Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian-born mathematician who was the first woman to win the coveted Fields Medal, has died in a US hospital after a battle with cancer. She was 40. Mirzakhani’ friend Firouz Naderi announced her death on Saturday on Instagram, and her relatives confirmed the death to the Mehr agency in Iran. “A light … Read more
The silicone bracelet I’m wearing around my wrist isn’t particularly subtle. But it’s not meant to be. The bright red strap encases a small rectangular rechargeable battery that sits against my wrist and can deliver shocks over 200 volts. Emblazoned on the top is a lightning bolt, so there’s no risk I’ll forget what the … Read more
When General Motors CEO Mary Barra introduced the Chevrolet Bolt at the CES gadget show last year, she took a shot at Tesla. Buyers can be confident because Chevy has 3,000 U. S. dealers to service the new electric vehicle, she said. The implication was that Tesla, with just 69 service centers nationwide, can make … Read more
Chelsea Clinton, the 37-year-old only child of Bill and Hillary Clinton, is fueling speculation that she could one day run for office — honing her Twitter profile, publishing a new book and becoming increasingly vocal in the wake of her mother’s presidential defeat. Gone is the publicity-shy former first daughter with bouncy curls — replaced … Read more
Chelsea Clinton, the 37-year-old only child of Bill and Hillary Clinton, is fueling speculation that she could one day run for office — honing her Twitter profile, publishing a new book and becoming increasingly vocal in the wake of her mother’s presidential defeat. Gone is the publicity-shy former first daughter with bouncy curls — replaced … Read more
Most people see the glam pictures when you are holding a microphone and speaking at some summit or some conference, or when you are hobnobbing with big men and famous people and think entrepreneurship is some kind of funny dance where all you do is write motivational stories and be an all around nice person. … Read more
US star Lexi Thompson won her eighth career LPGA title Sunday, firing a six-under par 65 to capture the Kingsmill Championship by five strokes for her first victory of 2017. Thompson had appeared set to win a major title last month at the ANA Inspiration before a television viewer using slo-motion replay discovered a violation, … Read more
South Korea’s Hur Mi-Jung upset top-ranked Lydia Ko 1-up Saturday to reach the quarter-finals of the LPGA Lorena Ochoa Match Play while third-ranked Thai star Ariya Jutanurgan also advanced. Seoul-born New Zealander Ko, already assured of holding off Ariya to keep her top ranking for at least another week, became the biggest name yet to … Read more
Japan’s Haru Nomura stretched her lead to two strokes at the wind-whipped LPGA Texas Shootout on Saturday, firing a one-over par 72 at Las Colinas Country Club in suburban Dallas. Nomura looked poised to take an even bigger lead into Sunday’s final round before a double-bogey at the par-three 17th. But her one-over effort, which … Read more
World number two Serena Williams is pregnant and due in the autumn, her representative has confirmed. The 35-year-old earlier posted a picture of herself on Snapchat posing in a mirror with the message: “20 weeks” before deleting the post. The American, who won an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam in Australia in January, will miss … Read more
Alphabet’s life sciences unit Verily on Wednesday announced a study to track people for years, right down to their genetics, in a quest for insights into staying healthy. Verily Life Sciences partnered with Duke University School of Medicine and Stanford Medicine for the Project Baseline study intended to collect broad health data from approximately 10,000 … Read more
The first rail freight train from China to the UK arrived three months ago The first rail freight service from the UK to China will depart on a 7,500-mile journey from Essex on Monday. Thirty containers will carry British goods including whisky, soft drinks, vitamins and pharmaceuticals. A DB Cargo locomotive will leave the DP … Read more
Chelsea Clinton will become a member of the board of travel service Expedia. Expedia expanded its board from 13 to 14 members and elected Clinton, the daughter of former president Bill and former secretary of state Hillary, to fill the new position, a public filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission shows. Clinton, 37, … Read more
Travel service Expedia added to its board the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton and former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, according to a public filing posted Friday. Expedia expanded its board from 13 to 14 members and elected Chelsea Clinton to fill the new position, according to a filing with the US Securities … Read more
After 30 years of studying the brain as a guide to building faster computers, Kwabena Boahen may have given his fellow researchers a much-needed template for finishing the job. His story, as a Stanford professor and Ghanaian emigrant, exemplifies what America has to gain — or lose — by inhibiting immigration. You might not know … Read more
The arrest of Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee on bribery charges could hamper decisions on strategic investments and acquisitions at the sprawling conglomerate, insiders and former executives say, even with strong leadership at its many businesses. Although business at flagship Samsung Electronics (005930. KS) is humming along, big calls will need to be made … Read more
It seems the bug that bit Mourihno has bitten Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola. Reality has caught up with the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach. His demeanor after Sunday’s match against Southampton accentuated the spell that’s possibly following them—as both lost 4-0 to their former clubs within a week. Five matches with no wins … Read more
He has always insisted he would break Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major titles, but it seems Tiger Woods is now not so sure. The former world No.1 needs four more majors to equal Nicklaus’ mark, but the 40-year-old has not won one of golf’s big four events since the 2008 US Open and has … Read more
During a recent interview with, American Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, stated in response to a question about his foreign policy agenda, “I’d rather not play my cards… I want to be unpredictable”. This sentiment is nothing new for Trump. When talking to Fox News last October about America’s debt limit he responded to Chris Wallace … Read more