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The Baiyun Ebo mine in China’s Inner Mongolia region is the site of almost half the world’s rare earth production. (Image courtesy of NASA.) Businesses across the global semiconductor supply chain are bracing themselves for disruptions from an escalating trade war, after China imposed curbs on rare earth mineral exports and the US responded with additional tariffs and restrictions on …

Paranthropus was adapted for chewing, with teeth up to four times the size of a modern humans. Teeth image © S.E.Bailey, Homa Peninsula Paleoanthropology Project and model image © Tim Evanson. The first fossil hominins were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century in South Africa, just over half a century after the publication of Darwin’s milestone work The Origin of …

A $2 billion investment from NYSE parent ICE vaults Polymarket’s 27 year-old founder Shayne Coplan into the three-comma club and intensifies its rivalry with prediction market competitor Kalshi. At 27, Shayne Coplan has become the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. His estimated 11% stake in Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction platform he founded in 2020, is now worth at least $1 billion. …

The greatest salesman in U.S. history delivers the keynote speech at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville. Jon Cherry/Getty Images Looking at Donald Trump’s finances, it’s easy to miss one of his most important assets: bitcoin. The cryptocurrency appears nowhere on the financial disclosure the president files with the government. It is not listed among the holdings identified on the …

The World’s Chip Supply Chain Is Bracing for Fallout From China’s Rare-Earth Curbs  Bloomberg.com China Tightens Grip on Rare Earths Ahead of Expected Trump-Xi Meeting  The Wall Street Journal How China’s new rare earth export controls work  Reuters China Clamps Down Even Harder on Rare Earth Exports  The New York Times China threatens access to supplies vital to the most important U.S. industries  Axios Source …

Astronomers have captured a radio image showing two black holes orbiting each other for the first time, confirming a prediction that has eluded scientists for decades. The newly released image reveals a pair of supermassive black holes locked in a cosmic dance, situated within a bright quasar known as OJ287, located about 5 billion light-years away in the constellation Cancer. …

Would you like to go to a spider’s birthday party? No? Suit yourself, I think it would be excellent. Eight legs call for as many balloons, but how many candles might you expect on the cake? It might shock you to learn that for Number 16, the longest-lived spider on record, that number reached a staggering 43. The rest of …

Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau  The New York Times Turning Desert into “Green Gold”: CHN Energy Xinjiang’s Path to Desert Control and Prosperity  ceic.com China’s Desert Solar Farms Green Arid Lands but Disrupt Ecosystems  WebProNews Satellite imagery shows China’s achievements in combating desertification in Xinjiang  bastillepost.com From desert to green future—this is China’s plan to …

Macau, which overtook Las Vegas almost 20 years ago as the world’s biggest gambling hub, is now trying to become a major centre for healthcare tourism. On Monday, the special administrative region of China saw the opening of the first ever resort hospital to provide health screening, advanced scans and cosmetic procedures, as part of its luxury medical services. The …

Sennheiser is no stranger to wireless headphones – its Momentum 4 Wireless over-ears are strong contenders thanks to a pleasing combination of comfort, features and sound quality for the price. But now the brand is aiming its sights higher, with the launch of the first wireless model in the long-running HD 600 audiophile wired headphones range. The Sennheiser HDB 630 …