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Ancient Starch Digesting Gene Reveals Surprising Secrets About Human Evolution

New findings have recently discovered that the starch digesting gene, amylase, was present in the human subspecies 800,000 years ago, thousands of years before any human developed agriculture. This merely redrew our picture of human evolution and the way our ancestors adapted to sources of food. Long before dinner rolls and French fries became staples…

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Sources claim Intel is pursuing billions for a minority stake in the Altera company

The Altera business, which is Intel’s buy into field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), now is searching for billions for what reports claim to be a minority stake in the business—Intel’s most drastic change in its strategic approach. Intel bought Altera back in 2015 for $16.7 billion. While Altera had always been a compliant winner since its…

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IT company Wiz says it will go public “when the stars align,” following its rejection of Google’s buyout offer.

Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz has made headlines by spurning a massive acquisition offer worth $23 billion by Alphabet, the parent company of Google. The company plans to pursue an IPO when the time is right and is looking to reach $1 billion in annual recurring revenue before its public offering. Founded in 2020, Wiz has…

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It’s not yet time to celebrate, the head of the IMF cautions, as poor growth and heavy debt continue to weigh on the global economy.

While the global economy is still under great stress, there are some signs of stabilization, so it’s not time to celebrate just yet, particularly low growth and increased public debt, says IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. These are the issues at the top of the agenda for governments, policymakers, and international institutions, which have launched…

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To prevent a debt crisis, Ray Dalio claims that China needs stimulus combined with “beautiful deleveraging.”

Recently again, Ray Dalio, of the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, again reiterated the critical necessity for China to do some balanced deleveraging of its swelling debt. He refers to it as “beautiful deleveraging,” where deleveraging will include decreased debt burden and keep the economy stable, or, in his words, “”increased potential prospects of…

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Cynthia Erivo Criticizes Fan-Made ‘Wicked’ Poster: A Deeply Personal Response

In October 2024, Cynthia Erivo publicly denounced a fan-doctored version of the official Wicked movie poster as “deeply hurtful” and said it “degrades” her and the production. Erivo, who is playing Elphaba in Jon M. Chu’s musical adaptation, took to Instagram to express disappointment that the viral fan edit had surfaced on TikTok. The revised…

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