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PERFORMANCE PROFITS: To break records or break the bank? The cost of marathon perfection

Yesterday at 21:09 PM, via Daily Maverick

The limits of human sporting performance have been stretched because there are profits to be made for those who dare to do it. The marathon world record chase is now a ‘billion-dollar race’ fuelled by extensive sports science and R&D investment, with brands like Nike and Adidas spending an estimated $1.4bn in recent years to shave seconds off elite times.

Uber, Lyft Drivers In Massachusetts Form First US Ride-Share Union

Yesterday at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Ride-share drivers for app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft have unionized in Massachusetts, forming what state officials and labor leaders said was the first officially recognized organization in the U.S. to represent such gig workers. The newly formed App Drivers Union received certification from the Massachusetts Department of Labor...

Trump declares himself in perfect health after physical exam

Yesterday at 20:58 PM, via Daily Maverick

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who turns 80 next month, said “everything checked out perfectly” after having his physical on Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical ​Center, following a year of public attention on apparently minor health issues.

BlockchainFX & Pepenode Have Fallen Flat But BlockDAG Turbo at $0.0005 Could be the Next Moonshot

Yesterday at 20:16 PM, via Tech Financials

The crypto presale landscape in 2026 keeps producing the same lesson, entry price and utility depth determine everything. BlockchainFX crypto presale is closing at $0.035, nearly at its $15M hard cap with days remaining. Pepenode crypto presale wrapped in January 2026 at $0.0012, raised $2.4 million, and offers modest projected multiples with no live ecosystem […]

Osaka sparkles in golden French Open outfit

Yesterday at 20:15 PM, via BBC News

Naomi Osaka continues her tradition of serving jaw-dropping looks at Grand Slams with an outfit that reminds her of “the Eiffel tower at night”.

24 hours in pictures, 26 May 2026

Yesterday at 20:09 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Netherlands Blocks US Takeover of Vital Digital Supplier

Yesterday at 20:00 PM, via Slashdot

“Following months of public debate and protests against American IT giant Kyndryl’s proposed acquisition of Solvinity, a Dutch cloud provider that hosts the Netherlands’ online identity platform, the Dutch government has decided to block the acquisition,” writes longtime Slashdot reader rastakid. “The deal triggered fears that it would mean that ‘DigiD’ data would fall under foreign control,...

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