China on Wednesday ordered organizations and individuals not to comply with an EU probe of e-commerce giant JD.com’s acquisition of a German electronics retailer, escalating tensions between Brussels and Beijing. It’s the first Chinese takeover to be investigated under the bloc’s rules that scrutinize firms receiving foreign subsidies. Beijing said ...
Moderna’s skin cancer vaccine shows promise in trialModerna’s skin cancer vaccine shows promise in trial
An experimental vaccine prevented the return and spread of cancer in high-risk melanoma patients, Moderna and Merck announced Wednesday, a milestone in the pursuit of cancer therapies. Built on the mRNA platform that allowed Moderna to quickly roll out COVID-19 vaccines five years ago, intismeran is a genetically personalized vaccine ...
SK Hynix to buy back $28.6 billion in sharesSK Hynix to buy back $28.6 billion in shares
SK Hynix announced it would buy back and cancel more than $28.6 billion of its shares, as the world’s second-biggest memory chipmaker acted to boost investor confidence after its shares sank Wednesday. Hynix raised more than $26 billion last month, in the largest share sale by a non-US company, as ...
China’s YouTube, Bilibili, plans global expansion, English-language siteChina’s YouTube, Bilibili, plans global expansion, English-language site
The Scoop China’s equivalent to YouTube is making a play for the rest of the world and courting non-Chinese creators to boost its appeal. Bilibili this week relaunched its previously discontinued international app and quietly disclosed plans to launch an English-language website and staff up in key markets around the ...
Podcast: Amazon is Destroying Rare Books to Train AIPodcast: Amazon is Destroying Rare Books to Train AI
We start this week with Emanuel’s big story about Amazon buying, and destroying, masses of books to train AI. After the break we talk about a couple of wild cases where people are using AI. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about Meta’s new smart glasses patent and research into ...
Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UKPrince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK
The couple’s children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are enrolled to start at a school in September. ...
Did someone wearing Meta Glasses film you today? Are you sure?Did someone wearing Meta Glasses film you today? Are you sure?
People say they’ve been secretly filmed in their own homes, at concerts and at work. Are the wildly popular smartglasses the final nail in the coffin of personal privacy? “I’ve had one person who told me that their intentions were creepy,” a man tells me over a video call, on ...
Hogging weights, loud grunting and sweaty benches: 11 gym dos and don’ts from fitness expertsHogging weights, loud grunting and sweaty benches: 11 gym dos and don’ts from fitness experts
Here’s what professionals have to say about good workout etiquette, from using equipment to being on your phone I like to think of myself as a fairly laid-back person. Other people’s behavior is not my business. There is one notable exception: my gym nemesis. He brings his computer to the ...
From pillow speakers to acoustic headbands, five weird sleep products our writers have testedFrom pillow speakers to acoustic headbands, five weird sleep products our writers have tested
Whether you’re having difficulty falling asleep or looking for a deeper rest, this pillow, eye mask and other products are tried and tested by our staff This story was originally published in the Filter US newsletter on buying fewer, better things. Sign up here to get early access to it ...
The men I see in therapy did everything right. So why do they feel so empty?The men I see in therapy did everything right. So why do they feel so empty?
Many of my clients expected to find fulfillment from their career, marriage and home. Instead, they feel grief “I have the career I wanted, but at this point I just don’t care.” “I don’t know why I’m so angry.” Continue reading… ...