Kareena Kapoor Khan says she isn’t bothered by the camera showing her wrinkles; wants to break the image-centric narrative of the industry | Hindi Movie News

In the world of glitz and glamour, the star needs to look prim and proper all the time. One is age-shamed when their wrinkles start showing up or when the makeup fails to cover the fine lines. In a recent conversation, Bollywood icon Kareena Kapoor Khan candidly discussed the respective topic and poured her heart … Read more

Outlook good for Canadian oil and gas sector, says industry report, but risks remain

Canada’s upstream oil and gas industry and drilling services sector has a “very favourable” outlook for 2024, according to Enserva’s State of the Industry report released on Thursday. Key highlights of the report show that oil prices are expected to remain strong, demand will be robust, export capacity will increase, and investment and drilling activity are set … Read more

How the future of sneakers is digitisation: from Nike’s RTFKT to Zellerfeld’s 3D-printed shoes, innovators are pushing the boundaries

Acquired by Nike in 2021, RTFKT marries physical sneakers with their digital counterparts, creating unique experiences that blur the line between the real and virtual worlds. RTFKT x Nike Dunk sneakers. Photo: Instagram / @rtfkt Each RTFKT sneaker is equipped with an NFC chip, allowing users to unlock exclusive digital assets, such as non-fungible tokens … Read more

Germany plans partial reform of its debt brake, Lindner says – POLITICO

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced plans to reform the country’s debt rules to allow more spending in times of economic downturn, while also voicing criticism over planned price increases for farmers and airlines. In an interview with German regional newspapers published Saturday, Lindner said he intends to revise an economic calculation component that defines … Read more

To save the climate, change the game for petrostates – POLITICO

Daniel Litvin is the founder of Critical Resource and a visiting senior fellow at the Grantham Research Institute at LSE. He is the author of “Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility.” He writes here in a personal capacity. The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, has ended with what its host, the … Read more

SmileDirectClub shuts down months after filing for bankruptcy protection

SmileDirectClub is shutting down just months after the struggling teeth-straightening company filed for bankruptcy protection. In a Friday announcement, the U.S.-based company that was operating in multiple countries, including Canada, said it had made an “incredibly difficult decision to wind down its global operations, effective immediately.” That leaves existing customers in limbo. SmileDirectClub’s aligner treatment through … Read more

Helium startups on the Prairies hope to keep domestic supplies afloat

To the untrained eye, the collection of pipes and structures rising out of the prairie 200 kilometres east of Calgary looks like any other natural gas processing plant in southern Alberta.  But the Steveville plant isn’t focused on extracting hydrocarbons. Instead, the prize it’s seeking deep underground is helium.  The element is most commonly associated with … Read more

New EU short-term rental rules are an example to the world – POLITICO

Around 15 years after Airbnb began, EU institutions are in the process of giving their final approvals to the world’s first template on how to regulate our platform and industry. We not only welcome this watershed moment as an opportunity to begin a new chapter in our relationships with governments, but we believe the leadership … Read more

Ships could capture energy from waves by imitating whales

In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of commercial ships, a group of U.K. researchers has scoured through the research into a unique technology that imitates the action of a whale’s tail to help propel ships and reduce fuel consumption. The findings of the review-study from Cranfield University, published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews … Read more