Will Trump fuel inflation? 16 Nobel Prize-winning economists think so
Sixteen Nobel prize-winning economists signed a letter on Tuesday warning that the U.S. and world economy will suffer if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential...
View ArticlePorsche’s EV ambitions threatened by Taycan recall
The Taycan, Porsche’s first electric vehicle, hit the market in 2019. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is recalling over 31,000 Taycans, dating back to the car’s premiere date....
View ArticleNorfolk Southern interfered with the East Palestine train derailment probe,...
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the agency’s investigation into the East Palestine derailment and shape its...
View ArticleDoorDash was interested in taking over U.K.’s Deliveroo
U.S. meal delivery group Doordash flagged an interest in a takeover of Britain’s Deliveroo last month, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. San Francisco-based Doordash made the approach...
View ArticleYou can’t only blame AI for that creepy Toys ‘R’ Us ad
When Toys “R” Us unveiled a new ad created entirely with OpenAI’s new Sora platform at Cannes Lions last week, its intention was to show off the creative potential of AI. The brand hails it as the...
View ArticleBaijiu makes its way West, heating up a spirits turf war with China
Makers of the Chinese liquor baijiu are reformulating the fiery grain liquid to appeal to a wider client base, including cocktail drinkers in New York, Los Angeles, and London, as sales at home slow....
View ArticleHow 2D barcodes powered by GS1 are revolutionizing the shopping experience
The shopping experience is transforming as more brands and retailers turn to data-rich 2D barcodes, powered by GS1 Digital Link. They can provide access to everything about a product: its origins,...
View ArticleAI dataset licensing companies form group to promote ‘ethical data sourcing’
Seven content-licensing sellers of music, image, video, and other datasets for use in training artificial intelligence systems have formed the sector’s first trade group, they said on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleAfter oil megamergers, $27 billion of asset sales remain with a lack of ready...
U.S. oil and gas companies could face an uphill struggle to sell about $27 billion of assets to fund investor payouts over the next few years as the biggest wave of energy megamergers in 25 years...
View ArticleWhy are Boeing astronauts stuck at the ISS? Everything we know about the NASA...
Before the inaugural manned flight of its Starliner spacecraft earlier this month, Boeing warned onlookers that things might not go perfectly. That has proven to be something of an understatement, as...
View ArticleIRS is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases, independent watchdog says
An independent watchdog within the IRS reported Wednesday that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases, delays that are...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Community Foundation CEO talks about tech philanthropy’s role...
Nicole Taylor has an insider’s view of philanthropic trends from her seat as the president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Located in Mountain View, California, the community...
View ArticleOnline violence against women is soaring, a new report finds
Globally, one in three women—or 736 million people—have experienced violence of some sort, whether from an intimate partner, sexual assault, or both. Much of that offline violence is linked to online...
View ArticleSwiftonomics isn’t real according to some experts. Here’s why Taylor Swift...
Taylor Swift is taking Europe by storm, prompting some pundits to envisage an economic windfall as fans flock to dozens of sold-out shows from Dublin to Vienna and beyond. It is hoped Swift, along...
View ArticleWhy you shouldn’t blame blue light for your sleep issues
Most of us know what to do (and what not do) when it comes to being healthy. Knowing doesn’t make the doing any easier, though. You probably feel a twinge of guilt when you do something you probably...
View ArticleNearly a year after deadly wildfires, Maui’s recovery is still in progress
Nearly a year after wind-whipped flames raced through Kim Ball’s Hawaii community, the empty lot where his house once stood is a symbol of some of the progress being made toward rebuilding after the...
View ArticleSupreme Court blocks EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ plan to limit air pollution from...
The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution-fighting “good neighbor” plan on hold while legal challenges continue, the conservative-led court’s latest blow to...
View ArticleChinese EVs from Mexico pose ‘extinction-level’ threat to U.S. automakers
It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules. Once in place, they send ultra-low-priced electric vehicles...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects SEC’s in-house courts—a critical enforcement tool in...
The Supreme Court on Thursday stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other...
View ArticleWalgreens is closing a chunk of its 8,600 stores as the list of struggling...
Walgreens will be closing a substantial number of its more than 8,600 U.S. stores over the next three years. The pharmacy chain has not announced exactly how many it will shutter, or exactly when, but...
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