India's 'blue gold' starts a new drinks industry
Agave plants grow wild in India and new distillers are using them to create a spirits industry. Source link
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Why China is betting on big nuclear reactors
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Korea fines e-commerce giant $400m over data breach affecting millions
The record fine comes after around 37.5 million users had their private data exposed. Source link
Social media on trial: Four important cases to watch
Social media firms face thousands of lawsuits, the BBC looks at four which could be significant. Source link
I'd have vetoed foreign sale of UK tech giant, says Business Secretary
Peter Kyle’s comments come as the government sets out how it would back British technology companies. Source link
The Download: the “steroid olympics” and a safer Mythos
A couple of weeks ago, at a $50 million arena built in a casino parking lot in Las Vegas, I
The “steroid olympics” were a circus—and a window into our culture
Like Kerley, sprinter Tristan Evelyn from Barbados competed without taking any drugs. She too won big in Vegas, besting her
World's largest chipmaker does not rule out price rises as costs increase
In a rare interview, a senior executive at TSMC discusses the AI boom, the geopolitics of chips and what it