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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CIO Upside

IBM, Microsoft Patents Target Sustainable Computing Amid AI Energy Crisis

With AI demand driving up energy demand, will sustainability efforts be enough?

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Electric Vehicles

Northvolt Goes Bankrupt, Dimming Europe’s Domestic EV Dreams

Northvolt blamed supply chain kinks caused by geopolitical instability, along with shifting EV demand, for its demise.

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Industries

Southwest Ends its Famous Two-Free-Bags Policy

Last year, the airline announced plans to do away with another uniquely Southwest policy: its open, no-assigned-seats boarding policy.

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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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