The wildfire tearing through Northern California created an insane-looking ‘fire tornado’ — see the footage

AP Photo/Noah Berger Videos show the Carr Fire producing a ‘fire tornado’ as it rips through the town of Redding, California. The blaze is so hot it’s creating its own weather patterns.  See below for the footage. The Carr Fire tearing through Northern California is so powerful that it’s creating its own weather patterns — and it’s producing […]

The former personnel chief at FEMA allegedly created a ‘toxic’ work environment where sexual harassment was rampant

FEMA Corey Coleman, the now-dismissed personnel chief at FEMA, is reportedly under investigation for creating a “toxic” work environment, according to a Washington Post report published Monday. Coleman allegedly hired and promoted college fraternity brothers and women he met in bars and on dating websites. Coleman had also allegedly transferred female employees between departments so […]

Breaking Big: How Ruth Zukerman Created a Fitness Empire

OZY Media’s third prime-time television show, Breaking Big, airs Fridays at 8.30 p.m. ET on PBS stations, OZY.com and Facebook Watch. Join us as we explore the unexpected journeys to success of some of the world’s most influential stars. So far, we’ve heard from Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show, restaurateur Eddie Huang, actress […]

Hamas reportedly created a fake dating app to lure Israeli soldiers and steal security information

David Silverman/Getty Images Hamas built several fake apps to lure in Israeli soldiers and steal sensitive security information, Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) has claimed.  Hundreds of Israeli soldiers were contacted on social media this year by a trove of dummy profiles and asked to download dating and sports apps which would give remote access to […]

Three students in Germany created a data mining startup without taking VC money for five years — now it’s worth $1 billion

Celonis A German data mining startup is the newest unicorn, raising $ 50 million from Accel Partners and 83North at a $ 1 billion valuation. The technology uses a combination of a data technique called “process mining” to gather information about a company’s operations, and it uses artificial intelligence to suggest ways to make those operations better. […]

A referendum on the way money is created

TO ITS opponents, the Vollgeld initiative is “suicidal” and a “dangerous experiment”. To its supporters, it is the ticket to a “fairer and more stable banking system”. Swiss voters will decide for themselves on June 10th, when the proposal for sovereign money, which would rewire the country’s banking system, are put to a referendum that, […]