New results from a clinical trial reveal that a single dose of psilocybin — a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in mushrooms — can provide sustained reductions in depression and anxiety in individuals with cancer suffering from major depressive disorder. The findings are published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American…
ANYONE WANT to buy a used social network? One careful Chinese owner, 170m users in America and revenue there of $12bn last year. The White House is running a chaotic auction for TikTok, a Chinese-owned app that Congress has ordered to find a non-Chinese owner or else face a ban. On April 4th, on the…
When Cosell speaks, people listen. No, I am not talking about Howard Cosell, though I do remember watching a multitude of sporting events hosted by Howard Cosell of ABC Sports in the 1970s. Many are perhaps unaware that Howard Cosell’s nephew is Greg Cosell, who created his NFL Matchup show (ESPN) 40 years ago. Cosell…
Gant has linked up with Marcolin until 2032. The two companies have announced the early renewal of the exclusive licensing deal for the design, manufacture, and global distribution of the American label’s sunglasses and prescription frames. A Gant sunglass model – DR The collaboration originally launched in 2013 and has clearly been a successful one…
We have a release date for the smaller 43mm OnePlus Watch 3 It will begin rolling out on July 8 It’s said to be “packed with specs that rival the full-sized version” When I reviewed the OnePlus Watch 3 two months ago (at the time of writing), I said it was already a contender for…
WARREN BUFFETT must be feeling smug right now. Months before American stockmarkets started sliding from record levels in late February, as investors began to question President Donald Trump’s stewardship of the world’s largest economy, the nonagenarian billionaire was cashing out of equities. In 2024 his industrial conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, sold a net $134bn of stocks,…
The best teams in the world will be in the United States this summer as the FIFA Club World Cup will bring teams from reigning Champions League champions Paris Saint-Germain to the only amateur side in the competition in Auckland City FC from New Zealand. Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will kick off the competition…
BT could save £3 billion by cutting up to 55,000 workers, AI could end even more contracts If share prices don’t rise, BT might have to spin off Openreach Group revenue was down 2% year-over-year BT CEO Allison Kirkby has indicated the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence could lead to even deeper cuts beyond current…
Getty Images Doug Barrowman, who led PPE Medpro, pictured alongside his wife Baroness Michelle Mone. The chair of the Covid inquiry has ruled that evidence related to PPE Medpro, the firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman, will be heard in a closed, private session next month. On 3 March, the…
For decades politicians in Washington might have been mistaken for lobbyists for American companies in China. They pushed for the country to be opened up to American banks, planes and fast-food chains. Boeing, an American plane manufacturer, for example, began receiving orders from China just after Richard Nixon visited the country in 1972. Now many…
