MRI brain scans of young people with eating disorders uncovered startling...
In Western countries, approximately 18% of young women and 2% of young men have reported an struggling with an eating disorder. A new study published in the journal Nature Mental Health examined the...
View ArticleWhat U.S. DTC brands should know before launching in Europe
When a consumer brand finds success in the U.S., international expansion is often waiting right around the corner, promising a wider market with a fresh customer base that just might replicate the...
View ArticleBiden issues executive order to advance AI infrastructure
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to ensure the infrastructure needed for advanced AI operations, such as large-scale data...
View ArticleTech leaders face a fork in the AI road: Build or buy?
Recently, I was invited to speak on stage at Insight Partner’s ScaleUp:AI conference for a panel aptly titled “Build versus Buy.” It shouldn’t be a surprise that this was a topic of discussion; After...
View ArticleFrom jackass to icon: How U.S. political branding evolved
In a world where personal branding is paramount, individuals are often marketed like products. Nowhere is this phenomenon more pronounced than in politics, where candidates meticulously shape their...
View ArticleIs Art Basel’s AI embrace a turning point for the art world?
When “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial,” an AI-generated artwork, won first prize at a prestigious competition in 2022, the backlash was swift and visceral. For many in the art world, it wasn’t just a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Lenovo keeps making weird laptops
Of all the laptops that debut during the CES trade show every January, Lenovo’s tend to be the most interesting. For years now, the company has indulged in public experimentation, launching laptops...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Philippines is building a new city from scratch to withstand extreme...
The highway approaching New Clark City is wide—four lanes each way in places—but carries little traffic. Newly installed street lamps, powered by sunlight, dot the median. Construction equipment and...
View ArticleTrump’s energy department head wants to expand LNG and nuclear power
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick to head the U.S. Energy Department, will tell U.S. senators in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday his first priority is expanding domestic energy...
View ArticleIsrael and Hamas reach deal on Gaza ceasefire and hostages, prisoners
Negotiators reached a phased deal on Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after 15 months of conflict that has killed tens of...
View ArticleCancer risk prompts FDA ban on red food dye
On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an order that will ban Red No. 3, a synthetic dye, from food, drinks, and ingested drugs, in the U.S. The additive was first approved for...
View Article‘Just reported my old landlord’: The internet is naming and shaming L.A....
Los Angeles landlords are being named and shamed in an online effort to combat illegal price gouging following Southern California’s historic wildfires. According to Ken Haskett, section chief for the...
View ArticleStarbucks baristas want a say in its new code of conduct and controversial...
The union that represents more than 11,000 Starbucks baristas is responding to the coffee chain’s controversial new code of conduct, which includes a reversal on its open-door policy that allowed...
View ArticleHow Trump’s inauguration could shake up financial markets
Donald Trump‘s inauguration on Monday could herald a more volatile period for markets, with the Republican seen moving quickly on a wide swath of issues including trade and immigration that are...
View Article5 things to know about TikTok replacement RedNote
Earlier this week, the Chinese app Xiaohongshu, known as RedNote, shot up to become the most-downloaded app on the Apple’s U.S. App Store, partly as a “joke’s on you” moment to the American government...
View ArticleWildfires are still ‘just hype’: Trump’s Energy pick stands by his past comments
Chris Wright, an oil and gas executive who’s Donald Trump’s nominee for Energy Secretary, faced questions about his climate change denialism during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Throughout...
View ArticleCoca-Cola panders to Trump’s love of Diet Coke. Is this a new era of CEO vice...
It was far from the usual Coke and a smile. The Coke was diet for one thing, and there were two smiles involved. One of them belonged to Donald Trump, seemingly the world’s foremost Diet Coke lover,...
View ArticleCalifornia destruction: Here’s why human-caused wildfires are hard to contain
Investigators are trying to determine what caused several wind-driven wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes across the Los Angeles area in January 2025. Given the fires’ locations, and lack...
View ArticleHow to break through the messy middle of transformation
Talk to any brand or company leader this year, and there is a good chance that you will find them in the thick of a change initiative, navigating the challenging headwinds of ongoing market and...
View ArticleSephora is giving its 700 stores a major makeover. Here’s why
Sephora’s stores are getting a redesign, Sephora CEO Artemis Patrick announced. Patrick’s announcement from Monday at the National Retail Federation’s annual conference was striking. Many other...
View Article