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India turned the world’s most populous nation. With 1.4286 billion individuals, India now surpasses China’s 1.4257 billion; the US stays a distant third.

Tesla slashed costs for the sixth time this 12 months. The markdowns, made as a result of the electrical car maker didn’t get as many US subsidies as anticipated, comes as its first quarter earnings will probably dip.

The UN is predicted to chop its assist to Afghanistan by 30% this 12 months. The transfer would quickly shrink the nation’s financial system as Taliban restrictions intensify.

Chinese battery big CATL has new tech it says can energy airplanes. That might be a game-changer, however to this point there’s precious few technical details in regards to the battery.

You can (legally) get excessive in these states right this moment

It’s April twentieth, the day stoner tradition claims as its personal (even when the date’s origins are a bit hazy).

There could also be extra celebrating than common this 12 months. Medical use of hashish is now authorized in 40 states and in Washington, DC, and recreationally in 21 of these states. Oh, and buzz around legalization is blazing throughout a number of holdout states.

Taylor Swift knew FTX was bother

“Can you tell me that these are not unregistered securities?”

— This simple question helped save Taylor Swift from leaping on the doomed FTX bandwagon.

South Korean regulators raided a Okay-pop company

120,000 gained ($90): Music label Hybe’s failed per-share supply for Okay-pop company SM Entertainment

On the final day of the supply interval, SM’s inventory worth was larger than that bid. Hybe alleges a big commerce of SM shares was made to artificially elevate the corporate’s inventory worth, finally inflicting its tender supply to fail. Now regulators are taking a look.

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Surprising discoveries

If Germany’s cloud storage was placed on floppy disks that have been stacked on high of 1 different, its peak can be out of this world. Way past the Moon, even.

Hershey is buttering up its popcorn enterprise. The US chocolatier bought two plants to increase its SkinnyPop model and assist extra toddlers cause controversial messes on planes.

The Crunchwrap Supreme was born out of numerous hexagonal taco sketches. Creator Lois Carson’s artistic course of was a lot like Thomas Edison’s.

Carnivorous crops might use odor to draw prey. Specialized scents may clarify why some mostly eat ants and others munch on bees.

Indians are getting biryani flown to them. Zomato is banking on nostalgia for hometown dishes to drive its meals flight service.

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