During the last academic year, more than one in ten upper secondary school students lost their study grant due to unauthorized absences. The proportion continues to grow year by year. 43,600 upper secondary school students had their study grants withdrawn during the recently concluded academic year, the Central Student Financial Aid Board (CSN) announced. This…
The American chip giant Nvidia has lost about $1 trillion in value in the 16 percent price drop since its peak on May 14. Nvidia’s so-called P/E ratio – that is, the share price divided by the profit forecast one year ahead – is therefore at its lowest level since the beginning of 2019. Wall…
From a Childhood of Poverty to Software and Education Entrepreneurship in Europe: The Inspiring Story of Mehmet Can Seyhan Mehmet Can Seyhan was born in Türkiye in 1994 and faced life’s challenges at a very young age. Coming from a Kurdish family, Seyhan lost his father when he was only 4 years old. Growing up…
Shimmering on Deb Marino’s finger are diamonds set in an eye-catching gold ring. “Of course it’s a middle finger ring, because, why not?” the Florida-based blogger says on her Tiktok feed. Getting rid of her engagement ring would have suggested a regret the 34-year-old doesn’t feel – after all, her marriage brought her daughter. Even…
Domestic animals’ cuteness and humans’ relatively flat faces may be the work of a gene that controls some important developmental cells, a study of lab-grown human cells suggests. Some scientists are touting the finding as the first real genetic evidence for two theories about domestication. One of those ideas is that humans domesticated themselves over many generations,…