The decorated US gymnast opened up to the BBC’s Katty Kay about blocking out the noise, trusting her training and her winning mindset.   While many 30-year-olds may have one-track careers, US gymnast Aly Raisman can add “author and advocate” to a CV already filled with Olympic achievements. The two-time Olympian won six medals as part of […]

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Nell Diamond, CEO of Hill House, shares how her small business skyrocketed to global success with a simple, singular product.   At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Hill House Home’s Nap Dress became more than just a piece of clothing – it was a symbol of comfort and versatility for a world in flux. […]

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TikTok has major power to move consumers to spend on the products creators feature. Why is the pull so strong?   TikTok may not be the first place that comes to mind to find the best cleaning supplies. Yet #cleantok is alive and well – as is #dogtok, #beautytok and others. Increasingly, consumers are turning […]

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Perhaps no app has mastered user loyalty quite like Duolingo, the gamified language-learning platform 34 million people a day can’t put down. Here, CEO and co-founder Luis von Ahn tells the BBC why their insistent owl works so well.   (Credit: BBC/ Klawe Rzeczy)  The day I started working on this story about Duolingo it […]

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HANOI — Nvidia wishes to establish a base in Vietnam to develop the country’s semiconductor industry as it considers the Vietnamese market an important one, the Vietnamese government said, citing the U.S. chipmaker’s chief executive. Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang poses for a picture with young people at a café in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: HAT In […]

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DETROIT — This was the year the auto industry’s race toward an all-electric future took a detour. An Audi electric vehicle is being charged in a charging station in Drogenbos, Belgium November 25, 2023. Photo: Reuters Heading into 2023, automakers were gearing up to invest $1.2 trillion by 2030 to move electric vehicles from niche […]

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BRUSSELS — Alphabet’s Google, Meta Platforms, Qualcomm and seven other tech companies on Wednesday teamed up to push for open digital ecosystems in response to new EU tech rules in a move that may also take the edge of possible future legislation. The logo of Meta Platforms’ business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, […]

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Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it will begin testing a new feature on its Chrome browser as part of a plan to ban third-party cookies that advertisers use to track consumers. An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland, December 5, 2018. Photo: Reuters The search giant is set to […]

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U.S. regulators have identified the use of artificial intelligence as a vulnerability in the financial system for the first time, according to a report released on Thursday. Words reading “Artificial intelligence AI”, miniature of robot and toy hand are pictured in this illustration taken Dec. 14, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Dado Ruvic There is a need […]

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A sleeping cat hugs a fish in a picture seen from the air, picked out in sprouting rainbow seedlings in a rice field in Thailand to illustrate a traditional proverb about abundance. A lively cat image created by Thunyapong Jaikum, a Thai farmer and artist, is seen in rice fields in Chiang Rai province, north […]

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