In Sri Lankan society, the betel leaf is not merely a plant leaf, but a paramount cultural symbol intertwined with our rituals, customs, and hospitality. A sheaf of betel leaves holds a
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Tesla shareholders approved Musk’s $1 trillion compensation plan with 75 percent of votes cast at the company’s annual meeting on Thursday, Financial Times reported. If Musk meets the plan’s targets, it could
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The so-called “Magnificent Seven” — Nvidia, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, Alphabet, and Apple — experienced their worst weekly losses since April, as investors questioned whether the AI boom and record-high valuations
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