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US trade restriction on Nvidia sends markets tumbling again

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 April

Value of California chip designer dropped by billions on Wednesday

US stocks have fallen further after Donald Trump imposed a new trade restriction on the chip designer Nvidia, rattling investors and triggering a sell-off across the semiconductor industry.

The S&P 500 index dropped by about 1.3% in early trading, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq index down 2.1%. The Dow Jones fell 0.6%.

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Cinderella partying: why young women no longer dance until dawn

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 April

In a new survey, just 5% of British women claimed their perfect night involves dancing with friends – and 65% would rather not go out at all

Name: Cinderella partying.

Age: Fairly new.

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I thought seasonal affective disorder was a myth. Then I saw the joy that spring can bring | Adrian Chiles

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 April • 1 minute

I’ve loved watching people perk up as the weather improves. It lifts the heart as much as any spring flower

I’ve always thought seasonal affective disorder, what with its convenient acronym and all, to be a load of tosh. But that’s because I don’t live with Sad. It’s shamefully easy to dismiss something when you don’t feel it in your own bones. Sad, me? No, I can be grumpy whatever the weather. Also, just as without despair there is no joy, the staggering beauty of a blue sky over the British Isles would be less staggeringly beautiful if it was always there. Blue skies all year round? Nah, not for me.

In fact, I find dismal winter weather somewhat liberating. When the weather’s good, the opportunities it presents are overwhelming. A paralysis of choice takes hold. So many places to go and things to do with the sun on your back. That urgent need to be out there. Every sunny day leaves me with this feeling that I haven’t quite made the most of it. And much as I love my job, being in an office or a studio, I love it a little bit less when the sun is shining outside. In a way, life is more straightforward when it’s grey, windy and wet, as then I can forgive myself for staying at home and being still and calm, essentially doing bugger all for a bit without feeling bad about it.

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster, writer and Guardian columnist

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Canada’s Green party removed at last minute from election debates

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 April

Upheaval follows decision to shift timing of first debate over fears of clash with Montreal Canadiens ice hockey game

Canada’s Green party has been removed from the country’s two election debates amid accusations it would “undermine the integrity” of the events, just hours before leaders square off in Montreal.

The last-minute upheaval follows a decision to shift the timing of the first televised debate on Wednesday evening over fears the French language showdown would clash with a closely watched Montreal Canadiens ice hockey game.

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Lab-grown chicken ‘nuggets’ hailed as ‘transformative step’ for cultured meat

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 April

Japanese-led team grow 11g chunk of chicken – and say product could be on market in five- to 10 years

Researchers are claiming a breakthrough in lab-grown meat after producing nugget-sized chunks of chicken in a device that mimics the blood vessels that make up the circulatory system.

The approach uses fine hollow fibres to deliver oxygen and nutrients to chicken muscle cells suspended in a gel, an advance that allowed scientists to grow lumps of meat up to 2cm long and 1cm thick.

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Tens of thousands of Spotify users around world report problems

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 April

Audio streaming app says it is rolling out an update, after users reported glitches with downloads and searches

Tens of thousands of Spotify users around the world have reported being unable to stream music on the app.

Downdetector, which tracks platforms, showed more than 48,000 outage reports for Spotify worldwide at on Wednesday afternoon.

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Members of leading British Jewish body condemn Israel’s latest actions in Gaza

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 April

Signatories from Board of Deputies say in open letter that ‘Israel’s soul is being ripped out’ and they ‘cannot turn a blind eye’ to loss of life

Members of the Board of Deputies, the largest body representing British Jews, have said they can no longer “turn a blind eye or remain silent” over the war in Gaza .

In a significant break with the board’s customary support for the Israeli government, the 36 signatories to an open letter published in the FT say “Israel’s soul is being ripped out”.

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Schools in Spain required to serve fruit, vegetables and fish in fight against obesity

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 April

Rules brought in this week limit amounts of fatty and fried food and levels of sugar and caffeine in drinks

All schools in Spain will be legally obliged to serve fruit and vegetables as part of their lunches and fish at least once a week under new rules aimed at reducing the amount of fried and fatty food served to children.

Hailed by the government as a key plank of the fight against childhood obesity, the rules brought in by royal decree this week will also compel schools to offer vegetarian and vegan meals.

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The cost of gaming is soaring – but for many fans, a game is ‘worth’ more than its price tag

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 April

As tariffs raise the price of consoles, is it time for gamers to reevaluate our relationship with new releases?

Now is not a good time to buy a new games console.

The shock waves from Donald Trump’s will-he-won’t-he approach to trade tariffs were always going to hit video games, an industry that relies on incredibly complex global supply chains. On Monday, Nikkei Asia reported on analysis from a major electronics supplier suggesting that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be subject to Trump’s 145% tariff on goods imported to the US from China, despite his apparent decision to exempt smartphones and computers.