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  The discovery suggests a way that a small number of bears might survive as warming continues and more of the sea ice that they normally depend on disappears; however, grave risk to overall polar bear populations remain Read more

  It is half a century since Ziggy Stardust—a character that turned David Bowie into an intergalactic star and revolutionised sexual politics in the process—crashed onto Earth Read more

  The desire to flee has become all the more urgent in recent days as the desperate struggle by Ukraine to hold on to its territory in the eastern Donbas region intensifies, with Ukrainian and Russian soldiers clashing in street battles Read more

  The new partnership with media company Tastemade could give a significant boost to live shopping on Pinterest Read more

  More and more gaming companies in India are acquiring adtech firms or building capabilities to get hold of first-party data and offer better ROI to advertisers. Here's how it works Read more

  Our guest today is Sandeep Farias, founder and managing partner at Elevar Equity, an early-stage VC firm that backs entrepreneurs who are solving large problems for the low and middle-income communities in India and Latin America. In this episode, Sandeep talks about the 'Elevar Method' for identifying ideas that could become enduring businesses with significant societal impact Read more

  DiBaT aims to tokenise all money inside the USAF supply chain budget and trace fund flow throughout billing centres, purchasing teams, and suppliers Read more

  Things are not looking good for Bitcoin, with rumours of a Bitcoin bottom circulating Read more

  Five US states have launched a probe into Celsius' decision to suspend customer redemptions Read more

  Circle has introduced a fully-reserved stablecoin Euro Coin (EUROC) backed by euros. The Euro Coin will be available from June 30 Read more

  It was buggy and slow. But it was always there. Until it wasn't. On Wednesday, the web browser, loved and loathed by a generation, was officially retired, swept into the dustbin of internet history Read more

  Coursera's Global Skills Report 2022 shows that India lags in data science skills but is improving on its skills in tech—a sector estimated to create 28 million jobs by 2025 Read more

  BAYC witnessed a sharp decline in price in line with a general decrease in the floor price of NFT collections Read more

  In one day, the group's label HYBE saw its market value decline $1.7 billion. The drastic plunge underscores how South Korea's bestselling boy band has become not only a cultural sensation but also a powerful stakeholder in South Korea's economy Read more

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  Fantasy sports has caught the fancy of the nation and the market is only likely to grow over the years. Here are some key numbers in 13 definitive infographics Read more

  The Julia Stoschek Collection in Düsseldorf is currently devoting an entire exhibition to video games, showing how they are increasingly becoming part of contemporary visual culture Read more

  Japan's CBD industry had an estimated value of $59 million in 2019, up from $3 million in 2015; the government is discussing approving medicines derived from marijuana, already used in many countries to treat conditions like severe epilepsy Read more

  Three Arrows may have been liquidated for nearly $400 million, as per sources Read more

  Keith Johnson, who says he lost money after investing in dogecoin, described himself as an "American citizen who was defrauded" by what he called a "Dogecoin Crypto Pyramid Scheme" Read more

  Beyonce is back with a new album, "Renaissance", due on July 29—her first since 2016 Read more

  The unidentified illness is putting a strain on a crumbling healthcare system in the midst of the Covid-19 storm Read more

  Family businesses play a crucial part in the economic growth of a country when they move with the times. Many Indian family businesses are still stuck with the traditional ways of functioning. Here's what they need to do to break archaic chains and flourish Read more

  Tata Consultancy Services rose 12 positions from last year to rank number 46 on Kantar BrandZ's annual list of global brands. Rival Infosys debuted on the list, joining the top 100, ranking at number 64 on the widely followed ranking of the world's biggest brands every year. Accenture improved its ranking by one spot to place at number 26. Microsoft, Zara and IBM, however, lead the list on a new sustainability index that Kantar has started this year Read more

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  Yayoi Kusama's "The Obliteration Room," originally commissioned by the Queensland Art Gallery in Australia, is one of her most ambitious and participatory projects Read more

  The 96-year-old queen has kept Pembroke Welsh Corgis since she was 18, and even appeared with her dogs in a spoof James Bond clip filmed for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics Read more

  Russia's regular reminders over the past three months of its nuclear might, even if largely bluster, were the latest evidence of how the potential threat has resurfaced in more overt and dangerous ways Read more

  Tosca Musk, 47, is the force behind Passionflix, an upstart subscription streaming service dedicated to movie and series adaptations of mass-market romance novels and erotic fan fiction Read more

  From startup slowdown to Mercedes Benz C-Class review, here are our most-read stories of the week Read more

  Israel's Diamond Exchange is home to some 30 Indian companies, making India the foreign nation with the biggest number of firms on the bourse Read more

  Karthik Raman, chief marketing officer and head - products, Ageas Federal Life Insurance, talks about the need for India Inc to invest in sports Read more

  Due to the massive surge of female gamers in recent years, further accentuated by the Covid-19 pandemic, women are rapidly straddling multiple roles in the online gaming industry as gamers, streamers, game creators, or entrepreneurs Read more

  Instagram is testing a new feature 'Collab' with creators in the UK and India to help them increase audience reach. Wipro announced new partnership with Celonis, an execution management company. Byju's, one of the world's biggest EdTech companies, has acquired Epic Creations for $500 million. And in our tech conversation, CTO Ajit Narayanan talks about bringing AI to consumers at online healthcare services company Mfine Read more

  60 people recently lost their lives due to lightning strikes. India has seen a significant uptick in lightning incidents across the country, marked by climate change, in the last one year—with highest incidents in Bihar in 2020; fatalities are highest among men, adults, and in rural India Read more

  India's most valuable unicorn sharpens its global focus with its second kids' edtech buyout in America in two years Read more

  'Pandemonium' by veteran banking editor Tamal Bandyopadhyay narrates untold gripping stories from the Indian banking ecosystem. From the bad loans war room created far from the Mint street in Mumbai, to the arrests made in connection to the disbursal of such loans, he breaks down the nuances of bad loans in India, the key faces, and a collection of rare interviews of all the Reserve Bank of India governors on what they think has caused the big banking mess Read more

  Co-founders of Epic, a digital reading platforms for kids, on how they've made the best use of the children's obsession with gadgets Read more

  After revolutionizing the world of adult animation with "Rick and Morty," Justin Roiland is taking on the art world Read more

  PV Sindhu, 2016 Olympics silver medallist is one of India's strongest contenders to win a gold medal in women's singles badminton at Tokyo 2020. In conversation with Forbes India, the ace shuttler talks about the pressure of expectation, playing inside a bio-bubble, living with the constant social media scrutiny, and how she developed her game under a new coachâe”Park Tae Sang Read more

  Abloh, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection since March 2018, will continue working in the position even after the deal Read more

  In the midst of the global pandemic, Rotman Interim Dean Ken Corts spoke to professors Sarah Kaplan and Soo Min Toh about what it means for organizations to build back better Read more

  Once considered a differentiator, customisation has become an existential requirement for businesses Read more

  The force behind the Olympic curtain is Dentsu, an advertising goliath with near mythical levels of power and influence in Japan Read more

  While Bezos was beaten to space last week by Richard Branson, who flew in a rocket plane from his company Virgin Galactic, some analysts consider Blue Origin, founded by Bezos more than 20 years ago, to be a more significant contender in the future space economy Read more

  Hailing from Kalyan, near Mumbai, Gavande was rejected by NASA. But now she is part of the team at Blue Origin that is sending Earth's richest man into space Read more

  Staying relevant and acquiring the right skills to tap into high value opportunities Read more

  Leadership that sees ahead of the curve and ensures meaningful change through automation Read more