Nayel Nassar and Jennifer Gates, eldest daughter of Bill and Melinda French Gates. (Instagram photo via @nayelnassar) Melinda French Gates is paying special attention to the Tokyo Olympics this week as her future son-in-law represents Eqypt in equestrian sports. French Gates tweeted Tuesday about Nayel Nassar, the fiancée of her and Bill Gates’ eldest daughter, … Read more
PARIS – Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open wasn’t the result everyone in tennis had wanted, and yet it happened anyway. It could probably have been avoided through better communication and smarter decisions, but on Monday night the sport’s most prominent young star felt she had no better choice than to retire from the … Read more
(Would you like to receive this briefing by email? Here is the registration.) Here are the top stories of the week and a look ahead As the pace of vaccination in the United States has slowed, the nation is nearing President Biden’s goal of vaccinating 70 percent of adults by July 4. The greatest advances … Read more
Giving the richest 20% of Americans a break from processed foods, Simple Feast has landed on the shores of the United States to grow its presence by funding $ 45 million from investors. The European startup wants to take a page out of the screaming LIVEKINDLY Collective playbook and hit the US market with gourmet … Read more
Das Tragen einer eng anliegenden Maske oder einer Doppelmaske kann die Exposition gegenüber und Ausbreitung von COVID-19, einer entscheidenden Abwehr gegen neu auftretende Variationen des Virus, drastisch verringern, berichtete die CDC am Mittwoch. In Labortests mit Dummies verringerte sich die Exposition gegenüber potenziell infektiösen Aerosolen um mehr als 90%, wenn enge oder doppelte Masken verwendet … Read more
The French startup Seyna has a new CEO. Stephen Leguillon joins the company as managing director, while Philippe Mangematin resigns from his daily activities for personal reasons – he becomes honorary chairman. If you are unfamiliar with the company, Seyna is an Insurtech startup that has been granted an insurance license to provide property and … Read more