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Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Kylie Jenner feels jealous and insecure: Kylie Jenner feels jealous and insecure about her Kardashian sisters, fears they might snatch away boyfriend Timothée Chalamet
Why doesn't Kylie trust her sisters around Timothée? ADVERTISEMENT What happened at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party? ADVERTISEMENT How far is Kylie going to protect her relationship? ADVERTISEMENT FAQs It appears that Kylie Jenner is feeling the pressure of dating Hollywood heartthrob Timothée Chalamet The reality star is reportedly becoming concerned about how much her sisters admire him. She is doing everything possible to keep them apart, even if it causes Jenner reportedly feels jealous and insecure about her sisters' growing feelings for Timothée is uncomfortable with Kim, Kendall, and Khloe's behavior around him and is determined to keep them at a distance. Kylie also allegedly asked Chalamet to avoid romantic scenes and to keep him to their most recent get-together at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party earlier this year, she is apparently determined to keep her sisters away from Chalamet. The reality star thinks that if his siblings spend more time with him, his charm will "melt" them, as per a report by Reality to recent reports, Kylie worries that someone might "snatch" her boyfriend away. She is watching her sisters when they are around Timothée she loves her older sisters, a source told RadarOnline that she has concerns about them because "she doesn't trust them further than she can throw them."At the Vanity Fair Oscars Party, another insider recalled Kendall and Kim "fawning all over" insider asserted that they have allegedly done "this to each other before" and that they are constantly searching for attractive men. It was emphasized by recalling Kim's flirtation and alleged "flirty relationship" with Travis Barker a few years acknowledged the allegations in his 2015 memoir, ostensibly defending Kylie's motivation to monitor her sisters, particularly the founder of SKIMS, who is "still a big flirt around Travis as far as she can tell."Kylie Jenner is against her sisters telling Timothee Chalamet "embarrassing stories about her as catty sisters are known to do."Khloe Kardashian was specifically targeted because of the constant "tension and competitiveness" that surrounds her. According to the source, Khloe "needs affirmation that she's beautiful" because of her insecurities "about her looks."According to the insider, Kendall Jenner's propensity to "huddle and embrace everybody in the room, including her sisters' boyfriends," makes her "just as bad."However, Kylie will not put up with any of that. She thinks she found him and she's keeping him, as per a reportedly doesn't trust them around Timothée Chalamet and is concerned they will flirt with to insiders, she is insecure and wants to protect her relationship from unwanted attention.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kylie Jenner Is Keeping Her Sisters Away From Timothee Chalamet, Says ‘Source'
It's not easy dating a charismatic celebrity like Timothee Chalamet. might feel the brunt of it and let her skepticism about her sisters get the best of her. She is reportedly determined to keep her sisters away from Chalamet. This comes after they last hung out together at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party earlier this year. The reality star believes his charm will 'melt' them if his siblings are around him more often. Moreover, reports recently highlighted that Kylie has also grown 'jealous' and 'insecure' and fears someone might 'snatch' away her boyfriend. She even urged the celebrated actor to avoid filming 'love scenes' in his upcoming projects. Kylie Jenner doesn't want her single sisters, Kim, Kendall, and Khloe, around Timothee Chalamet anymore. A source informed RadarOnline of her doubts surrounding her elder sisters, whom 'she doesn't trust them further than she can throw them,' despite loving them. Another insider recalled Kendall and Kim 'fawning all over' Chalamet at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party. The source further noted that Jenner believes if her sisters were 'continually' around the actor's 'bona fide charisma and charm, they'd melt.' However, she doesn't plan on letting that happen. 'They're looking for hot guys all the time,' the insider claimed. The latter added that they have allegedly done 'this to each other before.' Underscoring this, the source remembered when Kim flirted with Travis Barker. It happened a couple of years ago and she reportedly shared a 'flirty relationship' with him. Barker acknowledged the claims in his 2015 memoir. This seemingly justifies Kylie's reason to monitor her sisters, especially the SKIMS founder, who is 'still a big flirt around Travis as far as she can tell.' Additionally, Kylie Jenner doesn't want her sisters to disclose 'embarrassing stories about her as catty sisters are known to do' in front of Timothee Chalamet. This specifically targeted Khloe Kardashian, as there's always a sense of 'tension and competitiveness' when she's around. The source claimed that Khloe's insecurities 'about her looks' cause this as she 'needs affirmation that she's hot and sexy.' As for Kendall Jenner, the insider called her 'just as bad' for her tendencies 'to hug and embrace everybody in the room, including her sisters' boyfriends.' Kylie, however, won't tolerate any of that. She is more 'determined' than ever to distance her sisters from Chalamet, whom she considers a 'real catch, but he's her catch.' The mom of two believes 'she found him and she's keeping him.' Originally reported by Nikita Mahato on Reality Tea. The post Kylie Jenner Is Keeping Her Sisters Away From Timothee Chalamet, Says 'Source' appeared first on Mandatory.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
World First: Japan Claims New Drone Can Induce Lightning Strikes
A Tokyo-based tech giant claims to have created the first drone in the world to induce and guide lightning strikes. Like Zeus on his winged chariot, or – more realistically – a flying lightning rod, the drone can trigger bolts of electricity from underneath thunderclouds, absorbing their incredible energy while taking little damage, and staying airborne throughout the experience, according to the company. These claims are not peer-reviewed, but if the drone can do what the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) group claims, the technology could theoretically protect cities and infrastructure from lightning damage the world over. Each and every minute, about 6,000 lightning bolts strike the ground around the world. The power of a single lightning strike can set forests ablaze, split concrete, trigger steam explosions in trees, and cause power surges that can trigger widespread outages, melt electrical wiring, or fry electronic systems and devices beyond repair. While putting lightning rods on buildings offer some protection, the NTT group has been working for years now on a better solution to protect their communications equipment. Their drone might not look like much, but the company claims to have tested an iteration this winter in the Northern Hemisphere under an actual thundercloud. As a storm approached a mountainous area of Japan's Shimane prefecture on December 13, 2024, the company's drone allegedly flew to an altitude of 300 meters (984 feet), carrying a conductive wire with it. This wire attached the drone to a switch on the ground, and when flicked, this switch caused a surge of electrical energy through the wire, grounding the drone electrically. As a result, this supposedly increased the strength of the drone's surrounding electric field, triggering and attracting a lightning strike. According to the NTT group, the drone survived the lightning strike and kept flying, although its protective covering did somewhat melt. This isn't the first time that scientists have used something other than a lightning rod to trigger and attract an electric bolt from the skies. Recently, some other scientists figured out that they could guide lightning bolts away from critical infrastructure if they shot lasers into the sky. This laser 'decoy' was first proposed way back in 1974, and it took decades of lab work and several failed attempts with real lightning to get it to work. Unlike a laser, however, a drone that attracts lightning must be protected from the electrical damage it absorbs. To get around that problem, the NTT group encased its device in a metal Faraday cage, which guides electricity around the device, reducing electromagnetic interference. In lab tests, the drone was mostly protected by this cage, even when scientists at NTT say they hit it with artificial lightning that was five times more powerful than natural lightning. "NTT aims to protect cities and people from lightning damage by flying drones – designed to withstand direct lightning strikes – to accurately predict lightning-prone locations, actively trigger strikes, and safely guide them away," reads a translation of a recent company press release on the drone technology. Nations in the tropics tend to experience more lightning strikes than other parts of the world, but recent studies suggest pollution and climate change may also increase the risk of lightning damage in the years to come. New technologies to reduce the harm of lightning storms are more than welcome, however, the NTT group goes a step further and says it is looking at ways to harness lightning energy, directed to the ground by their drones. That sounds like a great idea, but at this point, it is entirely theoretical. The batteries to catch such vast amounts of energy and slowly release them into our current energy systems do not yet exist. In the past, some scientists have called the whole concept of harvesting energy from lightning "hopeless". It remains to be seen whether the NTT group's new drone announcements stand up to scientific scrutiny. World's First 'T. Rex Leather' Is Claimed to Come From Dino DNA. Is This For Real? Scientists 'Tattoo' Tardigrades in Nanotechnology Breakthrough A Strange Phrase Keeps Turning Up in Scientific Papers, But Why?
Associated Press
17-03-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
A Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in a fight to hold polluters accountable
HAMM, Germany (AP) — A German court on Monday started hearing a Peruvian farmer's case against major energy company RWE, a lawsuit arguing that global warming fueled by the firm's historical greenhouse gas emissions ultimately poses a risk to his home. Experts say the case at the state court in Hamm, in western Germany, could set a significant precedent in the fight to hold major polluters accountable for climate change. Saúl Luciano Lliuya's lawsuit against RWE argues that the company's historical greenhouse gas emissions have fueled global warming, accelerating glacial melt above his hometown of Huaraz, Peru. As a result, Lake Palcacocha has swelled to dangerous levels, threatening the community with the risk of catastrophic flooding. RWE, which has never operated in Peru, denies legal responsibility, arguing that climate change is a global issue caused by many contributors. The mountains, glaciers and lakes 'give us water, give us life,' Lliuya said outside the courthouse, standing in front of photos of glaciers in the shape of mountains. But 'the glaciers are melting, are disappearing bit by bit. Some lakes, lakes like Palcacocha — it's a risk to me, to more than 50,000 people who live in the zone at risk.' 'We have waited 10 years for this day, this decisive day,' he said to cheers from supporters. 'I'm very excited; I hope that everything goes well.' The lead lawyer in the complaint, Roda Verheyen, said she was 'calm but hopeful.' She said that 'there is no time to be lost, because the glaciers are melting every day.' RWE 'is still one of the biggest emitters of CO2 in all of Europe,' Verheyen said. 'This is only a very first step — a trampoline for further cases of this kind' that could target other emitters. RWE argues that the lawsuit is legally inadmissible and that it sets a dangerous precedent by holding individual emitters accountable for global climate change. It insists climate solutions should be addressed through state and international policies, not the courts. Judges and experts from Germany visited Peru in 2022, and the court is expected to consider on Monday and Wednesday expert reports on the possible risks to Lliuya's house. It wasn't immediately clear whether it will announce its conclusions on the case this week.
Reuters
19-02-2025
- Business
- Reuters
A tungsten-tipped answer to the West's critical metals dilemma: Andy Home
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The critical minerals war is escalating. China's response to U.S. President Donald Trump's 10% tariff hike on Chinese imports includes restricting exports of another five esoteric components of the periodic table. Exports of bismuth, indium, molybdenum, tellurium and tungsten will only be allowed subject to Ministry of Commerce approval they will not be used in military applications. That's a big problem for tungsten in particular. In a world where just about every metal is critical for someone, the word may be losing its meaning, as my colleague Clyde Russell has argued. But, for want of a better word, tungsten is a critical component of the 21st-century industrial supply chain, both civilian and military. So critical indeed that users are starting to embrace new pricing mechanisms to guarantee non-Chinese supply. GREEN AMMO Tungsten has the highest melting point of any element, is extremely hard and has good electrical and thermal conductivity. The metal lit up the last century in the form of the incandescent light bulb and is now used in an extraordinarily wide range of applications. Tungsten carbide is the hardest material after diamond and its use in drills spans every other metallic supply chain from mine to machining. Tungsten crucibles make it possible to melt just about any other element. The metal has seeped stealthily into telecoms, electronics, semiconductor and power sectors. Tungsten is a small market with global output of just over 100,000 metric tons and an estimated value of around $5 billion in 2023. But the industries that depend on it are exponentially bigger, which is why it is on everyone's critical mineral list. It is also the material of choice for what the military calls penetrators - high-density, armour-piercing projectiles. The only other material that can match its kinetic performance is depleted uranium, which makes tungsten the environmentally friendly battlefield option. And one that is in high demand in Ukraine. DECOUPLING China dominates the tungsten market, accounting for 83% of last year's global mine production of 81,000 tons, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Tungsten has not been mined commercially in the United States since 2015 and the country relies heavily on imports, 37% of which came from China last year. The Joe Biden administration kick-started the process of weaning U.S. companies off their dependence on Chinese tungsten with a 25% duty, opens new tab on imports from China imposed in December last year. The U.S. military faces a 2027 deadline, opens new tab for halting any purchases of tungsten manufactured or mined in China or Russia, which is the world's third largest producer. The Defense Logistics Agency holds stocks of tungsten concentrate and is in the market, opens new tab for up to 2,040 tons more in the current fiscal year to September 2025. The Department of Defense has awarded $15.8m, opens new tab to Canada's Fireweed Metals Corp (FWZ.V), opens new tab to accelerate the development of the Mactung tungsten mine in Yukon. The money will fund test work and a feasibility study, which suggests it will be a while before a final go-ahead decision, let alone production. NO DOWNSIDE Until the DoD's money can deliver results in Yukon, the West's tungsten fortunes hang largely on the restart of the Sangdong mine in South Korea. Sangdong was once the jewel in the country's mining crown but closed due to low prices in the 1990s. It is being reactivated by Almonty Industries ( opens new tab with commissioning of the first 2,300-ton per year phase already in progress. A second phase of similar size could follow 12 months down the line. All of the first-phase production has been committed to Global Tungsten & Powders, the U.S. arm of Austria's Plansee Group, opens new tab. The contract comes with a minimum floor price of $235 per metric ton unit (mtu) basis the price of ammonium paratungstate and no upside cap. The current price is $342.50 per mtu. Floor prices are by no means uncommon in the mining industry but normally they come in the form of fancy financial hedging programmes paid for by the producer. But there is no futures market in tungsten, which makes this particular contract unique - or almost unique: Almonty has pulled off the same trick, opens new tab with its Sangdong Molybdenum project, locking in a hard floor price of $19 per lb with SeAH M&S, Korea's largest processor. The idea is to insulate the projects from the sort of destructive Chinese supply surge that is playing out in battery metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. Lacking any floor price protection, battery-metal start-ups have been crushed by low prices. AT ANY COST? Almonty may not have to worry too much about floor prices if China starts choking off the supply of tungsten products to the West. Although there is no outright ban yet, it is worth noting that germanium, gallium and antimony all got the special licensing treatment before Beijing put a total ban on exports of all three to the United States. As buyers scramble for non-Chinese material at any price, antimony has rocketed to $47,250 from $11,000 per kilogram at the start of 2024. Plansee Group's granting of what is in effect a free put option on Amonty's tungsten output bears testimony to how critical it thinks Sangdong's output will be to the non-Chinese tungsten market. The lesson for other critical mineral users is that relying on market prices alone to ensure supply will not guarantee you get the stuff you really need. The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters. here. Opinions expressed are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.
