Sophie Mellor
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Mackenzie Scott isn’t the only one giving away her fortune. These are the billionaires who made ground-breaking donations in 2022
From Bill and Melinda Gates to Jeff Bezos, here are the billionaires who have donated north of $1 billion in 2022. → Read More
U.S. lawmakers unveil bipartisan bid to ban TikTok over fears China is using the app to spy on Americans and censor content
A new bipartisan bill wants to ban TikTok in the U.S. over fears the app is being used to collect data on Americans and spread Chinese propaganda in the West. → Read More
Gen Z and young millennials have found a new way to afford luxury handbags and watches—living with mom and dad, says Morgan Stanley
If you're still living with your parents, don’t be down about it. Get a Gucci handbag instead, that’s what everyone else is doing → Read More
Musk goes after Fauci and former Twitter head of safety Yael Roth in latest series of tweets
Musk mocked Fauci over Covid action, and accused Yael Roth of sexual exploitation. → Read More
South Korea is officially making everyone a year (or two) younger starting June 2023
South Korea is dropping its traditional method of calculating age that deems children one year old from the moment they are born → Read More
The tech slowdown has started to bite in Europe: Less cash, dwarfed fundraising and fewer unicorns
An annual survey of the state of Europe’s technology market from the venture capital firm started by the co-founder of Skype paints a worrying picture ahead. → Read More
Fast-fashion giant Shein investigated its own factories after damning report on working conditions—and the results are costing them $15 million to fix
After an explosive undercover investigation alleged Shein employees were working 17-hour days, the fast fashion giant is spending $15 million to fix the problem. → Read More
Wall Street’s top strategist Mike Wilson predicts a double-digit percentage drop to hit stocks in early 2023
After a short year-end rally, Wall Street's top strategist Mike Wilson predicts the S&P 500 will fall by 24% → Read More
Adidas launches investigation into Kanye West’s alleged ‘toxic’ culture of porn, bullying, and mind games at Yeezy
Reports say Ye or Kanye West created a culture of porn, bullying, and mind games → Read More
Bob Iger was on a $10 million consultancy deal at Disney—to advise the CEO he eventually replaced
Before his return to Disney, Bob Iger reportedly had a $10 million deal to advise his successor Bob Chapek, despite the two executives barely speaking → Read More
Elon Musk delays Twitter verification rollout indefinitely and is now considering different color check marks
The Twitter verification rollout has been postponed indefinitely with Musk now considering using different color checkmarks for notable people → Read More
A Goldilocks climate at home could protect you from COVID this winter
The best tool to protect you from COVID during the cold winter months may be your humidifier → Read More
You can stay in Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky’s home for $0. He’ll even bake you cookies and be your gym buddy
The room has north- and west-facing windows, two closets, an armchair, and the billionaire founder of Airbnb: Chesky himself. → Read More
Elon Musk finally makes up his mind on Twitter Blue: You’ll be an ‘official’ celeb or company if enough verified people follow you
Elon Musk is stripping away legacy blue checkmarks and says the only thing that will matter is how many verified and paying followers you have → Read More
Are the cool kids leaving Twitter? Balenciaga becomes the first major brand to delete its account
Fashion house Balenciaga has become the first brand to delete its Twitter account since the Musk acquisition → Read More
‘Vogue’ is suing Drake and 21 Savage for $4 million over fake magazine stunt to plug their new album
The publisher is seeking statutory damages of up to $4 million. → Read More
Early Twitter investor and Musk pal warns the billionaire is surrounded by ‘yes men’ and is ‘stoking insanity’
Musk has surrounded himself with "sycophantic and opportunistic" people who won't challenge his ideas, Chris Sacca says → Read More
Fauci says U.S. is at a ‘crossroads’ as COVID kills 2,600 a week and new Omicron variants bloom with winter coming soon
As winter comes, a "variant soup" of Omicron sublineages like XBB, BQ.1, and BQ.1.1 are gaining ground across the country. → Read More
Fauci says U.S. is at a ‘crossroads’ as COVID kills 2,600 a day and new Omicron variants bloom with winter coming soon
As winter comes, a "variant soup" of Omicron sublineages like XBB, BQ1, and BQ1.1 are gaining ground across the country → Read More
Mark Zuckerberg has shed $90 billion in 2022 while Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have both lost $58 billion as gloomy earnings reports leave tech stocks reeling
A bout of poor tech stock earnings has led to billions instantly slashed from the fortunes of company founders of Facebook, Amazon, Tesla and many others. → Read More