While Nvidia’s spectacular surge remains the biggest story in the technology industry, the AI chipmaker’s performance on the market has been dwarfed this year by a digital advertising company with a specialty in gaming. AppLovin has soared 310% in 2024, beating every U.S. tech company with a market cap of at least $5 billion, according…
A pedestrian passes the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) building in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. David Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 4.35% for the eighth meeting in a row, in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters. In contrast to a…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 24, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks typically rise after a presidential election, but investors need to be prepared for some short-term choppiness first, history shows. The three major benchmarks on average have seen gains between Election Day and year-end in the…
The 2024 World Series may be over, but that won’t stop baseball fans from searching for their next ballpark fix. But forget touring a stadium — this one lets you sleep inside it. Es Con Field Hokkaido is a stadium on the Japanese island of Hokkaido with a grass field, retractable roof and space for 35,000 spectators. But…
People shop in an Abercrombie & Fitch store in midtown Manhattan on October 24, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s universal tariff proposals could cause prices to skyrocket on clothing, toys, furniture, household appliances, footwear and travel goods, according to a new report from the National Retail…
Getty Images Scientists believe they have found a quirky way to fight mosquito-spread diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika – by turning male insects deaf so they struggle to mate and breed. Mosquitoes have sex while flying in mid-air and the males rely on hearing to chase down a female, based on her…
Getty Images Some textile dyeing is still done by hand In a small corner of rural Taiwan, set amongst other dye houses and small factories, the start-up Alchemie Technology is in the final phase of rolling out a project it claims will upend the global apparel industry and slash its carbon footprint. The UK-based start-up…
We all know the phenomenon of the “horse girl.” There was always at least one kid in elementary school who was weirdly obsessed with horses — who wore t-shirts with horses on them, read horse books, pretended they were a horse. I know this intimately because I was (and still am?) that horse girl. I…
Nigerian politician Alex Ikwechegh has caused outrage after he was caught on video slapping and verbally abusing a taxi driver delivering food to his house. “Do you know who I am?… I can make you disappear in this whole country, and nothing will happen,” Ikwechegh was heard saying in the video that went viral. The…
Nigeria’s president has ordered the immediate release of a group of young people accused of treason, after footage of some of them collapsing in court sparked outrage. The 27 teenagers – among 76 suspects detained for months following their arrest in anti-government protests – are aged between 14 and 18. Bola Tinubu directed officials to…
