As more parts of the world face intense drought, new technologies are emerging to clean and reuse existing water. Investors are seeing potential for big profits. Water treatment is expensive. It uses a lot of energy and produces its own waste that gets disposed of at a hefty price. Capture6, a startup in Berkeley, California, says it’s developing a solution, ...
Use of low-cost e-commerce giants Temu and Shein has slowed significantly in the key U.S. market amid President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports and the closure of the de minimis loophole, new data shows. Temu’s U.S. daily active users (DAUs) dropped 52% in May versus March, before Trump’s tariffs were announced, while those at rival Shein were down 25%, ...
Former LSU gymnast Olivia ‘Livvy’ Dunne stunned spectators at the recent Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show, taking a very unique turn when she stepped on the runway: she broke into the splits. This wasn’t Dunne’s first run with Sports Illustrated. She was one of four cover girls for the magazine’s recent swimsuit issue. She’s been working with Sports Illustrated since ...
It’s time for American sports fans – even American tennis fans – to stop taking Coco Gauff for granted. On some level, that’s a crazy sentence to write. For two straight years, she has been the highest-paid women’s athlete in the world, earning $21 million in endorsements alone in 2024, according to Sportico, even though she’s never been ranked No. ...
The big domino has finally fallen in Pittsburgh, Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers agreeing to a one-year contract Thursday that will become official once he passes a physical. But make no bones about it, there’s a lot of work yet to be done in the Steel City if the home team wants to make serious inroads toward winning a record ...
Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark is sidelined with an injury for the first time in her pro career, but the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year expects to be back on the court sooner than later. “I’ll miss this weekend’s game, but after that, it’s day-by-day,’ Clark said on Thursday, June 5, noting that there’s a ‘possibility’ she’ll suit up ...
OKLAHOMA CITY — With the Finals starting in Oklahoma City (where the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to in 2008), NBA expansion is noteworthy topic, especially with Seattle, Las Vegas and other markets trying to land an NBA team if and when expansion becomes a reality. NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed the topic before Game 1. “The current sense is we should ...
For the third year in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have a new starting quarterback. Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers have agreed to a one-year contract, with the quarterback informing the team that he plans to sign ahead of mandatory minicamp as the presumed starter for 2025. There have been multiple starting quarterbacks in Pittsburgh since Ben Roethlisberger retired ...
Use of low-cost e-commerce giants Temu and Shein has slowed significantly in the key U.S. market amid President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports and the closure of the de minimis loophole, new data shows. Temu’s U.S. daily active users (DAUs) dropped 52% in May versus March, before Trump’s tariffs were announced, while those at rival Shein were down 25%, ...
One day after gifting Texas Tech softball with varsity letter jackets and shoes for making it to the Women’s College World Series for the first time in program history, the former Texas Tech and NFL quarterback is at Game 2 of the WCWS championship series on June 5 at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was ...