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Alex Kurtzman talks about ‘Star Trek’ fandom, AI, and where the sci-fi...
It’s almost ironic that Star Trek was born on television. The sci-fi franchise, whose storyline is set in a far-off future where humanity has solved many of its most pressing problems, has now endured...
View ArticleWhy this controversial Idaho wind farm could lose almost half its turbines
The federal Bureau of Land Management’s preferred alternative for a proposed large-scale wind energy farm in southern Idaho would shrink its size by nearly half and move it farther from a national...
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Away and La Ligne’s new suitcase collaboration is a hit of summer dopamine
What happens when you cross La Ligne’s obsession with striped clothing and Away’s signature hard-shell suitcase? The world finds out today, as the two direct-to-consumer brands launch a collaboration...
View ArticleMicrodosing chocolate bars from Diamond Shruumz may have caused serious...
A nationwide warning has been issued related to all flavors of Diamond Shruumz Microdosing Chocolate Bars following a series of severe illnesses reported in individuals who consumed them. The Food and...
View ArticleThe U.S. economy is strong enough to support global growth of 2.6% this year
The World Bank upgraded its outlook for the global economy Tuesday, estimating that it will expand 2.6% this year on the strength of sustained growth in the United States.The bank’s latest outlook...
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This unusual shopping experience lets Batman superfans live like Bruce...
Inside an opulent townhouse in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, Bruce Wayne’s life is for sale. A $5.2 million car sits in the garage. In the living room, a $750,000 sound system from McIntosh blasts...
View ArticleShould Big Tech worry about India’s antitrust reform?
India’s proposed EU-like antitrust law will pose a fresh regulatory challenge for tech firms including Apple, Google and Meta, laying out strict compliance obligations that could affect their business...
View ArticleBolivia’s buzzy new beer is infused with ancient coca—reviving its push to...
If it were anywhere else in South America, the nondescript house with buckets of coca leaves soaking in liquid could be mistaken for a clandestine cocaine lab. But this is La Paz, Bolivia, and the...
View ArticleDisney to replace controversial Splash Mountain ride with an attraction for...
A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company’s U.S. theme park resorts, and some Disney followers see it as a fitting replacement to a former ride based on a...
View ArticleCommunity health centers seek backup power sources amid more frequent outages
The 2017 Tubbs Fire, which killed 22 people and destroyed 5,600 buildings, was already a stressful time at Alliance Medical Center’s clinic here, as workers who picked grapes in the nearby vineyards...
View ArticleWhat U.S. dairy farmers fighting bird flu can learn from the poultry industry
As the U.S. dairy industry confronts a bird flu outbreak, with cases reported at dozens of farms and the disease spreading to people, the egg industry could serve as an example of how to slow the...
View ArticleBiden administration plans to award Rocket Lab $23.9 million to produce...
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it planned to award Rocket Lab $23.9 million to dramatically boost the production of compound semiconductors used in satellites and spacecraft. The award...
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How fake stories about IRS stimulus checks took over the internet
Sketchy news websites are flooding the internet with bogus stories about stimulus checks and other government handouts in a growing scheme that has catapulted blatant misinformation to the top of...
View ArticleAncestry.com is using AI to make a searchable database for Black family trees
Ancestry.com is releasing a new collection of searchable newspaper articles published before the 1900s that contain details on formerly enslaved people in the U.S., the company announced Tuesday. The...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson to pay $700 million settlement over talc products linked to...
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $700 million to settle an investigation by 42 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. into its marketing of baby powder and other talc-based products blamed for...
View ArticleWeWork exits bankruptcy and names new CEO after Tolley steps down
WeWork CEO David Tolley stepped down after the flexible workspace provider emerged from bankruptcy on Tuesday, bookending a months-long restructuring process that featured a strategy revamp and exits...
View ArticleGM cuts EV forecast by 50,000 and announces a $6 billion share buyback plan
General Motors cut its annual EV production forecast and announced a new $6 billion share buyback plan on Tuesday, as the automaker banks on demand from its gasoline-powered models. GM now projects...
View ArticleIf you think failure is the secret to success, you’re wrong. Here’s why
When we fail, we tell ourselves there’s a silver lining: that failure is a necessary stepping stone for success. Thomas Edison wrote that he failed his way to success. J.K. Rowling’s Harvard...
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Apple’s top software engineer on AI: “We wanted to establish an entirely...
Artificial intelligence has wowed me, but it was never something I wanted to use daily, especially because it required a cumbersome number of apps and subscriptions, depending on the task. And then...
View ArticleEPA’s ‘forever chemicals’ drinking-water rule faces fresh legal challenges
U.S. manufacturing and chemical industry groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a federal rule announced this year setting the first-ever drinking water standard to protect people against toxic...
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