Many first-time founders make decisions “behind closed doors” — or, in other words, entirely on their own, without team input. When my co-founder, Dennis, and I first built Dairy Free Games, that’s exactly how we operated. We thought that was our responsibility as founders — setting strategy, making calls, solving problems. Especially early on, we were constantly iterating our products, testing […]

“If we do not see the progress the sanctions will have to come. I do not want to negotiate forever,” Europe’s Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said. The European Union gave Facebook an ultimatum on Thursday: Provide users with more information about how their data is used or face sanctions. The 28-country bloc has been in […]

Diesel has been criticised for including Nicki Minaj in a new anti-bullying fashion campaign. Some of those who have hit out at the company believe they have been bullied by Nicki online. The advert, which also includes Bella Thorne and Barbie Ferreira, features celebrities wearing clothes with slurs they’ve been called by others online. Nicki […]

Theresa May’s proposed new economic partnership with the EU “will not work”, the head of the European Council has said. Donald Tusk said the plans risked undermining the EU’s single market. He was speaking at the end of an EU summit in Salzburg where leaders of the 27 remaining member states discussed Brexit. Mrs May […]

BRUSSELS – McDonald’s (MCD.N) avoided having to repay millions of euros in back taxes after EU antitrust regulators said that its tax deal with Luxembourg was not illegal, citing quirks in the Grand Duchy’s bilateral tax treaty with the United States. The decision by the European Commission came after a three-year long investigation, part of […]

US President Donald Trump has said he does not “have an attorney general” in his fiercest attack yet on Jeff Sessions. In an interview with Hill.TV, Mr Trump renewed criticism of Mr Sessions’ decision to step aside from the inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. He also said he was unhappy with […]

Big-name snowboarders from all over the world zoom through the air, performing epic tricks for impressive prize money at an annual tournament held 70km from downtown Beijing. When people think of snowboarding, the Chinese capital may not immediately spring to mind. But since Beijing was chosen to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, cold season sports have […]

Study of 19,114 people finds a slightly greater death rate among those who took tablet Should older people in good health start taking aspirin to prevent heart attacks, strokes, dementia and cancer? No, according to a study of  19,114 people aged 65 and older who were randomly given a daily low-dose aspirin. They were then […]

“We regard the provocative actions of Israel as hostile,” Moscow’s Defense Ministry said. LONDON — Moscow accused Israel of “hostile” behavior and threatened retaliation Tuesday after Syria shot down a Russian military aircraft with 15 people on board over the Mediterranean Sea. Russia is an ally of both Syria and Israel. The TASS news agency reported that […]

“Even though the heavy rains have ended, the flood hazard to life and property is real,” city officials said. Rain-swollen rivers won’t stop rising in North Carolina. Several of them teetered at record levels Tuesday as officials warned of relentless flooding and hazards in areas already swamped by historic rainfall produced by former Hurricane Florence. The storm […]