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Japan has long harvested a shrub called mitsumata for its money supply. But when mitsumata started dying out, Japan frantically searched for alternatives to make yen.

It found a lifeline in the foothills of the Himalayas. A low-value crop called argeli grew abundantly and served as a perfect replacement for mitsumata.

Argeli was worth very little, often the only option for farmers who'd lost their


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DAZN, a sports streaming service that covers everything from MMA to golf, is now available as an add-on subscription through Amazon Prime Video in the US and UK. The streaming service was previously available in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Canada.

Subscribing to DAZN requires an additional $30 a month subscription on top of what users already pay for Prime Video ($9 a month for a


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Apple just launched a redesign of the popular song-identifying app Shazam, which was spotted by 9to5Mac. This update takes full advantage of the company's recently-launched Liquid Glass visual language.

The company promises a "sleek" new look, but that's not the only change. This visual redesign should make it much easier to quickly glance at recent songs you've identified via the Home tab. They



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  • Top US shipbuilder HII has been investing more in its workers.
  • The company says that's led to better hiring and retention of a more experienced workforce.
  • Solving workforce problems is considered key to solving larger US shipbuilding issues.

US shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries is putting more money into wages and a new


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Google is rolling out new Gemini-powered features in Maps that aim to make navigation more conversational and intuitive, according to a blog post from the company on Wednesday.

The update introduces the first hands-free, voice-driven navigation experience in Maps, built with Gemini and Google’s "comprehensive information about the real world." Users can now ask complex, multi-step questions such as



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Disney is facing frustration from fans while its channels are down from YouTube TV, but sports fans' willingness to pay up is part of the problem.
  • Sports fans who have YouTube TV are mad, since they don't have access to ABC or ESPN.
  • The two sides must agree on how much the Google-owned live TV service will pay.
  • But

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The author, shown with her mother in 2016, always thought she would take over her mom's day care business. Then her mom got sick, and everything changed.
  • I was working for my mom's successful day care business when she died in 2019.
  • The plan had always been for me to take over one day, but I decided to quit a year later.
  • Though I've often wondered if it was the right choice, I

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Google and Epic Games have reached a settlement that would bring their years-long court battle to a close. The companies have filed a proposal in the federal court of San Francisco, asking US District Judge James Donato to approve a modified version of the order he originally imposed on Google when it lost the case. "Together with Epic Games we have filed a proposed set of changes to Android and