In news from last week, US–government-appointed scientists have determined that coffee is good for you, as long as you go easy on the sugar.
Three to five cups a coffee a day aren’t associated with long-term health risks, and may even help reduce heart disease and diabetes.
And soon you’ll be able to have your coffee and eat your cup too. KFC is going to test edible coffee cups to go along with the Seattle’s Best Coffee it plans to start serving in Britain. The cup will be made out of a wafer coated in sugar paper and lined with a heat-resistant white chocolate. Sounds mouth-watering, but I’m not sure the U.S. scientists would approve of that.
The chocolate is unlikely to come from Russia. Russian chocolatier Confael has launched a new line of chocolates in boxes with anti-West slogans, most of which are not suitable for a business audience. The tamest may be “For Western currency we have no need/a golden ruble – at full speed.”
If your tastes are more for gold than chocolate you may be out of luck. Apple is apparently buying a third of the world’s gold to meet demand for its iWatch.
I’m not sure how Apple will be able to afford all that gold given the trouble it’s been in lately. On Feb. 24, a jury ordered Apple to pay $532.9 million US to Texas-based Smartflash LLC for willfully violating Smartflash patents with devices that use iTunes. On Feb. 25 Smartflash brought another suit against Apple for using the company’s technology without permission in devices not included in the first suit, such as the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and the iPad Air 2.
As if that wasn’t enough, on Feb. 27, Swedish cell phone maker Ericsson said it too was suing Apple for patent infringement.
If you are having trouble saving up for Apple’s gold iWatch, it may not be your fault. A study from Sweden found, by comparing fraternal and identical twins, that genetic differences could account for 33% of differences in savings patterns. So maybe you were just born unable to save.
