Denmark consistently ranks among the top countries for work-life balance, with a staggering 1.1% of Danes working over 50 hours a week. This is significantly lower than the world average and even more so compared to the UK (10.8%) and US (10.4%). So, what’s behind Denmark’s success in achieving this ideal? According to Meik Wiking, … Read more
NASA’s latest book, “Mars: Photographs from the NASA archive,” delves into the agency’s most impressive missions to the Red Planet. Since the 1990s, a plethora of robotic spacecraft has explored Mars, providing scientists with a wealth of information about its geology, climate, and potential habitability. The Curiosity rover, launched in 2011, discovered evidence of ancient … Read more
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, stars of the film It Ends With Us, are embroiled in a bitter dispute that has escalated into a $400 million lawsuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds. The latest twist in the drama is a text message allegedly sent by Lively to Baldoni, in which she compares herself … Read more
Eli Lilly has cut its full-year revenue guidance ahead of an investor conference after sales of its GLP-1 drugs fell short of expectations. The company now expects revenue to be approximately $13.5 billion for the fourth quarter and $45 billion for the full year 2024, down from a previous forecast of $46 billion. The revenue … Read more
A technical glitch at Capital One has left thousands of banking customers unable to access their accounts, process payments, or receive direct deposits since January 15. The issue, attributed to a third-party vendor, affects various account services for consumer, small business, and commercial banking operations. The disruption has been ongoing, with over 3,400 outage reports … Read more
A tiny television studio in Paris serves as the hub for Begum TV, a satellite channel reaching women across Afghanistan with 24/7 programming. The channel provides education and entertainment to girls banned from schools, tackling women’s rights issues, mental health, and more. Launched on International Women’s Day in March, Begum TV offers school classes and … Read more
Apple is halting a feature on iPhone notifications that has raised concerns over accurate news reporting, particularly for organizations like the BBC. The notification summaries, part of iOS 18.3’s beta release, have been criticized for providing inaccurate information, including false claims about individuals and events. The BBC, one of the world’s prominent broadcasters, took issue … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered manufacturers of raw dog and cat food to improve their detection methods for bird flu in products sold to pet owners. Several cats have died from eating contaminated raw food, while dogs have also contracted the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Pasteurization, a heat treatment process, can … Read more
ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, may be forced to sell its US operations by Sunday, January 19, amid growing concerns over data sharing with the Chinese government. If this happens, TikTok could become banned in the US, affecting millions of users and creators who rely on it for content creation. CapCut, another popular … Read more
Mount Rainier, located just under 70 miles from Seattle, is considered one of the most volcanically active parts of the country. According to Alex Iezzi, a research geophysicist with the US Geological Survey, the mountain is in a state of background activity, and experts closely monitor its daily movements. The USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory tracks … Read more