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Box. Boho. Knotless. Most Black women understand exactly what those words refer to: braided hairstyles. The thousand-year-old ritual is practically a rite of passage, and many Black women and girls even today sit in salon chairs, up to 12 hours at a stretch, as a stylist weaves patterns into their hair.  But that’s also the problem. For thousands of years, hair braiding has been a manual task. Until recently, that is. Speaking to TechCrunch, Yinka Ogunbiyi recalled when she was stuck alone in her London apartment during the COVID-19 pandemic and tried braiding her own hair: “It took me four…

In July, the wind at Mykonos arrives every afternoon without announcement and without apology. It comes from the north, it comes with force, and it has been doing this for several thousand years without any particular interest in the plans of the people sailing beneath it. The Greeks call it the Meltemi. Charter brokers, in my experience as CEO of Concierge Unique, often do not mention it at all. I have been arranging yacht charters in the Aegean since 1999. In that time I have watched many people arrive in Mykonos with a vessel booked, an itinerary planned, and no…

Kombucha has surged in popularity worldwide in recent years, becoming one of the most widely consumed fermented drinks. While many people choose it for its distinctive flavor, researchers are taking a closer look at what is happening inside the beverage during fermentation and how its ingredients may influence its properties. Scientists from the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences and Wroclaw Medical University (Associate Professor Helena Moreira, PhD, Associate Professor Ewa Barg, PhD, and Anna Szyjka, MSc Eng.) set out to investigate one key question: Does the type of tea used to make kombucha affect the final product? Their…

Password manager maker LastPass is notifying customers that their personal information and customer support case records were stolen during a recent hack at one of its technology partners, marking the company’s latest data breach in recent years. In an email shared with TechCrunch from an affected customer, LastPass said the breach occurred at market research firm Klue, and not its own systems. However, hackers abused their access to obtain reams of data about LastPass customers. LastPass is the latest in a growing list of cybersecurity companies that have reported data thefts as a result of the breach at Klue, which…

Tuesday 23 June 2026 3:32 pm  |  Updated:  Tuesday 23 June 2026 3:33 pm HMRC is shaking up the ISA system HMRC has revealed plans for the UK’s new ISA regime, which will see it tax interest on cash held in stocks and shares ISAs at 22 per cent, prompting fierce backlash from industry figures.The government department updated the market on three rules that will create the core of its ISA reforms from April 2027, as part of the government’s push to encourage more Brits to invest in the stock market.The rules include the flat-rate 22 per cent charge applied to…

River City actor Iain Robertson has been found guilty of raping woman and offences against two others. Source link

Key TakeawaysAllium closed a $40M Series B led by Amplify Partners, bringing total funding to roughly $61.5 million.Visa and BCG built stablecoin dashboards on Allium, which now serves 150-plus enterprise customers across major banks and asset managers.Amplify’s David Beyer cited artificial intelligence (AI) agent-driven blockchain payments as Allium’s largest long-term growth opportunity. Fortune was the first to report the raise, announced June 23, 2026. Amplify Partners led the round, with Kleiner Perkins and Theory Ventures participating. Amplify partner David Beyer is joining Allium’s board. From Three People to 30 Petabytes Ethan Chan, co-founder and CEO, took to X to share…

The victim sustained a number of facial fractures in the attackStock image(Image: Liam McBurney/PA Wire)A man was knocked unconscious and sustained a number of facial fractures during a “serious assault” in Belfast city centre.It was reported that the man, aged in his early 20s, was outside licenced premises in the Dunbar Street area on Sunday, June 14, at around 3.15am. He was assaulted by two men, also believed to be aged in their twenties.Issuing an appeal for information on June 23, police said enquiries are ongoing, and they are appealing for witnesses or anyone who may have seen the two…

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the £2.2 billion scheme in September, which would have seen the West Sussex airport move its emergency runway 12 metres north to accommodate around 100,000 more flights a year. Campaigner Peter Barclay and campaign group Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) took legal action against the Department for Transport (DfT) over the decision, telling a January hearing that it was unlawful as the government did not properly assess the climate impacts of the expansion. The DfT and the airport’s owner, Gatwick Airport Limited, defended the challenge, with lawyers for the site claiming it was “unarguable”. In a…

Meta on Tuesday said it’s launching a new line of smart glasses, dubbed Meta Glasses, starting at $299. These glasses are being made in partnership with EssilorLuxottica, but unlike the tech giant’s other smart glasses, they don’t carry Ray-Ban or Oakley branding. The Meta Glasses are available in several countries starting today in a variety of color and lens combinations. Meta has been continuing its push into wearables as competition in the space heats up. It’s worth noting that Meta and EssilorLuxottica are the largest players in the space, with an estimated market share of more than 80%, according to…