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Steak ‘n Shake Expands to El Salvador as Bitcoin Strategy Gains Momentum

Steak ‘n Shake is preparing to enter El Salvador after reporting improved sales tied to its adoption of Bitcoin payments in the US. The company’s visit to the country, which recognises Bitcoin as legal tender, aligns with its long-term goal of enabling cryptocurrency use across global outlets. The move follows an online controversy over an Ether payment poll that ...

Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – life with borderline personality disorder

A student navigates troubled relationships at age 19 and 25, as he comes to terms with mental health difficulties

“The best way to make sense of life,” Derek Owusu believes, “is to write about it.” His semi-autobiographical debut, That Reminds Me, was an attempt to understand how he came to be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder: a condition marked, among other things, by intense emotions, self-destructive impulses, fear of abandonment, black-and-white thinking, and an unstable sense of self. The novel, written in an elliptical and densely poetic style, offered an illuminating, if harrowing, account of alienation, addiction and self-harm, through the story of K, an alter ego whose early childhood, like Owusu’s, was spent in foster care. It won Owusu the Desmond Elliott prize in 2020, and announced him as an idiosyncratic talent; in 2023, he was named one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists.

Owusu now turns again to the subject of BPD, this time exploring the complexities and contradictions of living with the condition. His narrator, Marcus, is 25 when the book opens. An English literature student of Ghanaian heritage, he is at a speed dating event when he meets San. San is strikingly beautiful, and she grabs his attention right away: “So, yes, I was in love again, losing balance, stumbling towards an earlier phase of my life.”

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Redmi 15C 5G Price in India, Key Specifications Leaked Ahead of Launch: Here’s How Much it Might Cost

Redmi 15C 5G was launched in select global markets in September. Now, the Chinese tech firm could be preparing to unveil the handset in India, as its pricing and key specifications have been leaked online. It is said to be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset, paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. On the other hand, its global variant feat...

India Begins AI Adoption: 47 Percent of Enterprises Use AI for Multiple Use Cases, Says EY

A new EY India and CII report says Indian enterprises are now rapidly scaling up generative AI adoption, with 47 percent running multiple AI use cases internally and another 23 percent piloting projects. Leadership confidence is high, with most CXOs expecting a significant business impact. However, AI spending remains limited as firms struggle to justify ROI. Startup ...