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They started out as Uber copycats but Grab and Gojek have transformed everyday life for Indonesians with their payment technology. Mercedes Ruehl looks at how the two multi-billion dollar companies have moved from ride-hailing into banking. Read more at https://on.ft.com/2YKqZ6U ► Check out our Community tab for more stories on the economy. ► Listen to

Koi fish are colorful patterned common carp that are now celebrated in annual koi shows and kept in ponds all over the world. Some are worth millions. —————————————————— #Koi #Fish #BusinessInsider Following is a transcript of the video: Anything strike you as special about this fish here? Well, it’s worth 1.8 million dollars. It won

Zellige tiles are one of Morocco’s most valued and recognizable art forms. But this type of tile isn’t cheap, especially compared to other popular machine-made tiles. A square foot of Zellige tiles can cost $50. Compare that to ceramic subway tiles, which might only cost $0.15 per square foot. The craft of making Zellige tiles

Presented by BASF A company in Nairobi wants to install bricks made from plastic trash across Kenya’s capital. Could they become a solution for a country where 90% of roads have never been paved? And are roads made from plastic really a good idea? MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: How Electric Car Batteries Are Recycled

Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan are among the stars featured in recent sales of back catalogues, and the rise of streaming services has some analysts predicting a doubling of revenue from music assets by 2030. But risks abound, from overpaying, to the threat of rising interest rates, not to mention if a songwriter doesn’t gel

App Academy is a coding bootcamp that only takes payment from its students after they get a job – it takes a cut of the first year’s salary. The program opens up opportunities for those without cash on hand, but is it legal? #CNN #Business #Jobs

Handmade ceramics aren’t cheap, but porcelain is often even more expensive. Compared to other ceramics, porcelain is non-porous, white, and translucent. The secret to these differences is in the clay. But even for experienced potters, porcelain can be challenging to work with. So how is porcelain made and why is it so expensive? MORE SO

These single-axle rolling campers are comforting, birch-wood wombs inspired by Danish design and made with all-American parts. The three Purser brothers who build them by hand want them to be used to help adventurers find solitude, sanctuary, and simplicity. Video by Zach Goldstein, Victoria Blackburne-Daniell ———- Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1

The founder and public face of Papa John’s has resigned in scandal, but the company’s troubles don’t stop there. Here’s why Papa John’s hasn’t kept up with Domino’s and Pizza Hut.

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There are high hopes that the most abundant element in the universe could solve the world’s energy problems. But as the FT’s Myles McCormick explains, separating the gas into a fuel fit to produce clean power for all remains a complicated and very expensive process Visit the Energy Source hub for more videos: https://channels.ft.com/en/ft-energy-source/ ►

The electrification of the pickup truck, America’s most beloved automobile, could finally jolt EVs fully into the U.S. mainstream. It also promises a huge payday for the companies that can make them affordable. The players in this potentially lucrative market aren’t just the traditional, deep-pocketed automakers, mind you: there’s a batch of well-funded startups going

Starting in early 2019, 20 towns across Italy began selling homes for €1, or about $1.10. Local governments hope the plan will attract fresh faces and new businesses to towns that have been suffering from rapid depopulation and a growing number of abandoned homes for decades. But the true cost of these homes turn out

A lot of fitness gadgets coming to the market do so much more than they used to. Bloomberg Technology’s Aki Ito tested 17 of them. And one stood out. It points to a future where you might not need a human trainer at all. Video by David Nicholson

To make up for Donald Trump’s absence from the Fox News Republican debate, Stephen Colbert produced a debate on “The Late Show” that pitted Trump against himself.

The Wall Street giant whose collapse 14 years ago helped trigger a global financial crisis is only mostly dead. In London, a handful of people attend to its European remains. For some who took the risk of buying some of the bank’s distressed debt there, it’s been a very profitable trade. Read more from Bloomberg

Apple’s new HomePod aims to compete with other smart speakers like the Amazon Echo or Google Home. How does it measure up? CNN Tech puts it to the test.

It can take 4 years to make one batch of barrel-aged soy sauce. The natural fermentation process was the norm in Japan for centuries, but when industrialization swept the nation, almost all the country’s wooden barrels were replaced with steel ones. Yasuo Yamamoto is on a mission to revive barrel-making and preserve the authentic version

Michael Pooler asks why manufacturer Dyson decided to build its first electric cars in Asia, rather than Britain or China. He questions whether it has any edge in technologies, such as batteries, to be a credible competitor to carmakers, including Tesla. ► Subscribe to FT.com here: http://bit.ly/2GakujT ► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube:

Athletes have looked for a chemical edge for centuries — dating all the way back to the ancient Greeks who used alcoholic concoctions and hallucinogenic mushrooms. Thanks to newer technologies, the longer storage of test samples and whistle-blowers drug cheats are getting caught sometimes years after they medal. Bloomberg QuickTake looks at how some of

Disney Imagineering has just released video of “Stuntronics” — robots capable of performing death-defying stunts at its theme park attractions.

The FT’s global China editor James Kynge says the outbreak puts President Xi Jinping under intense pressure, with signs of disunity among Chinese officialdom, restrictions on travel, and factories shut. Read more at https://on.ft.com/2OaGLE1. See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132 ► Check out

April 20 (Bloomberg) — Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s new yacht, measuring nearly 560 feet long, is the biggest private yacht in the world. The yacht, named Eclipse, reportedly features a missile defense system, an anti-paparazzi laser shield and at least one mini-submarine. Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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The takeaway delivery boom sparked by pandemic lockdowns shows no sign of abating, with global growth forecast to jump from $120bn in 2021 to $300bn in 2027. But as Neville Hawcock reports, convenience can carry a high cost in terms of CO2 emissions from the preparation, packaging and transportation of fast food. But what can

A video released from the US Coast Guard shows how one of its vessels travels through the Panama Canal. The Canal is a complex system that utilizes an artificial lake to help ships traverse between the Continental divide. Following is a transcript of the video. The Panama Canal is an engineering marvel. About 14,000 ships

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The Smithsonian Natural History Museum houses 147 million specimens — everything from pickled animals to priceless gems to dinosaur bones. But less than 1% of it’s on display. The rest is hidden behind the scenes in what’s called collections. But they’re not just sitting in storage rooms collecting dust. The specimens are actively used for

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