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In the volatile world of cryptocurrencies, various types of tokens vie for investor attention. Among the most popular are meme coins, like Shiba Inu (SHIB), and utility tokens, such as HedgeUp (HDUP). However, these types of tokens offer different value propositions. While meme coins often ride the waves of hype and community support, utility tokens offer tangible benefits and functionality. Recently, this contrast has come sharply into focus as Shiba Inu (SHIB) saw a 5% drop in investor holdings, while HedgeUp (HDUP)…

Dutch-based ASML is one of the world’s leading suppliers for advanced chip manufacturing equipment. It may not seem that way now, but there was a time when ASML had to ask its customers for funds to continue business operations. Samsung has long purchased chip manufacturing equipment from ASML and it decided to help out the company. Samsung made this investment in 2012. It acquired 3% of ASML. Even though the company sold half of its stake by 2016, this proved to be a brilliant move, as the value of its investment has…

In the past five years, several new drugs have been brought to market that could lead to a profound, if not revolutionary, change in how health care providers – and the public – view weight loss.Three drugs in particular – sold under the brand names Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro – have shown remarkable effects on weight loss in clinical trials.While Wegovy is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for weight loss, the other two medications are only approved as treatment for type 2 diabetes, though they do also…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeReese Witherspoon has been named the wealthiest self-made female actor in the world by Forbes.On Thursday (1 June), the business publication released its updated 2023 list of “America’s Richest Self-Made Women”, with the prolific actor and producer coming in 59th place. While the Legally Blonde star’s staggering net worth of $440m (£351.3m) only landed her in the lower half of the…

Guitar Smashed By Nirvana Frontman Kurt Cobain Sells For Nearly $600,000(Photo Credit –Facebook) A guitar smashed by US rock band Nirvana’s late frontman Kurt Cobain, in the early 1990s, was sold at an auction for nearly $600,000 – over 10 times of its estimated price, media reports said. The busted black Fender Stratocaster was sold at the auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York on Saturday and acquired for $596,900 by a buyer, whose identity is not known, the BBC reported. Cobain, who took his own life in 1994,…

A study published in Scientific Reports reveals that suitable habitats for Asian elephants across Asia have reduced by over 64%, equivalent to 3.3 million square kilometers, since 1700. This coincides with colonial-era land usage and increased agricultural activities. The research, led by Shermin de Silva, evaluated changes in Asian elephant ecosystems in 13 countries from 850 to 2015. The study found that while in 1700, 100% of the area within 100km of the current elephant range could have been considered suitable…

Last Updated: April 30, 2023, 13:50 ISTMaruti Suzuki Jimny by Twisted will be a two-seater Light Commercial Vehicle (Photo: Twisted)This will be the first time in its history that Twisted will carry out modifications on a vehicle other than the Land Rover DefenderYorkshire-based off-road specialist Twisted has announced that it plans to create a modified version of the Suzuki Jimny. This will be the first time in its history that Twisted will carry out modifications on a vehicle other than the Land Rover Defender. The…

In the middle of the 20th century, Harry Belafonte was at the dizzying high point of his stunning multi-hyphenate celebrity: this handsome, athletic, Caribbean-American star with a gorgeous calypso singing voice was at the top of his game in music, movies and politics. He was the million-selling artist whose easy and sensuous musical stylings and lighter-skinned image made him acceptable to white audiences. But this didn’t stop him having a fierce screen presence and an even fiercer commitment to civil rights. He was the…

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day is that of a grand spiral galaxy. It is Messier 100 (M100), which is a large galaxy of over 100 billion stars with well-defined spiral arms that is similar to our own Milky Way Galaxy. The detailed image is captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope with the Wide Field Camera 3 and accentuates bright blue star clusters and intricate winding dust lanes which are hallmarks of this class of galaxies while revealing individual stars within the galaxy's prominent spiral arms. NASA says that…

Do you know that every day, our planet is bombarded with more than 100 tons of dust and sand sized particles. While, about once a year an automobile-sized asteroid hits Earth's atmosphere, creates an impressive fireball, and burns up before very small pieces of it hit the surface, NASA says. But this does not mean that the asteroids zooming towards Earth are always threat free, which makes it important for NASA to track their trajectory.As per the latest information provided by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),…