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Masculine fragility among Gen-Z men may have helped Trump

For the past few years, right-wing media have argued that the U.S. is plagued by a masculinity crisis, whether it’s former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson warning of collapsing testosterone levels in...

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Housing market outlook: Research firm makes its 2025 home price forecast

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Home prices soared during the pandemic housing boom, fueled by frantic demand and...

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Luigi Mangione arrested by police as ‘strong person of interest’ in CEO...

Law enforcement officials have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was killed early Wednesday morning outside his midtown Manhattan hotel. The suspect,...

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Activist investors want Macy’s to create a real estate unit

Activist investor Barington Capital Group is calling on department store retailer Macy’s to develop an internal real estate subsidiary, reduce capital expenditures, and explore strategic options for...

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Reddit rolls out its own AI-powered search tool after cracking down on AI...

Reddit has spent the past six months blocking data scrapers from artificial intelligence companies that refused to pay for access to its vast content database. Now, the social media site has rolled...

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VW workers threaten more strikes unless leadership makes better compromises

Volkswagen workers said its management had one last chance to compromise on Monday or risk strikes on a scale not previously seen by the German carmaker, as talks began in a bitter standoff over wage...

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HALEU is urgently needed for next-gen nuclear energy, says former SpaceX...

Former SpaceX engineer Scott Nolan, CEO of startup General Matter, is on a mission to help end Russia’s monopoly on a type of more-enriched nuclear fuel by producing it at commercial scale in the...

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‘The smallest amount of power a person can go mad with’: The Muppet History...

A vague apology from the social media account behind Jim Henson’s Muppet History fan page has unraveled one of the year’s most unexpected social media scandals. Created in October 2018, the Muppet...

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Rupert Murdoch’s bid to change his family trust is rejected

A Nevada commissioner has rejected Rupert Murdoch’s bid to change his family trust to consolidate control of his media empire in the hands of his son Lachlan, the New York Times reported on Monday,...

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GoFundMe campaigns for suspected CEO shooter Luigi Mangione appear—and are...

It didn’t take long after law enforcement officials named a person of interest in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson for the campaigns to begin. People, angry with the state of...

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How Trump plans to use the DOJ to challenge diversity programs

President-elect Donald Trump is set to challenge policies aimed at boosting diversity at companies and universities when he takes office next month, throwing the weight of the U.S. government behind...

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Gentrace makes it easier for businesses to test AI-powered software

As businesses continue to integrate generative AI into their products, many find it challenging to actually test whether the AI is behaving correctly and giving useful answers. To help address this...

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A24 is giving its club members tickets to all its movies on opening weekend

Big news for Letterboxd power users: A24 is relaunching its membership program with a perk made for movie buffs: tickets to A24 movies on their opening weekends. Since June 2022, independent film...

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Why Meta shareholders are seeking sanctions for former COO Sheryl Sandberg

Attorneys for Meta shareholders asked a Delaware judge Monday to sanction the company’s former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and fellow Facebook board member and current White House chief of...

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Franklin Fire explodes in Malibu near Pepperdine University, forcing mass...

Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near seaside mansions and Pepperdine University,...

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Fortnite refunds are coming: FTC says it’s sending PayPal payments and checks...

If you’re a player of Fortnite, you may be about to get a significant payment from owner Epic Games, courtesy of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). That’s because the commission is now sending out...

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How a Biden approval may unlock drilling in Alaska’s pristine arctic refuge

The Biden administration has approved plans for a sale of oil and gas leases in Alaska that leaves open the door for drilling in a portion of the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.The sale will...

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Meta contractor dismissed threats to moderators from Ethiopia rebels

A contractor hired by Facebook’s parent company Meta dismissed threats to content moderators by Ethiopian rebels angered by their work, according to new evidence filed in a case challenging the...

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Why olive oil girl is TikTok’s main character

If you’ve spent any time on TikTok in the past few days, you’ve probably come across the viral olive oil story. If you haven’t, strap in. The latest trend on the platform sees people sharing their...

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Soros’s Open Society Foundations reiterate commitment to human rights

Despite years of internal turmoil and changes, Open Society Foundations (OSF) want those in the human rights sector to know their movements will still receive support from the organization, its...

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