Fireworks are used across the world to mark joyous occasions—from New Year’s Day to Lunar New Year to Diwali to the Fourth of July—but behind the boisterous crackle and brilliant flashes meant to elicit gasps and cheers from festive crowds lie immense safety risks, not just to users and environments but especially to the people … Read more
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Markus Witte, the co-founder of the language learning platform Babbel. Witte spoke to the duo about being early to the online language industry and how the company has survived these past 20 years of market disruption. He also … Read more
Jay-Z and Beyoncé are taking over the world one industry at a time, even if it’s not intentional. Speaking with ET’s Nischelle Turner at the red carpet premiere of The Book of Clarence, the “Empire State of Mind” rapper, 54, responded to claims that he and his superstar wife, 42, are looking to take over … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday endorsed landmark legislation outlawing the country’s dwindling dog meat industry, as public calls for the ban have grown sharply amid animal rights campaigns and worries about the country’s international image. Some angry dog farmers said they plan to file a constitutional appeal and launch rallies in … Read more
You can spend all day long curating custom playlists for every mood, picking tracks based on tempo or intensity, but whether you’re corner-carving or just commuting you’ll never perfectly match the cadence and energy of every drive. Will.i.am, the singer and songwriter turned entrepreneur, says he has cracked the code to doing just that with … Read more
Jodie Foster is giving her honest opinion on Gen Z and young actors. During an interview with The Guardian, the 61-year-old actress and filmmaker opened up about flaws she sees in teens and twenty-somethings. She called them “annoying” and shared her advice for the rising generation of talent in her industry. Keep reading to find … Read more
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Eli Lilly is shaking up the pharmaceutical industry with a new website offering telehealth prescriptions and direct home delivery of certain drugs, including its red-hot weight loss treatment Zepbound, to expand patient access. The company’s direct-to-consumer push announced Thursday, the first of its kind for a big drugmaker, … Read more
Chinese electric vehicle company Xpeng told CNBC on Friday that its newly launched X9 model could be a “game changer” for the industry. Xpeng launched the X9 large 7-seater EV on Jan. 1, a car built on its SEPA2.0 architecture for the Chinese market. The X9 series are priced between 359,800 yuan to 419,800 yuan (about $50,360 … Read more
Britney Spears responded to whispers that she is readying a musical comeback. The 42-year-old Princess of Pop hasn’t released an album since 2016′s Glory. However, recent reports have suggested that she’s working with various musicians, including Charli XCX and Julia Michaels to pen a comeback album following the success of her memoir The Woman in … Read more
Satellite imagery and machine learning offer a new, far more detailed look at the maritime industry, specifically the number and activities of fishing and transport ships at sea. Turns out there are way more of them than publicly available data would suggest, a fact that policymakers should heed. As a shared global resource, the oceans … Read more