Shinsegae Foods launches plant-based Better Meat store in Gangnam

Shinsegae Foods is opening its first plant-based store in Seoul, South Korea. The company chose to sell its alternative meat products in the busy shopping mall in the countrys Gangnam District. Shinsegae Foods will...

Celltrion buys more stake in UK’s Iksuda Therapeutics, becomes the largest shareholder

Celltrion biopharmaceutical company based in Incheon, South Korea, has become the largest shareholder in United Kingdoms Iksuda Therapeutics biotech firm. This happened after the former acquired more stake in the...

Volvo Cars recall around 106,900 cars worldwide due to faulty brakes

Volvo has started contacting owners of its around 106,900 cars worldwide over suspected brake problems to have a software update installed, according to a Volvo Cars spokesperson. According to the National Highway...

IBM to slash jobs despite exceeding analyst’s estimates

IBM technology company based in New York reported its quarterly revenue on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The company revealed it was able to top analysts estimates as its infrastructure and software units have shown...

UK: 200 asylum-seeking children reported missing

The British government said around 200 children seeking asylum in the country have been missing from their temporary hotel accommodation. Some of the missing children were also reported to be under 16 years old. On...

Facebook, Instagram to reactivate Donald Trump’s accounts after the 2-year ban

The Facebook and Instagram accounts of Donald Trump are set to be reactivated by Meta. This will officially lift the ban on the former U.S. president that was imposed two years ago. This means that Meta will allow the...

North Korea: Pyongyang on lockdown due to 'respiratory illness'

Officials in North Korea have placed its capital Pyongyang on lockdown for five cases due to the increasing cases of respiratory illness. The lockdown follows months after North Korea declared to have overcome its outbreak...

Former Taiwan VP Chen Chien-jen to become new premier

Taiwans former vice president Chen Chien-jen is set to become the island nations new premier following the anticipated reshuffling of the presidential cabinet. The reshuffling also comes as the governing Democratic...

Scientists have started steering lightning with lasers – here's how

Lightning may look beautiful but every year it kills thousands of people, does huge amounts of damage to buildings and infrastructure, and causes power outages. The only protection we have is lightning rods, which were...

Eisai, Biogen apply for Alzheimer's drug approval in Japan

Eisai Co. and Biogen Inc. hope to gain approval with the Japanese health ministry by the end of the year of an Alzheimers drug that could both treat the cause and slow symptom progression. The U.S. Food and Drug...

S. Korean researchers unveil lithium replacement for EV battery cathode that increases range

The research team at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology has developed a high-performing lithium metal battery with higher energy storage capacity that can extend the driving distance of electric vehicles by...

Are black holes time machines? Yes, but there's a catch

Black holes form natural time machines that allow travel to both the past and the future. But dont expect to be heading back to visit the dinosaurs any time soon. At present, we dont have spacecraft that could get us...

NBA and Meta to stream live games in ‘NBA Arena’ VR experience

The NBA collaborated with Meta to create NBA Arena, a virtual reality (VR) fan experience on Meta Horizons on the Meta Quest headset. NBA Arena in Meta Horizon Worlds will air 52 live games, including five immersive...

Will AI tech like ChatGPT improve inclusion for people with communication disability?

Netflix paid account sharing option will start in a few months

Netflix account owners and borrowers will have to make some major adjustments soon. The company recently confirmed that its paid account sharing options would be available in more countries in a few months. In a letter...

Installing solar-powered refrigerators in developing countries is an effective way to reduce hunger and slow climate change