LG’s new tiny home van concept is a tech bro’s dream on wheels
LG Electronics just revealed a tiny home concept that opens the van life community to a new audience: tech bros. The concept vehicle, called the Lifestyle Solution for Mobility, is essentially a...
View Article‘A disaster for Pennsylvania,’ Biden’s block on Nippon Steel creates...
By blocking a Japanese company’s takeover of U.S. Steel, President Joe Biden said he was protecting good jobs in the American heartland. He may be putting them at risk instead.In making its nearly $15...
View ArticleU.S. Steel and Nippon Steel sue Biden administration for blocking $15 billion...
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Biden administration decision to block Nippon’s proposed $15 billion acquisition of the Pittsburgh company and said that the head of...
View ArticleFubo TV stock skyrockets on news that Disney will merge it with Hulu’s...
The Walt Disney Company may have been experiencing a bit of FOMO when it came to streaming live sports, despite its stable of ESPN networks. Today, it announced that it will bolster its offerings by...
View ArticleChina protests U.S. Treasury’s sanctions for hacking incidents
China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, while the...
View ArticleBoardroom DEI is lagging. Here’s what to know
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing in 2020, investor Mellody Hobson recalls frequent calls from directors at Fortune 500 companies for references to diverse candidates for boards. Now, she...
View ArticleThe European political establishment has had enough of Elon Musk
Elon Musk has never been shy about sharing his opinions to his 211 million followers on X. But for those who follow him—and those who get his posts pushed into their feeds on the app—the past few...
View ArticleOnline shopping grew to $1.2 trillion over the holiday season, Salesforce found
Online sales hit record highs—$1.2 trillion globally and $282 billion in the U.S.—over the holiday season, but high return rates could hit strong profit margins, according to new data from Salesforce....
View ArticleMeet the ethics czar who will vet Trump officials
The top U.S. ethics official charged with preventing government workers’ conflicts of interest is about to take the hot seat in Washington, as President-elect Donald Trump‘s new cabinet and other...
View ArticleIf you buy a Ford EV, you can still get a free home charger through March
After record EV sales in 2024, Ford is extending a program in which it gives a complimentary home charger and installation to EV buyers. Called the Ford Power Promise, the automaker first announced...
View ArticleFlying this winter? Here’s what to do if your flight is canceled
Winter weather often causes flight delays and cancellations. While airlines can’t control the weather, they are required in the U.S. to provide refunds to customers whose flights are canceled. Here’s...
View ArticleChina’s Trina Solar sets world record for solar conversion tech
China’s Trina Solar has set a new world record for the conversion efficiency of a certain type of solar module, the company said in a statement on Monday. In laboratory tests, Trina’s...
View ArticleTrump denies report that his team plans to scale back tariffs
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday denied a newspaper report that said his aides were exploring tariff plans that would only cover critical imports, deepening uncertainty among business...
View ArticleDockworkers resume labor talks, focusing on automation at ports
Contract talks covering 45,000 dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are set to restart on Tuesday in a labor dispute that will help set the pace of automation at ports stretching from Maine to...
View ArticleSam Altman offers clues about where OpenAI is headed
On Sunday OpenAI cofounder and CEO Sam Altman published a blog post titled Reflections about his company’s progress—and the speed bumps along the way—during its first nine years. Altman’s words are...
View ArticleTry this technique to schedule deep work directly into your calendar
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here. I’m starting this year with a focus on tactics, not...
View ArticleTrump might use an executive order to protect gas stoves
President-Elect Donald Trump is weighing an executive order that seeks to protect gas-powered appliances including stoves and heaters from federal and local regulators who want to phase them out of...
View ArticleFact-checking on Facebook was already a lost cause
On January 7, Mark Zuckebrerg made a not-so-stunning announcement. The Meta CEO said that his company is ending its third-party fact-checking program, declaring that “experts, like everyone else,...
View ArticleJudge largely blocks Tennessee’s porn site age verification law
A Tennessee law requiring pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age was largely blocked in court before it was to take effect January 1, even as similar laws kicked in for Florida and South...
View ArticleCFPB sues Experian over consumer credit accuracy
The top U.S. watchdog agency for consumer finance on Tuesday sued credit rating giant Experian, saying the company failed American consumers who challenge the accuracy of consumer credit files, court...
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