Sometimes, it’s hard to imagine a product or industry that a new e-commerce startup hasn’t tried to remake already, from slippers to mattresses, from luggage to lipstick. Yet two childhood friends in New York have seemingly struck on a fresh idea: taking on the stodgy and often expensive world of cookware, where one’s options out of…
(CNN)President Donald Trump is set to see the first sentencing in federal court of a onetime close ally for crimes that may have helped propel him to the White House. Cohen’s sentencing is certain to bring renewed scrutiny of his offenses — and their ties to Trump — and could…
Image: flickr Netflix will adapt the beloved stories of children’s author Roald Dahl, including Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, The Twits, and more. The new versions will be animated series as opposed to previous live-action film adaptations. “Netflix is known for innovative and high-quality storytelling,” added Gideon…
Image: columbia / sony “In this telling of the story, it truly could be anyone behind that mask — a little girl, a grizzled detective, a middle-aged sad sack, maybe even another unassuming New York kid — and all the people wearing it are better together than they are apart.” …
Infarm, the Berlin-based startup that has developed vertical farming tech for grocery stores, restaurants and local distribution centres to bring fresh and artisan produce much closer to the consumer, is expanding to Paris. Once again, the company is partnering with Metro in a move that will see Infarm’s “in-store farming”…
(CNN)It has been a trying year for German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Voters flee to the fringes This was the year that finally wore the indomitable Merkel down. First, there were the public spats with members of her own cabinet. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer clashed with Merkel repeatedly on immigration, harking…
A recent survey found that around 20 percent of all jobs in the U.S. are held by contractors — people who take on work based on a particular project or fixed-term period, not as full-time, permanent employees. We’ve definitely seen that trend play out in Silicon Valley, both among the…
Coffee and dry shampoo is literally the only two things I need to get through the day. We all love dry shampoo and practically owe it our lives for the amount of time it has saved in our daily routines… and saved our asses from getting tardy warnings. While we…
Facebook’s latest PR crisis has cast a lurid spotlight on a GOP-led publicity firm called Definers Public Affairs, after a New York Times investigation revealed last week the firm had sought to discredit Facebook critics by, in one instance, linking them to the liberal financier George Soros — a long-time target…
LONDON – The Latest on migration in Europe (all times local): 11: 50 Slovakia could soon join the list of countries opting out of a United Nations pact seeking to promote an international approach to safe and orderly migration. Trending in World Original Article : HERE ; This post was…
The album in question is Seatbelts For Aeroplanes; and Taylor’s band is called Brand New Friend. They were formed just two years ago when the 23-year-old, who’d been gigging around pubs and clubs in the seaside village of Castlerock, enlisted his younger sister Lauren, 20, to join him on vocals…
Bachelor Nation — we’ve got some fresh tea for you! It’s been a little while since we’ve caught up with The Bachelor’s Tia Booth, but according to her latest Instagram post, the Arkansas beauty has moved on and is doing just fine — with a new man by her side! After…
When Jonathan Neman, Nathaniel Ru and Nicolas Jammet met as freshman at Georgetown University 15 years ago, they bonded over food. Rethinking fast food The young entrepreneurs had a very specific vision for their restaurant: while they liked the “fast” and “cheap” attributes of fast food, they didn’t want to…
Thirty European tech CEOs of big startups signed a letter about stock options in Europe. Other tech CEOs can join the group and sign the letter before it is sent to policymakers on January 7. As you can read in the letter below, these CEOs think Silicon Valley isn’t the…
(CNN)Migrants rushed toward the border. US authorities fired tear gas. And a volatile situation that had been simmering for weeks boiled over. What started as a peaceful march spiraled out of control. Migrants set out toward the border Sunday morning from a sports complex in Tijuana, Mexico, where most of…
(CNN)For almost 30 years, John Chhan and his wife, Stella, ran the Donut City shop in Seal Beach, California, a constant, reassuring part of countless customers’ lives. But now the hard-working couple is facing a medical crisis, and their patrons are returning the sweetness. But when customers learned about the…