A universal basic income provides recurring cash payments with no strings attached. Wong Yu Liang Universal basic income was once thought politically impossible. Then came Andrew Yang and COVID-19. Basic income programs are now gaining traction...
Chris Hwang started The Golden Duck in 2015 with his partner, Jonathan Shen. The Golden Duck Chris Hwang, cofounder of The Golden Duck, started the snack brand in 2015 with one product — salted egg yolk chips. A decade on, it's sold in over 3,0...
USS Tripoli sails in the East China Sea. US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape The US Navy forward-deployed the USS Tripoli to the Indo-Pacific to counter China. It replaces USS America as the Navy's amphibious assault ship based...
Part one of "Wicked" was released in November 2024. Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures From scripts to costumes and set designs, it takes a lot to make a movie. James Cameron's "Avatar" (2009) took two decades to make. Jon M. Chu's screen adaptatio...
Luca Pferdmenges visited the Rason Special Economic Zone in North Korea in February 2025. Courtesy of Luca Pferdmenges and Luna Salerno Luca Pferdmenges visited North Korea as one of the first Western tourists there in five years. He told BI it...
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. Associated Press BlackRock removed DEI mentions from its annual report amid political pressure. The asset manager has faced criticism from Republicans for being too "woke." Here's how BlackRock has tried to distance it...
Adobe; AP Photo/Alex Brandon; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI Dallas is now home to Goldman Sachs' largest workforce outside of New York City. 5 Goldman employees, from partner to analyst, share what living and working there is like. They said career opp...
The author quit her dream job after having her son. Courtesy of Autumn Gavora I always wanted to be a scientist and I was thrilled to get my dream job. I quickly realized it wasn't for me, but I also didn't want to fail. After having my son, I ...
