Waymo doubles its weekly paid robotaxi rides to 100,000
Alphabet’s Waymo said on Tuesday it had doubled its paid rides to 100,000 per week in just over three months as the autonomous ride-hailing firm expanded its areas of service and allowed more people...
View ArticleStellantis delays investments for Illinois but says it hasn’t violated its...
Stellantis said on Tuesday its planned investments at Belvidere, Illinois, will be delayed but insisted it is committed to moving forward and is not in violation of its union contract. On Monday, the...
View ArticleHow our ‘No DMs’ Slack policy transformed workplace communication
Ever joined a meeting only to discover the project scope had completely changed and no one bothered to Slack you? Moments like these are frustratingly common, and they’re usually a result of one...
View ArticleYou have 2 more days to score free burritos: Answer the call by playing...
Burrito chain Chipotle is bringing back its popular trivia game, Chipotle IQ. Not only will fans have the change to test their queso knowledge, they also have the chance to win free grub. The...
View ArticleParamount gets a rival bid from Edgar Bronfman for roughly $4.3 billion
Veteran media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. has submitted a roughly $4.3 billion bid to take over Paramount Global through the acquisition of National Amusements, the family holding company that owns a...
View ArticleThe nation’s biggest teachers’ union is in a stalemate with its own employees...
In early July, amid contract negotiations, employees of the National Education Association (NEA) went on strike for three days. But rather than push the nation’s largest labor union to engage with its...
View ArticleElon Musk’s Twitter buy: Add bankers to the list of victims
When Elon Musk decided to buy Twitter, he enlisted the help (and financial assistance) of seven major banks to back his offer, ultimately securing loans of $13 billion. It seemed a good bet for the...
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‘We need to be kind to each other’: What it was like caring for the mental...
Mental health and performance go hand in hand. That’s one reason why the U.S. Olympics and Paralympic Committee started expanding its team in 2020, and currently employees 15 full-time staff while...
View ArticlePulling the plug on electrical power waste
Companies around the world are trying just about everything to cut energy costs and reduce their carbon footprint. They’re retrofitting buildings, replacing lights, and optimizing production processes...
View ArticleBoeing hit with another setback as the FAA issues a new requirement
Federal safety officials are requiring inspections of cockpit seats on Boeing 787 Dreamliners after one of the jets went into a dive when the captain’s seat lurched forward without warning and...
View ArticleThis Sin City landmark may get its first-ever union
Thousands of hospitality union workers on the Las Vegas Strip have reached a tentative deal with the Venetian and Palazzo resorts, a first for employees at the sprawling Italian-inspired complex that...
View ArticleThis $19 billion solar farm, the worlds largest, has just been approved
An ambitious plan to build a massive solar farm in remote northern Australia that would transmit energy by submarine cable to Singapore is a step closer after the Australian government granted...
View ArticleNational Public Data breach update: Lawsuits pile up against Florida-based...
Given all the big news events that have been demanding so much attention this summer, you’d be forgiven for missing yet another one: The news that a massive data breach may have leaked billions of...
View ArticleTexas judge blocks FTC ban on noncompete agreements
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday barred a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers’ rivals or...
View ArticleWhy the U.S. government has no business building its own Bitcoin reserve
The idea of a strategic reserve of Bitcoin is gaining steam on Capitol Hill, even if financial and regulatory experts are skeptical. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Republican from Wyoming and one of...
View ArticleMichelle Obama just expertly unpacked why the term ‘DEI hire’ is so problematic
In a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, former First Lady Michelle Obama took aim at the notion of the “DEI hire,” a term that Republicans and former President Donald...
View Article‘Weird’ has become political, but here’s why it shouldn’t be an insult
Republicans, as you’ve probably heard, are being called “weird.” In a quip that launched a million memes, Minnesota Governor-turned-VP-candidate Tim Walz referred to his right-wing political...
View ArticleWhy we need to recycle our energy landscapes
From cereal boxes to our distinct milk bags, Canadians have been told that one of the best things we can do for the planet is to embrace the circular economy — reusing, repurposing or reallocating...
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Will AI replace human teachers? It’s unlikely for now
History shows technological solutions in education often fall flat. Alexander Sikov via Getty Images OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy envisions a world in which artificial intelligence bots can be...
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Housing market map: Zillow’s 2025 home price forecast for more than 400 markets
Want more housing stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the daily free ResiClub newsletter. Active housing inventory for sale across much of the country is rising...
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