decision making."
• Coco Chanel exhibition reveals fashion designer was part of French resistance - "Previously unseen documents to go on display at V&A alongside evidence of her collusion with Nazis."
• Coffee & Chocolate: a Winning Combo - "Both come from the seeds of tropical plants, both contain caffeine that keeps our energy levels up and, together, they increase our concentration: we’re talking about coffee and chocolate, a winning combo in every sense, especially flavour. In higher-end cafés, coffee is often served with a glass of water and a chocolate, which poses its own slight dilemma: is it better to eat the chocolate before or after your coffee? And what about the water?"
• Coffee bad, red wine good? Top food myths busted - "We’re being bombarded with conflicting advice on what we should and shouldn’t put into our bodies. Finally, here are the definitive answers, according to the experts."
• Coffee Helped the Union Caffeinate Their Way to Victory in the Civil War - "Coffee replaced tea as the U.S. drink of choice around the time of the American Revolution. From the moment patriots tossed chests of tea into Boston Harbor in December 1773, drinking coffee - and boycotting tea - became a sure sign of loyalty to the cause of independence."
• Coffee: Is It Bad to Drink Coffee on an Empty Stomach? - "Your gut is adaptable, experts say, but there are a few facts you should keep in mind."
• Coffee may come with a cancer warning - CNN.
• Coffee May Protect Against Cancer, W.H.O. Concludes - The New York Times.
• Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone - Vox.
• Coffee: The truth about caffeine: how coffee really affects our bodies - "Every day, around the world, 2bn cups are consumed. But what actually happens after you swallow that first mouthful? Here is everything you need to know."
• Coffee Tied to Lower Risk of Dying Prematurely - The New York Times.
• Cognitive Researcher Explains How Male & Female Brains Aren't So Different - TIME Magazine.
• Coincidences: We can’t predict the future, but appreciating its uncertainties will make us happier - "Coincidences are more likely to happen than we think - so we should expect the unexpected and avoid magical thinking."
• cold showers good for you? What the science says - "You may have seen people jumping into frigid seas or stylish ice baths, claiming these dunks are good for heart health, muscle recovery, stress and more. 'The research is very, very thin as it pertains to cold showers itself,' said Dr. Corey Simon. But experts have ideas for why cold showers might work, based on what scientific and anecdotal evidence there is, he added."
• Cold war 2.0 - The Guardian.
• Cold War spy plane is still the world's fastest - "SR-71 Blackbird: The Cold War spy plane that's still the world's fastest airplane."
• cold war spymasters found arrogance of Carlos the Jackal too hot to handle - "Terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez was portrayed as ruthless, but research shows Iron Curtain regimes saw him as a liability."
• Cold War warning sirens are sounding across France. Here's why - "In France, on the first Wednesday of every month, sirens - initially envisaged as Cold War bombing warnings - let rip as a test of the alarms in some 2,000 towns and villages across the country."
• COLLECT SPACE - the source for space history and artifacts. Space history, space memorabilia, and space collectibles.
• Collected Papers of Albert Einstein - Princeton University.
• Colon Cancer Is Rising Among Younger Adults. Here’s What to Know - "With cases projected to continue climbing through 2023, scientists are racing to understand why."
• Columbus probably Spanish & Jewish, study says - "Famed explorer Christopher Columbus was likely Spanish and Jewish, according to a new genetic study conducted by Spanish scientists that aimed to shed light on a centuries-old mystery."
• comeback of cursive - The Economist.
• Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–Atlas) sightings around the world - in pictures - "Named after the Chinese observatory and South African programme that detected it in 2023, the ‘comet of the century’ may have formed at a distance of up to 400,000 times that between Earth and the Sun. Its coma, or head, measures about 130,000 miles (209,000km) in diameter, with a tail extending 18m miles (29m km). The comet is not expected to return for another 80,000 years."
• Comet likely last seen when Neanderthals walked Earth could soon dazzle in the night sky - "A recently discovered comet, known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, will make its closest approach of Earth on Saturday. Sky-gazers won’t want to miss the event since it may be the last time the comet will be seen in the night sky for another 80,000 years."
• companiesmarketcap.com - Largest Companies by Market Cap: companies: 4,755. Total market cap: $85.973 T.
• Comparing the Cost of Living Around the World - "This graphic compares the cost of living and purchasing power of 578 cities worldwide, using New York City as a benchmark for comparison."
• COMPETE, INC. - web traffic analysis service operating in the United States that publishes the approximate number of global visitors to the top 1,000,000 web sites in the world. This number is computed from sources including internet service providers, opt-in panels, application providers, and users of the Compete toolbar.
• competitive eating: The godfather of competitive eating on secrets, success & physical stress: ‘I am always close to danger or death’ - "Takeru Kobayashi can eat 50 hotdogs, 41 lobster rolls or 159 tacos in 10 minutes - and it has brought him fame and a healthy income. As he returns to the fray after five years, what will he do next?"
• Complete Guide To Carbon Fiber - "Offering five-times the strength of steel and double the stiffness while clocking in at just one-third its weight, carbon fiber is an ultra-lightweight, incredibly-stiff material with stellar heat tolerance and minimal thermal expansion."
• Complete Guide to Facebook's Privacy & Security Settings - Wired.
• Complete Guide to Understanding Bullying in the Modern Age - "Bullying can cause serious physical, emotional and mental negative effects for the short term, but these effects can also last a lifetime. Bullying can be experienced by children and adults alike."
• Computer algorithms predict next characters to be eliminated in “Game of Thrones” - Technical University of Munich.
• Computer identifies most boring day in history - ever! - Daily Mail.
• Computer Vision Syndrome Affects Millions - The New York Times.
• Computers: 'When you're sitting, you're one step above being dead' - The Guardian.
• COMSCORE - a marketing research company that provides marketing data and services to many of the Internet's largest businesses.
• Concorde - 40 fascinating facts.
• 'Concordski': The spectacular failure of the Soviets' Concorde rival - "Concordski: What ever happened to Soviets' spectacular rival to Concorde?"
• Concrete: The material that defines our age - "There is so much concrete in the world that at some point this century it will 'outweigh' all living matter. In the latest in our Anthropo-scene series, we explore the material's global reach, occasional beauty, and unimaginable scale."
• Confessions of a superyacht stewardess - "Being chief stew you're essentially the face of the entire interior. I'm always around. If guests are up, I'm up. I'm leading every service." The role of a stewardess is broad, they work as cleaners, cocktail mixologists, waiters and even yoga teachers.
• Confidential Clients - "These are the people zipping money across the world thanks to the global banking system." By ICIJ.
• congressional report on inner workings of the Secret Service - The Washington Post.
• CONNECTED HISTORIES - Connected Histories brings together a range of digital resources related to early modern and nineteenth century Britain with a single federated search that allows sophisticated searching of names, places and dates, as well as the ability to save, connect and share resources within a personal workspace.
• Conor McGregor sends Miami Heat mascot to hospital following punch during mid-game skit, per report - "McGregor punched the performer wearing the mascot costume twice in a pre-planned skit in the third quarter during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at the Kaseya Center in Miami. The skit was meant to promote a pain relief spray, which McGregor sprayed on Burnie after the blows."
• conspiracy theory: Fake or fact: how to recognise a conspiracy theory - "Everyone is susceptible to misinformation or being led astray online. Here’s how to know when to follow your intuition or look for more facts."
• Constant craving: why we can’t shake the salt habit - "We know it’s bad for us, so why can’t we stop sprinkling it?"
• Cool Hunting - "Synonymous with seeking inspiration - our stories and videos highlight creativity and innovation in design, technology, style, culture, food and travel. With a global team of editors and contributors we create our award-winning publication, consisting of daily updates and weekly mini-documentaries."
• COOL TOOLS - "Cool tools really work. A cool tool can be any book, gadget, software, video, map, hardware, material, or website that is tried and true. All reviews on this site are written by readers who have actually used the tool and others like it."
• Consumer Dangers - Product and Drug Recall Information."
• Consumer Guides - "Know your environment. Protect your health."
• CONSUMER REPORTS - complete ratings and recommendations on appliances, cars & trucks, electronic gear, and much more. Publishes reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory (US).
• Contaminating Our Bodies With Everyday Products - The New York Times.
• contraceptive pill for men without side-effects! Now how about one for women? - "Making men share responsibility for preventing unwanted pregnancy would have big implications - if it ever happens."
• CONTROLLED DEMOLITION, INC. - world leader in the commercial explosive demolitions industry.
• controversial plan to redevelop Checkpoint Charlie - "Three decades after the Berlin Wall fell, the crossing is a mess of souvenir shops and fast-food restaurants - and time is running out to change things."
• conversation cards: No small talk: how conversation cards became our favorite way to connect - "Conversation card games can be entertaining at parties - and help us foster deep connections and intimacy, which can otherwise be elusive."
• Copenhagen: 30 of the Best Things to Do in Copenhagen for Food & Design Enthusiasts - "Where to eat and stay, what to explore, and how to shop in Denmark's capital city."
• COPENHAGEN CONSENCUS CENTER - think-tank in Denmark that publicizes the best ways for governments and philanthropists to spend aid and development money.
• Copenhagen: Europe's new capital of cool - Brightly colored buildings contrast with pale Scandinavian stone, locals bike along cobbled streets and the sun bounces off the water that slices the city. Welcome to Copenhagen. A big city of 1.3 million in a small country of just 5.6 million, Denmark's capital is the hottest place in Europe right now and - spoiler alert - it isn't down to the weather. The easy everyday life of Scandinavia combined with Nordic style, world-class food, and a safe, clean, green environment makes Copenhagen just as 'wonderful' as the Danny Kaye song always said.
• Copenhagen has been named the world’s safest city - "The Danish capital surpassed former frontrunners like Tokyo, Singapore and Osaka in the fourth edition of the EIU’s biennial Safe Cities Index, which for the first time included environmental security metrics."
• Copenhagen offers tourist rewards as other EU nations clamp down - "The Danish capital hopes to lure climate-friendly and well-behaved travellers with perks such as free drinks and skiing."
• Copenhagen is the world’s No. 1 city for work-life balance & pay, says new research - New York isn’t far behind - "Here are the top five cities in the world for work-life balance and pay, according to MoneyNerd."
• Copenhagen the latest city to fall victim to overtourism? - "Copenhagen has tried to face the challenge of overtourism by introducing new strategies to better manage the influx of visitors but according to some experts, it's not enough."
• Copenhagen's historic stock exchange in flames - "Denmark's historic old stock exchange building in the centre of Copenhagen has been engulfed by fire."
• Copenhagen's Little Mermaid branded 'racist fish' in graffiti attack - "Expert on Hans Christian Andersen says it is ‘hard to see what is racist’ about fairytale."
• copyleft - definition & explanation.
• copyscape - "Provides a free plagiarism checker for finding copies of your web pages online."
• COREINDEX.COM - a free businesses platform and yellow pages directory helping you to find customers, partners among importers, exporters, traders and distributors. The world global luxury marketplace. Exclusive products from dealers in over 60 countries.
• Corleone: the Sicilian town trying to break free of its mobster past - "Mood is changing in town that spent half a century terrorised into silence under mafia bosses."
• Coronation Invitation - "Buckingham Palace is pleased to share the invitation for the Coronation, which will be issued in due course to over 2,000 guests who will form the congregation in Westminster Abbey. It is also announced today that eight Pages of Honour have been chosen to attend Their Majesties during the Coronation Service." The Official Website of The Royal Family.
• Coronation Stone - "On 6 May 2023, Charles III will be crowned on the sacred Stone of Scone - an ancient symbol of Scottish sovereignty whose history is mired in controversy and legend."
• Coronavirus: 10 days of hospital building in 60 seconds - "Time-lapse footage taken from above shows the construction of Huoshenshan hospital in Wuhan city, which has been built to deal with coronavirus patients."
• Coronavirus: 10 Numbers That Show How Hard Coronavirus Hit The Stock Market This Week - "Global markets plummeted this week as fear over the potential impact of the coronavirus outbreak gripped investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 14%, the S&P lost 13% after falling from a record high just last week, and U.S. Treasury bond yields plummeted to new record lows as traders abandoned risky assets for safer ones."
• Coronavirus: 2,000 People Are Stranded on a U.S. Cruise Ship After 4 Countries Reject Entry Over Coronavirus Fears - "Roughly 2,000 passengers and crew aboard the Holland America Line Westerdam are stranded on the open seas. Fears of the novel coronavirus (now officially known as COVID-19) has prompted four different nations and the U.S. territory of Guam to deny them entry despite no one on board being diagnosed with the illness that has caused global panic."
• Coronavirus: A visual guide to the outbreak - "A fast-moving virus originating in China and known as the 'new coronavirus' has infected tens of thousands of Chinese citizens and spread to about 30 countries."
• Coronavirus Cases Outside China Are Accelerating Rapidly. Here’s What to Know - "Countries including South Korea, Italy and Iran are seeing a significant uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases."
• Coronavirus: China, Then And Now - Why Coronavirus Is A Bigger Threat To The Global Economy Than Previous Outbreaks - "The coronavirus is likely to have a bigger economic impact than previous outbreaks thanks to a rapidly growing Chinese economy and its deeper commercial ties to the U.S. In 2003, when the SARS virus hit, China’s GDP was $1.6 trillion. Today, China’s GDP sits around $13 trillion."
• Coronavirus: Chinese Grand Prix postponed over virus fears - "The Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak."
• Coronavirus closures reveal vast scale of China’s secretive wildlife farm industry - "Peacocks, porcupines and pangolins among species bred on 20,000 farms closed in wake of virus."
• Coronavirus Could Cost World $1 Trillion If It Becomes a Pandemic, Analysts Predict - "The ghastly prospect that the coronavirus outbreak could become the first truly disruptive pandemic of the globalization era is renewing doubts over the stability of the world economy."
• Coronavirus: Could it become pandemic? - "New coronavirus has now reached more than 20 countries from China, where the epidemic or disease outbreak began over a month ago."
• coronavirus: Do face masks help prevent coronavirus? – video explainer - "The Guardian's health editor, Sarah Boseley, gives the lowdown on the effectiveness of wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus, explains how viruses are spread, and offers tips on staying healthy and safe as the outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China, continues to spread."
• coronavirus from China - "Stay alert, but don’t panic yet."
• Coronavirus: Hand sanitiser or hand washing - which is more effective against coronavirus? - "Supermarkets are running out of hand sanitiser as people rush to protect themselves from Covid-19. But does it beat using soap and water?"
• Coronavirus: Here Are The Destinations Affected By Coronavirus Flight Cancellations & Travel Bans - "The rapid spread of new coronavirus cases in countries around the world prompted international airlines and governments to begin cancelling flights and instituting broader travel bans to the most affected areas in an attempt to curb the epidemic, while demand for flights has dropped."
• Coronavirus: How are patients treated? - "People confirmed to have the new coronavirus are being admitted to hospital - but what kind of treatment are they getting there and how effective is it?"
• Coronavirus: How deadly is it? - "Coronavirus: What are the chances of dying? Researchers currently think that between five and 40 coronavirus cases in 1,000 will result in death, with a best guess of nine in 1,000 or about 1%."
• coronavirus: How it spread across China & the world - visual explainer - "Confirmed cases of the flu-like virus span 29 countries, with 1,300 deaths, all but three in mainland China."
• coronavirus: How to protect yourself - "World Health Organization recommends people take these simple precautions against coronavirus to reduce exposure and transmission."
• Coronavirus: How to self-isolate - "The official advice if you suspect you have coronavirus, have been in contact with someone who has it, or have been to a place where there are a lot of cases of the virus, is to self-isolate."
• Coronavirus reaches 'highest level' of risk - "Risk of global spread 'very high' warns WHO as China situation stabilizes."
• Coronavirus: Stock Market Bloodbath: S&P 500, Dow Fall Over 4 Percent On Coronavirus Fears - "The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted nearly 1,200 points to close at 26,957 on Thursday, signaling that investor anxiety about the potential impact of the coronavirus continues to worsen despite signs that China’s economic activity is beginning to pick up."
• Coronavirus: The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin - "We still don’t know how the pandemic started. Here's what we do know - and why it matters."
• Coronavirus: There Aren't Enough Medical Masks to Fight Coronavirus. Here's Why It's Not Going to Get Better Anytime Soon - "Retailers on multiple continents are running out of masks, and prices for a box of masks on online retailers like Amazon have surged to hundreds of dollars."
• coronavirus: What are super-spreaders and how are they transmitting coronavirus? - "About one in five people transmit infections to far more people than the majority do - why?"
• Coronavirus: What it does to the body - "Fighting the new coronavirus has been a battle against the unknown for doctors."
• Coronavirus: Where are we with a vaccine? - "As cases of coronavirus increase around the globe, the focus is turning to finding a vaccine."
• Coronavirus: Why are we catching more diseases from animals? - "The world is grappling with the new coronavirus, which has spread from China to at least 15 other countries."
• Coronavirus: Why Coronavirus Isn’t Such Terrible News For The S&P 500 - "With the market already down nearly 15% from its recent high, the coronavirus-triggered plunge may turn into one of the fastest bear markets to hit U.S. stocks ever. But, believe it or not, a passive investment in the S&P 500 may be the best way to ride out and ultimately profit from the storm."
• CORPORATE LIBRARY - our mission is to provide independent corporate governance research and analysis to enable our clients to enhance value.
• Corruption Perceptions Index - since 1995. Published by Transparency International: the global coalition against corruption. "What does a number mean to you? Each year we score countries on how corrupt their public sectors are seen to be. Our Corruption Perceptions Index sends a powerful message and governments have been forced to take notice and act."
• Corruption Perceptions Index 2019 - "How corruption impacts political integrity. This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) reveals that a majority of countries are showing little to no improvement in tackling corruption." Transparancy International.
• Cosby in His Own Words: Sex, Drugs, Deceit - The New York Times.
• COSC | Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres - since 1973. "GUARANTOR OF THE SWISS WATCHMAKING TRADITION OF PRECISION."
• COST OF LIVING CITY RANKING 2019 - "Claiming eight of the top 10 spots, Asian cities continue to dominate the list of most expensive locations for working abroad, in our 2019 ranking."
• Cost of Living Index 2018 - Numbeo.
• Cost of the American Dream in 2024 - "Today, the rising cost of living is making the American dream increasingly difficult to achieve. This graphic shows the estimated cost of the American dream per household over the course of their lifetime, based on analysis from Investopedia."
• Costco Hacked the American Shopping Psyche - "More than 100 million people visit the retailer for their groceries - and gas and TVs and gold bars and pet coffins - but saving money may not be the only motive."
• Could exercise pills help create a healthier society? - "Could exercise pills help create a healthier society? Finding drugs that mimic the benefits of a workout has long been a goal of science. As a new trial begins, the hope is to assist not just the time-poor or the lazy but elderly people and those with disease or disability."
• Counting sheep: Who came up with this old sleep tip & does it work? - "History supposedly provides the answer: It was said to be a way for medieval shepherds, devoid of human company for weeks at a time, to fall asleep each night - they counted their sheep until drowsy. Whether that’s true or not, I don’t know."
• Countries Named From the Greek Language - "1. Argentina: the land of silver. 2. Azerbaijan and the ancient city of Atropatene. 3. Egypt's name comes from two words in the Greek language. 4. Ethiopia and Eritrea. 5. Georgia, named after a Greek Saint. 6. Indonesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. 7.Malta, named after its famous honey."
• COUNTRIES OR AREAS, CODES & ABBREVIATIONS - United Nations Statistics Division.
• countries that ceased to exist - "New book 'Atlas of Extinct Countries' explores the places that fell off the map."
• Countries With the Highest Wealth Inequality - "This graphic visualizes the 10 countries with the most wealth inequality as measured by the Gini index, using figures from the UBS Global Wealth Report 2024."
• COUNTRY CALLING CODES - international telephoning made easy!
• COUNTRY CODES & INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES
• COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE - nationwide (USA) news service for lawyers and the news media.
• Covid Vaccine Side Effects 2024: 4 Takeaways From Our Investigation - "Soon after their arrival in late December 2020, the Covid-19 vaccines turned the pandemic around and opened a path back to normalcy. They prevented about 14.4 million deaths worldwide, according to one estimate. In a small percentage of people, they also produced side effects, say, in just 0.001 percent of patients."
• Covid’s Forgotten Hero: The Untold Story Of The Scientist Whose Breakthrough Made The Vaccines Possible - "Without Ian MacLachlan’s innovative delivery system, Moderna and Pfizer couldn’t safely get their mRNA vaccines into your cells. So why does hardly anyone acknowledge the Canadian biochemist’s seminal contributions - or pay a dime in royalties?"
• CRAIGSLIST - provides local classifieds and forums for jobs, housing, for sale, personals, services, local community, and events serving 570 cities in 50 countries.
• Craigslist's Craig Newmark: 'Outrage is profitable. Most online outrage is faked for profit' - "The founder of the online classifieds site is a survivor from the era of internet optimism. He has given significant sums to protect the future of news - and rejects the idea his website helped cause journalism’s financial crisis."
• Crash course: Aviation expert’s guide to surviving a plane crash could end up saving your life - The Sun.
• Creativity & sensory gating indexed by the P50 - ScienceDirect.
• Credit Card Processing - "We offer credit card processing and merchant account services to help you grow your business".
• Crimea head invites world’s celebrities to create new ‘Beverly Hills’ - TASS.
• criminals making millions from illegal wildlife trafficking - The Guardian.
• CROSS-BRAND COLLABORATION - definition & explanation.
• CROSSLINK BUILDER - "The art of search engine promotion." Search engine optimisation (seo) by building web links for free.
• Crossword Puzzles: Study Shows Beat Computer Games in Slowing Memory Loss - "Crossword puzzles showed an advantage over digital brain games in sharpening memory among older adults with mild cognitive impairment, according to a study in NEJM Evidence." Duke University School of Medicine.
• Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates - "Crows have long been considered cunning. But their intelligence may be far more advanced than we ever thought possible."
• Crows outthink monkeys, can grasp recursive patterns - "In cognitive tests for recognizing certain types of patterns, crows outperformed monkeys."
• Cruise Industry Is On a Course For Climate Disaster - "The cruise industry has an enormous environmental footprint. But customers don't seem concerned about climate change."
• ‘Cruisezilla’ passenger ships have doubled in size since 2000, environmental group warns - "'Today’s cruisezillas make the Titanic look like a small fishing boat,' Inesa Ulichina, sustainable shipping officer at T&E, said in a statement."
• Crunch Base - "The Free Tech Company Techbase." Free database of technology companies, people, and investors that anyone can edit.
• Cryptocurrency Crime Is Booming. Here’s How to Invest Safely - TIME Magazine.
• CRYPTOME - functions as a repository for information about freedom of speech, cryptography, spying, and surveillance. "Cryptome welcomes documents for publication that are prohibited by governments worldwide, in particular material on freedom of expression, privacy, cryptology, dual-use technologies, national security, intelligence, and secret governance - open, secret and classified documents - but not limited to those."
• CSI | COMMITTEE FOR SKEPTICAL INQUIRY - encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view.
• Cuban missile crisis, 60 years on - "New papers reveal how close the world came to nuclear disaster. In 1962, a Soviet submarine commander nearly ordered a nuclear launch, newly translated accounts show, with modern parallels over Ukraine all too clear."
• cult of 5am: is rising at dawn the secret of health & happiness? - "It has been called the morning miracle - getting up before everyone else and winning the day. But does it actually make you more productive and focused?"
• cult of the expert - and how it collapsed - The Guardian.
• Cultural Capital Is The Key To Louis Vuitton’s Luxury Lead - "Louis Vuitton’s recent bombshell appointment of Pharrell Williams as its new menswear creative director may have surprised some observers, but the move makes perfect sense as luxury brands are moving from merely selling products to becoming cultural influencers."
• cultural moments that defined 2020 - "It was an unusual year marked by unusual events: an unprecedented global pandemic, youth-led protest movements, impassioned Black Lives Matter demonstrations, a divisive US Election. The list goes on."
• Culture and jihad, grimly connected through the art market's “blood antiquities” - The Economist.
• CumEx Files - "How Europe's taxpayers have been swindled of €55 billion."
• CumEx-Files - "The CumEx-Files is an investigation by a number of European news media outlets into a tax fraud scheme discovered by them in 2017. A network of banks, stock traders, and lawyers had obtained billions from European treasuries through suspected fraud and speculation involving dividend taxes. The five hardest hit countries may have lost at least $62.9 billion. Germany is the hardest hit country, with around $36.2 billion withdrawn from the German treasury. Estimated losses for other countries include at least €17 billion for France, €4.5 billion in Italy, €1.7 billion in Denmark and €201 million for Belgium."
• Cupping Has an Olympic Moment - The New York Times.
• ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Made Something Out of Nothing - "Larry David's HBO series never aimed at grand statements. But its reflection of modern grievances was pretty, pretty good."
• cure for cancer: how to kill a killer - "Revolutionary work on the body’s immune system and a host of new drug trials mean that beating cancer may be achievable."
• Cure Yourself of Tree Blindness - The New York Times.
• Cut meat consumption to two burgers a week to save planet, study suggests - "Climate crisis report says ‘we are not winning in any sector’ as experts call for urgent action on fossil fuels."
• Cute Calendar - "Holidays, observances, events, concerts and more!"
• Cute Toy Just Brought a Hacker Into Your Home - The New York Times.
• Cutting Back on One Amino Acid Increases Lifespan of Mice Up to 33% - "Isoleucine is one of three branched-chain amino acids we use to build proteins in our bodies. It is essential for our survival, but since our cells can't produce it from scratch, we have to get it from sources like eggs, dairy, soy protein and meats. But there can always be too much of a good thing."
• Cybercrime: 5 Things You Need to Know - Cloudwards.

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• Daily Steps: Scientists Reveal Optimal Number of Daily Steps to Offset Sitting Down - "The team found between 9,000 and 10,000 daily steps were optimal to counteract a highly sedentary lifestyle, lowering incident CVD risk by 21 percent and mortality risk by 39 percent. 'Any amount of daily steps above the referent 2,200 steps per day was associated with lower mortality and incident CVD risk, for low and high sedentary time.'"
• Daimler says it has no idea how North Korea got hold of limousines - "Kim Jong-un is using stretch limousines despite UN ban on sale of luxury goods."
• Dalai Lama: Behind Our Anxiety, Fear of Being Unneeded - The New York Times.
• Dalai Lama: We Must Act as One to Preserve Our World - "This planet is our only home. Environmental experts say that over the next few decades, global warming will reach such a level that many water resources will go dry. So ecology and combatting global warming are very important."
• DAILY DOSE - drug and alcohol news from around the world.
• Dalai Lama apologizes after video asking child to ‘suck’ his tongue sparks outcry - "The Dalai Lama has apologized after a video emerged showing the spiritual leader kissing a child on the lips and then asking him to 'suck my tongue' at an event in northern India. In a statement Monday, the office for the Dalai Lama said he 'wishes to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused,' adding he 'regrets' the incident. 'His Holiness often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way, even in public and before cameras,' the statement said."
• Damien Hirst backdated at least 1,000 paintings from his NFT project, investigation reveals - "At least 1,000 Damien Hirst artworks were painted years later than claimed. Potentially thousands of signed works from Currency series were mass-produced by artist’s team after 2016, sources say."
• Damien Hirst formaldehyde animal works dated to 1990s were made in 2017 - "Three sculptures exhibited in galleries around world were artificially aged, sources claim."
• DAMN YOU AUTO CORRECT! - "Funny iPhone Fails and Autocorrect Horror Stories."
• Danes revel in ‘dancing cow day’ for first time since Covid outbreak - "National event to mark organic dairy cattle’s release from winter barns has been online only since 2020."
• 'dangerous' books too powerful to read - "Forty years on from the launch of Banned Books Week, censorship is once again on the rise. To launch a new BBC Culture series, John Self considers the long and ignoble global history of book-banning."
• Daniel Barenboim: What Beethoven's Ninth Teaches Us - "The conductor Daniel Barenboim explores the political and spiritual power of what many consider the greatest symphony."
• Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower, dies aged 92 - "Analyst who leaked studies showing US government knew the Vietnam war was un-winnable became activist and writer."
• Danish Culture Canon - consists of 108 works of cultural excellence in eight categories: architecture, visual arts, design and crafts, film, literature, music, performing arts, and children's culture. An initiative of Brian Mikkelsen in 2004, it was developed by a series of committees under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Culture in 2006–2007 as "a collection and presentation of the greatest, most important works of Denmark's cultural heritage."
• Danish immigrant Louis Lassen invented the American Hamburger in 1900 - Louis' Lunch.
• Danish trick to “shock” your body into happiness - "A growing number of Danes choose cold water swimming as a way to invigorate the senses and combat their winter blues. Now, some companies are using it to create workplace bonds."
• Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze - "Demand for ‘healing’ crystals is soaring - but many are mined in deadly conditions in one of the world’s poorest countries. And there is little evidence that this billion-dollar industry is cleaning up its act."
• Dark patterns, the tricks websites use to make you say yes, explained - "How design can manipulate and coerce you into doing what websites want."
• dark side of being called pretty - "How your family shapes your body image. Comments about our looks from our loved ones and friends can cause lifelong insecurities. How can we teach kids to feel confident about their bodies instead?"
• Darwin Online project - since 2024. - "The world's largest resource on Darwin." The Darwin Online project released a 300-page catalog that compiles the original 7,400 titles and 13,000 volumes originally owned by Darwin. The catalog includes 9,300 links to copies of the library contents that are available for free online, inviting the public to peruse what Darwin read.
• Darwin: Researchers reveal lost library of Charles Darwin for the first time - "'Instead of basing one's understanding on the authors Darwin read that are mentioned in biographies, etc., anyone can now scroll through his whole library.'"
• Das Kapital: ‘Amusing insight’ revealed in Marx's ‘Das Kapital’ gift to Darwin - "'With most of its pages remaining uncut, it seems Darwin gave up any attempt to read it,' reads the statement, which adds that Darwin took almost three months to send a dry note of thanks to Marx. February 12 marked the 215th anniversary of Darwin’s birthday, and a research team virtually reassembled his impressive library in his honor. The Darwin Online project released a 300-page catalog that compiles the original 7,400 titles and 13,000 volumes originally owned by Darwin. The catalog includes 9,300 links to copies of the library contents that are available for free online, inviting the public to peruse what Darwin read."
• DATA PROTECTION STANDARDS NEED TO BE GLOBAL - Wired.
• David Attenborough breaks Instagram record for fastest time to reach one million followers - Guinness World Records.
• David Attenborough: 'The collapse of our civilizations is on the horizon' - "Renowned nature broadcaster David Attenborough has told world leaders that climate change could lead to collapse of civilizations, and much of the natural world."
• DAVID ICKE - "Exposing the dreamworld we believe to be real."
• David Copperfield: FBI investigated David Copperfield for two years. The claim that he was ‘exonerated’ was widely embraced. Was he? - "A woman alleged that the magician sexually assaulted her on his private island in 2007. His lawyers said he was falsely accused."
• David Copperfield: Magician accused of sexual misconduct - "Magician David Copperfield has been accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behaviour by 16 women. Some of the alleged offences took place when the women were under 18. The allegations date from the late 1980s to 2014."
• David Lynch: 'You gotta be selfish. It's a terrible thing' - The Guardian.
• Davos 2020: What is the World Economic Forum & is it elitist? - "Some of the world's top business people and politicians - plus a smattering of celebrities - will gather in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week."
• Davos gathering prompts locals to cash-in & leave - The Guardian.
• Davos VIPs & private jets - "Davos VIPs are worried about the climate crisis. They're still using private jets."
• Davos’s elite will need to do some soul-searching in a world falling apart - "The first proper World Economic Forum for three years will take place against a humbling backdrop of crisis and conflict."
• Daylight Saving, There Are More Options Than You Might Think - "There are only so many hours of light in the day. When should we enjoy them?"
• Daylight Saving Time Should Be Permanent. The Pandemic Shows Us Why - "COVID-19 maintains a stranglehold on American life, ensuring that fall 2020 will be anything but normal. Pandemic restrictions have left our nation grappling with a severe economic recession alongside a growing mental health crisis. While there’s no panacea for these problems, one simple step by Congress could help alleviate the pain: Passing federal legislation to make daylight saving time (DST) permanent."
• D.B. Cooper - media epithet popularly used to refer to an unidentified man who hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft in the airspace between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, on November 24, 1971, extorted $200,000 in ransom, and parachuted to an uncertain fate. Despite an extensive manhunt and an ongoing FBI investigation, the perpetrator has never been located or positively identified. The case remains the only unsolved air piracy in American aviation history.
• D. B. Cooper & the most fascinating hijacking case in history
• Deadly heat is killing Americans: A decade of inaction on climate puts lives at risk - "Heat now causes more deaths than hurricanes, tornadoes or floods in most years, creating a new public health threat. An investigation reveals why the CDC’s prevention efforts have faltered."
• 'deadly sins' of business - BBC News.
• Dear Internet: It’s Time to Fix This Mess You Made - Wired.
• 'death cleaning' - what is it? - TIME.
• Death Masks: The lost art of the death mask - "The Western world was once obsessed with these macabre memorials."
• ‘Death of Expertise’: How Ignorance Became a Virtue - The New York Times.
• DEATH SWITCH - information insurance: an automated system that prompts you for your password on a regular schedule to make sure you are still alive.
• Death, the Prosperity Gospel & Me - The New York Times.
• DEBRETT'S - the modern authority on etiquette, taste and achievement.
• Death Valley reaches 130 degrees, hottest temperature in U.S. in at least 107 years - "On Sunday, the thermometer at Death Valley's Furnace Creek, located in the deserts of Southern California, soared to 130 degrees Fahrenheit, according to NOAA's Weather Prediction Center. If verified, it would be the hottest temperature recorded in the U.S. since 1913, and perhaps the hottest temperature ever reliably recorded in the world."
• Debt is Good - The New York Times.
• declassified CIA files are now available online - engadget.
• Decluttering tips for collectors & hoarders - how to tackle uncontrollable clutter - "If your love of stuff has tipped over into extreme clutter, our guide can help."
• Decoding Steve Jobs, in Life and on Film - The New York Times.
• Deep Dream Generator - Generate your own deep dream photos and images for free.
• Deepfakes Gets Cheaper & Easier Thanks to A.I. - "Meme-makers and misinformation peddlers are embracing artificial intelligence tools to create convincing fake videos on the cheap. Making realistic fake videos, often called deepfakes, once required elaborate software to put one person's face onto another's. But now, many of the tools to create them are available to everyday consumers - even on smartphone apps, and often for little to no money."
• Deepest ever fish caught on camera off Japan - "Scientists have filmed a fish swimming at an extraordinary depth in the ocean, making it the deepest observation of this nature that has ever been made. The species - a type of snailfish of the genus Pseudoliparis - was filmed swimming at 8,336m (27,349ft)."
• Default Tech Settings You Should Turn Off Right Away - "These controls, which are buried inside products from Apple, Google, Meta and others, make us share more data than we need to."
• DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO HOW MUCH YOU SHOULD TIP WORLDWIDE - Goodhouse Keeping.
• Dementia: 7 healthy habits may help cut dementia risk, study says - "Researchers present initial findings from study that followed thousands of US women for about 20 years."
• Dementia: Almost half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed, study finds - "Researchers name 14 factors for people to address to ‘hugely’ reduce risk of developing condition."
• Dementia articles - The Guardian.
• Dementia: Bilingualism May Stave Off Dementia, Study Suggests - "People who spoke two languages daily in their youth tended to score higher on memory tests later in life, the researchers found."
• Dementia: Can you outrun DEMENTIA? Exercise-induced hormone reduces Alzheimer's plaque in lab - "The reason exercise can prevent Alzheimer's disease has been discovered and could lead to new treatments for the incurable condition. A hormone called irisin released during a workout reduces plaques in the brain."
• Dementia: Cheap Daily Supplement Seems to Boost Brain Function in Older Adults - "What's good for your aging gut may also be good for your aging brain. The first twin study of its kind suggests that taking daily protein and prebiotic supplements can improve scores on memory tests in people over the age of 60."
• Dementia: Do You Have Healthy Brain Habits? - "These 12 questions can help assess your risk for dementia, stroke and depression, and identify ways to reduce it."
• Dementia: Does the MIND Diet Prevent Dementia? - "Healthy eating might help protect your brain, experts say, but other factors play in as well." The New York Times.
• Dementia: Don’t forget to floss: the science behind dementia & the four things you should do to prevent it - "A picture is emerging of a healthy lifestyle which is key to the condition’s prevention - exercise, being sociable, and looking after your ears."
• Dementia: Experts urge health regulators to approve ‘turning point’ dementia drugs - "As results show 35% slowing in cognitive decline, health leaders say swift decisions crucial."
• Dementia: Get your eyes checked to keep your brain healthy, study says - "Regular exams and corrective measures may be easy ways to reduce dementia risk, according to the study. People with untreated visual impairments were significantly more likely to develop dementia, according to a new study. Previous studies have shown a link between cognitive and vision health. This latest research, however, was unique in the rigor with which vision was assessed and in how representative the sample was, said clinician-scientist Dr. Joshua Ehrlich, the lead author of the report published Thursday in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology."
• Dementia: How levels of 'good' cholesterol may increase dementia risk - "New research suggests that high-density lipoprotein, or HDL cholesterol, is much more complex than previously thought. High HDL cholesterol levels can stiffen veins and arteries. This impact on the cardiovascular system is a key way high levels of HDL cholesterol may increase risk of cognitive impairment - stroke is one of the leading risk factors for dementia."
• Dementia is preventable: here are 12 things that put you at risk - "Research released this week will spell out the lifestyle and environmental issues that can lead to the condition and the steps that can cut your risk of developing it. The previous edition of the Lancet Commission, published in 2020, listed 12 modifiable risk factors: blood pressure, obesity, alcohol intake, smoking, lack of exercise, diabetes, brain injury, social isolation, hearing loss, depression, keeping the brain active and air pollution."
• Dementia: Is your memory struggling? Here are 10 ways to boost your recall - "From rhymes to chunking and large displays, neurology professor Richard Restak provides key tips to improve your memory."
• Dementia: Major Study Identifies 15 Factors Linked to Early Dementia Risk - "While dementia is much more common in older adults, hundreds of thousands of people are diagnosed with young-onset dementia (YOD) each year - and an extensive new study sheds some considerable new light on why."
• Dementia: Mediterranean diet may lower dementia risk by a quarter, study suggests - "Data from more than 60,000 Britons suggests plant-rich diet may help regardless of person’s genetic risk."
• Dementia: Memory Loss Isn’t the Only Sign of Dementia - "Here are five other common red flags to look out for."
• Dementia risk may increase if you’re eating these foods, study says - "We all eat them - ultraprocessed foods such as frozen pizza and ready-to-eat meals make our busy lives much easier. Besides, they are just darn tasty - who isn’t susceptible to hot dogs, sausages, burgers, french fries, sodas, cookies, cakes, candy, doughnuts and ice cream, to name just a few? If more than 20% of your daily calorie intake is ultraprocessed foods, however, you may be raising your risk for cognitive decline, a new study found. That amount would equal about 400 calories a day in a 2,000-calories-a-day diet. For comparison, a small order of fries and regular cheeseburger from McDonald’s contains a total of 530 calories."
• Dementia risk study finds 11 key factors behind condition - "Predictive tool ‘significantly outperforms’ others available and could help avert about 40% of cases. Scientists have identified 11 risk factors for dementia and used them to develop a tool that can predict whether someone will develop the condition in the next 14 years."
• Dementia: Scientists hope weight-loss drugs could treat addiction & dementia - "Medications with semaglutide such as Ozempic and Wegovy are being studied to see if they can help other conditions."
• Dementia: Scientists Identify a Speech Trait That Foreshadows Cognitive Decline - "Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It's right over there next to the thingamajig. Many of us will experience 'lethologica', or difficulty finding words, in everyday life. And it usually becomes more prominent with age."
• Dementia: Study Shows Crossword Puzzles Beat Computer Games in Slowing Memory Loss - "Crossword puzzles showed an advantage over digital brain games in sharpening memory among older adults with mild cognitive impairment, according to a study in NEJM Evidence." Duke University School of Medicine.
• Dementia: 'That's just normal forgetting': the difference between memory loss & dementia & how to protect your brain - "The odd memory lapse is no big deal - so when should we start to worry? Experts explain, and share the best ways to stay sharp."
• Dementia: The basics of dementia & cognitive impairment - "Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning - the ability to think, remember, or reason - to such an extent that it interferes with a person's daily life and activities. These functions include memory, language skills, visual perception, problem solving, self-management, and the ability to focus and pay attention." National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
• Dementia: The ‘silent’ symptom of dementia you can spot when you walk - "Until scientists discover a cure, having ways to diagnose the condition as early as possible gives people the best chance of managing the disease and alleviating symptoms. Earlier diagnosis can also give them and their families more time to understand their diagnosis and plan for the future."
• Dementia: What Types of Exercise Do You Need to Reduce Dementia Risk? - "Several large studies have confirmed that vigorous exercise, walking and even doing household chores can greatly benefit the brain."
• Dementia: Your Vision Can Predict Dementia 12 Years Before Diagnosis, Study Finds - "The eyes can reveal a lot about the health of our brain. Indeed, problems with the eyes can be one of the earliest signs of cognitive decline. Our latest study shows that a loss of visual sensitivity can predict dementia 12 years before it is diagnosed."
• Democracy Isn't Perfect, But It Will Still Prevail - TIME Magazine.
• Democratic national convention 2024: the best images from the final day - in pictures - "Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on the final day of the conference in Chicago, laying out the stakes of the election and delivering a forceful rebuke of her Republican opponent Donald Trump."
• Democrats push to drop John Wayne’s name from airport over racist comments - "Democrats in Orange county, California, call for change in light of ‘racist and bigoted statements’ actor made in 1971 interview."
• Denmark & Germany now building the world's longest immersed tunnel - "Descending up to 40 meters beneath the Baltic Sea, the world's longest immersed tunnel will link Denmark and Germany, slashing journey times between the two countries when it opens in 2029."
• Denmark country profile - "The Kingdom of Denmark has, despite its relatively small size, punched above its weight internationally." BBC News.
• Denmark is the No. 1 country for quality of life - Canada & New Zealand also made the top 10 list - "To rank the 89 countries listed, U.S. News and World Report, global marketing and communication services company WPP and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania surveyed nearly 17,000 people worldwide from March 22 to May 23, 2024. Denmark rose from the No. 4 spot in 2023 to No. 1 on this year's ranking. Denmark - along with Sweden and Norway - is part of the cultural region of northern Europe known as Scandinavia."
• Denmark, Norway & Sweden should be a single country - The Washington Post.
• Denmark secret: how it became the world’s most trusting country & why that matters - "There are real benefits to a society where people feel safe enough to leave their babies and bikes on the street. How have the Danes achieved this level of faith in their fellow citizens?"
• Denmark's unique 300-year-old-homes of the future - "On Læsø, houses are thatched with thick, heavy bundles of silvery seaweed that have the potential to be a contemporary building material around the world."
• Depression, violence, anxiety: the problem with the phrase ‘be a man’ - The Guardian.
• Detectorists: Why a metal-detecting show became a global hit - "Described as 'almost Shakespearean' by the LA Times, the gentle UK comedy about metal detecting has wowed audiences worldwide. What's the secret of its success, asks Neil Armstrong."
• Devices That Deserve to Go Along on Vacation - The New York Times.
• DHL - international courier service.
• Diabetes Drug Became the New Weight Lost Trend for the Rich - "A pricey weight loss hack is making the rounds in certain social circles. It works, but is it worth it?"
• Diabetes Drug That Could Overshadow Ozempic - "Demand is mounting for Mounjaro - though like some other trendy medications, it has yet to be approved for weight loss."
• Diamond Hands - "'Diamond hands' is a slang term that refers to holding a volatile investment even when there's pressure to sell. It's popular with high-risk assets such as cryptocurrency and meme stocks. Despite the humorous intent behind it, there are select situations where it's good to have diamond hands."
• DIAMOND RINGS - find an extensive selection of quality diamond jewelry including rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets.
• Diana's fatal injury was tiny, just in the wrong place - "UK's top forensic pathologist DR RICHARD SHEPHERD who gave evidence in major inquiry into her death reveals how a tiny vein tear had devastating consequences for the princess in his memoir."
• DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH SLANG AND COLLOQUIALISMS
• Did Prophet Muhammad Warn Us of ISIS? - Huff Post.
• Digital Dementia on the rise - Psychology Today.
• Did the vikings predict an apocalypse? - "A recent study of a mysterious stone in Sweden revealed Vikings were already concerned about a climate catastrophe more than 1,200 years ago."
• Diet coke 'may be bad for your heart' as experts say artificial sweeteners - 'Should not be considered a safe alternative to sugar.'
• Diet drinks boost risk of dangerous heart condition by 20%, study says - "Drinking two liters or more per week of artificially sweetened beverages - the equivalent of a medium-sized fast-food diet soda a day - raised the risk of an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation by 20% when compared to people who drank none, a new study found."
• Digital detox - refers to a period of time during which a person refrains from using electronic connecting devices such as smartphones and computers. It is regarded as an opportunity to reduce stress or focus on social interaction in the physical world. Claimed benefits include increased mindfulness, lowered anxiety, better appreciation of one's environment and becoming more people-oriented.
• Digital Fragments We Leave Behind After Death - "The photos, texts, playlists and to-do lists that we find after loved ones die can offer poignant glimpses into their lives."
• ‘digital literacy’ is now a workplace non-negotiable - "Digital skills once meant having a basic grasp of computers. Now, it means being able to work adaptably and strategically across tools, devices and platforms."
• Digital nomad: How has the digital nomad trend evolved over the years? - "Whether seen as a positive or a negative, the digital nomad trend continues with new visas and organisations aimed at this population popping up around the world."
• digital nomad visas luring workers overseas - "More than 25 countries have now launched visa programmes for digital nomads, enabling these travellers to work legally, longer and more freely."
• Digital nomads are choosing Bansko - "Bansko: Bulgaria's unlikely new digital nomad hub. Set scenically at the base of the Pirin Mountains, Bansko has quietly emerged as one of the world's newest remote working hubs in recent years."
• digital spring clean: how to sort out your passwords, privacy and bulging photo folder - "From those 6,000 cloud-stored selfies to your most guessable and reused passwords, here is an easy, expert guide to wielding a virtual vacuum."
• Digital surveillance 'worse than Orwell', says new UN privacy chief - The Guardian.
• DIGNITAS - "To live with dignity. To die with dignity." Swiss assisted dying group that helps those with terminal illness and severe physical and mental illnesses to die assisted by qualified doctors and nurses. Additionally, they provide assisted suicide for people provided that they are of sound judgment and submit to an in-depth medical report prepared by a psychiatrist that establishes the patient's condition, as required by Swiss courts.
• Dinosaur hunter stumbles across million-dollar find - "The first stegosaurus skeleton to go under the hammer is set to fetch millions of dollars in New York. But the extraordinary discovery was made by chance, thousands of miles away out west during one man’s birthday stroll, writes Stephen Smith."
• dinosaur Joe
• dinosaur skeleton for sale - along with the right to name species.
• Dinosaurs never really vanished from Earth - The New York Times.
• dinosaurs reached 'titanic' size - "Could dinosaurs have grown any bigger? Titanosaurs were some of the largest animals to walk the Earth, but if the reign of the dinosaurs hadn't been cut short by an asteroid, could they have evolved to be even bigger?"
• Dinosaurs wiped out by asteroid, not volcanoes, researchers say - "Study says surge in volcanic activity could not have caused Cretaceous/Paleogene extinction event."
• Disney, Built on Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Confronts the Real World - "The entertainment behemoth spent decades avoiding even the whiff of controversy. But it has increasingly been drawn into the partisan political fray."
• Disney Decoded - Duke University.
• Disney, Pixar Misrepresent Class Struggle in Children's Films, Study Finds - Hollywood Reporter.
• Disparity in Life Spans of the Rich & the Poor Is Growing - The New York Times.
• Distance Calculator - tool for calculating distance between cities or places on map. Please write the origin and destination city name, choose the distance unit and press calculate. You can change the unit of distance any time you want, to miles, kilometers or meters.
• Dividend Yield Data Live For FTSE 100 - "Dividend Yield Live."
• divorce questions - SA Law.
• DIY NETWORK - do it yourself projects.
• DMZ separating North & South Korea has become a wildlife haven - "Between North and South Korea lies the demilitarized zone (DMZ), one of the world’s most heavily armed borders. The 160-mile stretch is barred with fences and landmines and is largely empty of human activity. But that isolation has inadvertently turned the area into a haven for wildlife. Google released street view images of the DMZ for the first time this week, offering a rare glimpse into the flora and fauna that inhabit this no man’s land."
• DNA | DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID - Wikipedia.
• DNA ANCESTRY PROJECT - genetic genealogy: trace your ancestry with DNA.
• DNA Deciphers Roots of Modern Europeans - The New York Times.
• DNA hunter who found humans interbred with Neanderthals wins Nobel prize - "Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo has won the Nobel Prize for medicine for pioneering the use of ancient DNA to unlock secrets about human evolution. The Nobel Committee said Monday that Pääbo 'accomplished something seemingly impossible' when he sequenced the first Neanderthal genome and revealed that Homo sapiens interbred with Neanderthals."
• DNA study offers insight into the horrific story of the trans-Atlantic slave trade - "Much of what we know about the horrors of slavery in the Americas comes from historical records. But new research shows that evidence of the slave trade's atrocities can also be found in the DNA of African Americans."
• DNA tests can predict intelligence, scientists show for first time - The Telegraph.
• Do a Gucci - is taking a traditional fashion house that has fallen off the map and reinventing it.
• Do alpha males even exist? - The Guardian.
• Do M.R.I. Scans Cause Any Harm? - The New York Times.
• Do Olympians Get Too Much Exercise? - The New York Times.
• Do our faces hold the secret to human connection? - "Why the pressure to change our faces has never been higher. We have long tried to tweak the features nature dealt us, whether with magic creams, gadgets or exercise (even Cleopatra practiced face yoga). But today, when approximately two billion images are uploaded every day to social media -- nearly 100 million of which are estimated to be selfies, according to Helfand -- the pressure to appear beautiful has never been higher."
• Do our pets ever really love us – or do they just stick around for the food? - "We dote on our cats and dogs, but is it a one-way relationship? Here’s what science tells us about how to decode their emotions, whether they are avoiding us or getting a little too amorous with our legs."
• Do this if your wrapping paper is too short - TikTok.
• Do we need a new theory of evolution? - "A new wave of scientists argues that mainstream evolutionary theory needs an urgent overhaul. Their opponents have dismissed them as misguided careerists - and the conflict may determine the future of biology."
• Do you have what it takes to be a secret agent - The Telegraph.
• Do you really want to live longer? - "A philosopher asks: Is a longer life a happier one?"
• Do Your Friends Actually Like You? - The New York Times.
• doctor to the wealthy - at $40,000 a year - "Private Medical is at the forefront of a new type of health care for the ultra-wealthy that has taken concierge medicine to a whole new level. The company, founded by Dr. Jordan Shlain, pioneered a highly personalized, all-in-one service that’s more akin to the most sophisticated family offices for investments. The rise of family office-style medical practices reflects the surge in wealth among families worth $100 million or more and growing demand for hyper-personalized, data-driven health care from an aging class of billionaires and millionaires."
• Dodging Deception & Seeking Truth Online [Survey Results] - "The sheer volume of content the internet brings into our lives on a daily basis couldn’t possibly be scrolled through in its entirety. But of the content we do manage to consume, how much of it is true? And how much of it completely misleads us?"
• Does a kettle use more electricity than a TV? How much power your gadgets use - "We test what devices consume, with households increasingly worried about rising energy prices."
• Does drinking hot tea cool you down in a heatwave? - The Telegraph.
• Does Exercise Change Your Brain? - The New York Times.
• Does hypnosis really work? - "With a history spanning the origin of psychotherapy, to bizarre experiments with snakes and acid, hypnosis is emerging as a powerful medical treatment. Can it shake off its reputation as a stage magician's trick?"
• Does the Royal Family Have Any Secrets Left? - "Last night’s Golden Globes were ... eventful! ... but the talk of the town still seems to be the rollout of Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare. Emerging details are delicious and moreish: Sibling fisticuffs! A frostbitten penis! Losing one’s virginity to a pony girl in a field! King Charles doing a headstand in his boxer shorts!?"
• Does Thinking Burn Calories? Here's What the Science Says - "While the brain represents just 2% of a person's total body weight, it accounts for 20% of the body's energy use, Raichle's research has found. That means during a typical day, a person uses about 320 calories just to think. Different mental states and tasks can subtly affect the way the brain consumes energy."
• Dog behaviour has little to do with breed, study finds - "Research shows high degree of variability between individual animals - with implications for owners."
• Dog spotted hanging out on top of ancient pyramid in Egypt - "While flying over Egypt’s famous Great Pyramids at sunrise earlier this week, US paraglider Marshall Mosher and fellow paragliders spotted the unexpected sight of a stray hound also taking in views around the summit of one of the ancient wonders."
• dog year not equivalent to seven human years, scientists find - "Study of DNA changes in labradors suggests puppies age much faster than older dogs."
• ‘dog’s haircut costs more than mine!’ A day at the groomers with Oscar, Bear, Otis & Zorro - "With more than 12 million dogs in Britain, the grooming industry is booming. But what does all this pampering say about our changing relationship with man’s best friend?"
• Dogs Are the Best! But They Highlight Our Hypocrisy - "Over the past couple of decades, dogs have evolved into humans. Some 97 percent of Americans consider dogs (or other pets) part of their families. A majority of dog owners celebrate canine birthdays, and nearly two-thirds report that they take more photos of their dogs than of family members."
• Dogs endure emotional difficulties in puberty like humans, says study - "Research finds animals are less responsive to instructions from their carer during adolescence."
• Dogs in Tokyo cool down with wearable fans - "Sweet Mommy, a Tokyo-based maternity clothing apparel company, is making wearable fans for pets. The battery-powered fan is designed to help pets stay cool as Japan faces unusually high temperatures."
• Dogs: Interacting with dogs may affect multiple areas of the brain, study finds - "Multiple studies have shown the emotional, physiological and cognitive benefits of interactions with animals, especially dogs - such as boosted energy, increased positive emotions or lowered risk for memory loss."
• Dogs Pay Attention to Your Looks - The New York Times.
• Dogs: Sit, stay & be a good boy: 21 rules for dogs & their humans - "We asked experts to describe good dog manners and how our pups should behave at home, on a walk and out on the town."
• Dogs: The Science of Dogs - "We explore a boom in research into our furry friends."
• dogs understand more than you think (video) - Science.
• Dogs use fast-acting face muscles to help them make puppy-dog eyes - "Dogs have more 'fast-twitch' muscle fibres around their eyes and mouths than wolves do, which allows them to make more facial expressions."
• Doing Business Report 2014 - The World Bank.
• Dolby Atmos: The ins, outs & sounds of the object-based surround system - "An in-depth guide to the spatial audio technology. In brief, Dolby Atmos is a new audio format that allows you to hear sound in a 360-degree bubble. With its object-oriented audio engineering and its up-or-down-firing speakers, Atmos is changing the way home theaters are setup and, more importantly, how sound is distributed in the room."
• Dolby Atmos: what is it? How can you get it? - "Immerse yourself in a bubble of surround sound. Want to heighten your home cinema surround sound experience? You need to know about Dolby Atmos."
• DON CROWTHER.COM - "How to find free (and legal) pictures online."
• Don’t Turn Away From the Art of Life - The New York Times.
• Donald Drumpf: A Funny Label, but Is It Fair? - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump & America’s dark history of presidential assassinations - "From Kennedy to Reagan, Lincoln to Roosevelt, the fate of the republic has long been dictated by gunmen, writes an Oxford professor of US political history."
• Donald Trump & his followers could destroy America even if he loses - Quartz.
• DONALD TRUMP & THE GOLDEN AGE OF SUBTWEETING - Wired.
• Donald Trump: 5 revelations from Trump’s unsealed indictment - "Trump took classified documents including information on nuclear weapons and secret plans to attack a foreign country."
• Donald Trump: 8 takeaways from Trump’s CNN town hall in New Hampshire - "The former president repeated election lies and wouldn’t say if he wants Ukraine to win the war."
• Donald Trump: 14 promises Donald Trump has made in his campaign for a second term - "Former President Donald Trump has hit the 2024 campaign trail and is giving voters a preview of what a second Trump presidency could look like if he’s elected. He’s made many campaign promises - many of which are often vague and lacking in details or specifics - including ending the war in Ukraine, building 10 new cities and giving drug smugglers the death penalty. Here are some of the policies he says he would enact if elected for a second term."
• Donald Trump: 54 Celebrities, Executives & Allies on Trump’s ‘Close Contacts’ List - "The list included the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and other Fox News figures, along with sports stars like Tom Brady and Serena Williams."
• Donald Trump: 2024 TIME Person of the Year - "After a political rebirth that Time labeled 'unparalleled in American history,' President-elect Donald Trump has been named the 2024 Time Person of the Year. This is the second time Trump has been chosen by Time as Person of the Year after also earning the distinction in 2016 following his victory in the presidential election. His first appearance on the cover of Time was in 1989."
• Donald Trump & Billy Bush on the Bus - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump administration plans Chinese tech crackdown - "US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has outlined the steps he wants US companies to take to deal with 'untrusted Chinese apps'."
• Donald Trump: AI-generated images of Trump being arrested circulate on social media - Twitter.
• Donald Trump Ally Suggests Trying to Purchase Greenland Again - "Georgia Representative Mike Collins, a staunch ally of President-elect Donald Trump, has appeared to float the idea of the United States once again trying to purchase Greenland."
• Donald Trump, American Monster - "A man of pure narcissistic psychopathy feels no guilt and has no sense of the damage he does."
• Donald Trump announces a White House bid for 2024 - "'In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,' Trump told a crowd gathered at Mar-a-Lago, his waterfront estate in Florida, where his campaign will be headquartered."
• Donald Trump appears at RNC with VP pick JD Vance after assassination attempt - "Takeaways from the first day of the Republican National Convention."
• Donald Trump appears to storm out of Piers Morgan TV interview in advert - "Piers Morgan Uncensored 30-second trailer apparently shows former president irritated by US 2020 election questions."
• Donald Trump arrest timeline - "How president's alleged 2006 fling with porn star Stormy Daniels sparked probe over claims he paid her $130,000 'hush money' weeks before 2016 election."
• Donald Trump as a Modern-Day Party Boss - "Hoarding cash, doling out favors and seeking to crush rivals, the former president is dominating the G.O.P., preparing for another race and helping loyalists oust officials who thwarted his attempted subversion of the 2020 election."
• Donald Trump, at Fund-Raiser, Says He Wants Immigrants From ‘Nice’ Countries - "At rallies, Donald Trump frequently laments migrants from a list of countries from Africa, Asia and the Middle East as he stokes fears around the surge at the border. Former President Donald J. Trump lamented that people were not immigrating to the United States from 'nice' countries 'like Denmark.'"
• Donald Trump blames political correctness for Kentucky Derby chaos - "Maximum Security disqualified as winner after stewards’ review. 65-1 outside Country House declared winner of race."
• Donald Trump bond: Lawyers say he is unable to get $464m guarantee in New York fraud case - "The former president must either pay the full amount in cash or secure a bond in order to continue his appeal. If he is unable to do so by 25 March, he faces the prospect of some of his real estate assets being seized by the state's attorney general."
• Donald Trump booked as inmate No. P01135809 after turning himself in on charges related to efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia - "Donald Trump surrenders in Atlanta in fourth criminal case brought against ex-president this year."
• Donald Trump Bragged He Had ‘Intelligence’ on Macron’s Sex Life - "The FBI seized a document with 'info' on the French president during the Mar-a-Lago raid, and that has officials in both countries hunting for answers."
• Donald Trump: Breakdown of the charges & evidence presented against Trump - "Takeaways and key lines from the indictment against Donald Trump."
• Donald Trump charged: How the world reacted to his arrest - "Mr Trump's dramatic day in court dominates front pages around the world."
• Donald Trump claims he ‘will be arrested’ on Tuesday in New York criminal case - "Ex-president makes remark on Truth Social without any official confirmation of the likelihood or timing of charges being brought."
• Donald Trump closes RNC with lengthy speech - "Trump formally accepts GOP nomination at RNC."
• Donald Trump clutches handwritten impeachment defense at briefing: 'I want nothing. I want nothing' - "The president relied on a note, written with a black marker in all caps, in the wake of Gordon Sondland’s bombshell testimony."
• Donald Trump: CNN obtains the tape of Trump’s 2021 conversation about classified documents - "Listen to audio exclusively obtained by CNN of a July 2021 conversation during which former President Donald Trump acknowledges he held on to a classified Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran."
• Donald Trump commutes Roger Stone's sentence - "President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the prison sentence of his longtime friend Roger Stone, who was convicted of crimes that included lying to Congress in part, prosecutors said, to protect the President. The announcement came just days before Stone was set to report to a federal prison in Georgia."
• Donald Trump Compliments Brigitte Macron’s Body - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump: Could Trump Go to Prison? If He Does, the Secret Service Goes, Too - "Officials have had preliminary discussions about how to protect the former president in the unlikely event that he is jailed for contempt during the trial."
• Donald Trump deletes tweet of supporter shouting ‘white power’ after outrage - "Deputy press secretary claims Trump had not heard the racist language of video he tweeted that was posted for nearly four hours."
• Donald Trump denounces 'cancel culture' at Mount Rushmore - "US President Donald Trump has railed against the 'cancel culture' of those who toppled monuments during recent anti-racism protests, in a speech to mark 4 July at Mount Rushmore."
• Donald Trump: Deny, attack, reverse - Trump has perfected the art of inverted victimhood - "Trump tries to undermine allegations against him by attacking his accusers, sowing confusion and painting himself as a martyr."
• Donald Trump did not know UK had nuclear weapons, Bolton says in new book - "US president reportedly said: ‘Oh, are you a nuclear power?’ during meeting with Theresa May in a way that was not a joke, Bolton recalls."
• Donald Trump Doctor Wrote Health Letter in Just 5 Minutes as Limo Waited - NBC News.
• Donald Trump does not oppose US bid to unseal Mar-a-Lago search warrant - "In a statement, Mr Trump said he was encouraging its 'immediate release' - but repeated his claim the search was unnecessary and politically motivated."
• Donald Trump does the impossible. He sinks even lower - "Trump alarmingly stated that he would encourage Russian to do 'whatever the hell they want' to NATO allies that didn’t meet the alliance’s military spending guidelines."
• Donald Trump: Enabling a demagogue: a new film traces Republicans’ capitulation to Donald Trump - "Michael Kirk’s documentary Lies, Politics and Democracy is a chilling study in how Trump subdued the Republican party."
• Donald Trump Expands His War on Washington - "'There’s the threat that people who are not loyal are going to blow up something right before the election,' says a former White House official."
• Donald Trump: Fact check: Trump makes more than 20 false claims in RNC acceptance speech - "Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday with the most dishonest speech of the four-day Republican National Convention, making more than 20 false claims by CNN’s count."
• Donald Trump Family’s Roots - "In search of the president’s forebears, the author embarked on a three-week journey through Europe, from Scotland to Slovenia."
• Donald Trump fans wear bandages on ears to show support - in pictures - "Some people plastered over ears at Republic national convention, in solidarity with Trump after assassination attempt."
• Donald Trump: FBI executes search warrant at Trump's Mar-a-Lago in document investigation - "The FBI executed a search warrant Monday at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents, including classified documents, that may have been brought there, three people familiar with the situation told CNN."
• Donald Trump: FBI found document on foreign nuclear defenses at Mar-a-Lago - report - "Recovered records include material even senior Biden officials were not authorized to view, Washington Post reports."
• Donald Trump: FBI identifies Trump rally shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks - "The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania."
• Donald Trump: FBI removed highly classified documents from Mar-a-Lago - "Judge unseals Trump Mar-a-Lago search warrant."
• Donald Trump: Fingerprints & a mugshot: This is what will happen when Trump is arrested - "Donald Trump is facing impending arrest on charges stemming from an investigation into a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. After a grand jury in New York voted on Thursday to indict him, he will be the first former US president to face criminal charges."
• Donald Trump: From ‘Mr President’ to ‘Mr’: strongman Donald Trump cut down to size in court - "Trump has always loved beating his chest, but away from the TV cameras, the former president appeared meek and shrunken."
• Donald Trump: From Queens to the White House - "A quick guide to the life of Donald Trump. Donald Trump - businessman turned reality TV star turned president - is running again for America's highest office. We've got a quick guide to his backstory as the Republican Party's frontrunner sets his sights on returning to the White House."
• Donald Trump G7 photo becomes internet classic - The Guardian.
• Donald Trump: 'Good Idea' to Add Me to Mount Rushmore - "New York Times: White House reached out to South Dakota governor about adding Trump to Mount Rushmore."
• Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony charges - "What happens now that Trump has been convicted."
• Donald Trump Hair-raising moment: gust of wind lifts lid on mystery of Donald Trump's mane - The Guardian.
• Donald Trump Has Been Lying About Trump Tower For Decades - "As the former president tries to fend off authorities, new revelations about Trump Tower suggest that the building is - and always was - something of a fraud."
• 'Donald Trump has never read one word of the Bible' - "Late-night hosts discussed William Barr’s no-show and the president’s fumbled attempt to quote from the Bible."
• Donald Trump has reached the 'mad emperor' stage, and it's terrifying to behold - "He incites violence from the safety of a bunker, then orders peaceful people tear-gassed for the sake of a surreal photo op."
• Donald Trump has surrendered his Android phone - The Verge.
• Donald Trump Hints at His Next Trade War Target: French Wine - TIME Magazine.
• Donald Trump: How Does he Stack Up Against the Best - and Worst - Presidents? - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump: How the assassination attempt on Trump unfolded - "Minute-by-minute: Visual timeline of the Trump assassination attempt."
• Donald Trump: How will Donald Trump pay the $438m he owes in penalties from civil trials? - "Two giant penalties handed down in a matter of weeks will cost him millions - and that's only part of what he could owe."
• Donald Trump: 'I had God on my side': Trump speaks about assassination attempt - for first & last time - "'There was blood pouring everywhere, and yet, in a certain way I felt very safe because I had God on my side. "The amazing thing is that prior to the shot, if I had not moved my head at the very last instant, the assassin's bullet would have perfectly hit its mark, and I would not be here tonight.'"
• Donald Trump: I Was Trump’s Ghostwriter. A New Biopic Gets the Most Important Thing Right - "Watching 'The Apprentice' crystallized two big lessons that I learned from Mr. Trump 30 years ago and that I’ve seen play out in his life ever since with more and more extreme consequences. The first lesson is that a lack of conscience can be a huge advantage when it comes to accruing power, attention and wealth in a society where most other human beings abide by a social contract. The second lesson is that nothing we get for ourselves from the outside world can ever adequately substitute for what we’re missing on the inside."
• Donald Trump: ‘I’m Not a Racist’ - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump impeachment: How Ukraine story unfolded - "This week, millions of Americans have for the first time seen and heard evidence from the impeachment inquiry when the first public hearings were beamed into living rooms. How did we get to this point?"
• Donald Trump in Moscow: what happened at Miss Universe in 2013 - The Guardian.
• Donald Trump: In pictures: Trump injured in shooting at Pennsylvania rally - "Former President Donald Trump was injured Saturday after a shooting at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Blood is seen on Trump's right ear as he is helped off the stage."
• Donald Trump indicted by NY grand jury - "Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud, sources tell CNN. He's the first former US president to be criminally charged."
• Donald Trump inflames tensions & justifies violence & there's a reason why - "For Donald Trump's America-on-fire campaign strategy to work, he needs violence to boil in cities right up until Election Day, or at least for enough voters to believe the nation is spiraling into an abyss of chaos and savagery."
• Donald Trump insists he’s writing ‘book of all books’ but big publishers unlikely to touch it - "Figures at major houses said book might stoke ‘staff uprising’ and it would be ‘too hard to get a book that was factually accurate’."
• Donald Trump investigation: Empty folders marked classified found at Mar-a-Lago - "FBI agents found dozens of empty folders marked as classified during a search of Donald Trump's Florida home last month, a court filing shows. The document, made public by a Florida court, provides an inventory of the contents of 33 boxes recovered from the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate."
• Donald Trump Is Finally Finished - "The only coherent explanation for Republicans' underperformance is the ex-president."
• Donald Trump is ‘nonstop’ liar who destroyed E Jean Carroll’s reputation, jury hears - "Advice columnist’s lawyer says in closing arguments jurors can believe 10 witnesses or ex-president who declined to testify."
• Donald Trump Is Selling Pieces of His Mug Shot Suit - "It’s not just a piece of political memorabilia - it’s a strategy."
• Donald Trump is suing Mark Zuckerberg & Jack Dorsey. Here's why they shouldn't worry - "Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed proposed class-action lawsuits targeting Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey, as well as YouTube and its parent company's CEO Sundar Pichai, in a Hail Mary move after being removed from their platforms. Courts have typically dismissed similar suits, and these are likely doomed from the start as well."
• Donald Trump jokes about being added to Mount Rushmore - The Telegraph.
• Donald Trump: Justice Department says classified documents at Mar-a-Lago were likely 'concealed & removed' to block investigation - "US government documents were "likely concealed and removed" from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago as part of an effort to "obstruct" the FBI's investigation into former President Donald Trump's potential mishandling of classified materials, the Justice Department said in a blockbuster court filing Tuesday night. More than 320 classified documents have now been recovered from Mar-a-Lago, the Justice Department said, including more than 100 in the FBI search earlier this month."
• Donald Trump: Key takeaways from six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns - "Trump had bank account in China while president, taxes show. Documents show former US President had accounts in several foreign countries and paid more in foreign taxes than US taxes in 2017. Here are other key takeaways."
• Donald Trump: Kremlin confirms Trump sent Russia Covid-19 tests, after former president denied Bob Woodward claim - "The Trump administration 'sent us several samples of test kits,' Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday, broadly supporting Woodward’s claim. His intervention comes after Trump denied the claims, telling ABC News they were 'false.' 'Please don’t tell anybody you sent these to me,' Putin said to Trump, according to Woodward. 'I don’t care,' Trump replied. 'Fine.' 'No, no,' Putin said. 'I don’t want you to tell anybody because people will get mad at you, not me. They don’t care about me.'"
• Donald Trump launches sneaker line a day after judge's order to pay nearly $355 million - "The former president unveiled 'Trump Sneakers' at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia. He placed a pair of gold sneakers, which a new website has listed for $399 and named the 'NEVER SURRENDER HIGH-TOP SNEAKER,' on the podium as he spoke."
• Donald Trump left with few defenses for hoarding top secret documents - "The sprawling indictment targeting the former president is set out like chapters in a novel easily digested by a trial jury."
• Donald Trump likened diplomacy with Kim Jong-un to dating, Bolton says - "Donald Trump compared his courtship of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un to dating and 'always wanted to be the one who broke up with the girl first', his former national security adviser John Bolton has claimed."
• Donald Trump: Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success - "'A first-rate financial thriller . . . Lucky Loser is one of those rare Trump books that deserve, even demand, to be read.' - Alexander Nazaryan, The New York Times. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters behind the 2018 bombshell New York Times exposé of then-President Trump’s finances, an explosive investigation into the history of Donald Trump’s wealth, revealing how one of the country’s biggest business failures lied his way into the White House."
• Donald Trump: Mar-a-Lago - & its owner - have long caused concerns for US intelligence - "Revealing an airstrike over 'beautiful' chocolate cake. A trespasser from China carrying flash drives and electronics. Cellphone photos of the 'nuclear football' briefcase. And now, classified documents recovered during an FBI search. Mar-a-Lago, the stone-walled oceanfront estate Donald Trump labeled the 'Winter White House,' has long been a source of headaches for national security and intelligence professionals. Its clubby atmosphere, sprawling guest-list and talkative proprietor combined into a 'nightmare' for keeping the government's most closely held secrets, one former intelligence official said."
• Donald Trump; Mar-a-Lago docs review halted in major defeat for Trump - "Appeals court halts special master review of documents seized at Mar-a-Lago in major defeat for Trump. The ruling removes a major obstacle to the Justice Department’s investigation into the mishandling of government records from Trump’s time in the White House."
• Donald Trump: master of the awkward greeting - The Guardian.
• Donald Trump may have avoided paying tax for up to 18 years - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump: Meta lifts restrictions on Trump’s Facebook & Instagram accounts - "‘Guardrails’ that previously existed removed as Meta says voters should be able to hear from presidential nominees."
• Donald Trump mounts extraordinary defence of mental stability - The Guardian.
• Donald Trump: Never Before in American History: The F.B.I. Searches a Former President’s Home - "The search of former President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is a high-risk gamble by the Justice Department, but Mr. Trump faces risks of his own."
• Donald Trump Never Told People Magazine That Republicans Are 'The Dumbest' Voters - BuzzFeed News.
• Donald Trump: New York civil fraud suit could bring down the Trump Organization - "Restrictions sought by Letitia James include bans on Trump and his children that would tear his real estate empire from his control."
• Donald Trump: New York judge finds Donald Trump liable for fraud - "A New York judge has found Donald Trump and his adult sons liable for fraud and canceled the Trump Organization’s business certification, saying the Trumps provided false financial statements for roughly a decade."
• Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian official, citing Israel-UAE peace deal - "Nomination was submitted by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament."
• Donald Trump on the mafia ‘Very nice people. Just don’t owe them money’ - "Trump, who praised the mob in 2013 on David Letterman, has a habit of seeing the good in those deemed beyond the pale."
• Donald Trump on Twitter: My grandparents didn't come to America all the way from Germany to see it get taken over by immigrants - Twitter.
• Donald Trump only follows 14 women on Twitter - who are they? - The Telegraph.
• Donald Trump Organization - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump outscores Hitler on psychopathic traits test, claims University of Oxford researcher - The Telegraph.
• Donald Trump overstated net worth by up to $3.6bn, says New York attorney general - "Donald Trump overstated his net worth by as much as $3.6bn between 2011 and 2021, the attorney general of New York state said in a court filing first reported by CNBC on Friday - a $1.4bn increase on a previous filing that put the top amount at $2.2bn."
• Donald Trump painting Having a Diet Coke With Abraham Lincoln Is Now Hanging in the White House - "President Donald Trump liked a painting of him having drinks with Abraham Lincoln and Richard Nixon so much that he put a print of it in the White House."
• Donald Trump photos of his hair are mesmerising - Business Insider.
• Donald Trump: Photos show handwritten notes that Trump apparently ripped up and attempted to flush down toilet - "Newly revealed photographs reveal two occasions on which former President Donald Trump apparently flushed documents down the toilet. Maggie Haberman, a New York Times reporter and CNN contributor, is publishing the new images in her forthcoming book, 'Confidence Man,' and the images were earlier posted by Axios. CNN has previously reported how Trump flouted presidential record-keeping laws and would often tear up documents, drafts and memos after reading them."
• Donald Trump Playing Golf: Decent Drives, Skipped Putts, Lots of Sweat - "The former president’s barge-ahead style and whim for scooping up shots too hard to make wouldn’t fly on the LIV Golf series, which his Bedminster club is hosting this weekend."
• Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts - "Trump faces criminal charges in court after historic indictment."
• Donald Trump push a prime minister aside - CNN.
• Donald Trump puts on Churchill hat Piers Morgan gave him during interview - "President Trump briefly wore a hat resembling the ones favored by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and the reactions online were quick and ruthless."
• Donald Trump Questions Render Canada Prime Minister Trudeau Speechless for 21 Seconds - "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canadians are watching what’s unfolding in the United States with 'horror and consternation' and he paused for 21 seconds when asked about U.S. President Donald Trump and the use of tear gas against protesters to clear the way for a photo opportunity."
• Donald Trump quiz of 2017 - The Guardian.
• Donald Trump raised $200m from false election claims. What happens to the money now? - "The president could use the funds to ensure he and his allies remain a powerful force in US politics."
• Donald Trump ramps up personal cell phone use - CNN.
• Donald Trump raped me, writer E Jean Carroll testifies in New York court - "Advice columnist says former president ‘shattered my reputation’ and says alleged attack left her unable to enjoy romantic life."
• Donald Trump: 'Rat' George Clooney hit with savage nine-word warning from Donald Trump - "Donald Trump had a strong warning for George Clooney as he urged him to stay out of politics."
• Donald Trump reaches for Nixon playbook after protests that have rocked America - "Styling himself as the ‘law and order’ candidate, as Nixon did in 1968, is a re-election strategy in Trump’s comfort zone."
• Donald Trump rejects calls to drop Confederate base names - "US President Donald Trump says he will 'not even consider' renaming military bases named for Confederate generals."
• Donald Trump: Report that FBI sought nuclear documents sharpens Trump showdown with Justice Department - "A report that FBI agents searched for classified documents related to nuclear weapons at Donald Trump's Florida resort could explain the urgency of the unprecedented operation at the home of an ex-President and takes his showdown with the Justice Department to a grave new level."
• Donald Trump reportedly wants to purchase Greenland from Denmark - "US president has ‘expressed interest’ in the icy territory, according to the Wall Street Journal, but the Danes have yet to weigh in."
• Donald Trump returns to X / Twitter to post his mug shot - "Elon Musk reinstated former President Donald Trump’s account months ago, and the first thing he has posted is his own mug shot."
• Donald Trump Says He Has the 'Absolute Right' to Pardon Himself - TIME Magazine.
• Donald Trump says he regrets not marching on Capitol with supporters on January 6 - "Ex-president also rejects suggestions he used ‘burner phones’ on day of the assault in Washington Post interview."
• Donald Trump says Kim Jong Un is a 'pretty smart cookie' - CBS.
• Donald Trump says on Joe Rogan podcast his biggest White House mistake was hiring ‘disloyal people’ - "Three-hour long interview caused delay in ex-president’s arrival to Michigan rally, leaving attendees in cold for hours."
• Donald Trump sides with Putin as Biden tries to stop a war - "It took only 24 hours for Donald Trump to hail Russian President Vladimir Putin's dismembering of independent, democratic, sovereign Ukraine as an act of 'genius.'"
• Donald Trump signs order targeting social media giants - "Trump signs executive order targeting Twitter after fact-checking row."
• Donald Trump sought Xi's help with re-election - "US President Donald Trump tried to get China's Xi Jinping to help him secure re-election, ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton's new book says."
• Donald Trump strikes $3.9 billion deal with Boeing for new Air Force One - CNNPolitics.
• Donald Trump struggles with lyrics to God Bless America - video - The Guardian.
• Donald Trump subpoena: Former president ordered to testify to January 6 committee - "The congressional panel investigating last year's Capitol riot has issued a legal summons ordering former President Donald Trump to testify to lawmakers."
• Donald Trump sues Michael Cohen for $500 million, alleging ex-attorney breached his contract - "The lawsuit, filed in a Florida federal court on Wednesday, accuses Cohen of spreading false information about Trump and breaching his contractual obligations to the former president in Cohen’s public statements, published books, podcast series and other media appearances."
• Donald Trump Suggests Delaying 2020 Election, Claiming It Will Be Fraudulent Without Evidence - "'With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history,' Trump tweeted on July 30. 'It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???'"
• Donald Trump suggests he’ll endure ‘4EVA’ in first post-acquittal tweet - "The 30-second clip, scored to Edvard Grieg’s 'In the Hall of the Mountain King,' slowly pans over the cover, which shows a series of Trump campaign signs with years in increasing increments of four."
• Donald Trump: Takeaways from the indictment of Donald Trump for efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat - "Special counsel Jack Smith unveiled his case alleging that former President Donald Trump broke several laws in his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, with a grand jury indictment returned Tuesday that illustrated the depth and breadth of the federal criminal investigation. Prosecutors said in the new charging documents that Trump 'was determined to remain in power' after losing the 2020 election, and that he and six unindicted co-conspirators orchestrated a plot to overturn the results on and leading up to January 6, 2021."
• Donald Trump Takes Hair-Growth Drug, His Doctor Says - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump tax returns to be released Friday - "The returns will be placed into the congressional record on Friday morning during a House pro forma session. That pro forma session will occur around 9 a.m. ET on Friday. There will also be a formal announcement Friday from the committee."
• Donald Trump taxes: US lawmakers get access to former president's returns - "Donald Trump's tax returns have been handed over to a committee of the US House of Representatives after the former president lost a long legal battle to keep them sealed. It is not clear if the returns will be made public, or what they will reveal."
• Donald Trump Team Didn’t Put Nominees to ‘Sex, Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll’ Test - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump tells Georgia election official to 'find' votes to overturn Biden win - "US President Donald Trump has been recorded telling Georgia's top election official to 'find' enough votes to overturn the election result."
• Donald Trump tells Michigan rally he 'took a bullet for democracy' - "He also derided President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris at the event in Grand Rapids - his first with new running mate JD Vance and the first since he survived the assassination attempt."
• Donald Trump: The ‘Crypto Punks’ Behind Trump’s Murky New Business Venture - "The serial entrepreneurs behind Donald J. Trump’s new cryptocurrency project have left a trail of lawsuits, unpaid debt and tax liens. Mr. Herro and Mr. Folkman are the forces behind World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency venture that Mr. Trump and his three sons announced on a livestream last month. The company’s promotional materials, reviewed by The New York Times, called 18-year-old Barron Trump a crypto 'visionary.'"
• Donald Trump: the day a former US president was convicted - in pictures - "Donald Trump has become the first former US president to be convicted of a crime after historic hush-money trial in New York."
• Donald Trump the First President to Have a Run-In With the Law? - "A historian looks back at other moments presidents have been investigated for potential criminal activity."
• Donald Trump: the making of a narcissist - The Guardian.
• Donald Trump: ‘The obnoxious one’: new book by Trump’s nephew exposes a sordid past - "Fred Trump III’s portrayal of the Queens-born former president shows him as volatile, uncaring and racist."
• Donald Trump: The Star-Making Machine That Created ‘Donald Trump’ - "The inside story of how the producers of 'The Apprentice' crafted a TV version of Mr. Trump - measured, thoughtful and endlessly wealthy - that ultimately fueled his path to the White House."
• Donald Trump: The Unsolvable Mysteries of Donald & Melania’s Marriage - "'At the end of the day, she could probably make or break him.' But is that because Melania has command of his heart or of his secrets? It’s a mystery, like so much about their marriage and about the former first lady herself."
• Donald Trump: Time stood still, Trump says at site of assassination attempt - "Nearly three months after an assassin’s bullet came close to taking his life, former President Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania - a place of 'tragedy and heartache' - to promise his supporters victory in the 5 November presidential election."
• Donald Trump to Howard Stern: It's okay to call my daughter ... - CNN.
• Donald Trump to launch new social media platform TRUTH Social - "He said the platform would 'stand up to the tyranny of big tech', accusing them of silencing opposing voices in the US."
• Donald Trump to wild fire responders: 'It'll start getting cooler' - "The president has mentioned improved forestry management as one way to combat wildfires - but many think climate change is also a factor in the increased frequency and intensity of recent blazes, including those in California, Washington and Oregon."
• Donald Trump told chief of staff Hitler ‘did a lot of good things’, book says - "On a visit to Europe to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the first world war, Donald Trump insisted to his then chief of staff, John Kelly: 'Well, Hitler did a lot of good things.'"
• Donald Trump 'tries to divide us', says ex-defence chief - "James Mattis: Trump's former defence secretary denounces president."
• Donald Trump turns into a pussycat on all things Putin - "President Donald Trump just removed any question that might have remained about his foreign policy prowess, while also reviving serious concerns about his attitude toward Moscow. In an interview with Axios, released on Wednesday, in which he uttered what sounded like a combination of a child's analysis of history and uncle-in-the-attic rantings, Trump confirmed that there is practically nothing that can move him to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin."
• Donald Trump: Unanswered in Indictment’s Details on Trump’s Hoarding of Documents: Why? - "The charging document offers some possible hints but does not establish that the former president had a goal beyond simply possessing the material." The New York Times.
• Donald Trump: Two surprising takes from Trump's tax returns - "Surprise number one is that Trump paid some federal income taxes. Surprise number two is that the IRS did nothing. At all."
• Donald Trump, Under Oath, Says He Averted ‘Nuclear Holocaust’ - "'I think you would have nuclear holocaust, if I didn’t deal with North Korea,' he explained, and then added: 'And I think you might have a nuclear war now, if you want to know the truth.'" The New York Times.
• Donald Trump: Untouchable review: Trump as ‘lawless Houdini’ above US justice - "Elie Honig offers a powerful indictment of the former president and those who have failed to bring him down."
• Donald Trump v Fox News Sunday: extraordinary moments from a wild interview - "Facing a feared interviewer, the president ended up insisting that identifying an elephant proved his mental capacity."
• Donald Trump wants to be handcuffed for court appearance in Stormy Daniels case, sources say - "People close to former president said to be unsure whether he is serious about wanting to do a perp walk."
• Donald Trump wanted to send infected Americans to Guantanamo Bay, book says - "Washington Post reporter Dan Diamond analyzes a new book that says former President Donald Trump repeatedly suggested sending Americans infected with Covid-19 to Guantanamo Bay."
• Donald Trump wasn't the worst president in US history, historians say - "On Wednesday, C-SPAN released its 2021 Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership, including for the first time former President Donald Trump. The survey organizers have assembled a broad ideological and demographic spectrum of 142 presidential historians and professional observers of the presidency invited to participate. Donald Trump is not our worst president. Instead, James Buchanan continues to hold the bottom spot. Trump ranks in 41st place, with three presidents beneath him."
• Donald Trump: What the Trump rally gunman did before the attack - "A shooting range, a gun store, and a ladder purchase: Tracking the Trump rally gunman’s movements leading up to his attack."
• Donald Trump: What to know about Trump's hush-money trial - "Donald Trump's first criminal trial is now firmly under way, with a full jury sworn in on Thursday."
• Donald Trump: What we do & don't know about the FBI search of Trump's home - "When Donald Trump's Florida home was searched by the FBI, it unleashed a political firestorm unlike anything in recent memory. The release of the search warrant shed light on why it happened. Now, a judge is weighing up whether to unseal a highly sensitive document that could give a clearer sense of how the search at Mar-a-Lago was justified. But this unprecedented story is complicated and many questions remain. Here's what we know so far."
• Donald Trump: What would cornered Trump do for Roy Cohn’s tough-guy dark arts now? - "A film debuting at Cannes charts the young developer’s relationship with the legendarily machiavellian lawyer."
• Donald Trump: Why did a grand jury vote to indict Trump & what does it mean for him? - "Indictment relates to a hush-money payment made on ex-president’s behalf to the adult film star Stormy Daniels. Donald Trump will be the first former US president to face criminal charges after a grand jury in New York has voted to indict him on charges related to hush money payments to an adult film star. Here is what Trump’s indictment means."
• Donald Trump: Why did a judge grant Trump’s request for a ‘special master’? - "Monday’s decision by a US federal judge to stop the investigation of Donald Trump’s seizure of classified documents until a “special master” reviews them has thrown the political and legal worlds into uproar - pitting those who believe the ex-president has special legal privileges against those who think he should be treated like any other citizen."
• Donald Trump: Why the Mar-a-Lago affidavit could become one of the most scrutinized documents in American politics - "The FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida resort and the removal of classified information raise a compelling need for maximum public disclosure given the involvement of an ex-president who's a likely 2024 candidate."
• Donald Trump: Why Trump's poll lead went up after criminal indictments - "Most Republican voters see charges as politically motivated."
• Donald Trump Will Release Final Docs on Kennedy Assassination - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump: Witness at Trump rally claims he saw purported shooter on nearby rooftop - "CNN's Anderson Cooper and John Miller discuss an interview with a witness who was at former President Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania."
• Donald Trump: WOMAN WHO LOOKS LIKE TRUMP GOES VIRAL IN SPAIN - Newsweek.
• Donald Trump, You Lucky Dog - "It's unnerving how many fortunate things have happened to this guy. There are lists of Donald Trump’s lies and lists of his alleged crimes. But the catalog of all the good things that have happened to the former president is equally unnerving."
• Donald Trump's & Macron's 25-seceond handshake - blow by blow account - The Telegraph.
• Donald Trump's 5 most memorable lines from Republican Presidential Debate on August 06, 2015 - Eyewitness News.
• Donald Trump's alpha male body language tics - Telegraph.
• Donald Trump's 30 most bizarre lines from the interview with Sean Hannity - "Out of office and having shut down his revolutionary communications site blog, former President Donald Trump has lost much of his ability to drive the daily national political conversation."
• Donald Trump's 45 most outrageous lines from interview - "The 45 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's rambling interview with Sean Hannity."
• Donald Trump's Covfefe is a word now - The Guardian.
• Donald Trump's criminal cases, in one place - "Donald Trump is the first former president in US history to face criminal charges, and with his third presidential bid under way for 2024, the stakes are high for both him and the country. Catch up on what you need to know about Trump’s four indictments, including key evidence, charges and what’s next in the legal process."
• Donald Trump's dad bailed him out in 1970s with $8.5M in loans so he could avoid bankruptcy - New York Daily News.
• Donald Trump's Davos speech fact-checked - "President Trump made a series of claims about his record in office - on the US economy and on the environment - during his speech to the World Economic Forum at the Swiss resort of Davos."
• Donald Trump’s Deals Rely on Being Creative With the Truth - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump's dishonesty: 6 weeks, 328 false claims. - CNN politics.
• Donald Trump's distraction technique - The Guardian.
• Donald Trump's economy in six charts - "US 2020 election: The economy under Trump in six charts."
• Donald Trump’s Empire: A Maze of Debts & Opaque Ties - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump's Family Surname Was Once 'Drumpf' - Snopes.
• Donald Trump's financial & legal problems just got a lot worse - "On Monday, Donald Trump's long-time accountants made a very important announcement: They no longer stood behind a decade of the former President's financial information - and would no longer be working for him."
• Donald Trump's financial records case heads to the supreme court this week. Here's what's at stake - "President Trump has refused to release his tax returns since he hit the campaign trail five years ago, breaking with a tradition of financial transparency for presidents and presidential candidates."
• Donald Trump’s First Tweet - TIME Magazine.
• Donald Trump's Fourth of July celebration - CNN politics.
• Donald Trump’s free speech app Truth Social is censoring content & kicking off users - "Nearly 500,000 people are on the app’s waitlist."
• Donald Trump’s Great Escape: How The Former President Solved His Debt Crisis - "The 45th president was chained to money-losing real estate and drowning in debt when he left office. Now, magically, he is flush with cash and free to deal - thanks to a little help from powerful friends."
• Donald Trump's hubris has brought about the downfall of his family's business empire - "Even the giant fortune Trump inherited from his father did not stop him from steering the family's dynasty on to the rocks."
• Donald Trump’s Impeachment Threat - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump’s Inaugural Speech, Annotated - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump's Inauguration as 45th President of USA - "The official account of the 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC)."
• Donald Trump's inflated net worth by billions, says NY state lawsuit - "Donald Trump and three of his children have been hit with a fraud lawsuit after a New York investigation into their family company - the Trump Organization."
• Donald Trump's last days in office were worse than we thought - "Donald Trump's final days as president were defined by near-total chaos as House Democrats moved to impeach him for his action (and inaction) during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol even as the soon-to-be-former president sought to use the power of his office to settle scores and reward loyalists."
• Donald Trump’s Lies, the Definitive List - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump's niece has written a damning memoir - "Mary Trump: Why has president's niece penned damning memoir? US President Donald Trump's niece is set to publish an unflattering tell-all memoir about him. So who is she and why has she come forward now?"
• Donald Trump's parents & siblings: What do we know of them? - BBC News.
• Donald Trump's presidential armored car - Daily Mail.
• Donald Trump’s private jet used to be owned by Danish airline - The Telegraph.
• Donald Trump’s Racism: The Definitive List - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump's return to the campaign trail went from bad to worse - "Sick staff and empty seats: How Trump's triumphant return to the campaign trail went from bad to worse."
• Donald Trump's revenge list - "Trump has sworn he'll get revenge on a long list of enemies... so who will be first in the firing line?"
• Donald Trump’s rhetoric: a triumph of inarticulacy - The Guardian.
• Donald Trump's right hand on display for all to judge in New York - 'It’s pretty small'.
• Donald Trump’s Sad, Lonely Life - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump's sexual misconduct allegations - full list - The Guardian.
• Donald Trump's showmanship is now backfiring on him - "Donald Trump's showmanship -- a key ingredient in his unorthodox reality show-style approach to the presidency -- is beginning to fail him, increasingly emphasizing his disconnect with many Americans and struggles to manage crises besieging the White House."
• Donald Trump's sister says he's an 'unprincipled phoney' - "US President Donald Trump's eldest sister, a former federal judge, has said her brother is a liar who 'has no principles', secret recordings reveal."
• Donald Trump’s social media app to be released in App Store on Monday: executive - "The beta version of Truth Social has been under testing since last week, with full launch date listed for 21 February."
• Donald Trump's tax return case could alter the US presidency forever - "The stakes of Trump's tax return case couldn't be higher."
• Donald Trump's 'The Art Of The Deal': The Movie - 50:03.
• Donald Trump's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week in court - "Former President Donald Trump was 0-3 in three high-profile legal battles this week, with new rulings that boosted significant cases his opponents have brought against him. Perhaps the most significant of all the courtroom defeats suffered recently by Trump was a judge's refusal Friday to dismiss several civil lawsuits filed against him for his alleged role in the January 6 US Capitol attack."
• Donald Trump’s Truth Social Has Lost $73 Million Since Its Launch, Filing Shows - "A new SEC filing shows Truth Social's parent firm TMTG lost $50 million in 2022 and another $23 million in the first half of 2023."
• Donald Trump’s Twitter Insults: The Complete List (So Far) - The New York Times.
• Donald Trump's unusual eating habits - The Telegraph.
• Donald Trump's US election win stuns scientists - Nature.
• Donald Trump's wealth in the spotlight with new disclosure forms - "Americans get a glimpse of Trump's finances today."
• Donald Trump’s weird clothes: from shoulder pads to extremely long ties, what do they mean? - "His sartorial choices are nothing if not bamboozling – so we went in search of some logic to the strange proportions and shiny fabrics."
• Don’t charge your phone overnight: the expert guide to using electricity safely - "Can you change a lightbulb if you don’t know whether it’s on or not? And what’s the best way to remove toast stuck in the toaster?"
• DOOMSDAY CLOCK - maintained since 1947 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago.
• Doomsday Clock announcement: Scientists reveal minutes to ‘apocalypse’ - The Telegraph.
• Doomsday Clock Keeps Ticking - "Are humans the only beings in the universe confronting global self-destruction? Or just the last ones standing?"
• Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight Than Ever - "The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock at 90 seconds to midnight on Tuesday, citing the war in Ukraine as well as climate change, online disinformation and other threats."
• Doomsday Clock nears apocalypse over climate & nuclear fears - "The symbolic Doomsday Clock, which indicates how close our planet is to complete annihilation, is now only 100 seconds away from midnight."
• Doomsday Clock Reaches 100 Seconds to Midnight - "Here's the bad news: we've all got just 100 seconds to live. Here's the good news: they're metaphorical seconds."
• Doomsday Clock reveals how close we are to total annihilation - "The Doomsday Clock that has been ticking for 77 years is no ordinary clock - it attempts to gauge how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, the clock was again set at 90 seconds to midnight - the closest to the hour it has ever been, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which created the clock in 1947."
• DOOMSDAY CLOCK ticks closer to NUCLEAR WAR - "As the so-called Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnight than it's been since 1953, a reminder that war is the default setting."
• ‘Doomsday’ plane: Former passenger jets bought by US firm tasked with creating next generation of nuclear ‘Doomsday’ planes - "They could become what amounts to a Pentagon in the sky, taking aboard the US president, secretary of defense and members of the Joint Chiefs among more than 100 other people with the ability to control US forces worldwide from the aircraft. Survivable Airborne Operations Center is the official name of the new Doomsday plane."
• Dopamine fasting is a tech fad that sounds silly – but might just work - "Depriving your brain of stimulation can rewire your frazzled neural circuits - but the problem runs deeper than that."
• Dopamine fasting: why Silicon Valley is trying to avoid all forms of stimulation - "It’s the latest trend in the world’s tech capital. But is it really possible to cut yourself off from everything in life that excites you – and can it be any good for you?"
• Dorian Gray effect: how your name alters your face - The Telegraph.
• dos & don’ts of location sharing - "Nearly every app asks for it, but most don’t need it."
• downdetector - "Realtime overview of issues and outages with all kinds of services. Having issues? We help you find out what is wrong." We like to see Downdetector as the weatherman for the digital world: we detect when technology fails. Just like the weather, service interruptions and outages can't be predicted, and just like a weatherman, we can tell you what is going on.
• DOWNLOAD.COM - free software downloads and reviews.
• Downtown Manhattan Is the New Frontier of the Car-Free City - Wired.
• 'doxxing'? A look inside the dark side of the digital world - "With personal data flooding the internet, doxxing - the release of personal information without a person's consent - has become more common. CNN explains what it is, how it happens and hears directly from women who were targeted."
• Dr. Fauci Looks Back: ‘Something Clearly Went Wrong’ - "In his most extensive interview yet, Anthony Fauci wrestles with the hard lessons of the pandemic - and the decisions that will define his legacy."
• Dr. Heimlich Uses His Own Maneuver on Choking Victim - The New York Times.
• Dracula: What was Dracula really like? 550-year-old clue to life of Vlad the Impaler emerges - "Scientists are hoping ‘historical biomolecules’ on a 15th-century missive written by Vlad Dracula, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s vampire count, will reveal more about him."
• Dragons: Wise, lucky, terrifying: The surprising 4,000-year history of dragons - "From dragon-like animals to Chinese tornados and quaint English villages, here are the real-life traces of an ancient myth."
• Dress Codes: What to Wear at Work (and What Not) - Cleverism.
• Drinking a little each week protects your heart if you have a cardiovascular condition, study finds - "If you are living with heart disease, having a small amount of alcohol each day is linked to a lower risk of having another heart attack, stroke, angina (heart pain because of constricted arteries) or an early death, according to a new large study."
• Drinking coffee could benefit your heart & help you live longer, research finds - "Contrary to worries among some doctors and the public, drinking coffee may actually protect your heart instead of causing or worsening heart problems. Drinking two to three cups of coffee daily has been associated with a 10% to 15% lower risk of getting heart disease, heart failure or a heart rhythm problem, or dying early for any reason, according to three research abstracts published Thursday."
• Drinking coffee 'drastically reduces risk of cirrhosis' - study - The Telegraph.
• Drinking more than five glasses of wine a week 'could knock years off life' - The Telegraph.
• Drinking tea every day delays biological aging - "This finding by Chinese scientists hints at the possibility that the traditional brew, rich in certain health-promoting compounds, may play a role in enhancing longevity. Historically, black tea has been recognized for its potential health benefits, particularly in enhancing heart, gut, and brain health. Moreover, animal studies have indicated that flavonoids, abundantly found in tea, could potentially increase the lifespan of organisms ranging from worms and flies to mice."
• Drinking tea may be linked to lower risk of death, study suggests - "Data from UK Biobank suggests people who drink two or more cups of black tea a day have lower risk of mortality."
• Drinking very hot drinks 'probably' causes cancer, but coffee is okay - The Verge.
• Driverless Cars Are Like Elevators - The Atlantic.
• Drivers Can Get Porsches on Demand With a $2,000-a-Month Subscription - Bloomberg.
• Drone ships move closer to reality as Inmarsat gets on board - The Telegraph.
• Drugs, arms & terror: A high-profile defector on Kim's North Korea - "Mr Kim spent 30 years working his way to the top ranks of North Korea's powerful spy agencies. The agencies were the 'eyes, ears, and brains of the Supreme Leader', he says."
• Dry-Clean: All the Things You Don’t Need to Dry-Clean (Even If the Label Says You Do) - "You don't have to dry-clean these fabrics: Cashmere. Silk (if it's high-quality or lightly colored). Wool sweaters, blankets ..."
• 'Dry-Clean Only'? Not Necessarily - "Many textiles are better off being cleaned in the washing machine or the sink - even if the label reads 'dry-clean only.' Cashmere is thought of as a material that must be dry cleaned, but experts we've spoken to insisted that hand-washing is actually better for your garment in the long run."
• Dubai - a bolthole & a gateway - "A common refrain in Monaco when business owners are asked what happened to Russian clients after sanctions is: 'They’ve gone to Dubai.'"
• Dubai by numbers: Making sense of a city on the move - "Dubai has gone from Middle Eastern upstart to regional powerhouse in the space of a generation, buoyed by its diverse economy - from freight and finance to transport and tourism."
• Dubai: Chaos in Dubai as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years - "Some areas recording more than 250 mm (around 10 inches) of precipitation in fewer than 24 hours, the state’s media office said in a statement Wednesday. Flights were canceled, traffic came to a halt and schools closed."
• Dubai is building the world’s tallest residential clock tower - "The Aeternitas Tower, officially unveiled at a launch event last week, will be the world’s tallest residential clock tower at a staggering 450 meters (1,476 feet) tall - more than four times the height of London’s Big Ben. Dubai has just unveiled its latest record-breaking architectural wonder. The Franck Muller Aeternitas Tower in Dubai, in partnership with property developer London Gate, will become the world's tallest residential clock tower when it opens in 2027."
• Dubai suspected after Princess Haya listed in leaked Pegasus project data - "Closest aides and friends of emir’s ex-wife also began to appear on database as she moved to the UK."
• Dubai: The week that life in Dubai ground to a halt - "The scenes from Dubai this week seemed apocalyptic to residents who are more used to the tranquil nature of the sunny metropolis in the desert. This city hadn’t witnessed a natural disaster of such magnitude since records began, and the destruction it left behind only became apparent after the storm cleared."
• Dubai throws open the doors for the rich Russians escaping sanctions - "Red carpet for rich Russians: Why oligarchs escaping sanctions are heading for Dubai. Roman Abramovich said to be among those looking for a luxury base in the UAE, which is unafraid to snub the west."
• Dubai's new 'GigaFarm' project will cost more than $300 million, but it could save agriculture - "'GigaFarm' in the desert could produce 3 million kilograms of food."
• Dubrovnik survived disease, war & tourists - "Lord Byron called it the Pearl of the Adriatic when he passed through on his Grand Tour in the early 19th century."
• Duck Face Is Over. The New Selfie Face Is Fish Gape - Cosmopolitan.
• Dust: Empire of dust: what the tiniest specks reveal about the world - "Nobody normally gives a second thought to dust, but it is inescapable. And if we pay close attention, we can see the biggest things - time, death and life itself - within these tiny floating particles."
• Dutch city of Haarlem may be world’s first to ban most meat ads - "Haarlem in The Netherlands is set to ban most meat ads from public spaces because of the food's climate impact."
• Dutch gallery removes racist artwork titles - The Telegraph.
• Duty Free: Is It Really Worth It? - The New York Times.
• Dying together: Why a happily married couple decided to stop living - "Jan and Els were married for almost five decades. In early June, they died together after being given lethal medication by two doctors. In the Netherlands, this is known as duo-euthanasia. It’s legal, and it’s rare - but every year, more Dutch couples choose to end their lives this way."
• Dynasty trust - "The Bezos clan and other ultra-rich American families use 1 specific legal maneuver to pass wealth up to a whopping 40 more generations - here's how they protect their hoard."
• Dyson Is the Apple of Appliances - The New York Times.

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• E-Commerce & the Influencer Economy - "How internet shopping became choked with junk. When an influencer's follower clicks a link and buys something, the influencer makes money. That's why people on your social media feed are crowing about their 10 favorite Amazon finds or talking about how an expensive gizmo has changed their life. Many influencers have another incentive: Brands pay them to hawk stuff."
• E Jean Carroll: Carroll, Clothes & Credibility - "During the E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump rape trial, every detail was part of building the case. Even the clothes. As she sat there in Manhattan federal court every day, Ms. Carroll presented the very opposite of the “wack job” Mr. Trump had described in his video deposition. She did not look 'mentally sick.' She did not look like the money- and fame-grubber Mr. Trump’s lawyers described. She was an almost perfectly calibrated study in neutrality, calm and composure, both in the way she spoke during her testimony and in the way her appearance spoke for her."
• E Jean Carroll: Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY department store - "The Manhattan jury ordered Mr Trump to pay her about $5m in damages."
• Earth broke the record for the shortest day since atomic clocks were invented - "If you feel like there's less time in the day, you're correct. Our planet's rotation measured in at 1.59 milliseconds short of the normal 24-hour day on June 29, according to the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service, an organization in charge of global timekeeping."
• Earth Day 2020 could mark the year we stop taking the planet for granted - "The 50th annual call for environmental reform falls at a time when the health of people and nature has never been more urgent."
• Earth Day photos: The world's beauty is at risk - "For 50 years, Earth Day has brought attention to the impacts that people are having on the planet, and to serve as a rallying cry to protect the natural world -- from your neighborhood green space to bucket list destinations."
• Earth Day, when is it & what has it achieved? - "Millions of people across the globe are gathering to mark Earth Day and celebrate the environmental movement. The event began in 1970 in the United States, and is now marked around the world. Earth Day is a global event which aims to highlight the importance of protecting the environment. It takes place every year on 22 April."
• Earth has entered first new geological epoch in more than 11,500 years, scientists agree - The Telegraph.
• Earth is warming at a pace 'unprecedented in 1,000 years' - Nasa.
• Earth just had hottest January since records began, data shows - "Average global temperature 2.5F above 20th-century average. Antarctic has begun February with several temperature spikes."
• Earth Overshoot Day 2024 - "Country Overshoot Day Calendar & Calculations. A country’s overshoot day is the date on which Earth Overshoot Day would fall if all of humanity consumed like the people in that country."
• Earth Overshoot Day is July 29, 2019, the earliest ever - Earth Day Network.
• Earth's resources consumed in ever greater destructive volumes - "Study says the date by which we consume a year’s worth of resources is arriving faster."
• earthquakes since 1898 by magnitude - IDV Solution.
• Eastern philosophy says there is no “self.” Science agrees - “Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself - and there isn’t one.”
• eat more food to lose weight... as long as it's fruit - The Telegraph.
• Eat the rich - political slogan associated with class conflict and anti-capitalism. The phrase is attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778).
• Eating a hot dog could take 36 minutes off your life, study says - "You may want to skip the toppings on your next hot dog, or skip it altogether: Health researchers at the University of Michigan have found that eating a single hot dog could take 36 minutes off your life. In their study, published this month in the journal Nature Food, researchers looked at 5,853 foods in the US diet and measured their effects in minutes of healthy life gained or lost."
• Eating chocolate 'improves brain function' - study - The Telegraph.
• Eating Spicy Food Linked to a Longer Life - The New York Times.
• EB-5 visa | Green Card program - immigrant Investors is a United States visa created by the Immigration Act of 1990. Under the federal program, a foreigner who invests US$500,000 — and in some instances, US$1 million - in a project that will create at least 10 jobs can apply for a green card. It generally takes from 22 to 26 months to obtain legal residency through the program, as opposed to several years for other visa programs.
• Ebook vs paper: which reading medium is better for the environment? - "Ereader makers have taken steps to make digital reading greener, but how sustainable is it?"
• eCONSUMER.GOV - since 2001. "Report international scams online!" econsumer.gov is a partnership of more than 35 consumer protection agencies around the world. Your complaint helps authorities spot trends and combat fraud.
• Educator Labs - "Request a Resource." EducatorLabs is comprised of school librarians and media specialists who volunteer as curators and conservators of the scholastic web. In previous decades, our resource collections were finite and we knew our card catalog backwards and forwards; nowadays, modern technology provides us with a seemingly infinite inventory of educational resources. Unfortunately, there simply are no comprehensive card catalogs for the internet and, sadly, many untapped resources go undiscovered by most teachers. Naturally, we feel compelled to bridge the gap. Our mission is to assist educators, for whom time is a precious commodity, in discovering valuable resources of substance for classroom use. We also seek to strengthen connections among the educational web by acting as courier: because of our high standards, our approach is grassroots and hands-on in nature.
• Edward Albee: the highs, lows & yet more highs - The Guardian.
• Edward Snowden gets Russian passport after swearing oath of allegiance - "Whistleblower is ‘happy and thankful to the Russian Federation’ for his citizenship, lawyer says."
• Edward Snowden made an app to protect your laptop - The Verge.
• Edward Snowden on Trump, surveillance & exile in Moscow - "The man whose state surveillance revelations rocked the world speaks exclusively to the Guardian about his new life and concerns for the future Edward Snowden on Trump, surveillance and exile in Moscow."
• Edward Snowden: 'The people are still powerless, but now they're aware' - The Guardian.
• Edward Snowden: The Untold Story - Wired.
• Effects of artificial sweeteners on breath alcohol concentrations in male & female social drinkers - Drug & Alcohol Dependence.
• E-cigarettes & health - here's what the evidence actually says - Vox.
• Eggs: How Long Do Eggs Really Last? - "Believe it or not: It’s longer than you think. Expiration dates are often just recommendations. Put them in the fridge as soon as you get home."
• Eggs: It’s Time for a Reality Check on Eggs - "They’re expensive, difficult to find and myths about them abound on social media. Here’s what to know."
• Egypt 'suppressing truth' over hidden chambers in Tutankhamun’s tomb - The Guardian.
• Egypt's pyramids: Scientists may have solved mystery behind Egypt's pyramids - "Scientists believe they may have solved the mystery of how 31 pyramids, including the world-famous Giza complex, were built in Egypt more than 4,000 years ago. A research team from the University of North Carolina Wilmington has discovered that the pyramids are likely to have been built along a long-lost, ancient branch of the River Nile - which is now hidden under desert and farmland."
• EHOW - "How To Do Just About Everything! How To Videos (over 150,000) & Articles."
• Eiffel Tower is reportedly badly in need of repairs - "The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in need of full repairs, but instead it is being given a cosmetic 60 million euro paint job ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to confidential reports cited by French magazine Marianne. The wrought-iron 324-meter (1,063 ft) high tower, built by Gustave Eiffel in the late 19th century, is among the most visited tourist sites in the world, welcoming about six million visitors each year."
• Eiffel Tower: Man who spent years building Eiffel Tower with 700K matchsticks may be denied world record for using wrong matches - "Richard Plaud spent the last eight years painstakingly piecing together 706,900 matchsticks to make a 23.6-foot model of the world-famous monument."
• Eiffel Tower reopens to visitors after strike by workers who complained of rust - "Paris attraction was closed for six days after union criticised operator for seeking ‘short-term profitability’. The Eiffel Tower has reopened to visitors after a six-day strike by employees demanding changes to the landmark's business model and better maintenance of the 330m (1,083ft) structure, which is showing widespread traces of rust."
• 'Eighth World Wonder' - "The 1,300km Karakoram Highway cuts through some of the most astounding rock faces on the planet. It's a road trip of dreams, yet few have ever heard of it or how it came to be."
• Einstein atomic bomb letter to go up for auction - "A letter from Albert Einstein, which encouraged the US to develop the world's first nuclear bombs, is to go up for auction."
• Einstein handwritten letter with E=mc2 equation auctioned - "A letter written by Albert Einstein containing his most famous equation, E=mc2, has sold at auction in the US for more than $1.2m - three times more than had been expected."
• Einstein: TROUBLED TIMES FOR ALTERNATIVES TO EINSTEIN’S THEORY OF GRAVITY - Wired.
• Einstein's famous 'God Letter' is expected to fetch $1 million at auction - "Albert Einstein's 1954 letter to religious philosopher Erik Gutkind is commonly referred to as the "God letter," and it features Einstein politely but very thoroughly roasting the concept of religion and God in general."
• Einstein's letter that changed the course of history - "On 2 August 1939, Albert Einstein wrote to the US President Franklin D Roosevelt. His letter would result in the Manhattan Project, and one of history's most significant - and destructive - inventions. On 10 September 2024, Einstein's consequential and carefully worded letter will be auctioned at Christie's New York, and is expected to fetch in excess of $4m."
• EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF RELATIVITY WRECKED? - ScienceNOW.
• El NiÑo could take a $3 trillion bite out of the world economy - "El Niño is on its way, and when the warm weather pattern arrives, it could take a $3 trillion toll on the global economy, according to new research. That estimate is based on damages inflicted by El Niño in previous years, plus forecasts pointing to a potentially supercharged event this year."
• ELANCE - hire professionals, outsource work. Hire, manage, pay experts online.
• Elections tracker 2024: every vote & why it matters - "More than 80 countries, more than half the world's population, will vote this year in elections that could be pivotal for democracy."
• Electric cars already cheaper to own & run than petrol or diesel – study - The Guardian.
• Electronic recycling guide - "Everyone always has those leftover electronics - from out-of-date cell phones to old printers and computers. It's hard to know what to do with those old devices once we replace them with the latest technology. The good news is that recycling that old technology can be very easy - all it takes is knowing what to do and where to go. Check out the different sections below to see what the best practices are for recycling and places to take these different devices."
• Elephants call each other by name, study finds - "Researchers used artificial intelligence algorithm to analyse calls by two herds of African savanna elephants in Kenya."
• ‘Elephants show immense interest in corpses’ - "Susana Monsó, the philosopher examining what animals know about death. Do other species understand that life ends? Do they mourn and even bury their dead? The Spanish academic and writer is looking for answers."
• Elephants' 500km-trek across China baffles scientists - "Elephants are by nature fiercely intelligent beasts and experts who study them day in day out already know a great deal about them."
• Eliminalia - "We erase your past we help you build your future." We help you rebuild your future by deleting unwanted and erroneus information and help guarantee your right to anonimity.
• Eliminalia: The Spanish firm that uses dubious methods to ‘erase your past’ from the internet - "Cache of 50,000 files lays bare deceptive methods used by Eliminalia to clear up its clients’ cyber profiles. 'We erase your past' declares the company’s tagline. Eliminalia, which has offices in several cities including Barcelona and Kyiv, is part of a growing industry that will clean up your online profile."
• Elizabeth I: ‘Heart-stopping’: censored pages of history of Elizabeth I reappear after 400 years - "British Library uses new technique to uncover passages of Camden’s Annals, the first official account of Elizabeth’s reign."
• Elizabeth Holmes asks court to overturn fraud conviction - "Lawyers say improper procedures call for new trials for Holmes, who has an 11-year sentence, and Sunny Balwani."
• Elizabeth Holmes: Court rules Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes must go to prison while she appeals against sentence - "Holmes, who was charged with defrauding investors in her blood-testing start-up, hoped to stay out of jail while she appealed her conviction."
• Elizabeth Holmes delays start of prison sentence with last-minute appeal - "Holmes was sentenced last November after she was convicted?months earlier on multiple charges of defrauding investors while running the now-defunct blood testing startup. Earlier this month, her request to remain free while she appeals her conviction was denied by a judge, setting her up to report to prison on April 27."
• Elizabeth Holmes: Has the Theranos scandal changed Silicon Valley? - "For years Elizabeth Holmes was the darling of Silicon Valley, a woman that could do no wrong."
• Elizabeth Holmes is going to prison. Will she ever pay victims too? - "After several failed attempts to delay her time behind bars, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is set to report to federal prison this week."
• Elizabeth Holmes: Liz Holmes Wants You to Forget About Elizabeth - "As the convicted Theranos founder awaits prison, she has adopted a new persona: devoted mother."
• Elizabeth Holmes makes surprise testimony - "An entrepreneur accused of scamming investors for millions of dollars with a bogus blood test has surprised a US court by testifying in her defence."
• Elizabeth Holmes: ‘People wanted to believe the fairytale’: the downfall of Elizabeth Holmes - "Disgraced founder of fraudulent blood-testing company Theranos is expected to enter prison on Thursday."
• Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for fraud - "Judge Edward Davila imposed a sentence of 11 years and three months in prison, with another three years of supervision after Holmes is released. The sentence also includes a fine of $400, or $100 for each count of fraud. Restitution will be set at a later date. Holmes was ordered to turn herself into custody on April 27, 2023. She is expected to appeal her conviction."
• Elizabeth Holmes Trial: Live Updates - "Lawyers delivered opening statements in the highly anticipated criminal trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, who faces federal charges of defrauding patients and investors with claims of revolutionary blood-testing technology. Follow the latest developments."
• Elizabeth Holmes tried to ‘flee’ US with one-way Mexico ticket, prosecutors say - "New court filing says ex-Theranos founder booked flight departing 26 January last year, shortly after fraud conviction."
• Elizabeth Holmes: What Elizabeth Holmes’ life in prison could look like - "Once a Silicon Valley icon and paper billionaire, Elizabeth Holmes will now have to wake every morning at 6 a.m., hold a job paying as little as $0.12 an hour, and share bathing facilities at a prison camp in southern Texas."
• Elizabeth Holmes' surprising defense - "Importantly, Holmes' lawyers stated that intimate partner abuse affects its victims' 'agency' and 'state of mind' - which are critical elements of any criminal case because the government's burden is to prove not only that Holmes made materially false statements to investors, but that she knew the representations were false, and that she had the intent to deceive. In layperson's terms, the defense appears to be setting up an argument that the effects of Holmes' allegedly abusive relationship with Balwani actually bore directly on what she believed and why. In other words, in this argument, 'Holmes is not guilty.'"
• Elon Musk & Grimes change baby's name: 'Roman numerals look better' - "Tech entrepreneur and musician have changed their child’s name from X Æ A-12 to X Æ A-Xii, without much explanation."
• Elon Musk & Mark Zuckerberg say they’re ready for cage fight - "Twitter owner and Tesla (TSLA) CEO Musk recently tweeted that he would be 'up for a cage fight' with Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta. In an Instagram story Wednesday, Zuckerberg fired back by posting a screenshot of Musk’s tweet overlaid with the caption: 'Send Me Location.' Musk then responded to a tweet about the fight by Alex Heath, editor of tech news website Verge, with 'Vegas Octagon' - a reference to the Las Vegas arena that hosts the Ultimate Fighting Championship."
• Elon Musk Admits Humans Can’t Be Trusted with Tesla’s Autopilot Feature - MIT Technology Review.
• Elon Musk agrees with tweet accusing Jewish people of ‘hatred against whites’ - "Owner of X responds to antisemitic tweet calling it ‘the actual truth’ and criticizes Anti-Defamation League."
• Elon Musk breaks Guinness World Record for largest loss of personal fortune - "Elon Musk can add a new title to his resume: Guinness World Record holder. The 'Technoking' of Tesla made it into the record books thanks to an abysmal 2022 which saw his fortune shrink by $182 billion, the organization announced Friday in a release that cited data from Forbes."
• Elon Musk credits diabetic drug for his 'ripped' look - "What you need to know about the new treatment that’s gone viral on TikTok. Accident and emergency doctor Michael Daignault says an effective weight-loss treatment would be a game-changer for millions suffering from obesity."
• Elon Musk echoes the anti-tech take of notorious terrorist ‘the Unabomber’ Theodore Kaczynski - ‘He might not be wrong.’
• Elon Musk Gets a Crash Course in How Trumpworld Works - "The world’s richest person, not known for his humility, is still learning the cutthroat courtier politics of Donald Trump’s inner circle - and his ultimate influence remains an open question."
• Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report - "Alleged talks between billionaire and Russian president could have enormous security implications."
• Elon Musk has been inescapable in this election. How could he affect the results? - "Tesla and SpaceX chief’s behavior sets him apart from even the most politically active billionaires - serving as a Trump policy adviser and mega-donor."
• Elon Musk has lost a bigger fortune than anyone in history - "Elon Musk’s wealth destruction has become historic. The CEO of Tesla (TSLA), SpaceX and Twitter is worth $137 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, good enough for second place on the list of the world’s richest behind LVMH (LVMHF) Chairman Bernard Arnault. But at its peak in November 2021, Musk’s net worth was $340 billion."
• Elon Musk Helped Elect Trump. What Does He Expect in Return? - "The world’s richest man gave his money and time in campaigning for the president-elect and now is putting in his requests for a friendlier regulatory environment."
• Elon Musk Is a Problem Masquerading as a Solution - "It is a perfect marriage for an age of plutocracy: Twitter with its serious problems and Elon Musk, the embodiment of those problems. What happens when the incarnation of a problem buys the right to decide what the problem is and how to fix it?"
• Elon Musk is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian MP - Who praises him for being a 'stout proponent of free speech' and 'enabling' Ukraine to communicate after Russia's invasion."
• Elon Musk is the richest person ever, Forbes says - "Elon Musk is worth more than twice Warren Buffett & has $100 billion on Jeff Bezos."
• Elon Musk joins #DeleteFacebook effort as Tesla & SpaceX pages vanish - The Guardian.
• Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41.4bn - "Tech entrepreneur makes offer of $54.20 a share in cash for microblogging site."
• Elon Musk on pace to become world’s first trillionaire by 2027, report says - "In addition to world’s richest person, who has $251bn, report names others on track to receive trillionaire status."
• Elon Musk plans to quintuple Twitter revenue by 2028 - "If Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid to acquire Twitter is greenlit by shareholders and regulators in the coming months, the wealthy entrepreneur believes he’ll be able to quintuple the company’s revenue by 2028."
• Elon Musk predicts superhuman AI will be smarter than people next year - "His claims come with a caveat that shortages of training chips and growing demand for power could limit plans in the near term."
• Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs - "Elon Musk says artificial intelligence will take all our jobs and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. While speaking remotely via webcam at VivaTech 2024 in Paris, Musk described a future where jobs would be 'optional.'"
• Elon Musk says he withheld Starlink over Crimea to avoid escalation - "Elon Musk says he refused to give Kyiv access to his Starlink communications network over Crimea to avoid complicity in a 'major act of war'."
• Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter is on hold - "'Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users,' Musk tweeted on Friday."
• Elon Musk Says the World Has a Bigger Problem than Global Warming - "'Population collapse due to low birth rates is a much bigger risk to civilization than global warming,' the global CEO tweeted on August 26."
• Elon Musk sells off even more Twitter collectibles as part of rebranding auction including famous blue bird logo - "Items including oil painting of Ellen DeGeneres' Oscars selfie will be available. Bidding for all items will start at $25 following Musk's controversial rebrand to X. Musk's latest auction will last two days, beginning on Tuesday September 12."
• Elon Musk, Sergey Brin reportedly taking ketamine, magic mushroom, Tesla CEO says, ‘better option than ... - "Drug use, particularly psychedelics, is becoming more common among public figures and tech executives in Silicon Valley. The global psychedelics market is estimated to reach $8 billion by 2029."
• Elon Musk set to become number-one influencer on Twitter - "Tuesday, 17 January 2023 is the day analysts predict Elon Musk will become the number-one influencer on Twitter."
• Elon Musk SUSPENDS Twitter account tracking his private jet movements - but Florida teen owner shares link to back-up pages on Facebook, Instagram and Telegram.
• Elon Musk: that’s how you pronounce X Æ A-12 - "Turns out, it’s not that difficult."
• Elon Musk unveils prototype humanoid Optimus robot - "The robot walked around gingerly onstage and is supposedly targeting a price of less than $20,000."
• Elon Musk was never really the world’s richest man - "The perverse maths of wealth meant the Tesla owner lost billions by selling shares that made up his net worth."
• Elon Musk woos world leaders, courting controversy - "He is 'very impressed' with Emmanuel Macron. Narendra Modi can count him as 'a fan'. And Benjamin Netanyahu just dropped in to see him. A parade of foreign leaders on recent US trips, including on official state visits at the White House's invitation, have added sit-downs with Elon Musk to their schedules. This year, the world's richest man has met with, to name a few, the heads of France, Italy, India, South Korea - and, in just the past two days, Turkey and Israel."
• Elon Musk’s 9-minute jet flight from San Jose to San Francisco sparks outrage - "Elon Musk’s private jet flew from San Jose to San Francisco — a 35-mile flight that lasted a total of nine minutes, according to Twitter users who track the tech mogul’s movements. The super-short flight across San Francisco Bay took place on May 6, but Twitter users widely shared the satellite map showing the plane’s flight path over the weekend, with many expressing outrage over the carbon footprint left behind by the head of an electric car company."
• Elon Musk's drug use worries Tesla, SpaceX leaders - "Musk has used LSD, cocaine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms, often at private parties, the Journal said, citing unnamed witnesses and others with knowledge of the matter. People close to the Tesla Inc. and SpaceX chief executive officer told the newspaper his drug use is ongoing, and that in particular he’s consuming ketamine."
• Elon Musk's extreme micromanagement has wasted time and money at Tesla, insiders say - "In conversations with 35 current and former Tesla employees, CEO Elon Musk is described as a polarizing figure who inspires but micromanages to an extreme."
• Elon Musk's Mars colonization plans - The Verge.
• Elon Musk’s Neuralink approved to recruit humans for brain-implant trial - "Company is seeking people with paralysis to test its experimental device after getting green light from independent review board."
• Elon Musk’s Plan: Get Humans to Mars, and Beyond - The New York Times.
• Elon Musk's tunnel project hit a milestone. But the future is unclear - "Three years ago, Elon Musk pitched a grandiose vision for the future of intracity vehicle travel: layers of tunnels that would efficiently speed vehicles through cities. Drivers would maneuver their own Teslas to street-level elevators, which would lower them to be whisked away on autonomous electric sleds at speeds up to 120 mph. Pedestrians and cyclists would ride in an autonomous electric vehicle that resembled a glass-plated train car."
• Elon Musk’s unmatched power in the stars - "The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology."
• Elon Musk's US tax bill: $11 billion. Tesla's: $0 - "Elon Musk has repeatedly bragged (or, perhaps, complained) that he'll pay more in federal taxes for 2021 than anyone has ever paid - about $11 billion. But Tesla apparently won't pay a cent. Tesla may not plan to pay federal taxes any time in the foreseeable future - even though the company just reported by far its most profitable year ever. In 2021, Tesla recorded net income of $5.5 billion, and adjusted income of $7.6 billion."
• Email Attack Hits Google: What to Do if You Clicked - The New York Times.
• Email Is Slow & Creates Distance. That's Why It's Great - "Perhaps email will never again be the preferred form of digital communication, but much like vinyl records, it may be able to provide a pleasant ritual that slows down the flood of notifications, if only for a moment."
• EMBASSY WorldWide - "Absolutely all of the world's embassies in a searchable database." Embassies & consulates of the world.
• emergency codes you're not supposed to know about - The Telegraph.
• Emoji Become Corporate Tools - The New York Times.
• Emojipedia - since 2013. "Home of Emoji Meanings." The emoji search engine. A fast emoji search experience with options to browse every emoji by name, category, or platform.
• empire the Aztecs couldn't conquer - "The P'urhépechas were the only indigenous group in Mexico the Aztecs failed to conquer - but despite that feat, they were nearly lost to history."
• Enabling of Ad Blocking in Apple’s iOS 9 Prompts Backlash - The New York Times.
• ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA - since 1768. General knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It is published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.; the company has existed since the 18th century, although it has changed ownership various times through the centuries. The encyclopaedia is maintained by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors. The 2010 version of the 15th edition, which spans 32 volumes and 32,640 pages, was the last printed edition. Since 2011, it is being published exclusively as an online encyclopaedia.
• Encyclopedia Britannica’s new Chrome extension is a simple fix to Google misinformation - The Verge.
• ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM - get facts, articles, pictures, video.
• End of grey hair in sight as scientists find gene responsible/a> - The Telegraph.
• End-of-life care should not simply be about prolonging a painful death - "We must focus on easing the exit rather than delaying the inevitable at huge expense."
• End of Moore's Law? What's next could be more exciting - The Telegraph.
• End of Neanderthals linked to flip of Earth's magnetic poles, study suggests - "Event 42,000 years ago combined with fall in solar activity potentially cataclysmic, researchers say."
• ENDAGERED LANGUAGES - project to support language preservation and documentation around the world.
• Endgame - "An unpopular king, a power-hungry heir to the throne, a queen willing to go to great lengths to preserve her image, and a prince forced to start a new life after being betrayed by his own family." The explosive new book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie. Amazon.com.
• Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic - "Scientists have found and filmed one of the greatest ever undiscovered shipwrecks 107 years after it sank."
• energy drink ingredient taurine ‘may slow ageing process’ - "Scientists call for major clinical trial after lifespans of mice extended by boosting levels of micronutrient."
• England's independent island kingdoms - "Piel Island in Cumbria and Sealand off the coast of Essex are sovereign monarchies with their own laws, stamps ... and enemies."
• English skills - "The world’s largest ranking of countries and regions by English skills." Based on test results of 2.2m adults in 113 countries & regions. EF Proficiency Skills Index.
• Enhanced Games: drug-friendly sports competition gains prominence even as the backlash grows - "Swimmer James Magnussen says he would 'come on board as their first athlete', but others view the proposed event as 'scary and dangerous'."
• Enigma machine sold at auction for world record $365,000 - The Guardian.
• ENVATO - "We operate marketplaces where hundreds of thousands of people buy and sell digital goods every day, and a network of educational blogs where millions learn creative skills. The Envato Marketplaces allow anyone to buy or sell digital goods like WordPress themes, background music, After Effects project files, Flash templates and much more."
• environment photographers you should be following on Instagram - The Guardian.
• ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDEX - Yale University.
• Epidemic of Worry - The New York Times.
• era of freeloading is officially over - "Once upon a time, you could have yourself a nice little Saturday of stocking up at Costco (using your sister’s membership card, naturally), before hitting up a museum (free admission with your 15-year-old expired student ID) or settling into a reality TV binge sesh (streaming on your college roommate’s ex-boyfriend’s Netflix login). You wouldn’t call it stealing, per se. Mooching, perhaps. Exploiting a loophole in a system of commercialized culture you didn’t create but are forced to participate in - and what could be more capitalist than that? But thanks to the fine-tuning of the tech that Corporate America uses to police subscriptions, those freeloading days are over."
• Erasing the Past From Google Search - The New York Times.
• Escaping the Rat Race - The New York Times.
• Escobar’s hippos: ship them abroad - "Since the drug lord’s imported hippos escaped after his death in 1993, the government has repeatedly failed to tame the booming population."
• ESCROW.COM - protects online buyers and sellers from fraud.
• eSIM - what does it mean for your new iPhone or iPad Pro? - "Embedded SIMs will help you switch providers. Inside Apple Watch Series 3 & 4. Bringing dual SIM to iPhone XR, XS & XS Max, also iPad Pro."
• Estonia’s curriculum is one of the best - what can it teach us? - "Schools in the tiny Baltic state excel in reading, mathematics and science as well as fairness and happiness. The key to Estonia's success is a broad and balanced curriculum, with an emphasis on problem-solving, critical thinking, entrepreneurship and digital competence, the qualities that employers want. Pupils are expected to be active participants in their learning rather than passive recipients of facts."
• ET will 'conquer & colonise' humanity, warns Stephen Hawking - Daily Mail.
• Ethereum just completed The Merge - "Here’s how much energy it’s saving. ‘A step into a more sustainable future for cryptocurrencies.’"
• Ethical questions raised in search for Sardinian centenarians' secrets - The Guardian.
• 'Ethnicity is authenticity': how America got addicted to racist branding - "As brands like Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben face an overhaul, Jason Chambers sheds light on why it took so long."
• Eton bans smartphones for new pupils - "The school will issue boys with an offline Nokia handset instead amid wider moves to improve children’s mental health and behaviour."
• ETSY - "Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade." Your place to buy and sell all things handmade, vintage, and supplies.
• Europe is about to start charging for entry. Here’s how that works - "Everything you need to know about ETIAS and Europe’s city taxes. The ETIAS visa waiver program will allow entry into EU countries from $7.70. As the name suggests, it isn’t a visa - it’s a system for visitors from countries who don’t require visas to enter Europe, to preregister their visits. Those who currently need visas to enter will still need them."
• Europe is re-examining its colonial history - "At an old stone harbor in the English city of Bristol, young people gather at a bent railing by the water and peer into the murky deep. They're looking for the defaced statue of the 17th century slave trader Edward Colston. And just maybe, they're looking at an era gone by."
• Europe's 16 oldest cities - The Telegraph.
• Europe's 20 Poorest Countries - yahoo!finance.
• Europe’s new success stories are built on high luxury, not high tech - "This raises hard questions for the continent in an age of vast wealth inequality and slow growth."
• EUROPEAN BEST DESTINATIONS 2024 - "Discover the 20 most voted destinations (out of over 500 destinations) awarded the title of 'Best European Destinations 2024'."
• European power prices shatter records as energy crisis intensifies - "Power prices in Europe continue to smash records, intensifying the region's energy crisis and fanning fears about access to electricity and heating as the weather begins to cool. German power prices for next year, which are considered Europe's benchmark, briefly jumped above €1,000 ($999.80) per megawatt hour on Monday before falling back to €840 ($839.69) per megawatt hour."
• European Travel Information & Authorisation System (ETIAS) - Expected 2024. A planned electronic authorisation system of the European Union for visa-exempt visitors travelling to the European Union or the Schengen Area (including EFTA countries), as well as Bulgaria, Cyprus,
• EUROPEANA - since 2008. "Think Culture." Currently provides access to over 50 million objects from European libraries, museums, archives, galleries, and audiovisual collections. More than 3,500 heritage institutions contribute cultural content in Europeana. Their number and geographic coverage are steadily growing.
• Eva Braun's photo album - "Never-before-seen photos of Adolf Hitler found in an album in mistress Eva Braun's bedroom."
• Everglades Jetport: The 'world's greatest airport' that never was - "It was supposed to be the world's largest airport, a glamorous intercontinental hub for supersonic airliners with six runways and high-speed rail links to surrounding cities. But today, it's little more than an airstrip in the middle of nowhere."
• Every iOS release from worst to best - ranked - "From an App Store to Lock Screen widgets." Since the debut of the iPhone in 2007, we've seen seismic changes to how we use Apple's device, from using our fingers to interact in the first version to adding widgets to our home screens. We're currently up to iOS 16, released in 2022 which features a new lock screen, and a focus on personalization and more productivity enhancements.
• Every iPhone released from the first iPhone to the iPhone 15 - "A look back at every iPhone ever."
• Every Product Is A Service Waiting To Happen - "It used to be the case in product-focused organisations, that the logo represented the most important element of a brand’s identity."
• Every traveler should carry a luggage scale - here are 11 of our favorites - "Luggage scales can save you time, money and that annoying - and frustrating - feeling when the check-in agent announces your bag is overweight. And if travel is already stressful for you, your luggage should be one fewer thing you need to worry about. You’ll never get stuck at the airport with an overweight bag again if you weigh your bag with a luggage scale at home before traveling. Many scales are small and portable enough to slip into your bag, meaning you won’t get caught with a super-heavy bag on the way home either - no matter how many souvenirs you buy."
• Everyone has a different idea about what harassment is - The Verge.
• Everyone recommends flossing – but there's hardly any proof it works - The Guardian.
• Everyone should cover up their laptop webcams right now - says FBI.
• Everything is too complicated - The Verge.
• Everything that happens to your body when you don't get enough sleep - The Telegraph.
• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Top 10 Lists - The New York Times.
• Everything You Need to Know About Canada - Canada Questions and Answers. Famous Canadians. Canadian Hall of Fame.
• Everything you need to know about King Charles III’s coronation - "With the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at her rural Balmoral home in September, Charles III instantly became King. In the days that followed, he was formally proclaimed Britain’s new monarch and now, after months of painstaking preparation, his coronation is upon us."
• EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LOUIS VUITTON'S DATE CODES - "Unlike brands like Chanel, a Louis Vuitton purse does not come with an authenticity card, nor a serial number. From the early 1980s, up until March 2021, Louis Vuitton used date codes that are embossed or printed on a leather tab that’s sewn into the interior linings of some of their bags, small leather goods, and most accessories. Not meant for verifying authenticity, these date codes simply help you identify the date and location in which the bag was made. With the exception of older models made before the 1980s, date codes can be found on all Louis Vuitton handbags and other accessories like sunglasses. Though even some authentic Louis Vuitton handbags may not have date codes, this is the case for older bags whose date codes have faded, or for bags that have had their linings cleaned or changed."
• Everything you need to know about Rio - The Telegraph.
• Everything You Need to Know About the State of the Union 'Designated Survivor' - ABC News.
• Everything You Thought You Knew & Why You're Wrong - "A scientist and policy analyst examines the systems that rule our world, denounces easy solutions and makes the case for uncertainty."
• Evidence Supports Artificial Sweeteners Over Sugar - The New York Times.
• Evolution Is Happening Faster Than We Thought - The New York Times.
• Evolution partly to blame for obsession with Brangelina - The Verge.
• Ex-Jehovah's Witness Deborah Frances-White on door knocking with Michael Jackson & ditching the 'cult' - The Telegraph.
• exercise pills help create a healthier society? - "Could exercise pills help create a healthier society? Finding drugs that mimic the benefits of a workout has long been a goal of science. As a new trial begins, the hope is to assist not just the time-poor or the lazy but elderly people and those with disease or disability."
• EXIT A.D.M.D. Suisse romande - "Association pour le Droit de Mourir dans la Dignité."
• EXIT INTERNATIONAL - founded in 1997. "A Peaceful Death is Everybody's Right." Leading end-of-life choices (voluntary euthanasia / assisted suicide) information & advocacy organisation.
• Experience: I accidentally bought a giant pig - The Guardian.
• Experience Queen Victoria's private summer residence Osborne House in 360° - The Telegraph.
• Experimental Weight-Loss Pill Twice as Effective as Ozempic, Trial Shows - "An experimental new weight loss pill from Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk could be twice as effective as its blockbuster Ozempic and Wegovy jabs, early results from a small trial have suggested, sending the firm's shares soaring."
• Expert Tips for Curbing Bad Breath - "Food choices, oral hygiene habits and certain health conditions can play a role - but there are ways to keep dragon breath in check."
• Experts hope new chambers could contain tomb of Nefertiti - The Guardian.
• Experts said Arctic sea ice would melt entirely by September 2016 - they were wrong - The Telegraph.
• Experts Say 'How Much' Is the Wrong Way to Assess Screen Time - "Experts say the 'just right' amount depends on what type of screen a person is looking at, why they’re looking at it, and what they’re forgoing for it."
• Experts say phones need a 'bedtime mode' to fix our sleep - engadget.
• Experts share their (mostly) hassle-free security tips - "You don't need to post from a digital bunker to stay safe."
• Explained: the toxic threat in everyday products, from toys to plastic - "Thousands of potentially harmful chemicals are in products ranging from electronics to medical equipment and carpets in the US."
• Explore 56 years of award-winning photojournalism - World Press Photo.
• Explore 671,628 items digitized from The New York Public Library's collections - The New York Public Library.
• Explore Batman v Superman's incredibly detailed Batcave in Google Street View - The Verge.
• Explosive star event will create once-in-a-lifetime sight in the sky. Here's how to see it - "Astronomers are expecting a 'new star' to appear in the night sky anytime between now and September, and it promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime celestial sight, according to NASA. The expected brightening event, known as a nova, will occur in the Milky Way’s Corona Borealis, or Northern Crown constellation, which is located between the Boötes and Hercules constellations. While a supernova is the explosive death of a massive star, a nova refers to the sudden, brief explosion from a collapsed star known as a white dwarf."
• Expo 2020 Dubai - World Expo, currently hosted by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
• extended iself - "The Impact of iPhone Separation on Cognition, Emotion, and Physiology."
• Extinction list: Who is at risk? - BBC News.
• Extreme weather: the climate crisis in four charts - "As much of the northern hemisphere endures blistering heatwaves and parts of Asia are deluged with rain, a number of climate records are being challenged."
• extremely detailed map of the 2016 Presidential US Election - The New York Times.

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• F-16 hit 50 years of flying. These photos show the Viper in action - "The F-16 Fighting Falcon celebrated the 50th anniversary of its maiden flight on January 20. The F-16 first graced the skies in 1974 at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The F-16 is still used in combat today, and is expected to be transferred to Ukraine this year."
• F Lee Bailey dies aged 87 - "Mr Bailey defended a host of notorious clients, including the Boston Strangler and the US army commander at the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. He was renowned for his dramatic style and his ability to throw reasonable doubt on the prosecution's case. But he was banned from practising law in two states and eventually filed for bankruptcy in 2016."
• F1's randiest racer who bonked 33 stewardesses in two weeks used hotel trick for romps - "James Hunt was known for being Formula 1’s biggest playboy during his racing days and even kept up his womanising while on the brink of a first world title in Japan."
• Face it, your cat doesn't care about you - Daily Mail.
• Facebook & Instagram are testing selling you blue checks for $12 a month - "‘Meta Verified’ will give you a blue badge along with several other benefits, including increased visibility, protection against impersonation, priority customer support, and more."
• Facebook & Microsoft Laying Giant Cable Across Atlantic - Wired.
• Facebook admits social media can be bad for democracy - The Verge.
• Facebook algorithm found to 'actively promote' Holocaust denial - "Similar content is also readily accessible across Twitter, YouTube and Reddit, says UK-based counter-extremist group."
• Facebook Cannot Fix Itself. But Trump's Effort to Reform Section 230 Is Wrong - "The President’s Executive Order calls for changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, a law created to protect the nascent Internet’s ability to moderate extreme, harmful and inflammatory content without fear of litigation. Internet platforms have interpreted Section 230 as providing blanket immunity, and the courts have concurred even in cases where their platforms directly facilitate terrorism, defamation, false information, communications between adolescents and alleged sexual predators, violations of fair-housing laws, and a range of other issues."
• Facebook Could Be Associated With a Longer Life, Study Finds - The New York Times.
• Facebook Has 50 Minutes of Your Time Each Day. It Wants More. - The New York Times.
• Facebook Has Finally Banned Holocaust Denial. Critics Ask What Took Them So Long - "Facebook updated its rules on Monday to explicitly ban any content that 'denies or distorts' the Holocaust, after years of allowing people to deny that the genocide occurred."
• Facebook has officially hit 2 billion users - Business Insider.
• Facebook just gave us one more reason never to trust it - The Verge.
• Facebook Plans New Stock Class to Solidify Mark Zuckerberg’s Control - The New York Times.
• Facebook spent $23.4 million on Mark Zuckerberg's personal security - "The CEO's protection costs far eclipsed those of other tech execs."
• Facebook to introduce new privacy controls in wake of data scandal - Reuters.
• Facebook unveils tool that lets you clear browsing history - The Guardian.
• Facebook’s $5 billion FTC fine is an embarrassing joke - "Facebook gets away with it again."
• Facebook's internal rulebook on sex, terrorism, violence - The Guardian.
• Facebook’s rocky road to the metaverse - "The CEO has changed the world - but he faces regulatory, technological and branding troubles in his push to do it again."
• Facebook’s terrible 2018 - "A year to forget for the social-media giant."
• Facial recognition, AI use, surveillance to be enshrined in law - "Monaco’s police force has been using the Principality’s 1,000 CCTV cameras for many years to check on the comings and goings of individuals and vehicles, adding significantly to public security."
• FACS | Facial Action Coding System - system to taxonomize human facial movements by their appearance on the face.
• FACTCHECK.ORG - aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
• Fading Art of Preserving the Dead - "A dwindling group of professionals is tasked with navigating the often fraught passage from life to death."
• Fair Split - "Divide Things, Not Families."
• FAKE NAME GENERATOR - "Generate a Random Name." The most advanced name generator. With 30 languages and 22 countries, the Fake Name Generator is the most advanced name generator on the internet.
• Fake news & a 400-year-old problem - "How can we end the ‘post-truth’ crisis?"
• Fake News Reports & Videos Seek to Undermine the Paris Olympics - "Russian propagandists are spoofing broadcasters and mimicking French and U.S. intelligence agencies to stoke fear about security at the Games."
• FAKE USA ADDRESS - random American addresses.
• Fall equinox: Why the first day of fall isn’t as equal as you might think - "Twice a year, the sun doesn’t play favorites. Everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal status - at least when it comes to the amount of light and dark that they get. On Sunday, we enter our second and final equinox of 2024."
• Fall in Denmark Is More Beautiful Seen From a Drone
• Fall of Berlin Wall: How 1989 reshaped the modern world - "World events often move fast, but is hard to match the pace and power of change in 1989. The wave of revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe helped shape the continent for decades to come."
• Fallingwater House - "The documentary film about one of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest masterpieces. In 1935, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a country house for the Kaufmann family over a small stream in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, 43 miles (69 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, built in 1936 -1939." YouTube 27:07.
• FAMOUS CANADIANS - CANADIAN HALL OF FAME - Canada Questions and Answers. Everything You Need to Know About Canada.
• Famous discontinued brands that came back from the dead - The Telegraph.
• Famous Women in History & Their Less Famous Abortions - Broadly.
• Farming DID make us weak - Bones dating back 30,000 years prove a rise in Neolithic food production caused our legs to become feeble.
• FARMING IN THE UK - Real-time info.
• Faroe Islands: The European nation ruled by sheep - "Meaning 'Sheep Islands', the Faroe Islands owe much of their unique identity to these hardy, tangle-haired creatures."
• Fashion at Versailles: French Were Good, Americans Were Great - "Billed as a divertissement à Versailles, it combined the talents of five Americans (Bill Blass, Stephen Burrows, Anne Klein, Halston and Oscar de la Rental and five French designers (Saint Laurent, Ungaro, Cardin, Dior and Givenchy), performances by stage and screen personalities, and the magnificent setting of the Palace of Versailles. The aim of it all was to raise approximately $260, 000 for the restoration of the building that once housed the French court and Government."
• Fashion Influencers of the French Revolution - "'Liberty Equality Fashion' explores radical shifts in fashion that embodied the ideas of the French Revolution and the women who led the charge."
• fast fashion & why is it so controversial? - "Fast fashion accounts for 'quick designs, quick manufacturing, quick marketing, quick retailing - it doesn't leave the time to consider these bigger needs, like ethical considerations or rights of workers,' Osnes said."
• Fast food fever: how ultra-processed meals are unhealthier than you think - "UPFs form 50% of Britons’ calorie intake - and vegans beware, this includes many plant-based meals. Now food scientists are learning more about what makes them so damaging."
• Fast food workers - What should we never order from you? - Reddit.
• fast-growing sport you've probably never heard of - "With 25 million players worldwide, padel is only tipped to get ‘bigger and bigger’ by tennis star Andy Murray."
• Fasting Diets Are Gaining Acceptance - The New York Times.
• Fat Finger Syndrome - definition & explanation.
• Fathers of Technology: 10 Unsung Heroes - PCWorld.
• Fats You Don’t Need to Fear, and the Carbs That You Do - The New York Times.
• FBI briefing senators how it cracked iPhone's passcode - engadget.
• FBI MOST WANTED LIST - Ten Most Wanted.
• FBI searches for Jimmy Hoffa’s body in New Jersey landfill after deathbed tip - "FBI confirms search for the Teamster boss, who disappeared in July 1975, had begun again after a 2020 deathbed tip from landfill worker."
• fbi tapes reveal martin luther king’s affairs ‘with 40 women' - "The MLK tapes: Secret FBI recordings accuse Martin Luther King Jr of watching and laughing as a pastor raped a woman, having 40 extramarital affairs - and they are under lock in a U.S. archive, claims author."
• FBI urges Olympic athletes to leave personal phones at home ahead of Beijing games - "The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead take burner phones to the Beijing Winter Olympics this month, citing the potential for 'malicious cyber activities.'"
• FBI warns consumers not to use public phone charging stations - "The FBI is warning consumers against using public phone charging stations in order to avoid exposing their devices to malicious software. Public USB stations like the kind found at malls and airports are being used by bad actors to spread malware and monitoring software, according to a tweet last week from the FBI’s Denver branch. The agency did not provide any specific examples. 'Carry your own charger and USB cord and use an electrical outlet instead,' the agency advised in the tweet."
• FBI Warns That Car Hacking Is a Real Risk - Wired.
• FBI'S UFO FILES - part 1 of 16.
• February Is the Best Month for Resolutions - "Psychologists say now is the perfect time to reflect on what you want and how to get there."
• February Smashes Earth's All-Time Global Heat Record - Weather Underground.
• Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 the coolest film ever made? - "Now 60 years old, the Italian director's fantastical masterpiece is still the essence of cool. But it's endured because of the heart beneath its stylish exterior, writes Adam Scovell."
• FEDEX - international courier service.
• Fendi: back to the future - new Roman palace of modernism.
• Ferdinand Marcos Jr urged to stop pretending he has an Oxford degree - "University has said Philippines leader was awarded ‘special diploma in social studies’ in 1978, not a BA."
• Fernande Grudet, ‘Madame Claude’ Who Ran High-Society Call-Girl Ring, Dies at 92 - The New York Times.
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• Ferrari big five star in RM Sotheby’s £36m collection of dreams - "The Gran Turismo collection is going under the hammer next month with RM Sotheby’s, and it features 18 of the finest cars ever to grace our roads. Featuring the Ferrari F40, F50, 288 GTO, Enzo and LaFerrari, the Ferrari big five alone is a collection any enthusiast could only dream of."
• Ferrari Has Plans to Make an Electric Supercar - Bloomberg.
• Ferrari unveil new SF-24 car ahead of the 2024 season - "Ferrari kept the F1 launch season rolling on Tuesday by showing off their eagerly anticipated new challenger in an online presentation."
• Feud: Capote vs the Swans: How a scandalous Truman Capote story exposed the secrets of US high society - "A star-studded new miniseries from Ryan Murphy looks at how the author betrayed the confidence of some of America's most elite women - and destroyed his career in the process."
• Figure Running - new sport that encourages you to get creative, go outside and discover new places while running and getting fit. The competition is not about your running speed or distance, it’s all about drawing.
• Fiji: They live in paradise. But everyday life is a bit more complicated - "For travelers, there’s a very specific image of Fiji that comes to mind: flawless white stretches of sand, overwater bungalows perfect for honeymooning couples and bright blue sea in every direction. For the people who live in Fiji, though, the picture is more complicated."
• Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels - "In Fiji, the climate crisis means dozens of villages could soon be underwater. Relocating so many communities is an epic undertaking. But now there is a plan - and the rest of the world is watching."
• Fiji's unusual appeal to billionaires - "Fiji markets itself as retreat for billionaires during pandemic."
• Financial Secrecy Index - "Ranks jurisdictions according to their secrecy and the scale of their offshore financial activities. A politically neutral ranking, it is a tool for understanding global financial secrecy, tax havens or secrecy jurisdictions, and illicit financial flows or capital flight."
• FIND A GRAVE - "World’s largest gravesite collection." Over 210 million memorials created by the community since 1995. Website that allows the public to search and add to an online database of cemetery records. It is owned by Ancestry.com.
• Find out who’s behind almost 320,000 offshore companies & trusts from the Panama Papers - Offshore Leaks Database.
• Fine Dining & the Ethics of Noma’s Meticulously Crafted Fruit Beetle - "Recent reports have spurred a backlash against the 1 percent of restaurants. What is the human cost of this type of eating, and will it last?"
• Finland & Sweden could soon join NATO, prompted by Russian war in Ukraine - "NATO officials told CNN that discussions about Sweden and Finland joining the bloc have gotten extremely serious since Russia's invasion, and US senior State Department officials said the matter came up at this week's NATO foreign ministerial, which was attended by the foreign ministers from Stockholm and Helsinki."
• Finland: I’m a psychology expert in Finland, the No. 1 happiest country in the world - here are 3 things we never do - "As a Finnish philosopher and psychology researcher who studies the fundamentals of happiness, I’m often asked: What exactly makes people in Finland so exceptionally satisfied with their lives? 1. We don’t compare ourselves to our neighbors. 2. We don’t overlook the benefits of nature. 3. We don’t break the community circle of trust."
• Finland is the world’s happiest nation - and I want to keep it that way, says prime minister.
• Finland's the world's happiest country. Here's how we do it - "According to the latest World Happiness Report, my country of Finland has the happiest people on Earth, a designation it has held for six consecutive years. I imagine that news might rankle some Americans, some of whom are fond of touting the American Dream and describing their country as the greatest in the world."
• 'Finns are happy because every citizen is equal' - The Guardian.
• first colour photographs of America - The Telegraph.
• First Dates: Just Be Yourself? - The Guardian.
• First day at school: Mum's before-and-after photos of daughter go viral - "Before-and-after photos of a five-year-old's first day back at school have been shared thousands of times online after her mother posted the 'really funny' images on Facebook."
• first IBM PC was released 35 years ago today - How it changed computers forever - The Telegraph.
• Fish oil supplements may raise heart disease risk in healthy people - "A study of more than 400,000 people found that fish oil supplements was associated with a 13 per cent heightened chance of developing atrial fibrillation."
• Fit for office? A brief history of leaders' illnesses - The Guardian.
• FixYa - "Solutions for Everything." Product problem support, troubleshooting help & repair solutions. FixYa is a community based trouble-shooting resource that provides consumer-generated, practical product tips to help consumers solve problems on 8 million products.
• FLAG COUNTER - "Plain old "hit counters" are boring! You need a FREE flag counter!"
• flat-Earth conspiracy is spreading around the globe. Does it hide a darker core? - "Science is wrong, flat earthers insist as conspiracy spreads around our spherical world."
• flavonols may be key for preventing memory loss, study says - "Eating more flavonols, antioxidants found in many vegetables, fruits, tea and wine, may slow your rate of memory loss, a new study finds."
• flavour begins with saliva - "The secrets inside your saliva. Saliva is more than just a way to keep your mouth comfortably lubricated. Its cocktail of substances, scientists are discovering, are the x factor behind the flavours we taste."
• Flaws in Wireless Mice & Keyboards Let Hackers Type on Your PC - Wired.
• Flexible smartphones may be coming sooner than you think - engadget.
• FLICKR - the best online image and video hosting management and sharing application in the world. In September 2010, it reported that it was hosting more than 5 billion images.
• FLIGHT ATTENDANT BLOG - The Flying Pinto. "As a Flight Attendant for a major U.S. Airline with over twenty years experience in the travel industry, I am here to offer advice on making your travels through the friendly skies..... well, more friendly! I will share my experiences with you and offer you a glimpse behind the galley curtain."
• Flight attendant explains 'how to ask' for free upgrade - "A FLIGHT ATTENDANT has revealed a few ways passengers can get free food and drinks on board, as well as an upgrade, but warned travellers about being 'dramatic' or 'lying' to the crew as this could have the 'opposite effect'."
• Flight attendant says ‘expect to get bad service’ if you hear code word - "Flight attendants 'use a seven-letter word' in communication with each other, which is code for a passenger they are becoming frustrated with."
• Flight attendants share their air travel secrets - "Navigating the world of airports and airplanes at this time can be stressful, but if anyone’s an expert in holiday travel, it’s flight attendants."
• Flipboard - social-network aggregation, magazine-format application software for Android and iOS. It collects the content of social media and other websites and presents it in magazine format and allows users to "flip" through their social-networking feeds and feeds from websites that have partnered with the company.
• Flu, cancer, HIV: after Covid success, what next for mRNA vaccines? - "The technology was viewed with scepticism before the pandemic but there is now growing confidence about its use."
• Flu Shots Should Work Well 2023/2024 - "Different strains of influenza circulate from year to year, which means making the annual flu shot is always a bit of a gamble. Twice a year, the World Health Organization consults experts from around the world to help inform its recommendations about which strains should be targeted by the shots used in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Experts' predictions aren’t always perfect, which is why flu shot efficacy varies depending on the season."
• Flying without wings: The world's fastest trains - "As the world faces up to climate change, short-haul flights look increasingly unattractive to many travelers. The flygskam (flight shame) phenomenon that started in Scandinavia is already inspiring many travelers to reduce their reliance on airlines. Until someone proves otherwise, high-speed rail is the most effective alternative to air travel for journeys of up to 1,100 kilometers (700 miles). Shuttling passengers between city centers at speeds of 290 kph (180 mph) or more, it offers a compelling combination of speed and convenience."
• Foiling Electronic Snoops in Email - The New York Times.
• FOLLOW THE MONEY - monitoring the European Union Budget.
• Food brands are phasing out racist mascots. Will sports teams follow? - "As support for Black Lives Matter spreads, attention has turned to how stereotypical images of people of color are an inherent facet of mainstream culture, right down to our breakfast option."
• food marketing myths we’ve swallowed whole - "Who says breakfast is the most important meal of the day? And why does spinach make you strong? It sounds like conventional wisdom, but most of it was cooked up by ad men."
• Food may influence cancer spread - BBC News.
• Food Trends That Shaped 2015 - The New York Times.
• Foods Loaded With Sugar, Salt & Fat? Bring It - The New York Times.
• Football Leaks - since 2015. Website that reveals transfer fees, wages and contract information about famous footballers. The website has been described as the football version of WikiLeaks.
• FOOTNOTE - the place for original historical documents online. 54,573,914 historical documents.
• For Evolving Brains, a ‘Paleo’ Diet Full of Carbs - NY Times.
• For Mobile Messaging, GIFs Prove to Be Worth at Least a Thousand Words - The New York Times.
• For Ransom, Bitcoin Replaces the Bag of Bills - The New York Times.
• For the first time this century, we are drinking less alcohol - The Telegraph.
• For the Wealthiest, a Private Tax System That Saves Them Billions - The New York Times.
• Fordlandia – the failure of Henry Ford's utopian city in the Amazon - The Guardian.
• Forensics For Dummies Cheat Sheet - For Dummies.
• ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Us? - "PFAS lurk in so much of what we eat, drink and use. Scientists are only beginning to understand how they’re impacting our health - and what to do about them." The New York Times.
• ‘Forever chemicals’ mean England’s waters will miss pollution targets for decades - "Mapping project reveals standards for PFAS will not be met until 2063 in many areas."
• Forever chemicals: What We Know (& Don’t Know) About ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Food - "There’s a growing understanding of the health threats of PFAS chemicals in what we eat and drink."
• Forget eight hours of sleep a night - "We only actually need SIX, scientists declare."
• Forget hygge - Brits should be embracing 'brygge' - The Telegraph.
• Forget the Gym: Walking Is the Superior Form of Exercise - "Abandon your punishing fitness plan! For true physical and existential salvation, nothing beats a good walk, argues author Will Self."
• Forget the mega yacht - tomorrow's billionaires can buy a portable ISLAND - Daily Mail.
• Forget Taormina - Here’s Where You Should Really Be Going in Sicily - Vogue.
• “Forgetting” Might Not Be a Bad Thing - "Scientists Propose That It Could Be a Functional Feature of the Brain. Neuroscientists suggest that “forgetting” might be a form of learning that benefits flexible behavior in dynamic environments, and their experimental tests demonstrate that memories are not truly lost but are stored in engrams that can be reactivated."
• Formula For Perfect Parallel Parking - mathematician Simon Blackburn, professor at the University of London.
• Fossil of the Day awards - since 1999. "Awards given by CAN to the countries who are 'doing the most to achieve the least' in terms of the progress on climate change."
• Fossils of a dinosaur that inspired 'Jurassic Park' sold for over $12 million - "His name is 'Hector,' he's over 100 million years old, and his fossils sold for more than $12 million in auction at Christie's. Hector is the most complete skeleton of Deinonychus antirrhopus ever found, according to Christie's. The specimen, excavated in Montana in 2013, dates back to the early Cretaceous period: 115 to 108 million years ago. It's in a 'remarkable state of preservation,' the auction house says of the specimen, consisting of 126 original fossils on a custom-built frame."
• FOUNDATION FOR FAIR CIVIL JUSTICE - 2009 winners of the Wacky Warning Label Contest.
• Four-Pack - "City Hopping Among the Wealthiest."
• FOUR PERCENT RULE - definition & explanation.
• Fox Chased Its Audience Down the Rabbit Hole - "Rupert Murdoch built an empire by giving viewers exactly what they wanted. But what they wanted - election lies and insurrection - put that empire (and the country) in peril."
• Foxconn replaces 60,000 human workers with robots - engadget.
• Fran Lebowitz on life without the internet: ‘If I’m cancelled, don’t tell me!’ - "The writer is easy to spot if you spend long enough in New York, but interviews have to be over her landline, as she is permanently offline. She reveals why Andy Warhol wasn’t so smart, and how she learned to love a good party."
• France bans free soft drink refills in effort to tackle obesity - RT News.
• France on Trial: The Case of Marshal PÉtain review - a fallen hero in the dock - "Julian Jackson’s meticulous, engaging history of the collaborator general and his downfall is a gripping study of dishonour and denial."
• France to spend €200m destroying wine as demand falls - "The French government is allocating €200m to destroy surplus wine and support producers. It comes amid a cocktail of problems for the industry, including a falling demand for wine as more people drink craft beer. Overproduction and the cost of living crisis are also hitting the industry."
• France’s three-decade treasure hunt for golden owl has finally ended - "A 31-year-long treasure hunt that drew in thousands of enthusiasts across France appeared to have come to an end Thursday, after official social media accounts linked to the search said the token needed to claim the grand prize had been found."
• Francis Ford Coppola on why The Godfather was really about the US - "In these exclusive BBC Archive interviews, Francis Ford Coppola describes how with his masterpiece The Godfather he visualised the intricate web of influence, manipulation and violence that underpinned the world of organised crime - and showed how it reflected the US."
• FranÇois Hollande’s ‘love scooter’ fetches over €20,000 at auction - "Former French president’s bike, on which he was snapped riding to visit his lover in 2014, sells for double its listed price. It was the vehicle that sparked a French presidential scandal, the end of a secret love affair and legal action from a bodyguard nicknamed 'Croissant Man'."
• FranÇois Mitterrand's passion for secret mistress laid bare in love letters published for first time - The Telegraph.
• FranÇoise Bettencourt Meyer: L'OrÉal heiress first woman to amass $100bn fortune - "The French beauty empire founded by her grandfather is on track for its best stock market performance in decades. L'Oréal shares rose to a record high in Paris on Thursday."
• Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Guggenheim Museum & this 12-year-old boy's dog house - "Famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed iconic buildings like the Fallingwater house in Pennsylvania and the Guggenheim Museum in New York - and he also designed a dog house for a 12-year-old boy who sent him a letter."
• Frank Sinatra: A Hundred Years On, the Voice Resonates Still - The New York Times.
• Frank Sinatra hated being linked to mobsters - "Frank Sinatra hated reports linking him to the Mafia - and believed that the only reason he was portrayed in the media as mobbed up was anti-Italian sentiment, his former road manager Tony Oppedisano told Page Six."
• Frankfurt to Dubai in 90 minutes? Europe enters the hypersonic plane race - "It’s now been two decades since the era of supersonic commercial flight ended with Concorde’s final touchdown in an airfield in southwest England. In recent years, numerous pretenders to the throne - supersonic, hypersonic, hydrogen-powered, with anti-boom technology - have been whizzing round, conceptually at least, but many of these projects promising seamless super-fast travel have instead stalled, sputtered out or hit delays. Now a European hypersonic startup is having a go, promising enticing journey times such as Frankfurt to Sydney in 4 hours 15, or Memphis to Dubai in 3 hours 30."
• Franz Kafka's virtual romance: a love affair by letters as unreal as online dating - The Guardian.
• ‘Frasier’ Returns, Tossed, Scrambled & Eggscruciating - Review - "One of TV’s longest-lived characters gets revived, in an anticlimactic museum reproduction of the original."
• FRAUD-PROOF CREDIT CARD POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF QUANTUM PHYSICS - University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
• FREE ADS - freeads, free classified ads for jobs, dating, housing, sales and services in the U.K.
• FREE ADVICE - free legal advice in 100+ law topics.
• free things you CAN take from your hotel room (and the ones you should never steal) - Daily Mail.
• FREE WEBSITE REPORT - website worth estimation and web information service. Website reporting services focused on estimating website advertising revenue.
• Freedom of information - extension of freedom of speech, a fundamental human right recognized in international law, which is today understood more generally as freedom of expression in any medium, be it orally, in writing, print, through the Internet or through art forms.
• Freedom of information act - "The basic function of the Freedom of Information Act is to ensure informed citizens, vital to the functioning of a democratic society."
• French baguette gets Unesco heritage status - "There are arguably few things more quintessentially French than the humble baguette. After all, the country is said to produce some 16 million a day. Now there's something to celebrate, as Unesco adds the baguette to its 'intangible cultural heritage' list."
• French Chateau, Once Owned by the Rothschild Family & the King of Morocco, Selling for €425 Million - "Château d'Armainvilliers is a timber-framed, 100-room mansion standing on 2500 acres."
• French refuse to hand Joan of Arc's ring back to Britain
• French Revolution: remains discovered in walls of Paris monument - "Experts believe up to 500 people guillotined in period may be buried in Chapelle Expiatoire."
• French Spelling Changes, 26 Years in the Making, Cause a Fracas - The New York Times.
• FRIDAY THE 13TH - Wikipedia.
• Friday 13th a disaster for business? - The Telegraph.
• Friday The 13th, Say It With Us: Paraskevidekatriaphobia - "Because we want everyone to feel safe, once again we offer this advice for how to get through another Friday the 13th: Learn how to pronounce paraskevidekatriaphobia. Successfully saying that super long word supposedly cures one of any Friday the 13th-related fears."
• Friday the 13th. Try Not to Be Spooked - "The famously unlucky date causes travelers to shudder and couples to delay marriages. But rest assured that there’s nothing to fear."
• From Da Vinci to Churchill: What our doodles can mean - "As a new exhibition shows, doodles can be a powerful form of creative expression."
• Fruit juice: Weight gain in children & adults linked to 100% fruit juice, study says - "'One fundamental problem with juice is quantity; consuming fruit this way makes it so easy to overdose. How often do we eat three oranges? Yet, a glass of OJ is about three oranges that can be consumed in a minute or two, and that will add many calories and lead to a spike in blood glucose.'"
• Fuerdai - 'rich second generation'; is a Chinese term for the children of the nouveau riche in China. This term, generally considered pejorative, is often invoked in the Chinese media and everyday discussions in mainland China as it incorporates some of the social and moral problems associated with modern Chinese society.
• Full stop falling out of fashion thanks to instant messaging - The Telegraph.
• FundRazr - since 2009. "Raise money for what matters to you." Canadian crowdfunding site and Facebook app first released in 2009. It allows users to set up crowdfunding pages and/or embed fundraising apps on their Facebook pages to raise money for a variety of causes such as medical care, memorials, and animal rescue causes. Tens of millions of dollars have been raised from over 40,000 fundraising campaigns.
• ‘fungal awakening’: how we came to love & fear fungi - "After centuries of distrust and disdain, mushrooms are having their moment. From sci-fi smash hits to drug trials, an emerging league of mycophiles are bringing fungi out of the shadows."
• FUNNYCRAVE - free funny videos, pictures and fail comedy for men.
• future of travel: 10 concepts that will change the way we experience the world - "Travel has come a long way since the age of Silk Road caravans, daunting sea voyages and steam locomotives - and will continue to transform in years to come. Concepts that feel plucked from sci-fi novels and films are quickly making their way into mainstream travel, shaping every step of the journey."
• Fyre Festival settlement reveals the true cost of schadenfreude - $7,220 a pop - "The 2017 festival became a how-not-to for the events and influencer industries."
• Fyre sale: US marshals auction off seized merchandise from ill-fated festival - "You’ve seen the Fyre Festival documentaries, read about the lawsuits, and laughed at the viral sandwich tweet - and now you can bid on the ill-fated event’s merchandise."

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• gabapentin: The Painkiller Used for Just About Anything - "In huge numbers, older people are taking gabapentin for a variety of conditions, including itching, alcohol dependence and sciatica."
• Gait speed is one of your vital signs, so make sure yours is OK - "Your walking speed can also be an indicator of your health. In fact, it's gaining traction as one of your vital signs, along with body temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation."
• Galapagos Islands to double tourist entry fees amid concerns over rising visitor numbers - "The entry fee will go from $100 to $200 for nationals of almost all countries, except for other members of the South American trade bloc Mercosur, which includes Argentina, Brazil, and Peru."
• Galileo Project - "Daring to Look Through New Telescopes." The Galileo Project for the Systematic Scientific Search for Evidence of Extraterrestrial Technological Artifacts.
• GALLUP - conducts public opinion polls in more than 140 countries around the world.
• Gallup's Global Law and Order index 2018 - "Tracking Progress Toward Building a More Peaceful and Secure World."
• Gallup's most admired man & woman poll - annual poll that Gallup has conducted at the end of most years since 1948. Americans are asked, without prompting, to say what man and woman "living today in any part of the world, do [they] admire most?" The result is published as a top ten list. Most years the most admired man is the sitting President of the United States and the most admired woman is or has been the First Lady of the United States.
• Game of Thrones: the 30 most hated characters - The Telegraph.
• Gardens of the galaxy: can you grow vegetables on Mars? - "With a mission to Mars on the horizon and astronauts spending longer than ever in orbit, scientists are looking for ways to grow vegetables in space ..."
• Garlic REALLY is good for you - Extract 'reverses build-up of deadly plaque that clogs arteries and triggers heart attacks'.
• Gaslighting: How To Tell If Someone Is Gaslighting You - "Spreading rumors and gossip about you, or telling you that other people are gossiping about you. Changing the subject or refusing to listen when confronted about a lie or other gaslighting behavior. Telling you that you're overreacting when you call them out."
• GATES NOTES - since 2010. "The Blog of Bill Gates."
• Gawker.com is shutting down today - 'How Tings Work' by founder Nick Denton.
• Gaza war: Where does Israel get its weapons? - "Western governments are coming under growing pressure to halt arms sales to Israel over how it is waging the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip."
• GDP Ranked: Average GDP Growth Rates for the Next 10 Years, by Country - "In this graphic, we show future economic prospects of major nations worldwide, based on analysis from Ray Dalio. We show real GDP growth projections over the next decade, based on an assessment of 81 indicators including labor productivity, innovation, debt obligations, and education."
• Gear for the Next Level of Mobile Games - The New York Times.
• Gen Z & Millennials' surprising midsummer obsession - "Summer is when folk fans - of all generations - come out in force. But is the new folk movement taking over from a culture traditionally dominated by Boomers."
• Gen Z: Are phone-addicted Gen Zers losing the ability to type? - "In 2000, 44% of American high school students had taken a keyboard skills course, but by 2019 this had fallen to 2.5%. Take the test to see how fast you are."
• GENEALOGY TODAY - family tree history, ancestry.
• generic Top-Level Domains - ICANN: "The expansion of generic Top-Level Domains (e.g. .COM, .ORG, .NET) in the Domain Name System is underway. Over 1,300 new names or "strings" could become available in the next few years."
• genericization - with respect to a trademark, the act or process of becoming so widely identified as a reference for a type of product as to cease representing a particular brand or manufacturer of that type of product.
• GENETIC ANALOGY - trace your ancestry with DNA.
• Genius Companies 2018 - "50 businesses inventing the future."
• Gennifer Flowers, Donald Trump & Making of Sex-Scandal Culture - The New York Times.
• Geoff Capes - a life in pictures - "Britain’s greatest shot putter and World’s Strongest Man winner has died aged 75. Here we look back at his life and career."
• GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES
• George & Amal Clooney’s growing global reach - "While George is busy urging Biden to bow out of the presidential race, Amal has Netanyahu firmly in her sights."
• George Clooney, a Major Biden Fund-Raiser, Urges Him to Drop Out - "Mr. Clooney, who co-hosted a lavish fund-raiser for President Biden last month, wrote in a guest essay in The New York Times that Democrats ' are not going to win in November with this president.'"
• George Clooney hit with savage nine-word warning from Donald Trump - "Donald Trump had a strong warning for George Clooney as he urged him to stay out of politics."
• George Clooney is selling his tequila brand for up to $1 billion - "The actor is selling his Casamigos tequila brand to Diageo, the owner of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Cîroc, for up to $1 billion."
• George Clooney praises 'selfless' Joe Biden - "George Clooney has praised Joe Biden's decision to quit the presidential race as the most selfless thing a president has done since George Washington."
• George Clooney Surprised 14 Of His Best Friends With $1 Million In Cash Each - "'I've slept on their couches when I was broke,' he said. 'They loaned me money when I was broke. And we're all really close, and I just thought basically if I get hit by a bus, they're all in the will. So why the f*** am I waiting to get hit by a bus?'"
• George HW Bush - a life in pictures - "George HW Bush, who has died aged 94, was the 41st president of the United States. Born in Milton, Massachusetts, he studied at Yale and worked in the oil industry before entering politics in 1964. We look back at his life and political career."
• George Santos’ Cartier Santos Watch Is Worth $7,800 - Unless It’s A Fake - "International man of mystery George Santos reported for his first day in Congress wearing what appears to be a Cartier Santos, which retails for $7,800. At least, that’s what the real ones cost. Knockoffs go for just $150. An expert in luxury watches, who independently identified the timepiece for Forbes, cautioned that it is impossible to be sure of the type of watch—let alone its authenticity—from the available photos. Santos did not respond to emails, and calls to his office went straight to voice mail, which could not accept new messages."
• George Santos’s lies are so big you almost have to admire them - "The New York congressman’s increasingly wild claims have all the thrill-seeking of a man running across a football field naked. Here’s Every Single Lie Told by George Santos."
• George Shultz: ‘Excessive loyalty’: how Republican giant George Shultz fell for Nixon, Reagan ... and Elizabeth Holmes - "The great secretary of state’s biographer, Philip Taubman, balances cold war achievements with costly political failures."
• George Soros philosophy - and its fatal flaw - The Guardian.
• George Soros Sees Crisis in Global Markets That Echoes 2008 - Bloomberg Business.
• GÉrard Depardieu Punches the ‘King of Paparazzi’ Outside Rome Cafe - "Mr. Depardieu, 75, was seen striking the 79-year-old photographer Rino Barillari on the Via Veneto."
• German Shorthaired Pointer Is Best in Show - The New York Times.
• Germany & the Nordic countries prepare citizens for possible war - ‘Would you survive 72 hours?’ - "Apps and booklets are offering advice on how to build a bunker, stockpile food and live without electricity in case the worst happens."
• Germany by far most admired country, with US, China and Russia vying for second - global poll - "Annual Gallup survey casts doubt on Mike Pompeo’s claim that the US is ‘perfectly positioned’ to lead the free world in rivalry with China."
• Germany Closes Book on World War I With Final Reparations Payment - Spiegel Online International.
• Germany coup plot: The extremists who tried to topple the state - "HQ, to a large extent, until this Wednesday, for an eclectic group of plotters, hoping to take over the German parliament and destroy the structures of modern Germany, replacing them with a monarchical system, with a Prince at its head, whose family used to rule this region for hundreds of years before World War One."
• Germany finds it hard to love Hegel 250 years after his birth - "New books try to lighten up the intimidating reputation of Germany’s ‘most difficult’ philosopher."
• Germany's railways offered a month of unlimited rides for $9. This happened - "Germany's decision this summer to offer unlimited regional travel for 9 euros per month - which comes to an end a week from today, on August 31 - has been a barnstorming success. Nearly 60 million tickets had been sold by the beginning of August, according to VDV, the Association of German Transporters - in other words, covering June and July."
• Get ready to eat bugs if you want to live beyond 2050 - "Beef won't be what's for dinner much longer."
• Get Satisfaction - since 2007. Customer Community For Social Support, Social Marketing and Customer Feedback."
• Getting a grip: a beginner's guide to shaking hands - "Young people are failing to land jobs because their embraces are all wrong, a youth mentor says. Follow these tips to make sure employers don’t palm you off."
• Getty Acquires Early Photographs of Lebanon & Syria - The New York Times.
• GETTY IMAGES - since 1995. "Royalty-Free Stock Photos, Creative Images & Vectors." Visual media company and supplier of stock images, editorial photography, video, and music for business and consumers, with a library of over 477 million assets.
• Getty Search Gateway - allows users to search across several of the Getty repositories, including collections databases, library catalogs, collection inventories, and archival finding aids.
• Ghent: Europe's beautiful walkable city that feels like a 'small town' - "A breathtaking city in Europe is one of the continent's most walkable destinations and feels like a town. Ghent, a port city on Belgium's northwest coast, has one of Europe's largest car-free zones. The city pedestrianised vast areas in 1997."
• Ghislaine Maxwell ends fight to keep eight 'John Does' secret, court to decide whether names should be unsealed - "Ghislaine Maxwell will no longer fight to keep the names of eight 'John Does' secret and will leave it to the court to decide whether the names should be unsealed, according to a January 12 letter to federal Judge Loretta Preska of the Southern District of New York. The documents containing the names are connected to a 2015 defamation case brought by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claimed Epstein sexually abused her while she was a minor and that Maxwell aided in the abuse. The case was settled in 2017."
• Ghislaine Maxwell follows her family's footsteps into the dock - "Older brothers Ian and Kevin were acquitted of alleged conspiracy to defraud in 1990s."
• Ghislaine Maxwell: How accusers' testimony brought her down - "The damning evidence that brought Maxwell down."
• Ghislaine Maxwell is living in 'constant fear' of a brutal revenge - "Ghislaine Maxwell is living in constant fear of a brutal beatdown behind bars after she ratted out two violent Cuban inmates for trying to extort her. Now she's 'freaking out' because the two bullies have been released back into the general prison population and are out for revenge, according to sources at the low-security Florida lockup."
• Ghislaine Maxwell Records Reveal 2015 Email From Jeffrey Epstein, New Alan Dershowitz Allegations - "A highly anticipated trove of old court records from a settled defamation lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell by alleged victim Virginia Giuffre were released late Thursday evening, and reveal more information surrounding the dark saga of Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged sex ring of underage girls."
• Ghislaine Maxwell, the Demon Queen, is behind bars. Does she have a secret that could unlock her shackles? - "Our writer sat through the trial in New York and reports on the humiliation of the mwah-mwah princess, her repeated failures to end Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and the chances of her cutting a deal with the Feds."
• Ghislaine Maxwell was present when Epstein abused me, accuser testifies - "Witness identified as ‘Jane’ alleges Epstein began sexual abuse when she was 14 and says Maxwell was sometimes in the room."
• Ghislaine Maxwell’s Haunting 40th Birthday Present to Jeffrey Epstein - "Maxwell’s former friend Christopher Mason recalls the gift - and Epstein’s strange birthday party - in Lifetime’s new docuseries 'Surviving Jeffrey Epstein'."
• Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial - in pictures - "Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of child sex trafficking and conspiracy after a three-week trial in Manhattan’s federal court this afternoon."
• Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile review - a grisly story of sexual abuse & royal palaces - "How did a newspaper tycoon’s daughter become a paedophile’s accomplice? And how does the royal family fit in? Abuse survivors and others speak out in this disappointingly brief show."
• ‘Ghosting,’ ‘Orbiting,’ ‘Rizz’: A Guide to Modern Dating Terms - "The way we talk about relationships has drastically changed in recent years. Here is a glossary of some of the most popular words and phrases you should know."
• Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity - "They’re delivering solar power after dark in California and helping to stabilize grids in other states. And the technology is expanding rapidly. To fill the gap, power companies typically burn more fossil fuels like natural gas. That's now changing. Since 2020, California has installed more giant batteries than anywhere in the world apart from China. They can soak up excess solar power during the day and store it for use when it gets dark."
• Giant Panda no longer endangered species - The Telegraph.
• Giant pandas no longer endangered but still vulnerable, says China - "The classification was downgraded as their number in the wild has reached 1,800. Experts say that the country managed to save its iconic animal through its long-term conservation efforts, including the expansion of habitats. China considers pandas a national treasure, but have also loaned them to other countries as diplomatic tools."
• Gigantic new aircraft design aims to create the largest plane ever to fly - "Meet the WindRunner airplane, whose mission will be to deliver gigantic 300-foot-long blades directly to wind farms. To help the world meet its decarbonization targets, it'll use sustainable aviation fuel and needs only a simple packed-dirt or gravel runway to land on. Radia is banking on research organisation Bloomberg NEF's estimation that up to $10 trillion will be spent on onshore wind through 2050. The development of WindRunner is to enable GigaWind, the XXL turbines made by Radia’s partners, which include five of the world's top six turbine manufacturers."
• Gigapixel timelapse captures a day in the life of London - engadget.
• GIGN | GROUPE D'INTERVENTION DE LA GENDARMERIE NATIONALE - since 1973. (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group). A special operations unit of the French Armed Forces. It is part of the National Gendarmerie and is trained to perform counter-terrorist and hostage rescue missions in France or anywhere else in the world.
• Gimp - (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free and open-source software image retouching and editing tool. There are versions tailored for most operating systems including Linux, OS X, and Microsoft Windows.
• Giorgio Armani: 'I need to forget that I'm 88, otherwise it's over' - "A lion in his winter years."
• Girlbosses: The women being demonised on screen - "Few stereotypes are more derided than the 'girlboss', a term used to refer to women focusing on self-empowerment at others' expense. Now, from TV shows like HBO's Industry and Succession to films like I Care A Lot and Don't Look Up, popular culture is weighing in, says Laura Martin."
• Glacier tourism: Tourists are rushing to see glaciers before they disappear. The trips are turning deadly - "Glacier tourism has boomed in recent years. The ice attracts