Macie Smith, a senior at Southern University, opened two hair supply shops in Baton Rouge to give Black women a welcoming place for beauty care. She began by saving money and learning Mandarin phrases to talk with her Chinese supplier, but a rough meeting taught her the importance of respect and
Russia’s largest bank is offering its own artificial‑intelligence tools to countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Oceania that worry about privacy and cultural fit in Western products. The bank’s chief AI officer said the system is not as fast or large as top U. S. models, but it follows local
A famous actor left a big film in December 2025, sparking one of the biggest disputes in Indian cinema. The fight involves a popular production company and about 25 top industry leaders, leading to an audit by a major accounting firm and a directive from a workers’ federation. The core of the dis
In many cells, cholesterol is the building block that keeps membranes stable and signals flowing. When this balance tips, a host of diseases can flare up. Yet scientists have only just begun to see how cholesterol matters for hearing. Researchers discovered that a small protein called HSD17B7 is pa
A new study shows that tiny DNA shapes, called tetrahedral framework nucleic acids or tFNAs, can calm the overactive immune system that attacks the thyroid in Hashimoto’s disease. Researchers first treated mice with these nanostructures and saw a clear shrinkage of the swollen gland, fewer immune ce
Microsoft recently introduced Scout, an AI assistant that can handle phone calls, read emails, and organize schedules without needing constant supervision. This is part of a new group of AI tools called "Autopilot, " which work independently instead of just helping users like older assistants did. S
Experts are warning that the sky might be getting too crowded. Every year, more satellites zoom into space. When old ones fall back to Earth, they burn up in the atmosphere. But burning satellites don’t disappear quietly. They leave behind tiny particles that float in the air for a long time. In Vi
Denmark’s government is making big moves with taxes. A new coalition, led by the prime minister, wants to lower the corporate tax rate by three points over the next three years. They also plan to remove two extra tax levels for high earners. The goal? Keep Denmark competitive in a world where trade
Voice tech promises to free nurses from typing while they care for patients, but real-world tests show it’s not that simple. Paper records used to be the norm, but now digital systems rule nursing work. The idea is to let nurses talk instead of type, keeping their hands and eyes on the patient. Earl
Every year since 2019, Russia hosts its own version of Davos in St. Petersburg. This time the timing is terrible. Hours before the doors opened, missiles slammed into Kyiv in retaliation for a dormitory strike in Luhansk. The official schedule never says “Ukraine, ” but the shadow of war is everywhe
