The NBA postseason is a grind, essentially a two-month micro season during which things can change very quickly. It’s often the consistent teams, or the ones that catch fire and get hot or the ones carried by stars that end up with the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. This season, there is no shortage of stars, with a pair of Most ...

CleanTech Lithium (AIM:CTL), an innovative sustainable lithium developer in Chile, is collaborating with DuPont Water Solutions, a business unit of DuPont, to test lithium processing technology. DuPont has developed a new nanofiltration (NF) membrane technology for high lithium recovery. This will be tested in CleanTech Lithium’s direct lithium extraction (DLE) downstream process. The role of the NF is to remove ...

Farcaster, the most hyped web3 twitter alternative backed by a16Z and Coinbase, has finally made its blockchain, Snapchain, live on Wednesday. Snapchain is built for decentralized social media applications built via Farcaster particularly and aims to scale and enhance its platforms. Notably, the chain can handle 10,000 transactions per second but for transaction here implies “post”, “like”, or any action ...

Vietnam, a country heavily dependent on coal for its energy needs, has ambitious plans to significantly increase its power generation capacity by 2030. The country’s newly revised national power plan outlines a strategy that prioritises a shift towards renewable energy sources and the introduction of nuclear power, according to a Reuters report.  This move signifies a significant change in Vietnam’s ...

Indian stock markets continued their robust upward trajectory on Thursday, April 17, capping off a fourth consecutive session of gains with significant advances across the board. Buoyed by strong buying interest, particularly in financial stocks, and supported by positive global cues, the benchmark indices closed firmly in positive territory, reaching notable milestones. The bullish sentiment was palpable throughout the trading ...

A third high-level Pentagon staffer has been placed on administrative leave in two days as part of a probe into media leaks. Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was escorted out of the building on Wednesday, following Dan Caldwell, senior advisor to Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Darin Selnick, deputy chief of staff to Hegseth.  ‘We can confirm ...

Chinese online retailer Temu, whose “Shop like a billionaire” marketing campaign made its way to last year’s Super Bowl, has dramatically slashed its online ad spending in the U.S. and seen its ranking in Apple’s App Store plunge following President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on trade partners. Temu, which is owned by Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings, had been on an online advertising blitz in recent ...

The Heisman Trophy winner aims to give an NFL team two players for the price of one in the 2025 NFL Draft. Hunter played over 86% of Colorado’s offensive snaps and 82% of the team’s defensive snaps in 2024. The 21-year-old has showcased his ability to be a natural playmaker with instincts that would translate at the NFL level on ...

Investor Insight With compelling economic metrics demonstrated through its new prefeasibility study, Jindalee Lithium’s McDermitt Project presents a strong case for investors to gain exposure to this critical mineral and participate in the global clean energy transition. Overview Jindalee Lithium (ASX:JLL,OTCQX:JNDAF) is an Australia-based pure-play US lithium company focused exclusively on its 100-percent-owned McDermitt Lithium Project, currently one of the ...

The cryptocurrency price prediction for today, April 16, suggests choppy moves will continue as Bitcoin price defends $80,000 while Ethereum holds on to the $1,500 support level. Meanwhile, macro trends are shifting as President Trump considers pausing auto tariffs. If this happens, altcoins are poised to rally. In this article, we look at the top 5 altcoins with strong fundamentals, ...

India has prolonged the bidding process for deep-sea blocks abundant in critical minerals, essential for electric vehicle batteries and various other products, according to a Reuters report.  The auction, originally scheduled to conclude earlier, will now remain open until May 1.  This extension, as announced by a spokesperson from India’s Ministry of Mines, aims to provide potential bidders with additional ...

The FTSE 100 index has bounced back recently after Donald Trump softened his stance on the tariffs and after the US reported the latest economic numbers. The index, which tracks the biggest companies in the UK, rose to £8,200 on Wednesday, up sharply from the year-to-date low of £7,545. This surge happened as the GBP/USD pair soared to its highest point ...