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Beijing wanted the Winter Olympics. All it needed was snow
The competitions that began this weekend are for the first time taking place almost entirely on artificial snow, necessitating an Olympic snow-making and water-management operation of enormous scale, and foreshadowing the reality of snow sports everywhere as the planet warms
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Maybe there's a use for crypto after all
So far, not many crypto projects have been able to solve problems that exist for people outside the crypto world, that aren't primarily about buying or selling digital assets, and that would be impossible to solve with normal, noncrypto technology
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Forbes India 30 Under 30: The dynamic, diverse young achievers
The Forbes India team was cognisant of the relevance of variety when firming up the annual 30 under 30 list—on which you will find young men and women that lend diversity across dimensions from gender to geography
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Lata Mangeshkar: Voice that united India
The legendary singer, who passed away on Sunday, was second to none. Despite being blessed with a flawless voice and achieving greatness, she did not take her talent or stature for granted
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Timeline: The life and music of Lata Mangeshkar
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away at 92. A look at her life and career from 1929 to 2022
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Six reasons Meta is in trouble
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, suffered its biggest one-day wipeout ever Thursday as its stock plummeted 26% and its market value plunged by more than $230 billion
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Our top reads of the week
From Adar Poonawalla's ambitious but calculated investments to grow his empire to the review of seriously good looking package i.e. Lexus NX 300h, here are our top reads of the week
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Putin, facing sanction threats, has been saving for this day
Over the past several years, Putin, Russia's president, has restructured his country's economy for the specific purpose of withstanding Western financial pressure
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India's unemployment rate falls to lowest since March 2021
Unemployment in India hit an all time high in May 2021, but has come down to 6.57% in Jan 2022, close to Mar 2021 levels for the first time
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta suffers biggest market value wipeout at $251.3 billion
Poor earnings call spooked the market and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp suffered a massive plunge. Here's a breakdown in numbers that also includes a $30 billion tumble in Zuckerberg's wealth
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Apple made a change that is hammering internet companies like Meta
Apple made significant changes to the privacy settings of its mobile operating system last year, allowing iPhone users to choose whether advertisers could track them