Popular YouTube creator Lloyd Cafe Cadena has died at the age of 26, his family confirmed on Friday.
The Filipino vlogger, who had 1.2 million Instagram followers as well as more than five million subscribers on YouTube, posted his most recent videos just a week ago.
His family confirmed his passing on Cadena's Facebook page, though no cause of death was given.
"It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the untimely demise of our beloved brother Lloyd Cafe Cadena," the statement read.
"May he be remembered for all the joy and laughter he shared with everyone. My family and I ask for your prayers, respect, and privacy during this time.”
The content creator, who was from Paranaque in the Philippines, launched his YouTube channel in 2011.
Known for posting videos that captured his fun-loving personality, the star's most popular upload documented a trip to Baguio City, and has received more than 10 million views in two years.
Cadena also had a second channel, containing regular video blogs, which had a further three million subscribers.
He built up a loyal fanbase due to his content, which included cooking and unboxing videos, challenges and song covers. In his most recent video, posted on August 28, he washed cars with friends.
Following news of his death, fans took to social media to share their devastation.
Filipina actress and singer-songwriter Maris Racal said that Cadena was "a joy to watch".
"Rest in peace," she added on Twitter.
"It really makes you think. We can be gone tomorrow," actress Saab Magalona tweeted. "Are we living our best life? Are we loving our neighbours? Are we choosing kindness? I never met him but I've heard nothing but kind words."
"I only met him and would see him at events but he was always so gracious and his joy would radiate. My sincerest condolences to his family and loved ones," added TV host Bianca Gonzales.
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- Dell: When Michael Dell was an undergraduate student at Texas University in 1984, he started upgrading computers for profit. He starting working full-time on his business when he was 19. Eventually, his company became the Dell Computer Corporation and then Dell Inc.
- Subway: Fred DeLuca opened the first Subway restaurant when he was 17. In 1965, Mr DeLuca needed extra money for college, so he decided to open his own business. Peter Buck, a family friend, lent him $1,000 and together, they opened Pete’s Super Submarines. A few years later, the company was rebranded and called Subway.
- Mashable: In 2005, Pete Cashmore created Mashable in Scotland when he was a teenager. The site was then a technology blog. Over the next few decades, Mr Cashmore has turned Mashable into a global media company.
- Oculus VR: Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR in June 2012, when he was 19. In August that year, Oculus launched its Kickstarter campaign and raised more than $1 million in three days. Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion two years later.
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Hydrogen has an estimated $11 trillion market potential, according to Bank of America Securities and is expected to generate $2.5tn in direct revenues and $11tn of indirect infrastructure by 2050 as its production increases six-fold.
"We believe we are reaching the point of harnessing the element that comprises 90 per cent of the universe, effectively and economically,” the bank said in a recent report.
Falling costs of renewable energy and electrolysers used in green hydrogen production is one of the main catalysts for the increasingly bullish sentiment over the element.
The cost of electrolysers used in green hydrogen production has halved over the last five years and will fall to 60 to 90 per cent by the end of the decade, acceding to Haim Israel, equity strategist at Merrill Lynch. A global focus on decarbonisation and sustainability is also a big driver in its development.
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