Founder Battery Obsession

Wang Chuanfu, the BYD founder with a battery obsession

Chinese EV maker’s five-minute charge puts the disrupter one step closer to conquering global markets

Financial Times - 1d

How Lyft and Baked by Melissa Stay Customer-Obsessed—Even When It’s Difficult

Brian Irving, chief marketing officer at Lyft, and Melissa Ben-Ishay, founder of Baked by Melissa, talk at Inc.’s SXSW Founders House.

Inc. - Mar. 10

This Company’s Battery Is Designed to Get Extremely Hot

Fourth Power’s thermal batteries offer several advantages over lithium ones.

Inc. - Mar. 13

EV battery startup Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden

Swedish firm unable to ‘secure the necessary financial conditions to continue in its current form’. Northvolt, the Swedish electric vehicle battery startup, has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Battery charge against fighter Diaz dismissed

A misdemeanor battery charge against combat sports star Nate Diaz, which stem from an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in Las Vegas last year, has been dismissed.

ESPN - 2d

Ailing Swedish EV battery firm Northvolt files for bankruptcy

Struggling electric vehicle battery manufacturer Northvolt says it has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden.

CNBC - Mar. 12

Rules for Portable Batteries on Planes Are Changing. Here’s What to Know.

Some airlines in Asia are tightening restrictions. You may have to repack or turn off your batteries before boarding flights with certain carriers.

The New York Times - Mar. 13

Why America is obsessed with eggs

The rise in egg prices unnerves consumers and makes us question the wider economic environment.

MarketWatch - Mar. 15

Runner who hit opponent in head with baton faces assault and battery charge

A high school track athlete faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after a viral video showed her hitting a competitor's head with her baton during a race.

ABC News - Mar. 13

Chinese battery giant CATL posts annual revenue drop ahead of Hong Kong listing

The world's largest electric-vehicle battery maker has filed for a listing in Hong Kong, without disclosing the exact size and timeline.

CNBC - Mar. 14

Top Five Mistakes Founders Are Still Making in 2025

Founders who fail quickly are the ones who don’t raise enough seed money, hold themselves accountable to revenue targets, and interact with their fans.

Inc. - Mar. 9

Obsessed with: finding the best Manhattan . . . in Manhattan

One man’s tireless mission to sample the classic cocktail, with all its nuances, across its home borough in New York City

Financial Times - 4d

Founder of megachurch indicted on child sexual abuse charges

The Oklahoma attorney general charged Robert Morris with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. Morris is the founder of Gateway, one of the largest megachurches in the country. It ...

NBC News - Mar. 13

Telegram founder returns to Dubai as French inquiry continues

Pavel Durov allowed to leave France, where he is under investigation over criminal activity on messaging app. Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and chief executive of Telegram, has returned to ...

The Guardian - 5d

Female founders in the U.S. VC ecosystem: the good and the bad | Pitchbook (updated)

Women founders and investors raised $38.8 billion in funding in the U.S. in 2024, up 27% from the year before, according to PitchBook.

VentureBeat - Mar. 6

Reshma Saujani’s Advice for Female Founders? Build Your Own Door

The founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First joins ‘From The Ground Up’ this week.

Inc. - Mar. 10

How This Fintech Founder Raised $300 Million and Turned His Customers Into Investors

Capitolis founder and CEO Gil Mandelzis knows how to bide his time when it comes to raising capital.

Inc. - Mar. 14

Best-in-Class Business Advice From Famed Female Founders

This year’s Female Founders board of advisers share their top hard-won tips, from failing up to following your north star.

Inc. - Mar. 11

Swedish Battery Maker Northvolt Collapses, a Blow to Europe

The company and its assets will be sold after it filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, sinking Europe’s best hope for competing against Asian rivals.

The New York Times - Mar. 12

Obsessed with: London’s whole roast chicken craze

It’s the hottest dish in town. Here’s where everyone’s flocking to find the tastiest and most succulent takes

Financial Times - 6d

Ecuador enlists founder of Blackwater private army as ally in ‘war’ on crime

Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election as president, announces partnership with Trump supporter Erik Prince. Ecuador ’s president, Daniel Noboa , has announced a “strategic alliance” with ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris indicted on charges of lewd acts with a child

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned as senior pastor last year after he admitted "inappropriate sexual behavior" in the 1980s has been indicted on five criminal counts involving a child, ...

NBC News - Mar. 13

Forget Influencer Trips. Why This Beauty Founder Took Her Employees on a Luxury Vacation

Tisha Thompson, founder and CEO of LYS Beauty, used the trip to both thank her team and film fun employee-generated content.

Inc. - Mar. 7

Grab co-founder Anthony Tan says ‘humans who don’t embrace AI will be replaced by AI’

Grab co-founder and CEO Anthony Tan discussed how workers can use AI to become more productive, at Converge Live in Singapore.

CNBC - Mar. 13

LinkedIn co-founder has known Elon Musk for years. Here’s what he says Americans don’t understand about the Tesla CEO.

Elon Musk takes a hammer-and-nail approach to everything, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman says.

MarketWatch - Mar. 11

Funeral held for Slimming World founder

Yahoo News - Mar. 10

Pirate's Booty founder stages Long Island mutiny, declares he's mayor and tries to fire village staff

The founder of Pirate’s Booty Snacks lost his chaotic bid for mayor of a tiny New York community after he claimed he was the village leader and had the authority to replace the entire local ...

NBC News - 2d

Boss of bankrupt Northvolt urges Europe to invest in homegrown battery sector

Industry executives criticise ‘strategic failure’ by Swedish government and Brussels for allowing start-up to fail

Financial Times - Mar. 13

The North Pole: The History of an Obsession by Erling Kagge review – an adventure that can’t be topped

The Norwegian explorer – who in 1990 became the first to reach 90 degrees north without the help of machine nor beast – journeys into the past to uncover the myths, politics and pure joy of the ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

I’m obsessed with cave diving. This is the closest environment we have to space

Some of the caves I dive in are hundreds of thousands of years old and the marine life is unique. But they can be very dangerous places. Cave diving is like swimming through the history of the ...

The Guardian - 4d

Japan Is Obsessed With Baseball. M.L.B. Sees a Massive Business Opportunity.

M.L.B. has had a consistent presence in the country for more than 25 years, but Shohei Ohtani has become its accelerator.

The New York Times - 4d

“Obsessed with possession” – John Terry makes indirect dig at Enzo Maresca at Chelsea

Former Chelsea captain John Terry has appeared to take an indirect dig at current Blues manager Enzo Maresca and his style of play.The news comes after Chelsea were defeated by Arsenal in the ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Trump’s weird obsession with the arts is part of the authoritarian playbook | Charlotte Higgins

His focus on the Kennedy Center fits a pattern. From Augustus to Stalin, strongmen have sought cultural control for their own ends. In Washington, Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center – ...

The Guardian - 3d

GOP lawmaker booed at town hall for saying crowd is 'obsessed' with the government

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman faced a torrent of heckles and boos during a town hall in deep red Wyoming as she repeatedly tried to downplay constituents' concerns about the Trump ...

NBC News - 2d