Here's why sodium-ion batteries are shaping up to be a big technology breakthrough | McDonald's Will Trial New Coffee Shop-Style Chain 'CosMc's' | A new book by Mary Beard looks at the glitz and gore of Rome | Here’s How Much Ron DeSantis Is Worth

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� � � � � � Here's why sodium-ion batteries are shaping up to be a big technology breakthrough - CNBC    Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere. They're used in consumer electronics, electric vehicles and as repositories for excess renewable energy like wind and solar. But as the world continues to electrify, additional battery technologies will be needed to meet demand. Enter sodium ions. Sodium-ion batteries have a similar design to their lithium-ion counterparts and can be manufactured using related methods. Both battery types generate electricity through a chemical reaction and are made up of an anode, cathode, separator and an electrolyte. Continued here � � � � � � Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium McDonald's Will Trial New Coffee Shop-Style Chain 'CosMc's' - TIME    McDonald’s is set to open its first coffee themed shop in Bolingbrook, Illinois, on Friday, with the goal of expanding its market with a new chain of restaurants, a spokesperson announced at an investor conference on Wednesday.  The chain of stores, called CosMc’s, is named after a space alien character who appeared in McDonald’s ads in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The company intends to open ten stores throughout the first half of 2024 in Illinois and Texas. It will test the results for a year before deciding whether to expand further. McDonald’s already has the McCafé coffee brand, which provides some beverage options within its stores, but CosMc’s is expected to focus more on its drinks menu with unique new offerings including churro frappes, turmeric spiced lattes and blueberry ginger boosts. Continued here � � � � � � A new book by Mary Beard looks at the glitz and gore of Rome - The Economist    The lives of the rulers of ancient Rome are still vivid in modern heads. According to a conversation that has gone viral on TikTok, some men say they think about the Roman Empire “every day”. The strongly masculine vibe appeals, of course. From “Ben-Hur” to “Carry on Cleo” to “Gladiator”, the gaudy and rough images roll past: the tables groaning with grapes and roast flamingos; the marble halls; colossal self-portraits, plundered treasure and fawning senators; while, behind a curtain, wives and mothers scheme, and servants marinate the poisoned mushrooms. People do not know the half of it, according to Mary Beard. Elagabalus, a teenage cross-dresser, not only gave banquets but allegedly showered his guests so liberally with petals that they were smothered to death. Nero not only fiddled (or, rather, played his lyre) as Rome burned, but also had the Olympic games rigged so that he won every event he entered. He acted, too, including in a play called “Orestes the Mother-Killer”—appropriately, since he had tried to kill his own. Caligula, perhaps the nastiest of the crew (though Tiberius came close), did not only propose that his racehorse should be a consul but gave him a marble stall, an ivory manger and imperial-purple blankets. Her ear and eye are alert to the unexpected, the funny and the salacious; her sympathies are tuned to the lives of the overlooked, who included, in those times, almost all women. In “SPQR”, a bestseller published in 2015, she explained the surprising success of the Roman republic. In “Emperor of Rome” she applies the same method to a chariot-load of extraordinary characters, examining around 30 emperors over 250 years, ending in 235AD. She burrows busily and most enjoyably to show what the lives of these blood-splashed, technicolour rulers were like. Continued here � � � � � � Here's How Much Ron DeSantis Is Worth - Forbes    Even as his poll numbers stagnate and his political capital wanes, Ron DeSantis has seen one thing go right in 2023: His bank account balance keeps rising. Sitting at around $300,000 in 2021, a lucrative book deal made the Florida governor a millionaire by the end of last year. Today, he's worth an estimated $1.5 million. DeSantis has the simplest finances of anyone making a serious run at the presidency. He did not build a sprawling real estate empire (like Donald Trump), nor start a billion-dollar biotech company (like Vivek Ramaswamy), nor sit on corporate boards (like Nikki Haley), nor marry a Wall Street spouse (like Chris Christie), nor give a bunch of high-dollar speeches (like Mike Pence). DeSantis, the 45-year-old once seen as the heir apparent to a Trumpified Republican Party, discloses owning just one equity holding: a recently purchased oil fund worth $15,000 to $50,000. Outside of that, two small pensions, a federal savings account and a big pile of cash, there's nothing else. He resides in the Florida governor's mansion and does not even own a house. On his most recent financial disclosure, he reported two cash accounts that Forbes estimates have roughly $1.4 million between them — most of it book income from the past two years. He didn't come from big money. Born to working-class parents from the Midwest, DeSantis spent most of his childhood in Dunedin, Florida, a Gulf Coast city minutes from Tampa Bay. His father installed Nielsen television ratings devices, and his mother worked as a nurse. His Little League team represented the South at the Little League World Series in 1991. Continued here

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