Monthly Archives: September 2022

Juul will pay $438.5 million to states over youth vaping investigation

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Juul will pay $438.5 million to settle an investigation by dozens of US states into the marketing practices blamed for kicking off the teen and youth vaping crisis. “JUUL’s cynically calculated advertising campaigns created a new generation of nicotine addicts,” said Connecticut Attorney General William Tong in a…

China approves world’s first nasal COVID-19 vaccine booster

The H1N1 nasal vaccine pictured here, has been available for over a decade. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Good news for those with trypanophobia, or fear of needles. Regulators in China have approved a COVID-19 vaccine booster nasal spray, providing those virus-fighting antibodies without the jab of a needle. According to vaccine maker CanSino, one…

Charli and Dixie D’Amelio’s TikTok famous family expands its empire

Why work with brands like Hollister and Dunkin’ Donuts when you can just sell your own clothes and coffee? For most influencers, that’s not a serious consideration — you need some serious capital and a dedicated audience to churn out high-quality products that sell well. But the D’Amelio family aren’t just any social media personalities….