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9 foods that can boost your brain health — and don’t cost more than $1 per serving

9 foods that can boost your brain health — and don’t cost more than $1 per serving

Brain doctors Ayesha and Dean Sherzai have spent their careers investigating how to have a healthy brain."We learned that yes, there are things you can do," Mr. Sherzai told Business Insider. "Lifestyle has the most profound effect on brain health, more than anybody could imagine."One big study the two doctors often reference, which examined the diets of older adults living in public housing and nursing homes around Chicago, showed that those who adhered to a more brain-friendly diet pattern had a 53% lower risk of developing dementia."These are unimaginable numbers," Sherzai said. "No protocols, no weird stuff, no vitamin concoction."It's…
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Four U.S.-Based Unicorns Joined The Board In June In The Lowest Monthly Count So Far This Year

Four U.S.-Based Unicorns Joined The Board In June In The Lowest Monthly Count So Far This Year

Four companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in June 2024, the lowest count so far this year. The four new additions are U.S.-based and  amazingly not tied to the generative sector. Each company also was well established — being around 8 to 9 years old by the time they were valued at a billion dollars. Half-year update New unicorns in 2024 total 56 as of the half-year mark. This was a bit higher than the 50 new unicorns in H1 2023 and the 47 in H2. The new unicorn companies so far in 2024 added $104 billion in value to…
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Huge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World

Huge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World

Banks, airports, TV stations, hotels, and countless other businesses are all facing widespread IT outages, leaving flights grounded and causing widespread disruption, after Windows machines have displayed errors worldwide.In the early hours of Friday, companies in Australia running Microsoft’s Windows operating system started reporting devices showing Blue Screens of Death (BSODs). Shortly after, reports of disruptions started flooding in from around the world, including from the UK, India, Germany, the Netherlands, and the US: TV station Sky News went offline, and US airlines United, Delta, and American Airlines issued a “global ground stop” on all flights.The widespread Windows outages have…
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Mass IT outage: here’s a list of some of the companies and operations affected

Mass IT outage: here’s a list of some of the companies and operations affected

A mass IT outage has hit flights, banks, retailers, and media outlets around the world.The issues appear to be linked to the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike.Microsoft also acknowledged the issue in an X update early Friday: writing, "Our services are still seeing continuous improvements while we continue to take mitigation actions."Here are some of the companies and operations affected.AirlinesAirlines, including United, Delta, American, and Allegiant, have all grounded flights due to the mass outage.American Airlines has blamed the issues on Crowdstrike. The airline said the tech problems are because of a "technical issue with Crowdstrike that is impacting multiple carriers," per BBC News.On…
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I was on a flight that received a bomb threat. We were treated like suspects, and the police examined everyone’s handwriting.

I was on a flight that received a bomb threat. We were treated like suspects, and the police examined everyone’s handwriting.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Molina Singh, a 22-year-old from Delhi who was on board Akasa Air Flight 1719 on June 3. It has been edited for length and clarity.I haven't traveled alone a lot — this was probably my second flight alone. My parents were worried about me because they think I'm a homebody.I recently started working after college and joined the YouTube team for creator marketing and strategy. There was a creator campaign going on, and their head office is in Mumbai, so I traveled from Delhi for that.The flight was in the air,…
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China’s consumers aren’t buying stuff, but it’s not because they’re broke

China’s consumers aren’t buying stuff, but it’s not because they’re broke

China's once free-spending consumers are holding back, hitting luxury brands particularly hard.But this doesn't mean people in China don't have money. They just now prefer saving it.According to official data from the People's Bank of China, household deposits rose to a record — around 147 trillion Chinese yuan, or $20.2 trillion — at the end of June.In the first half of this year, Chinese households added 9.3 trillion yuan to their deposit accounts.But the extra money isn't translating into spending, dragging second-quarter growth to 4.7% from a year ago — below analysts' expectations. Retail sales growth also lagged, increasing just…
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