‘Of course it’s a bubble’: AI start-up valuations soar in investor frenzy

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‘Of course it’s a bubble’: AI start-up valuations soar in investor frenzy

Czech Easily: Slow & Easy

13. České vynálezy

3 Chinese single girls are talking about why they are here now

Blabla Chinese 

02. Why Do You Remain Single? 你为什么单身?

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Fernando: Sofia, você gosta de cozinhar pratos diferentes? Eu gosto de experimentar
receitas novas nos fins de semana.
Sofia: Sim, eu adoro experimentar receitas novas. Recentemente, fiz um prato tailandês que
ficou delicioso. E você, Fernando?
Fernando: Eu gosto, mas não sou tão criativo na cozinha. Normalmente sigo receitas básicas,
mas gostaria de tentar algo novo. Você tem alguma sugestão?
Sofia: Que tal fazermos sushi? É divertido de preparar e muito saboroso.
Fernando: Boa ideia! Eu nunca fiz sushi antes. Vamos tentar.

PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Fernando e Sofia falam sobre cozinhar — SMALL TALK B2-C2 LEVEL.

Did you know elephants spend 80 percent of their day eating?

Did you know?

Elephant thing

Conoce a esta chica escocesa que tiene mucho que contar de su aventura en España. En esta primera parte de la entrevista, descubrirás quién es Cat y aprenderás la labor tan importante que realiza laboralmente.  

Café con acento

Café con acento - Entrevista con Cat 1 (Escocia)

En este episodio hablo de mi primer viaje a la ciudad de Medellìn, en Colombia, cual fue mi experiencia y la transformaciòn que tuvo la ciudad despuès de haber vivido una època muy violenta hace aproximadamente 30 años. En que modo se ve reflejado el amor de los paisas (como se llama a las personas de esta regiòn)  por la ciudad y ese trato siempre amable, gentil y cariñoso que hacen los turistas se enamoren de este lugar. A nivel gramatical: uso de tiempos del indicativo: presente, pretèrito perfecto, indefinido e imperfecto. Vocabulario: lugares turìsticos de la ciudad de Medellìn y algunos de los platos de comida tìpicos.  

Viviendo entre dos lenguas 

Enamorada de la ciudad de la eterna primavera

There's a video on TikTok in which a user takes a jar of seasoning called "Everything But the Bagel" and carefully separates the ingredients into small piles to find out the secret to the recipe.

The video has been viewed almost 2 million times — a sign of just how popular this seasoning mix, made by US company Trader Joe's, has become.

People like to put it on top of bagels and use it in lots of different meals.

However, fans of the mix have been finding out that it's not welcome everywhere in the world.

Signs have been posted at Incheon Airport in Seoul, telling passengers they can't bring jars of the seasoning into the country.

The reason is that one of the ingredients is banned in South Korea.

The mix contains things like sesame seeds, dried garlic, dried onion and salt — but poppy seeds are the problem.

Poppy seeds are banned in South Korea because they are narcotic-related items, according to the airport. The ban is not new but travelers have said that airports are now cracking down on the seasoning mix.

The seeds are also banned in a number of other countries, including Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

The poppy plant is used to make drugs like heroin and morphine, although the seeds don't contain any opiates.

However, the country worries that the seeds could be contaminated by opiates.

In fact, in the US, members of the armed forces have been advised not to eat products containing poppy seeds in case they affect the results of drug tests.

Drug tests can be very sensitive but experts say that it would be almost impossible to eat enough poppy seeds to feel any narcotic effect.