Joe Root wants Ben Stokes to take as much time out from England duty as he needs after revealing how tough it was to see his friend struggling the last time they spoke. Stokes has taken an indefinite break from cricket “to prioritise his mental wellbeing” and continue his rehabilitation from a finger injury in […]
An artificial pancreas could soon help people living with type 2 diabetes and who also require kidney dialysis. Tests led by the University of Cambridge and Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland, show that the device can help patients safely and effectively manage their blood sugar levels and reduce the risk of low blood sugar […]
Battered by a regulatory crackdown, China’s multi-billion dollar private tutoring sector could seek to separate its business segments and bulk up non-academic tutoring as it tries to soften the blow on its operations, analysts said on Monday. Shares in Hong Kong and U.S.-listed education firms such as New Oriental Education & Technology Group (9901.HK), TAL […]
Like most of the super-rich, Elon Musk has one eye on his legacy, keen to shape how his huge fortune is perceived now and in the future. This perhaps explains why he recently shared the fact that Walter Isaacson, biographer of Steve Jobs, is writing a book about him. “If you’re curious about Tesla, SpaceX […]
You’d think there was nothing funny about dealing with death everyday but funeral director Caleb Wilde makes his followers laugh When you think of a job as a funeral director, you automatically assume that it can be pretty depressing and damn right serious. But it doesn’t always have to be that way, as Caleb Wilde, […]
As another day of boxing inside this famed arena began, a volunteer at the top-left corner of the arena futilely held a laminated placard as he paced the landing. The rules etched upon it were clear: no chanting or standing up, wash your hands and wear a mask. Few paid attention to the former. Noise […]
A protein in tumor cells could be targeted to treat some types of aggressive cancer including brain, blood, skin, and kidney, new research has shown. The scientists, from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Cambridge and Harvard University, have identified a protein that plays a key role in transforming normal tissue into cancer, as a […]
Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) said future F-35A fighter jets could be more expensive as rising inflation and customer demands halt a 64% drop in price since the jet was first introduced in 2007. The first F-35A cost $221 million when it came off the production line in 2007. Since then, production quantities and know-how have […]
Asus is making a range of its motherboards ready for Windows 11. The motherboard manufacturer has released BIOS updates for a variety of chipsets, including ones that support Intel Kaby Lake processors from 2017. Both Intel and AMD chipsets are supported, and these new BIOS updates will even automatically enable TPM (Trusted Platform Module) on […]
The public proposal racked up thousands of views on TikTok, but people were left open-mouthed after two keen hikers accidentally walked into the background of the sweet stunt It’s the sort of gesture that would not be out of place in a rom-com – a picture-perfect proposal by a beautiful lake. Even if your heart […]