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McDonald’s is finally selling the Chicken Big Mac in the US
When McDonald’s rolled out the Chicken Big Mac in the United Kingdom, it sold out within 10 days. Now, it’s likely hoping for similar success in the United States. Beginning October 10, the highly anticipated sandwich will be sold for a limited time at McDonald’s US locations. The Chicken Big Mac is similar to its beefy sibling;…
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‘Hotel in nature’: Inside the world’s best new skyscraper
Tropical plants creep up vast structural columns and dangle from ledges, hundreds of feet above the ground. Guests lounge around a lagoon-like swimming pool nestled away from the scorching midday sun. A series of soaring terraces sit within the tower’s frame, like caverns carved into a mountainside. This is Singapore’s Pan Pacific Orchard, which has…
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Coco Gauff makes history after cruising to China Open title
US tennis star Coco Gauff stormed to victory in the China Open final on Sunday, sweeping past Karolina Muchová 6-1 6-3. The straight-sets victory makes the 20-year-old the first American to win the tournament since Serena Williams back in 2013 – she now has eight WTA titles to her name. Gauff also made WTA history in the process,…
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Champions League Wednesday round-up: Prince William watches famous Aston Villa win, Real Madrid suffers shock defeat
A famous win celebrated by royalty, a surprise defeat for the reigning champion and a brilliant Mohamed Salah goal were among the standout moments from a thrilling night of European soccer on Wednesday. The second round of matches in this season’s Champions League has drawn to a close, with seven teams boasting a perfect record and some pre-competition favorites in a more…
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Louis Vuitton owner clinches 10-year sponsorship deal with Formula 1
French luxury giant LVMH has struck a 10-year sponsorship deal with Formula 1, covering its Louis Vuitton, Moet Hennessy and TAG Heuer brands and replacing long-time sponsor Rolex, the company announced Wednesday. The sponsorship deal comes into effect in 2025 and marks a fresh push by LVMH into sports. The company, headed by one of the world’s richest men, Bernard Arnault, paid some €150 million…
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Meet SpaceHopper, a three-legged hopping asteroid explorer
Apollo mission astronauts who visited the moon between 1969 and 1972 found a hopping motion useful for navigating its surface, where the gravity is one-sixth of Earth’s. Today, robots are playing a leading role in space exploration, and some are taking cues from those bunny-hopping astronauts. That includes SpaceHopper, a three-legged robot designed for exploring microgravity environments, like the…
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‘Comfortable, fun, familiar’: Why Microsoft is trying to turn its AI chatbot into a digital friend
Artificial intelligence chatbots have been billed as productivity tools for consumers — they can help you plan a trip, for example, or give advice on writing a confrontational email to your landlord. But they often sound stilted or oddly stubborn or just downright weird. And despite the proliferation of chatbots and other AI tools, many…
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Nintendo’s very first museum offers a nostalgic trip back in video game time
Many of us of a certain age can still remember the first time we picked up a Nintendo Entertainment System controller, quickly immersing us in the colorful worlds of Super Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong. If these games played an important part in your childhood, Japan’s long-awaited new Nintendo Museum is a must-visit. Opened to the…
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She was one of the only Black women in her engineering program. Now, this MIT grad is using dance to introduce a new generation to STEM
Yamilée Toussaint has always been passionate about two seemingly unrelated things: dancing and mathematics. Growing up on Long Island in New York, as she pursued her diverse interests, she always had the support of her father, a mechanical engineer, and mother, a nurse. “I think my parents’ careers in the STEM fields made it so…
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China’s astronauts are aiming to land on the moon by 2030. They now have a new spacesuit to do it
China has taken a step forward in its ambitious plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 – unveiling the specially designed spacesuit its crew will don for what’s expected to be a landmark mission in the country’s space program. The new red-and-white suit – revealed by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) over the weekend – is made…
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