15 ecosystems quietly running the planet, one species at a time: A few specific places on Earth contain a disproportionate share of all known species — and understanding why those places are so productive explains a great deal about how life works
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- Johnson & Johnson CEO says curing certain cancers within a decade is a realistic goal: Joaquin Duato made the comments at a CEO summit in London, where he also said AI is already helping J&J develop medicines faster
- 25 exercises that tell you more about your strength than any gym test: These are the functional strength benchmarks that indicate whether your body can do what daily life, emergencies, and aging will eventually ask of it
- Bank of Japan raises interest rates to a 31-year high as inflation and a weak yen pile on pressure: The BOJ lifted its policy rate to 1% on Tuesday, the first time it has reached that level since 1995, in a 7-1 board vote
- Quartz repostedAmerican Express is buying Tripadvisor's European restaurant booking platform for $700 million: The all-cash deal will expand American Express's dining network to 75,000 bookable venues across Europe
- Quartz repostedNvidia is joining the AI borrowing frenzy: Nvidia is joining a broad wave of technology companies borrowing in bond markets to finance spending tied to the AI buildout
- Quartz reposted20 famous people from history who died in genuinely bizarre circumstances: From a playwright killed by a tortoise dropped by an eagle to a king who died laughing, history's most unexpected deaths are stranger than any fiction
- Oil prices sink to a 3-month low. But tanker bosses aren't rushing back to the Strait of Hormuz: Shipping groups cite uncleared mines and the need for verified safety conditions before resuming meaningful traffic through the waterway
- McDonald's is bringing back fried apple pie for America's 250th birthday: The fast food giant is reviving the menu item it replaced with a baked version in 1992, in honor of the U.S. semiquincentennial
- Mobileye is launching its own U.S. robotaxi service: The plans mark a shift from Mobileye's role as a supplier of self-driving technology to other automakers and mobility companies
- 26 recipes that use a cast iron skillet: From crispy cornbread to seared steak, these cast iron skillet recipes cover breakfast, dinner, and dessert — all made better by the pan's unmatched heat retention
- Robinhood is slashing 10% of its workforce: The trading platform will cut roughly 290 jobs and incur $28 million in restructuring charges, citing a push to flatten management layers
- SpaceX briefly surpasses Microsoft in market cap as the post-IPO stock surge continues: SpaceX's market cap of almost $2.8 trillion makes it the fifth-largest publicly traded company, slightly behind Microsoft but still ahead of Amazon
