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Joby Aviation’s electric air taxi takes flight in NYC, powered by $500M from...
It’s not science fiction anymore: New York City could, in the near future, see air taxis buzzing around the skies. California-based Joby Aviation unveiled and showed off its electric air taxi—a small,...
View ArticleAnimal health is a climate change solution
In the face of escalating climate challenges, the livestock industry is the focus of heated discussions, blamed for considerable greenhouse gas emissions and environmental decline. Yet, the livestock...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s second-richest person
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has a new title: world’s second richest person. The Facebook founder has officially surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index....
View ArticleU.S. jobs surged and unemployment dipped in September
America’s employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, easing concerns about a weakening labor market and suggesting that the pace of hiring is still solid enough to support a...
View ArticleToyota is the latest company to scale back its DEI policies
Since June, a mounting number of companies have pulled back on their corporate commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Tractor Supply and John Deere were some of the first companies to do so,...
View ArticleSupreme Court allows Biden administration limits on methane and mercury...
The Supreme Court left in place Friday two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing industry emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury. The justices did not detail...
View Article‘Please don’t’: Jenna Ortega is asking TikTokers to stop messing with...
Jenna Ortega has made her feelings known about a viral TikTok trend that involves a plush doll of her Wednesday Addams character. The trend sees TikTok users posting videos of themselves flipping the...
View ArticleSupreme Court to determine the bar for bias lawsuits from white, straight...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether it should be more difficult for workers from “majority backgrounds,” such as white or heterosexual people, to prove workplace discrimination...
View ArticleAurora borealis watch: Where to see the northern lights this weekend and why...
Good news: The northern lights, or aurora borealis, could be visible this weekend in many parts across the country. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts the possibility...
View ArticleElon Musk will attend Trump’s Pennsylvania rally at site of first...
Elon Musk is set to attend Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, marking an even deeper show of the billionaire’s support for the former president and his shift to the...
View ArticleMeta unveils Movie Gen, an AI model that can generate video with sound
Facebook owner Meta announced on Friday it had built a new AI model called Movie Gen that can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips in response to user prompts, claiming it can rival tools...
View Article‘Discover the rabbit hole’: Conspiracy theories about Hurricane Helene are...
Conspiracy theories have a habit of spiking following natural disasters, and Hurricane Helene is no exception. As the death toll topped 200 on Friday morning, the conspiracy theorists are out in full...
View ArticleCongress wants to force carmakers to keep AM radio, but it needs to rebuild...
A lament about the demise of AM radio has been rising in the halls of Congress. Several automakers, most notably Tesla and Ford, have decided to stop putting AM radios in their electric vehicles. They...
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How chemicals spread after the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment—and...
On February 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and fueling chemical fires at the foothills of the...
View Article10 years in, the Try Guys expand their universe with a new streaming platform
Ten years ago, four Buzzfeed staffers took the site’s pivot to video as an opportunity to film themselves trying things they’d never done before. With a video of them trying on women’s underwear that...
View Article3 reasons people don’t do what you want (and how to get them to)
Many leaders are perplexed when their people don’t do what they want. They usually blame it on the employee. But that is not always the case. When employees don’t do what you want, it comes down to...
View ArticleLGBTQ+ youth see content creators—and even AI chatbots—as social lifelines,...
Social media and the internet are getting the blame for much of the youth mental health crisis, but for LGBTQ+ youth they may provide an important source of social connection. Hopelab, a company that...
View ArticleHow to solve complex, real-world problems using applied math
You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play...
View ArticleWhy this tiny tribe’s $600M casino in California’s wine country may not happen
For decades a small, landless tribe in Northern California has been on a mission to get land, open a casino, and tap into the gaming market enjoyed by so many other tribes that earn millions of...
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WhatsApp vs. Apple Messages: Which is the better messaging app in 2024?
Messaging apps are one of the most frequently used apps on our phones. There’s probably not a day that goes by when most people don’t hear a ding alerting them to a new text. There’s also no shortage...
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