Month: June 2022
Why Californians are fleeing to Mexico
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email In 2021, more than 360,000 people left California in what many are calling the “California Exodus” as residents move to states like Texas, Arizona and Washington. But a rising number of them are migrating out of the country and instead, heading south […]
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Amazon is flying internet influencers to luxurious resorts in bid for social media clout
Sivan Ayla, a social media creator, hosted a workshop on Amazon’s influencer program at a recent paid getaway in Mexico. Amazon Influencer Program For three days in May, more than a dozen stars of Instagram, YouTube and TikTok convened in the coastal town of Todos Santos, Mexico, where they were treated to sunset dinners and […]
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QuantumScape promised a revolutionary EV battery. Here’s why investors are still waiting
A solid-state battery development lab for QuantumScape. QuantumScape The electric vehicle space has seen a handful of impressive stock market debuts in recent years, but battery start-up QuantumScape’s first few weeks of trading were remarkable even by EV stock standards. QuantumScape, which was founded in 2010, went public via a merger with a special-purpose […]
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The biggest mall owner in the U.S. hopes to create a new sales holiday as inflation surges
David Simon, chairman and chief executive officer of Simon Property Group Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images David Simon, the chief executive officer of the biggest shopping mall owner in the country, wants to create a new type of annual shopping extravaganza as consumers are increasingly feeling the pinch of inflation just about […]
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‘Losing my mind’: Bonobos founder who helped transform Walmart opens up about mental health struggles
Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing Your Mind Andy Dunn’s start-up, Bonobos, was being courted for an acquisition by retail giant Walmart. It was a thrilling process, but the co-founder and former CEO of the online menswear brand knew it was time to disclose his secret: He had bipolar disorder. In his new book, “Burn […]
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Russia says it will respond to NATO build up in Poland: state media report
US soldiers are seen near a military camp in Arlamow, southeastern Poland, near the border with Ukraine, on March 3, 2022. Wojtek Radwanski | AFP | Getty Images Russia’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that Moscow’s response to a build up of NATO forces in Poland will be proportionate, Interfax news agency reported citing a […]
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Taiwan to cut Covid-related quarantine for arrivals to 3 days
People, wearing face masks to curb the spread of coronavirus, wait at a food stall in Taipei, Taiwan on April 19, 2022. Annabelle Chih | Reuters Taiwan said on Saturday it would cut mandatory quarantine for all arrivals to three days from seven, its latest relaxation of the rules to try to live with Covid-19 […]
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Fighting rages in critical Ukrainian city as Kyiv pleads for more weapons from West
Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops is taking place in the strategically important Donbas city of Severodonetsk. Aris Messinis | Afp | Getty Images Intense fighting is ongoing in the streets of a critical eastern Ukrainian city now at the heart of Moscow’s invasion, as Kyiv implored the West to deliver more weapons to […]
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Australia reaches settlement with France over scrapped submarine deal
French President Emmanuel Macron and former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stand on the deck of HMAS Waller, a Collins-class submarine operated by the Royal Australian Navy, at Garden Island in Sydney on May 2, 2018. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Australia’s new Labor-led government has reached a 555 million euro ($583.58 million) […]
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China is becoming more ‘coercive and aggressive,’ U.S. defense chief says
A combat drill held by China in the East China Sea. AFP | Getty Images The United States will do its part to manage tensions with China and prevent conflict even though Beijing is becoming increasingly aggressive in the Asian region, including near Taiwan, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday. Relations between China […]
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