The company in France announced that its sales grew only a tiny amount last year, but profits fell sharply. The drop was caused by high tariffs in the United States, swings in currency values and a tough market for professional kitchen equipment. The decline eased toward the end of the year as tho
When we look at the brain, we see a big system made of many small parts that talk to each other. Scientists want to know what happens when a single part is poked or stimulated. Do the changes stay local, or do they ripple through the whole network? Most experiments have focused on average r
The U. S. government has asked its foreign representatives to oppose new rules that would limit how American technology companies handle people’s personal data abroad. A letter from the State Department, dated February 18 and signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, warned that such restrictions c
Cleaning videos have become a mainstay on TikTok. The trend started with simple tips—open windows, dust corners—and quickly grew into a cultural movement called “house burping. ” The name sounds goofy, but it captures the same idea that has been part of German public health for years: lüften, or a
Sean Payton, who once joked that a “BS meter” rises when rules change, said on the NFL Combine that removing the controversial Tush Push would not be about safety. He argued that changes to kickoff rules already added more collisions, so the new play would add even more risk. Payton, part of the lea
People often turn to the internet for health advice, and X has become a hub where users talk about their experiences with semaglutide, a popular weight‑loss and diabetes drug. The chatter on this platform offers clues about how different groups of people feel about the medication. While thousands o
In the United States, health care spending is huge—about one‑fifth of all money made in the country. Prices for hospitals, doctors and drugs are far higher than in other rich nations. Simple changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will not fix this. Before the ACA, insurance rules were chaotic. So
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is now reviewing a fresh offer from Paramount Skydance, which comes after WBD had already agreed to sell its studio and streaming arm to Netflix. The new proposal is higher than the original, so WBD’s board will compare it against the Netflix deal. Last week, WBD re‑o
The newest listing on Airbnb lets fans step into a place that feels like the setting of a popular sports drama. The home, with its open kitchen and rustic charm, is ready for guests to book starting March 3 at noon Eastern time. Prices begin at about $181 CAD, a reasonable rate for a spot that feels
A new study shows that gold films only a few nanometers thick can be turned into tiny mechanical sensors. These devices vibrate at very high frequencies, in the range of millions of cycles per second. When a laser shines on them, their vibration frequency shifts in a predictable way, allowing the se
