Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton June 13, 2025 Investors in the cryptocurrency company sued the former basketball player for his role in endorsing the platform NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has agreed to settle a lawsuit against him for his involvement in the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency company FTX. According to Fortune, the retired Los Angeles Lakers legend has settled the suit for $1.8 million for his role in promoting the failed company. The company went bankrupt in 2022 after Founder Sam Bankman-Fried was accused of investing money in ventures without investors’ approval.…
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From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Declining confidence is common with all genders during puberty, according to Jane Mendle, an associate professor of psychology at Cornell University. Mendle, who studies the effects that puberty has on the mental health of adolescents, particularly girls, also said that girls have steeper declines in self-esteem during puberty. Defining Puberty Puberty is not as easily defined as most might think, and on average, it’s about a four year process. “Puberty is transformative and it involves change across virtually every domain of life,” said Mendle. Although puberty markers for girls often begin with…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia Stephen Jackson (back, left) and Matt Barnes (back, center) recorded an episode of their podcast “All the Smoke,” with Quavo (far right) at the Rocket Foundation Summit. Photo by Laura Nwogu/The Atlanta Voice After its inaugural summit featuring former Vice President Kamala Harris, The Rocket Foundation hosted its second annual summit at the College Football Hall of Fame on Thursday, June 12. With a commitment to ending gun violence bolstered by the 2022 murder of rapper Takeoff, the day was filled with solution-backed conversations and highlights of community violence intervention (CVI) organizations, survivors, and…
Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection Uber is expanding its operations along Italy’s beautiful Amalfi Coast this summer.The rideshare company is launching Uber Copter and Uber Boat operations in Sorrento, Italy, running from June 26 to Aug. 24.Travelers can book Uber Copter or Uber Boat services at least 48 hours in advance on the Uber app. Traveling up and down Italy’s gorgeous Amalfi Coast is about to get a little more streamlined this summer. Uber announced that it is launching Uber Copter and Uber Boat in Sorrento, Italy, allowing visitors to use the app to travel by air, sea,…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World ⛏️ The Gold Standard: South Africa’s Trailblazer Patrice Motsepe became South Africa’s first Black billionaire in 2008, earning his fortune through mining—a sector once closed to Black entrepreneurs under apartheid. Today, his company, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), operates across the continent, producing gold, platinum, coal, and ferrous metals. Born in Soweto in 1962, Motsepe studied law at the University of the Witwatersrand and began his career during a time of seismic political transition. He founded ARM in 1997, just three years after South Africa’s first democratic elections. By 2025, his estimated net…
Black Voices: News, Culture & Community from Across the Nation By Stacy M. Brown | Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent More than 150 years after their crania were taken from New Orleans and shipped to Germany for racist scientific experiments, 19 Black Americans were finally laid to rest. In a moving display of remembrance and restoration, Dillard University, the City of New Orleans, and University Medical Center held a traditional jazz funeral and memorial service to honor the 13 men, four women, and two unidentified individuals whose remains were stolen in the 1870s by a local physician and sent…
Scientific Research & Expedition: Discover the Globe Via Study and Innovation de Sande, B. V. et al. Applications of single-cell RNA sequencing in medication expedition and development. Nat. Rev. Drug Discov. 22 , 496– 520 (2023 Post PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Zhang, M. J. et al. Polygenic enrichment identifies problem organizations of particular cells in single-cell RNA-seq info. Nat. Genet. 54 , 1572– 1580 (2022 Brief post CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Rood, J. E. et al. Impact of the Human Cell Atlas on medicine. Nat. Drug. 28 , 2486– 2496 (2022 Review CAS PubMed Google Scholar Rood,…
Politics Today: News, Analysis & Debate Across the Spectrum Richard Grenell can’t keep season ticket holders from leaving the once-nonpartisan Kennedy Center, where he’s president of the board of trustees, but apparently, Grenell thinks he has a chance at being California’s next governor. Grenell, who is also a Trump administration diplomat, is reportedly eyeing a run to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom—but only if former Vice President Kamala Harris jumps in the race. “I want to see if Kamala [Harris] runs,” Grenell said in an early clip of a Politico podcast, obtained by the Daily Beast. “If Kamala runs, I…
Health Watch: Wellness, Research & Healthy Living Tips The Mediterranean diet—one of the most popular healthy eating patterns out there—might be good for more than just lowering your risk of heart attack, stroke, and dementia. A new study suggests it could ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), too. The research, published in Neurogastroenterology & Motility in April, suggests that the Mediterranean diet could be an alternative strategy for dealing with the abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation that often come with IBS. Currently, patients looking to manage their IBS are often encouraged to follow the low FODMAP diet—it’s effective…
Business Insights: Global Markets, Strategy & Economic Trends GenAI capabilities are improving exponentially every six months or so, and yet most companies are adopting models at a linear pace, at best. Read the full article from the original source