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A New York Clock that told time now tells the time remaining

Metronome's digital clock in Manhattan has been reprogrammed to illustrate a critical window for action to prevent the effects of global warming from becoming irreversible

What are the 3 Covers Against New Age Risks That are Gaining Popularity Among companies

Top 10 financial institutions: 2010 vs 2020

How a decade of technological changes has affected the world's biggest financial institutions. In 2010, the top 10 were all traditional banks. Now, the story is quite different

Does Wearing Glasses Protect You From Coronavirus?

After researchers noticed fewer nearsighted patients in a hospital ward in China, they speculated that wearing glasses might offer some protection against Covid-19.

News By Numbers: Breaking down key numbers in FinCEN Files

The new FinCEN Files unearth trillions of dollars of transactions flagged off as suspicious by global banks, including a $3 million transaction connected to an IPL team; the links between a Delhi based company, Indian public sector banks and a company on the US watchlist for terror financing, and more

TikTok deal exposes a security gap, and a missing China strategy

Technological progress has outpaced the political debate again. What will happen when the next TikTok arrives in the United States?

AstraZeneca, under fire for vaccine safety, releases trial blueprints

Experts are concerned that the company has not been more forthcoming about two participants who became seriously ill after getting its experimental vaccine

This 21-year-old launched India's first 'pet sanitiser'

Founder and CEO of Wiggles, Anushka Iyer is on a mission to transform the pet healthcare market in India

News by Numbers: Why India is making a new Parliament complex

The reason lies in Article 81 of the Constitution, which mandates fair representation of states and UTs in the Lok Sabha. Here's an explainer

Ruth Bader Ginsburg knew what to do with her time

The US Supreme Court's feminist icon, dead at 87, also knew something about the unreliability of happy endings

Ten interesting things we read this week

Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Business (Management lessons from Honeywell's former CEO; Niche consumer firms grab investor eyeballs), Productivity (All highly intelligent people share this trait; A psychologist explains why these 5 habits will help you stay focused all day), and History (East India Company: The original corporate raiders)