Industries

Industries

Lab-Grown Diamonds? Turns Out They’re Not De Beers’ Best Friend

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De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer, said it plans to shutter its lab-grown jewelry brand LightBox.

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Media & Entertainment

CNN Announces Layoffs, New Digital Subscription Business

CNN announced layoffs of 100 employees, a reorganization of its newsrooms, and its “first direct-to-consumer subscription product.”

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Consumer

America’s Biggest Non-Alcoholic Beer Company Valued at $800 Million

Athletic Brewing Company, valued at $800 million following a $50 million fundraising round, makes craft beer that won’t get you drunk.

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Big Tech

Microsoft and Occidental Agree to Massive Carbon Credit Deal

Microsoft is is buying 500,000 carbon credits from Occidental Petroleum over the next six years to help reach its carbon-negative goal.

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International Economics

UK-US Strike Trade Deal Affirming ‘Special Relationship’

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street via CC BY 2.0.

The UK and US announced a “historic” trade deal Thursday that does little to reduce Washington’s overall global trade war.

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Patent Drop

Apple Patent Highlights Upcoming AI Integrations for Vision Pro

Apple Intelligence integrations are reportedly in the works for the company’s debut headset

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Energy

The UK’s New Government Opens the Door to Renewables Investment

The United Kingdom’s newly empowered Labour has promised big shifts in the UK’s energy policy. But will it deliver?

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Industries

America’s Auto Industry Can Learn a Thing or Two from Japan

US manufacturers might not have the best grasp on what drivers want. The ones who seem to know reside about 6,000 miles away in Japan.

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix’s New Homepage Pushes Users to Watch, Not Scroll

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Netflix is rolling out the first major redesign of its home hub since 2013, hoping people might watch more if inundated with less.

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Industries

Space X’s Mars Mission Gets a Boost From Accelerated Launches at Texas Colony

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