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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Energy

Shell Pulls Back on Big Biofuel Plant

Shell is hitting pause on a major biofuel project in the Netherlands, one of the biggest in Europe, to consider market conditions.

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Patent Drop

Shopify Gaze-Tracking Tech May Signal Sights Set on an AR Future

Shopify wants to track your depth perception.

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Consumer

Reynolds American Launches a Nicotine-Free Vape Line

Reynolds American is launching a new line of nicotine-free flavored vapes. But can Big Tobacco really ditch nicotine?

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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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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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