When Whitney Bromberg Hawkings launched her London-based floral business Flowerbx in Los Angeles last November, she noticed a number of clients, on their own for the holidays, treated themselves to bouquets. “There were cards that said ‘Dear me, you can get through this week’— a lot of them,” said Bromberg Hawkings. This year, it’s a […]
Microsoft surpassed Apple’s market cap on Friday to become the world’s most valuable public company. The change follows Apple’s Thursday earnings, where the company posted strong results but revealed that it lost $6 billion to supply chain constraints. On Tuesday, Microsoft also shared positive earnings boosted by Office, Windows, and its cloud products. At Friday’s […]
A family miraculously have survived after a 75ft-tall tree crushed the caravan they were sleeping in. David Ward, 51, and wife Samantha were pinned to their bed after the pine tree fell onto their caravan during strong winds in Dorset yesterday. The couple managed to crawl out before going to the neighbouring caravan where their […]
Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard left Monday night’s loss to the Chiefs with a quad injury and word is that he’s going to miss at least one game as a result. Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports that Shepard is expected to miss this Sunday’s game against the Raiders. The Giants have a bye in Week […]
The neurons, located in the brain are interconnected in a complex pattern and establish special communication points, the synapses. All neurons require a constant environment in order to function reliably. To ensure this, the brain is surrounded by the so-called blood-brain barrier. It ensures, for example, that the nutrient balance always remains the same and […]
The battery unit of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co Ltd (096770.KS) plans to invest $2.53 billion to build a new electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in China, China’s local government backed Yancheng News reported on Thursday. SK Innovation’s wholly-owned battery subsidiary SK On, which supplies electric car batteries to Ford Motor Co (F.N), Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) […]
Mastodon has sent former President Donald Trump’s company a formal notification that it’s breaking the rules by using Mastodon’s open-source code to build its social network, named Truth. This news comes from a blog post by Mastodon’s founder Eugen Rochko, but others have previously pointed out that the organization behind Truth, the Trump Media and […]
If a tea break is your favourite part of the working day, then a new job opening could well be the perfect gig for you. Beverage giant Tetley is on the hunt for two new recruits to fill roles as “Graduate Tea Buyers”. The unusual role involves tasting up to 300 different teas per day, […]
The Saints don’t have, and apparently won’t have, receiver Michael Thomas. They considered having receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. Kimberley Martin of ESPN.com reports that the Saints and Browns had discussions about a possible trade for Beckham. The two sides couldn’t work out the terms, however, given the magnitude of Beckham’s salary. More and more teams […]
Lifestyle change is a powerful, proven way for a person to prevent heart disease. But to make healthy changes stick, people often need a little help. Primary care doctors could offer crucial assistance in connecting patients with counseling that’s been shown to make a difference. But because of time constraints or other barriers, those doctors […]