Language learning marketplace Preply is now valued at $1.2 billion after raising a $150 million Series D round that marks a new chapter for the 14-year-old company, whose previous backers include Horizon Capital, Hoxton Ventures, Owl Ventures and Techstars Berlin.
While Preply has been connecting language learners with tutors since 2013, it has now been EBITDA profitable for 12 months. Not…
In 2025, consumers spent more money on non-game mobile apps than they did on games for the first time, according to the findings from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower’s annual “State of Mobile” report. While this milestone had been seen in particular…
Brooklyn Beckham photo book backlash hasn’t aged well –was ‘brand Beckham’ to blame or the braying public?
January 22, 2026
The media frenzy surrounding Brooklyn Beckham has prompted a slew of articles and social media comments picking apart the Beckhams’ firstborn and his various career paths. But you know what? I’ve always thought it was a great shame that Brooklyn didn’t keep up with his…
Street photography has long been at the fringes of both art and documentary, a genre born from chance encounters and the decisive moment that can’t be replicated or rehearsed.
At its best, it captures the texture of public life – the tentative glances, the accidental symmetry, the humour and sorrow that unfold when no one knows a shutter is about to click.
Defined by photographers and…
Kia unveils the 'new' Niro, but what's going on with the EV?
January 22, 2026
Kia unveiled the new Niro design for the first time, giving the “eco-friendly” a fresh new look inside and out. With several new models now available, will the EV version get the axe?
Kia Niro gets a facelift as the EV faces a different fate
The Niro has undergone…
Toyota is entering unfamiliar territory with the Urban Cruiser Ebella, its first EV in India. The midsize electric SUV is now available to order, offering a driving range of up to 543 km (337 miles) and prices are expected to start at just Rs 19 lakh ($21,000)
Toyota opens…
Another US state just signed a harsh new law requiring licenses, insurance for e-bikes
January 22, 2026
New Jersey has just taken one of the most aggressive – and controversial – steps yet in regulating electric bikes, and it’s a move that’s already drawing sharp criticism from cycling advocates.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new e-bike law this week that effectively lumps everything with a motor and two wheels into a single category, scrapping the widely accepted three-class system for…
US lawmakers release $839B compromise defense spending bill
January 22, 2026
The House and Senate’s conferenced version of a fiscal 2026 defense budget would restore funding for the Navy’s next-generation F/A-XX fighter and up the Pentagon’s spending request on the Air Force’s F-47.
In materials released Monday, the House Appropriations…
Thousands of U.S. Marines are deploying to Norway this month to begin training for a NATO military exercise as President Donald Trump’s push to control Greenland continues to unsettle European leaders.
The Norwegian-led drills, called Cold Response 26, will test the…
More than 15 years ago, Danish platoon commander Martin Tamm Andersen was leading his countrymen and U.S. Marines through the heat and sand of southern Afghanistan after a Taliban attack.
As Andersen’s vehicle moved at the rear of the column, everything was normal — until in one instant the world turned sand-colored. His body shook violently.
“I had no idea what was going on,” he…
