4 reasons why Tesla’s Full Self-Driving rollout in China matters
Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, where he was expected to discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving (FSD) software and permission to transfer data overseas,...
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Patagonia wants you to stop buying crap
The quality of most products on the market today is utter crap. And it’s getting worse with time. It’s particularly obvious with clothing. Sweaters are largely made from polyester, not wool, which is...
View Article3 reasons the Global AI Safety Summit can’t live up to the hype
Last year, a who’s who of world leaders, corporate executives and academic experts gathered at Britain’s Bletchley Park for the world’s first global AI Safety Summit, hoping to reach consensus on the...
View ArticleTesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, meets with Chinese officials amid trade tensions with...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with a top government leader in the Chinese capital Sunday, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show.Chinese...
View ArticleDomino’s Pizza stock rises on earnings beat in a hopeful sign for chains....
Domino’s first-quarter earnings report is in, and the pizza chain’s U.S. sales outdid Wall Street analysts’ expectations for the second quarter in a row. Quarterly net income is up 20% to $126 million...
View ArticleThe era of self-driving trucks on roads is near
On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck’s sensors spotted a trash can blocking one...
View ArticleTikTok ban: These rival apps will compete for users’ attention
Adult U.S. TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes on the app on any given day, more than Instagram, Snapchat or YouTube, according to research firm eMarketer. If TikTok were to disappear, those...
View ArticleAfrican farmers address climate change with old and new practices
From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to...
View ArticleHawaii macadamia-nut processors may soon have to disclose if nuts aren’t local
For decades, tourists to Hawaii have brought home gift boxes of the islands’ famous chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for friends and family, but these days many of the kernels in the package might not...
View ArticleWhat’s going on at Paramount? Reports swirl about the CEO’s fate and ‘best...
The saga of Paramount Global’s future is more exciting than a lot of the studio’s films. And with the company poised to report earnings Monday afternoon, things are taking even more unexpected turns....
View Article‘This is a huge part of why I stay’: Corporate employees turn to workplace...
Michelle Barbin’s job does not always fill her bucket. Yes, she likes her nine-to-five helping improve consumer experiences at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. She emphasizes she wouldn’t have...
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What a decaying El Niño has to do with the Midwest tornadoes
Dozens of tornadoes hit the central U.S. April 26-28, 2024, tearing through suburbs and small towns and damaging hundreds of homes from Oklahoma to Nebraska and Iowa. Spring is tornado season in the...
View ArticleWalgreens scores a viral candy TikTok hit with these peelable gummies
Despite TikTok’s uncertain future, it’s still continuing to set social media trends, and the latest one is a mango gummy candy with a cultlike following from an unexpected source: Walgreens’ own store...
View ArticleHow Gen Z’s contradictory values will reshape the travel industry
Having come of age during the pandemic, and fueled by the allure of far-off destinations showcased on social media, members of Gen Z are spending far more on travel than any previous generation. This...
View ArticleTON crypto coin aims for ‘super app’ status
A coin called TON has leapt in value in recent months, with investors betting its integration with messenger service Telegram could bring the cryptocurrency to the app’s estimated 900 million users....
View ArticlePlastics lobbyists show heated resistance to industry caps at global treaty...
Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution, finishing the latest round of negotiations in Canada early Tuesday amid sharp disagreements about whether to put global limits on plastic...
View ArticleBeyond sustainability: Get ready for the regenerative food movement
If you are what you eat, then we are largely made of fossil fuels. The global food system is presently responsible for roughly a third of humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions. Of that amount, nearly...
View Article3 things we can do to improve healthcare affordability
Transforming the healthcare sector is no small task, but one that more and more innovators and entrepreneurs are committed to tackling. In January, I attended CES, the annual trade show organized by...
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Why Global South climate entrepreneurship is most needed
The Global North is responsible for 92% of total carbon emissions since the Industrial Revolution. By almost any accounting, the United States and Europe, a big part of the Global North (along with...
View ArticleNew Mexico gets a $24.5 million settlement over natural gas pollution
New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in the Permian Basin.The $24.5 million agreement with Ameredev...
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