A new mathematical equation describes the distribution of different fragment sizes when an object breaks. Remarkably, the distribution is the same for everything from bubbles to spaghetti. When you ...

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Cinemark CEO Sean Gamble says fewer wide releases, lack of a major animated title, and some films that really broke out in 2024 made for tough comps at the box office year-on-year, but that’s about to ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. TerDawn DeBoe covers small business AI strategy and ROI measurement. AI agents for small business are transforming how owners ...

The AI boom is visible from orbit. Satellite photos of New Carlisle, Indiana, show greenish splotches of farmland transformed into unmistakable industrial parks in less than a year’s time. There are ...

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