Image copyright Elvie Image caption Tania Boler’s company has developed a pelvic-floor trainer and a breast pump. The meteoric rise of the label “femtech” to describe technology products, apps and hardware addressing women’s health and wellbeing issues divides opinion. While some say it helps the sector secure vital funding from male-dominated venture capitalists, others argue […]
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Until recently, archaeology was limited by what a researcher could see while standing on the ground. But light detection and ranging, or lidar, technology has transformed the field, providing a way to scan entire regions for archaeological sites. With an array of airborne lasers, researchers can peer down through dense forest canopies or pick out
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The Latest on the NBA’s relationship with China (all times local): 6:25 p.m. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he’s still planning to go to China on Wednesday in advance of preseason games there between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets later in the week. Silver also says the league is “apologetic” over the
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“Now, the trend is get a killer one-word name, and the reason is that you can pivot into anything you want,” said Mr. Meystedt, who has traded domain names for years and owns Symbolics.com, which became the first public dot-com address when it was registered in 1985. Even with years of experience, appraising the value
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The truck drivers at Phoenix Transit & Logistics in Dearborn, Mich., are long gone. Around three dozen of the trailers they once ferried between auto plants — packed with dashboards, engine components, lights and other parts for General Motors — are sitting in a lot with nowhere to go. It’s an increasingly familiar scene as
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChrystie Jenkins says there was no communication or teamwork at the hospital she was treated in There is a “very long way to go” before maternity services at Cwm Taf health board can be declared safe, an independent review panel has said. The panel was appointed after
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption The cast of Hollyoaks celebrate a first for the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks was the big winner at the Inside Soap Awards, taking home the best soap award for the first time. Stephanie Davis, who plays Sinead in the Channel 4 soap, was named best actress, while colleague Adam
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption The NBA’s largest store outside North America is in Beijing China’s state broadcaster has scrapped plans to show two US NBA basketball pre-season exhibition games, as the row over a team executive’s tweet in support of Hong Kong protesters grows. Houston Rockets boss Daryl Morley apologised after his tweet, from
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Halloween and haunted houses go together like costumed children and epic sugar highs. This year, perhaps you would like to spend Oct. 31 with an overnight stay at a house or hotel frequented by the dearly departed. In the United States, there’s no shortage of rumored haunted accommodations, and the five options here celebrate their
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Chinese state broadcaster CCTV announced Tuesday it will no longer air two NBA preseason games set to be played in the country. In a statement, CCTV indicated the decision was prompted by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s remarks in Japan following a tweet by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey last week that supported anti-government demonstrations
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