Starbucks and other retailers hit with ongoing ransomware attack on software...
Major supply-chain software provider Blue Yonder is working to restore its systems after a ransomware attack hit the Panasonic-owned firm last week. Blue Yonder, which counts Starbucks, major U.K....
View ArticleHow Trump’s tariff plans could rattle currency markets
It may just be the turn of currency markets to play “bad cop” to the incoming U.S. administration’s proposed tariff hikes—sideswiping its trade threats by catapulting the dollar higher. In recent...
View ArticleWhen does Spotify Wrapped 2024 come out? Here’s what we know and how you’ll...
As we barrel toward the end of the year, one thing on the minds of many music lovers right now is Spotify Wrapped, the audio streaming service’s annual recap of the music they listened to in 2024....
View ArticleAutomakers carry on with EV transition plans despite Trump’s threat to kill...
If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it’s likely that fewer buyers will choose EVs. Yet tax credits or not, auto...
View Article18-year-old Butterball turkey video haunts company at its busiest time of the...
On Thursday, millions of families will sit down for a dinner that, in general, centers around turkey. And in a sizable portion of those homes, Butterball will be the turkey they devour. But with just...
View ArticleU.S. trade tensions escalate as Mexico’s Sheinbaum suggests retaliatory tariffs
President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if...
View ArticlePony AI stock price: Chinese autonomous car company’s Nasdaq IPO will be...
Pony AI is having its initial public offering today. The firm, which is based in Silicon Valley but also has a headquarters in Guangzhou, China, makes autonomous mobility tech that can turn cars into...
View ArticleCanada blasts Trump’s tariff threat
Canadian officials on Tuesday blasted President-elect Donald’s Trump’s threat to impose sweeping tariffs, as the leader of the country’s most populous province called Trump’s comparison of Canada to...
View ArticleHow Biden’s AI tech could play a role in Trump’s immigration crackdown
President-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a raft of technological tools at his disposal that would help deliver his campaign promise of cracking down on immigration—among them,...
View ArticleHow to rescue climate change from the culture wars
Household appliances used to be a safe conversation topic, if a boring one. But these days, many Republican politicians see gas stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, and laundry machines as symbols of...
View ArticleTikTok will block beauty filters for European teens following pushback
TikTok is planning to ban teen users in Europe from using beauty filters that alter their facial features. In the coming weeks, minors will be blocked from making their eyes bigger, plumping their...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines is expanding its airport ‘gate lice’ crackdown
American Airlines is cracking down on “gate lice” ahead of what’s expected to be a record-setting Thanksgiving travel season. The company is expanding new technology to more than 100 airports in hopes...
View ArticleThanksgiving spectacle: Solar storm to bring Northern Lights to parts of the...
Aurora enthusiasts in northern parts of the U.S. and Canada are in for a treat this Thanksgiving, as a solar storm is expected to send the northern lights, or aurora borealis, further south than...
View ArticleCFPB moves to finalize rules before Trump can ‘delete’ the agency
The U.S. consumer finance watchdog is moving ahead with rulemaking in the final weeks of Joe Biden’s Democratic administration, in a bid to advance consumer protections before President-elect Trump...
View ArticleWhy drivers in America and Europe are more skeptical to buy EVs than in China...
While sales of electric vehicles surge in China, adoption of more environmentally friendly vehicles is stumbling in the United States and Europe as carmakers and governments struggle to meet years-old...
View ArticleHow Trump’s transition agreement differs from ones signed by Biden and Harris
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump‘s team signed an agreement on Tuesday with President Joe Biden‘s administration to coordinate with federal agencies and share documents, after weeks of delays. The...
View ArticleTurkey prices dropped in 2024, but side dish costs are gobbling up the savings
It’s almost time to butter, baste, and brown the turkey. Happily, you probably paid less for it this year than you did last year. A new MoneyGeek report showed that turkey prices the week of...
View ArticleMatt Gaetz is dishing out career advice on Cameo
After announcing he would not return to Congress, Matt Gaetz is trying out a new career path: making personalized videos on Cameo. Gaetz, a former Florida representative, joined the celebrity video...
View ArticleWhat to know about the Supreme Court’s latest culture war fight: Transgender...
Dr. Susan Lacy had been caring for transgender patients for several years in Tennessee when, in 2023, everything changed. In the span of a few months, the Republican-governed state banned healthcare...
View ArticleSome small business owners are relieved after an overtime-pay rule was blocked
Small business owners have had a mostly positive reaction to a judge’s decision to strike down an overtime rule that would have qualified more workers for overtime pay. On Nov. 15, a federal judge in...
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