He may be Parisian to the core, but Pierre Mahéo has one arguably un-French trait: even when the headlines are grim, he somehow still manages to see the glass as half-full. “You have to know when to stop listening to the news and focus on the task at hand,” he offered during a showroom presentation … Read more
Mario Götze will go down in soccer history as the player who scored the winning goal that made Germany the 2014 FIFA World Cup champion. But he is also an increasingly seasoned angel investor. Companion M, Götze’s personal investment vehicle, now has a portfolio of more than 70 companies, two of which became unicorns in … Read more
While indirect rates (the money paid for indirects as a percentage of the grant’s value) average about 30 percent, many universities have ended up with indirect cost rates above 50 percent. A sudden and unexpected drop to the 15 percent applied retroactively, as planned by the Trump administration, would create serious financial problems for major … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US is tracking an oil tanker linked to Venezuela, Russia and Iran off the coast of Britain, as Washington builds up military assets in the UK. The Marinera oil tanker, which the US Coast … Read more
He may be Parisian to the core, but Pierre Mahéo has one arguably un-French trait: even when the headlines are grim, he somehow still manages to see the glass as half-full. “You have to know when to stop listening to the news and focus on the task at hand,” he offered during a showroom presentation … Read more
There was a time not too long ago when buying a power bank was as easy as choosing the cheapest portable battery that could charge your phone and quickly slip into your pocket, purse, or backpack. The hardest part was deciding whether it was time to ditch USB-A ports. Recently, however, brands have been slathering … Read more
Kevin Hart has entered into a strategic partnership with Authentic Brands Group, with an eye toward scaling his brand across new verticals and markets. Under the agreement, Hart and Authentic will co-own and manage the Kevin Hart brand, with Hart becoming a shareholder in Authentic. “This partnership is about acceleration, growth and diversification,” Hart said … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) struggled to continue its rebound at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as attention focused on $95,000 sellers. Key points: Bitcoin faces resistance as it approaches a large area of seller interest at $95,000. BTC price action begins to weaken versus risk assets and precious metals. Support on weekly timeframes remains intact, with $93,500 a … Read more
That gives those individual pixels time to fully transition from one color to the next before they’re illuminated, meaning viewers don’t perceive those pixels fading from one color as they do on a traditional G-Sync monitor. It also means those old pixels don’t persist as long on the viewer’s retina, increasing the “apparent refresh rate” … Read more
Asus’ Zenbook A14 that debuted at last year’s CES is now getting a bigger sibling for CES 2026. The new Asus Zenbook A16 is a 16-inch counterpart to refreshed Zenbook A14, both packing Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite processors. The two Zenbook A models are very similar, both sporting OLED displays, two USB 4 ports, one … Read more