Posts by Amelia Frost
Julia Lundstrom on Fixing Chronic Health Issues Backwards — Brain First, Everything Else Follows
You can keep chasing symptoms, or you can start with your brain first, where health actually begins. That’s the philosophy that has shaped Julia Lundstrom’s work in neuroscience and brain-health education, with an aim to change the notion of reactive care to proactive care, knowing that the brain is the cockpit for the body. Lundstrom,…
Read MoreGlobal Security Leader Arun Kumar Elengovan Delivers Influential Keynote on Secrets Management at SCIS 2025
International Business Times presents this report as part of its continuing coverage of global technology leadership and emerging directions in sustainable computing, intelligent systems and cybersecurity. Arun Kumar Elengovan The 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Intelligent Systems, known as SCIS 2025, concluded with a keynote session that drew considerable attention from both academic…
Read MoreThe Tinkerbell Haircut Is Trending—Here’s How to Get The Look
2025 has been the unexpected year of the pixie cut, and the ‘Tinkerbell haircut’ is the latest trending take. Super-short haircuts dominated red carpets this year, from Emma Stone’s viral pixie debut at the Golden Globes to the sea of celebrities in 1920s-coded crops at the Emmys. “Pixie cuts tap into blend of confidence and…
Read MoreGlobal Tax Shake-Up Forces Corporations To Rethink Billions In Profits
Multinational corporations are scrambling to adjust their tax strategies as new global rules designed to curb offshore profit shifting take effect, potentially reshaping investment decisions and corporate behaviour worldwide. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) introduced a global minimum corporate tax of 15% this year, targeting large companies that have long used complex…
Read MoreCrypto’s Growing Links To Traditional Finance Raise Systemic Concerns Amid Market Turmoil
The cryptocurrency market has experienced dramatic losses in recent weeks, wiping more than $1 trillion from its overall value, and analysts are increasingly warning that the sector’s growing ties to traditional financial systems could pose broader risks to financial stability. The total value of global digital assets currently stands at roughly $3.2 trillion, with daily…
Read MoreAmazon Begins Issuing Prime Refunds After $2.5 Billion FTC Settlement
Amazon has begun sending refunds to Prime customers as part of a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which accused the company of tricking millions of people into signing up for its subscription service and making it unnecessarily difficult to cancel. The agreement, one of the largest consumer protection settlements in the FTC’s…
Read MoreUS Adds 119,000 Jobs In September; Jobless Rate Rises To 4.4% In Delayed Report
The U.S. economy added a stronger-than-expected 119,000 jobs in September, even as the unemployment rate climbed to 4.4%, the highest level in nearly four years, according to a government report released Thursday after a weeks-long delay caused by the federal shutdown. The long-awaited snapshot of the labor market offered a mixed picture. Hiring outpaced economists’…
Read MoreStocks Fall Sharply As AI Jitters, Rate-Cut Doubts Hit Wall Street
A powerful early rally on Wall Street collapsed Thursday as renewed concerns about the durability of the artificial intelligence boom and fading expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut sent major indexes sharply lower. The Nasdaq composite fell about 2.2%. The S&P 500 slid 1.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, up nearly 700 points at…
Read MoreTrump Claims Susie Wiles Could Wipe Out a Country With One Phone Call
President Donald Trump stunned attendees at a White House artificial-intelligence summit after he praised his Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, as ‘the most powerful person in the world,’ joking that she could ‘wipe out a country with a mere phone call.’ Hours later, federal officials confirmed they were investigating a cybersecurity breach linked to Wiles’s…
Read MoreAvi Loeb Challenges NASA Over Mysterious 3I/ATLAS Anomalies
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has publicly expressed frustration after NASA officials brushed off his concerns about unexplained features in 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object to visit our Solar System. The tense exchange unfolded during a live Newsmax appearance, where both sides offered starkly different interpretations of the object’s behaviour. NASA’s acting Administrator, Sean Duffy,…
Read MoreVenezuela’s Maduro Says ‘Heavy Weaponry And Missiles’ Have Been Deployed In Key Areas Due To Tensions With U.S.
Venezuela’s authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said his regime has deployed “heavy weaponry and missiles” in a key part of the country as tensions with the Donald Trump administration remain high. Maduro said the deployment is part of a “comprehensive defense plan” and fortifies the corridor between Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira. He…
Read MoreJohn Fetterman Slams Trump For Saying Dems Who Urged The Military To Refuse Orders Engaged In ‘Seditious Behavior’ Punishable ‘By Death’
John Fetterman Sen. John Fetterman slammed President Donald Trump for saying that Democratic lawmakers who urged the military to refuse obeying certain orders were engaging in “seditious behavior” that is “punishable by death.” “I strongly reject this dangerous rhetoric. Do not threaten Members of Congress. Republican or Democrat. It’s deeply wrong with no exceptions—ever,” Fetterman…
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