Inside the high-wire business of MrBeast

The biggest YouTuber in the world is looking beyond videos to build a multibillion-dollar empire. For the last several months, Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, has been talking with investors about …

Source: The Verge

10 tiny gadgets I carry with me everywhere - and you might want to, too

If you love gear that's both useful and affordable, these gadgets make great gifts without stretching your budget.

Source: ZDNet

Central African Republic: On the road to reconciliation in Bangassou

In May 2017, a Catholic Mission in Bangassou in the Central African Republic became a symbol of resistance. Priests formed a human chain to defend Muslims from a massacre by …

Source: France 24

Trump Organization sues Capital One bank over account closures after Jan. 6 Capitol riot

The Trump companies accuse Capitol One of having "'woke' beliefs that it needed to distance itself from President Trump and his conservative political views."

Source: CNBC

German government coalition: Can CDU, SPD come together?

Germany needs a new government fast. The center-right CDU/CSU and the center-left SPD are set to hammer out an agreement by Easter, but there are several sticking points.

Source: Deutsche Welle

China slams ‘two-faced’ Trump as export growth slows

Beijing’s foreign minister Wang Yi criticises US president over increasingly hostile trade relations

Source: Financial Times

SpaceX’s latest Starship explosion lights up the sky over the Caribbean again

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Similar to the aftermath from SpaceX’s failed seventh test flight on January 16th, yesterday’s explosion following the launch of Starship’s eighth test …

Source: The Verge

Patients with long Covid regain sense of smell and taste with pioneering surgery

Surgeons believe the technique called functional septorhinoplasty (fSRP) ‘kickstarts’ smell recovery in patients

Doctors in London have successfully restored a sense of smell and taste in patients who lost it …

Source: The Guardian

This budget Lenovo PC is the desktop I recommend to most people - even if you're not a gamer

The Lenovo LOQ Tower 17IRR9 is a compact yet capable machine that can easily handle most workloads. It offers solid performance at a budget-friendly price.

Source: ZDNet

12 Android phone settings you should change to dramatically increase battery life

Maximizing your Android's battery life doesn't have to be a mystery. Use these 12 proven tips to make every minute of power count.

Source: ZDNet

Sen. Blumenthal asks Visa for records of its payments deal with Elon Musk’s X

The Senate request is one of the first signs of scrutiny on Visa after a late January announcement that it had agreed to provide services to X.

Source: CNBC

Friday Briefing

Talks about Ukraine.

Source: New York Times