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Rising star Ryan Garcia to get needed exposure in Golden Boy's extended partnership with DAZN

Nov 25, 2021 22:44 pm UTC| Sports Business Economy

Sports streaming subscription service DAZN is close to extending its contact with boxing promotional company Golden Boy Promotions for three years after it expires at the end of 2021. Golden Boy, which currently has 50...

Brooks Koepka drops Nike gear as he joins Srixon and Cleveland Golf tour staff

Nov 23, 2021 22:38 pm UTC| Economy Business Sports

Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka will now drop his Nike gear after signing an endorsement deal with Srixon and Cleveland Golf. Koepka wears Nike Golf on the PGA Tour and could be seen wearing the latest Nike Golf...

NFL fans get to acquire commemorative NFT ticket stubs

Nov 23, 2021 22:22 pm UTC| Economy Sports Digital Currency

The National Football League (NFL) will offer fans who purchase tickets through the NFL ticketing network, have the option of adding the NFT to their purchase. The NFL network comprises Ticketmaster, StubHub, and...

Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young keeps Adidas shoes flying off shelves with new snakeskin colorway

Nov 21, 2021 22:07 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young debuted the Snakeskin colorway of the Adidas Trae Young 1 in a game against the Charlotte Hornets last Saturday. The slippery colorway was first seen online a few weeks ago. So far,...

Nike has wasteful habit of destroying returned sneakers: German reporters

Nov 19, 2021 17:08 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business Sports

German reporters alleged that Nike has been destroying new shoes that have been returned instead of reselling them. A report by NDR, Die Zeit, and research startup Flip revealed that the sportswear giant sent new,...

McLaren Racing taps DataRobot's services for AI-powered performance insights

Nov 19, 2021 16:14 pm UTC| Sports Technology Business

Formula One team McLaren Racing has tapped the services of DataRobot to implement its artificial intelligence (AI) cloud technology platform to improve on-track performances. DataRobots platform will be integrated into...

UFC’s strong growth reflected in parent firm's $1.4 billion Q3 revenue

Nov 19, 2021 16:13 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business

The Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) parent company Endeavor posted a US$1.4 billion revenue and a net income of US$63.6 million in the third quarter. Endeavor also registered adjusted earnings before interest,...

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Economy

Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail

The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigerias currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the countrys Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nigeria has a...

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Politics

Sudan’s civil war is rooted in its historical favouritism of Arab and Islamic identity

The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the countrys governing structure thats been present since it gained independence from the...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

The politics stopping the UK from opening a youth mobility scheme with Europe

Earlier this week, it seemed possible that young people in the UK might soon be able to travel freely to work and live in Europe again. The European Commission laid out proposals to open mobility to millions of 18- to...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Technology

Amazon Opens Online Shopping for South African Customers

Amazon has finally arrived in South Africa. With its launch in the region, Jeff Bezos e-commerce platform is expected to compete with the leading local online shopping player, Takealot.com. The American e-commerce giant...

Apple Embarks on AI Chip Development for Data Center Capabilities

Apple Inc. is set to transform the tech landscape with its newly developed AI chip, tailored specifically for data center operations. Dubbed Project ACDC, this initiative marks a significant leap in server technology,...

Kia Drops Images of Its New All-Electric EV3 Model Ahead of Release

Kia Motors announced that its latest electric car model called the EV3, is finally coming to the market this month. Ahead of the release, the South Korean automaker dropped images of the anticipated new EV to tease...

Switch Successor Announcement Expected Before Next April, Nintendo States

Nintendo has stated that it will officially introduce the Switch replacement system within this fiscal year before March 31, 2025. Upcoming Nintendo Direct Focuses on Current Switch Games Nintendo president Shuntaro...

Marathon Digital Soars 18% on News of S&P SmallCap 600 Inclusion

Marathon Digital, a leading Bitcoin miner, is set to join the SP SmallCap 600, propelling its shares up by 18%. Announced to replace Aaon in the index on May 8, the move reflects Marathons growing influence in the...