Southeast Asia has become “ground zero” for the global online scamming industry, according to the UN, costing victims billions of US dollars each year. Scam operations are run by Chinese crime syndica...
The elite Bundeswehr unit allegedly allowed a culture of misconduct to persist for years, such as antisemitism, sexual assault, and violent rituals....
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From Ukraine to Palestine to Sudan, millions were exposed to conflict in 2025...
Pierre Thomas has the story of spreading unity and acceptance through the power of song this holiday season....
Ethan Choi. Khosla Ventures We asked Khosla Ventures partner Ethan Choi how he sees AI reshaping daily life and work in 2026. Robotics will reach a major breakthrough in capability and have its own &#...
Molly Ward hosted an admin night with her friends to get tasks done. Molly Ward Molly Ward hosted an admin night to tackle tasks with friends in Washington, DC. The event combined productivity and soc...
Barbara Brown, 83, teaches chair yoga classes at nursing homes. Laura Thompson for BI This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Barbara Brown, 83, who works as a yoga instructor in Richmon...
caption TK Hayley Folk I followed my partner to a Texan suburb shortly after earning my Bachelor's degree. My new home didn't feel like a great fit for me, and I struggled to build community. I left t...
Elon Musk’s AI Grok has been fiercely criticised in recent days, after the chatbot began generating sexualised images of women and girls, flooding the app with explicit content. Some of the images inv...
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Deadly fighting between Kurdish forces and Syria's national army in Aleppo has led to new widespread displacement. As thousands flee amid shelling, can US, Turkish, and UN mediators stop a full-scale ...
Tighter regulations, advancing AI integration, and a desire for greater authenticity will continue to re-shape what social media means in an increasingly disconnected world....
Character.AI and Google are entering settlement negotiations with the families of teenagers who died by suicide. Illustration by Algi Febri Sugita/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Google and C...
Sanaa and Batoul embody Gaza's resilience, facing war, famine, and loss with little hope for a better life....
The actress and singer was a symbol of sexual revolution. She later became an animal-welfare campaigner and incendiary right-wing commenter....
Sam Bail, hosts nightlife events in New York — without alcohol Courtesy of Sam Bail Sam Bail founded Bright Nights Social to host alcohol-free nightlife events in New York City. She hosts cookin...
At 37, the author has decided to stop always being theone who initiates contact with friends. Courtesy of the author The author stopped always initiating contact with friends to assess true connection...
Rippling's CPO said he prefers to understaff than overstaff all his projects. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Rippling's product chief Matt MacInnis says he deli...
Workers in six more states will see their minimum wages hit $15. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Nineteen states will raise their minimum wages in January, affecting over 8 m...