‘You’re not just there for the food’: Social media is falling in love with...
Where else could you tuck into a bowl of python pasta, soundtracked against the prerecorded grunts and grumbles of gorillas and screech of live parrots? For ’90s kids hosting at least one, if not...
View ArticleOxford names ‘brain rot’ as 2024’s word of the year
Oxford University Press just announced its always-anticipated word of the year. No, it’s not some pretentious jargon only uttered by the world’s top thinkers. It’s a trendy expression that won’t...
View ArticleCucumbers recalled over serious Salmonella risk in 19 states: Check your...
More cucumbers have been recalled, which are believed to be linked to an earlier outbreak that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says has sickened dozens of people across 19 states....
View ArticleAn asteroid the size of a football stadium isn’t hitting Earth, but it’ll...
An asteroid the “size of a football stadium” is moving at a fast pace toward Earth and will be visible via livestream in the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 4, when it makes its closest...
View ArticleUnions in Wisconsin won back collective bargaining rights for public workers....
A judge’s overturning of Wisconsin’s 13-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for teachers and most state government employees has rekindled a battle over labor rights in a state...
View ArticleDonald Trump is reportedly set to pick the crypto enthusiast Paul Atkins to...
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to crypto outlet Unchained. Assuming Atkins accepts the offer, crypto enthusiasts...
View ArticleFreddie Mac: Housing market 3.7 million home shortage is the ‘root cause’ of...
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. According to a new report published by Freddie Mac economists, the U.S. housing...
View ArticleAmazon announces a set of Nova AI models
Amazon’s cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), announced a new family of foundation models called Nova to power generative AI applications at its re:Invent 2024 conference on Tuesday....
View ArticleNew research links depression to more painful periods
Women are two times more likely than men to suffer from depression, particularly during their reproductive years. Previous research, meanwhile, has established a correlation between painful periods...
View ArticleCould Elon Musk get rid of daylight saving time?
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have announced plenty of controversial proposals for their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but there are some that are managing to gather bipartisan support....
View ArticleJob market had more openings and fewer layoffs in October
U.S. job openings increased solidly in October while layoffs dropped by the most in 1-1/2 years, suggesting the labor market continued to slow in an orderly fashion. But the Job Openings and Labor...
View ArticleAmazon’s AWS unveils new supercomputer with its AI chips in a challenge to...
Amazon.com’s cloud unit on Tuesday showed new data center servers packed with its own AI chips that will challenge Nvidia, with Apple coming aboard as a customer to use them. The new servers, based on...
View ArticleCargill is laying off thousands of workers
Agribusiness giant Cargill is laying off thousands of its employees. Cargill confirmed this week that it would be reducing its global workforce by about 5%. In a statement sent to The Associated Press...
View ArticleTrump vows to block Japan’s Nippon Steel from buying U.S. Steel. Here’s how
President-elect Donald Trump is underscoring his intention to block the purchase of U.S. Steel by Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp., and he’s pledging to use tax incentives and tariffs to...
View ArticleA major space sector trade group is getting a brand refresh
The trade association formerly known as the Commercial Spaceflight Federation is getting a new name, a concise mandate, and a way to support the politicians who support space. The group will now be...
View ArticleFrom intimidation to inspiration: How to thrive in peer learning groups...
I still remember walking into my first mastermind group meeting: My heart was racing—a mix of excitement and a lot of nerves. I had finally taken the leap to invest in myself and my business, hoping...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments on this major transgender...
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case, which is a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.The justices’...
View ArticleUnitedHealthcare executive fatally shot in Manhattan before investor meeting
Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance unit, was fatally shot on Wednesday morning outside a midtown Manhattan hotel in what appears to have been a targeted attack, New York City police...
View ArticleAlmost 30% of U.S. drugstores were shuttered within a decade. Here’s why
Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, new research shows.Black and Latino neighborhoods were most vulnerable to the retail pharmacy...
View ArticleVW’s CEO and union boss clash as factory closures remain on the table
Volkswagen’s CEO and labour boss clashed during a staff meeting on Wednesday, with management pushing for major cuts while workers warned of more strikes if plant closures remain part of wage...
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