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Spencer Platt/Getty Costa Rica-based company Establishment Labs, the maker of Motiva breast implants, went public last week. It was the first IPO for the aesthetics sector in 2018, and the first breast aesthetics public offering in more than three years. The company is trying to disrupt an industry dominated by just three players: J&J, Allergan, […]
As humans boldly go where no one has been before, the guidelines on how to prevent contamination of these destinations with earthly microbes and vice versa do not meet the reality, according to a new report. The National Academies of Sciences report shows that NASA’s so-called planetary protection policies form half a century ago are […]
– Subaru is fortunate to be one of the small group of carmakers that enjoy a cultlike following. Unlike most of them, however, Subaru won that status without a comprehensive lineup of exceptional performance cars. Yes, the thin sliver of car buyers who are enthusiasts have long embraced Subaru’s rally-inspired WRX models, but the Japanese […]
Otto Greule Jr/Getty Richard Sherman gave a long, passionate criticism of the NFL combine and draft experts. Sherman said the combine features “irrelevant” tests like the 40-yard dash which is not indicative of a player’s ability on the field. Sherman also said the draft experts aren’t held accountable for overlooking great players who get drafted […]
While maintaining the most powerful armed forces in the world, the United States military is struggling to deal with shortages, out-of-date equipment and personnel issues, according to a new report by a conservative think tank. In its 2018 Index of US Military Strength, the Hermitage Foundation warned that “informed deliberations on the status of the […]
– Don’t call it a comeback—the 4Runner’s been here for years. And you’d know it to look at the thing, with its burly, last-decade styling, its big, naturally aspirated V-6, and a transmission with an improbably low number of gears (five) for something that shares the road with the likes of the Tesla Model S. […]
Access to data stored overseas has become a contentious issue with tech companies and the US government. Today, in a speech given to the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, Google’s senior vice president and general counsel, Kent Walker, urged Congress to update the laws concerning this topic. On this front, Microsoft scored a major […]
French politicians have been united in their praise for soldiers who foiled a potentially deadly attack in Orly airport. Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, however, engaged in a spat with the government over its “laxness” in allowing the incident to happen. “I salute the courage and efficiency of police and military officers who faced […]
Flickr/Kool Cats Photography The electric grid is an amazing integrated system of machines spanning an entire continent. The National Academy of Engineering has called it one of the greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century. But it is also expensive. By my analysis, the current (depreciated) value of the US electric grid, comprising power plants, […]
The trade guns of Navarro ON THE campaign trail, Donald Trump’s trade policy was an alarming mixture of coruscating complaints and fierce threats of protectionist retaliation. But the world has been in the dark about how much of this rhetoric his administration might turn into reality. A flicker of light came on March 1st as […]
