Delivery wars: Some win, some lose

Uber Technologies has gained as well as lost because of the COVID-19 situation. While Uber Cabs has taken a big hit because people have stayed away from shared rides, Uber Eats has benefited from the surge in orders for food deliveries....

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End of an era for Boeing jumbo jets

Boeing’s twin-aisle 747 jumbo jet is being discontinued after more than over 50 years in service. The company made its decision quietly without making official statements or informing employees about the change....

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Burglaries on the decline in US

There has been a significant drop in crimes in the US, especially burglaries, over the last 25 years. Reports suggest that burglaries are now down to a fifth of what they used to be in 1980....

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Sotheby’s first virtual auction

The digital medium is much more relevant now than ever before. Businesses are adapting to this change and so has Sotheby’s. The auction house held its first ever virtual auction on June 30 and the main attraction was a painting by Irish-born British painter Francis Bacon, which sold for $84 million....

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Case of the missing $2 billion

In 2018, digital payments company Wirecard was hailed as Germany’s rising tech company with a valuation of 24 billion euros ($27 billion). After a rough 2019, disaster finally struck on June 18, when Wirecard’s auditors admitted that they couldn’t locate 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) that was supposed to be held in two banks in the Philippines. After the news, the company lost 90% of its share price within a week....

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Master’s in ninja studies, a first in the world

Ninjas were famous for their secrecy and fighting skills in feudal Japan. But they still generate a lot of interest in the country. Recognizing that fact, Mie University introduced a course in ninja studies in 2018. One of its students, 45-year-old Genichi Mitsuhashi, has now become the world’s first to have a master’s degree in ninja studies....

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CarbFix: Helping Iceland reduce CO2 emissions

To reduce carbon emissions, some countries are using a method called "carbon capture," where carbon released by industries is not allowed to go into the atmosphere but is "captured" deep underground. However, Iceland is using a novel method of capturing carbon. Instead of directly storing carbon underground, the gas is dissolved in water and then injected into underground rock....

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Tanzanite makes a millionaire

Everyone wants to become a millionaire overnight, but it is a dream that rarely comes true. In Tanzania, that rare event occurred when a miner found two big pieces of a precious stone called Tanzanite....

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US Navy has a UFO task force

Recently, Senator Marco Rubio, chairperson of the Senate Intelligence Committee (SIC), confirmed the existence of a UFO Task Force in the US Navy. Rubio wants a detailed report on the UFO data, which is controlled by the Office of Naval Intelligence and the UFO Task Force....

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Unlimited food deliveries from unknown prankster

For almost a decade, 65-year-old Jean Van Landeghem, a resident of Turnhout, Antwerp, has been receiving deliveries of food he had never ordered. At first, he thought it was a wrong delivery, but 10 years is a long time for repeating such a simple error. It is obviously a prank being played by someone....

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