Russia Again Cuts Interest Rates as Its Economy Slows
Falling inflation has persuaded the central bank in Moscow to continue relaxing the country’s record borrowing costs.
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Hands on with Google Gemini on the Pixel Watch: It’s about time
I’m just getting acquainted with Gemini on the Pixel Watch I’m wearing when it tells me that there’s a kind of pastry called “nun’s farts.” This relationship is off to a good start. “Nun’s farts” was a totally appropriate response, by the way. I’d asked it for a list of pastries with silly names, prompted…
Ozzy Osbourne death: It’s hard to narrow it down, but these are some of Ozzy Osbourne’s wildest career moments over the years
On July 23, the world awoke to news that legendary rockstar Ozzy Osbourne had died aged 76. Kicking off his music career in 1968, Osbourne Skyrocketed to fame in the ’70s as the lead singer of Black Sabbath and soon became known to fans around the world as The Prince of Darkness. There’s no doubt…
Boeing Emerges as a Winner in Trump’s Trade Wars
Countries striking agreements with the United States have pledged to buy more Boeing planes, but it’s not clear whether those orders were the result of President Trump’s tactics.
This desert beetle runs to cool off
In the hot dunes of Southern Africa’s Namib Desert, the black beetle Onymacris plana runs fast for its tiny size. Turns out, the speed not only helps the beetles find food but also, perhaps, cool down. The beetles’ temperature drops after a sprint, even in intense sunlight, researchers report July 9 in the Journal of…
Los Angeles FC keen on move for Tottenham captain Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspur
Son Heung-min is a target for Los Angeles FC and they have made their interest in him known to Tottenham. The London club have yet to receive any bids for Son but they can expect one from LAFC, which would leave their highest-profile player with a decision to make. LAFC, who signed Hugo Lloris from…
HR exec resigns after Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ video with Astronomer CEO – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The female executive who was caught on camera embracing the CEO of her company at a Coldplay concert in a moment that went viral has resigned, according to news reports. Multiple news outlets reported that Kristin Cabot, the executive in charge of human resources at tech company…
New Research on How to Get Workplace Rituals Right
Everywhere you look in today’s workplaces, you’ll find organizational rituals. From a quick daily morning team cheer to an elaborately planned annual celebration, companies invest significant time, effort, and money into establishing and maintaining shared customs in order to strengthen social bonds and drive employee engagement and performance. The effectiveness of organizational rituals is backed…
Shunsaku Tamiya, Who Brought Perfection to Plastic Replica Models, Dies at 90
He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and historical accuracy.
What Scientists on Greenland’s Ice Sheet Are Learning about Our Changing Climate
This story was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. This story was made possible through the assistance of the U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Five and a half trillion tons. That’s how much ice has melted out of the Greenland…