Martial arts legend Jackie Chan has become known in Chinese business circles as the “brand terminator.” This reputation was reinforced on February 13th when Guangdong Chigo Air Conditioning Co. Limited filed for bankruptcy liquidation. Founded in 1994, Chigo once competed alongside giants like Gree, Midea, and Haier, earning recognition as one of China’s “four little … Read more
Jeff Carpoff had a dream: to see his company name emblazoned on a NASCAR vehicle. In 2016, that fantasy became reality when DC Solar, his mobile solar technology business, entered the racing world as a sponsor. What followed was a carefully orchestrated performance that fooled investors, business partners, and even the drivers who represented his … Read more
Investigative journalist Scott Carney recently pulled back the curtain on how certain manosphere podcast networks operate. In a recent video, Carney described how producer Steve Sanchez repeatedly contacted him for months, urging him to appear on the Danny Jones podcast. Eventually, Carney agreed to an in-person interview in Tampa, Florida. But just 30 minutes before recording, … Read more
Legendary bodybuilder Milos Sarcev recently talked about the use of PEDs in professional bodybuilding. In a conversation on the Transparent podcast with Nyle Nayga, the former IFBB Pro competitor opened up about his experiences with synthol and other site enhancement oils. Sarcev’s introduction to synthol came at the 1997 Olympia, when a fellow competitor shared … Read more
Tim Dillon made some comments on the American political ambition in a JRE episode, examining the relationship between Vice President JD Vance and his most prominent Silicon Valley benefactor, Peter Thiel. During the conversation, Dillon outlined what he sees as the inevitable trajectory for any ambitious politician who rises through the patronage of powerful financiers. … Read more
A Chinese fashion influencer with three million followers has discovered that her trusted personal assistant of six years allegedly spent months secretly posing as her online. According to sources, the assistant built an elaborate fake persona that generated roughly $164,000 in onlinetips. Chen Xin made the accusations public on January 24, detailing how her assistant, … Read more
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis have revealed that modern artificial intelligence systems are developing capabilities their creators never explicitly programmed. During an interview, Hassabis explained how contemporary AI systems learn independently from vast amounts of data, much like humans do. “We have theories about what kinds of capabilities these systems will … Read more
Plus-size model and body positivity advocate Tess Holliday recently lamented how weight loss treatments are impacting the fat acceptance movement. The influencer, known for promoting body positivity at any size, has found herself in an ironic position as she discusses GLP-1s while simultaneously celebrating her own weight loss. In a recent social media post, Holliday … Read more
In May 2020, Virginia Giuffre took to Twitter with a question for podcast host Joe Rogan. The survivor, who would later pass away in 2024, publicly challenged the popular commentator about his interview with Adam Perry Lang, Jeffrey Epstein’s former personal chef. Her message was direct: why hadn’t Rogan pressed Lang about what he witnessed … Read more
In a laboratory at Harbin Institute of Technology this past September, Wei Lianfeng stood before a panel of industry experts to defend his doctoral work. But there was no hundred-page thesis on the table. Instead, the engineer-turned-doctoral candidate presented the vacuum laser welding equipment he had designed and manufactured, along with documentation of the processes … Read more
