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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Semiconductors

The G7 Wants to Get Involved with Semiconductors and Subsea Cables

The Group of Seven countries are forming a group that will rejigger the semiconductor supply chain and lay out new subsea internet cables.

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Media & Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery Scores French Open Broadcast Rights

After likely losing NBA rights, Warner Bros. Discovery scooped up the US broadcast rights to the French Open.

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Healthcare

Moderna Pins Hopes on Combined Flu and Covid Jab

A recent trial showed its new 2-for-1 injection was more effective on both illnesses than existing individual shots.

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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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Electric Vehicles

Volvo Looks to Skirt Chinese EV Tariffs by Moving Production to Belgium

The EU has a 10% tariff on EVs imported from China, but it could soon increase to 25% or 30%.

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Industrials

The Natural Diamond Industry is Cracking Up

The diamond industry is undergoing a major shake-up. But can just how far can the bottom fall for the industry?

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Consumer

FDA Reverses its Ban on Juul

The regulator had banned the company’s e-cigarettes in 2022, but they stayed on store shelves while an appeal process played out.

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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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Media & Entertainment

Massive Class-Action Antitrust Lawsuit Against NFL Kicks Off

The plaintiffs argue the league made an anti-competitive agreement forcing fans to pay for out-of-market broadcasts in one package.

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Healthcare

The UK’s Private Healthcare Market Is Bigger Than Ever

Last year saw the highest private in-patient admissions since records began, totaling roughly 900,000, a 7% increase from 2022.

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Industrials

Airbus Races to Complete Aircraft Sale to China Before Politics Gets Involved

Beijing is reportedly unhappy with the prospect of an EU tariff on EVs, and is considering retaliatory tariffs on the EU’s aviation industry.

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Industries

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

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