Elon Musk is bringing Silicon Valley’s ‘ask for forgiveness, not permission’...
Speaking to his biographer Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk said of his approach to authority: “I guess I’ve always wanted to push my chips back on the table or play the next level of the game.” Isaacson...
View ArticleTreasury extends clean energy manufacturing tax credit to some miners
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it would allow some mining companies to access a tax credit aimed at boosting American production of solar panels, lithium-ion batteries, and other clean...
View ArticleMusk promises paid rides in Tesla robotaxis next year in California and Texas
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said the electric vehicle maker will roll out driverless ride-hailing services to the public in California and Texas next year, a claim likely to face significant...
View ArticleDunkin’s horny Halloween donut wants to have sex with literally everyone
Look, I just came here for the coffee. Really. I don’t know what’s going on at Dunkin’. It’s Halloween, a time when even the most innocuous professions can get a little bit sexy. But I never counted...
View ArticleNeed holiday-shopping ideas? Gen Z and boomers both love this unlikely brand
Gen Z and boomers might not have a lot in common, but guess what? They both love Kohl’s. That’s according to a new survey, The Consumer Sentiment Index, which polled 9,000 shoppers from Gen Z to...
View Article‘We’re all dead’: Producer Will Packer on AI in Hollywood
Film, TV, and podcast producer Will Packer’s projects—which include NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton and the Ride Along series—have made more than a billion dollars at the box office, all while...
View Article‘I’m being ambushed with thoughts from a robot’: Redditors are complaining...
Conflict in relationships can be tricky at the best of times—that’s without ChatGPT stepping in and taking sides. “My girlfriend uses ChatGPT every time we have a disagreement. AITAH for saying she...
View ArticleOutbreaks at McDonald’s and Boar’s Head may have everyone wondering: Is the...
From Boar’s Head deli meat and waffles to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, this year’s illness outbreaks—some deadly—and food recalls may have Americans wondering whether there are new risks in the U.S....
View ArticleUnitedHealth Group breach compromised health data of 100 million people: How...
Earlier this year, Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) and key player in the U.S. healthcare sector, suffered a catastrophic ransomware attack attributed to the...
View ArticleMcDonald’s onion recall reveals why it’s a challenge to keep produce...
Moves by major U.S. fast-food chains to temporarily scrub fresh onions off their menus on Thursday, after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald’s, laid bare...
View ArticleMcDonalds E. coli update: Burger King, KFC, and Taco Bell are among the...
The McDonald’s E. Coli outbreak that roiled the company’s stock earlier this week is having a knock-on effect on its fast-food competitors when it comes to taking precautionary measures. Here’s the...
View ArticleGoldfish pulls a marketing stunt, Kate Spade collabs with M&M’s, and...
This week in the branding world, Goldfish debuted an odd rebrand, Kate Spade teamed up with M&M’s, and Gladiator II’s collectible popcorn bucket left us speechless. Here’s everything you need to...
View ArticleAs Boeing strike continues, a major sticking point for union members is revealed
Since going on strike last month, Boeing factory workers have repeated one theme from their picket lines: They want their pensions back.Boeing froze its traditional pension plan as part of concessions...
View ArticleHow Boeing’s stalled union talks are threatening operations at small suppliers
Striking workers’ rejection of planemaker Boeing’s latest contract offer has created a fresh threat to operations at aerospace suppliers such as family-run Independent Forge. If the strike by more...
View Article$600 million more will go to North Carolina’s Helene relief fund
North Carolina state lawmakers signed off on a measure Thursday to provide over $600 million more toward Hurricane Helene recovery and relief and also directed some storm-affected counties to open...
View ArticleAI child sexual abuse images are spreading. Here’s how the DOJ is responding
A child psychiatrist who altered a first-day-of-school photo he saw on Facebook to make a group of girls appear nude. A U.S. Army soldier accused of creating images depicting children he knew being...
View Article‘We’re like a garbage can for the world’: Donald Trump has a new nickname for...
With less than two weeks until the election, the candidates are in the final stretches of their campaigns, focusing on the all-important swing states whose support they need to get them over the...
View ArticleWorld Series 2024: How to watch Yankees-Dodgers game 1 live online, on TV, or...
This year’s world series is sure to strengthen the East Coast-versus-West Coast rivalry. The Los Angeles Dodgers will face off against the New York Yankees in a best-of-seven battle for the 2024 World...
View ArticleWhat is the ‘right to sit’ law, and how could it change retail workers’ lives?
This week, city officials in Ann Arbor, Michigan, approved a law that will allow workers to sit rather than standing while on the job. The law will apply to a broad swath of positions across...
View ArticleAnother listeria-related recall hits Costco. Why dangerous outbreaks seem to...
New listeria concerns hit Costco this week. This time, the impacted product was in the seafood aisle. Acme Smoked Fish Corp. issued a voluntary recall of packages of its smoked salmon including...
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