Google Maps gets a fresh coat of paint
Google Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app. The app on Thursday introduced several…
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The Weeknd is boycotting future Grammys
The Weeknd is officially boycotting the Grammys, the singer told The New York Times. The pop star said he will no longer submit songs for the music…
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Sherrod Brown: ‘Of course’ we should roll back Trump’s tax cuts, even if CEOs whine
Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown is strongly in favor of rolling back the Trump tax cuts for corporations — despite warnings from the business…
Continue Reading Kids interrupting your DIY home improvements? Ace Hardware will help get you a sitter
Ace Hardware wants you to stop blaming your kids for not giving you time to paint over the ugly mustard yellow bathroom walls. So the hardware and…
Continue Reading Netflix may crack down on password sharing
If you’re using your sister’s boyfriend’s dad’s Netflix account — listen up. The streaming giant is testing a new feature…
Continue Reading The Dow and S&P 500 soar to record highs as tech stocks rally again
Wall Street was on a tear again Thursday, with tech stocks surging and both the Dow and the S&P 500 notching fresh record highs. The Dow finished…
Continue Reading Suspense builds on Wall Street over expiring Covid relief for big banks
With the economy crashing and markets in chaos last spring, the Federal Reserve handed out get out of jail free cards to America’s big banks.…
Continue Reading Patio chairs at center of Oprah’s Meghan and Harry interview — made by a ‘Brady Bunch’ actor — sell out online
An unlikely TV character’s name is at the center of Oprah’s sit-down interview with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry:…
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Idaho had 2 big Powerball winners on March 10
The Powerball draw for March 10 produced two winning tickets in Idaho that were only a single winning number away from winning the $155 million…
Continue Reading How to invest in America’s nearly $2 trillion shot in the arm
President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion stimulus package Congress passed this week into law Thursday. That’s welcome news for Americans in…
Continue Reading Uber and Lyft to finally share names of drivers deactivated over sexual assault and other serious incidents
Uber and Lyft have largely operated in silos when it comes to deactivating drivers over the most severe reports of safety incidents, potentially…
Continue Reading Tech stocks surge again as market takes aim at record highs
Wall Street is on a tear again Thursday, with tech stocks surging and both the Dow and the S&P 500 on track for new record highs. The tech-heavy…
Continue Reading CVS expands COVID-19 vaccine to 12 more states
CVS has added 12 new states to its COVID-19 vaccine rollout as more supply becomes available. In the last week, CVS has started administering the…
Continue Reading Senior members of military call out Tucker Carlson for mocking women serving in armed forces: His words ‘don’t reflect our values’
Senior members of the US military took to Twitter late Wednesday and Thursday to call out Fox News host Tucker Carlson for a sexist segment in which…
Continue Reading Google Maps is making some changes
Google Maps is making some social media-inspired updates to encourage more user-generated content in the app. The app on Thursday introduced several…
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Track your tax refund online
After you’ve filed your Idaho income tax return, you can track your refund online.…
Continue Reading Incoming Teen Vogue editor Alexi McCammond apologizes again for anti-Asian tweets
Teen Vogue’s newly appointed editor in chief isn’t slated to start until March 24, but she has already issued two apologies this week and…
Continue Reading ECB will buy bonds at a faster pace to keep the recovery on track
The European Central Bank plans to pick up the pace of its bond buying in the coming months to bolster the region’s lackluster recovery from…
Continue Reading How one employee’s exit shook Google and the AI industry
In September, Timnit Gebru, then co-leader of the ethical AI team at Google, sent a private message on Twitter to Emily Bender, a computational…
Continue Reading Massive hack disrupts Molson Coors brewing operations
Molson Coors, the brewer behind the Miller and Coors brands, revealed a “cybersecurity incident” at the company that has disrupted its…
Continue Reading LinkedIn suspends new sign-ups in China
LinkedIn — one of the few Western social media networks available in China — has suspended new sign-ups in the country, but said the decision has…
Continue Reading The Ikea catalog is now a podcast
Everyone has a podcast — even Ikea. The Swedish retailer has transformed its annual bible-sized catalog into an audio version as a “handy and…
Continue Reading The spotlight is on 3 people at a delicate moment for markets
Investors are starting to push away anxiety about a spike in prices later this year. But continued calm may hinge on what three people have to say in…
Continue Reading These 5 charts show the pandemic’s brutal impact on American workers
A year ago, the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a swift, sweeping lockdown on the United States. It left more than half a million Americans dead and…
Continue Reading Coupang, the Amazon of South Korea, raises $4.6 billion in US IPO
Coupang, South Korea’s biggest e-commerce company, has pulled off the largest US initial public offering so far this year. The SoftBank-backed…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett is now worth $100 billion
Warren Buffett has just joined the world’s most exclusive club of the mega rich. The legendary American investor was worth $100 billion on…
Continue Reading The world went on a debt binge last year. There could be a nasty hangover
Desperate to save their economies from complete collapse, governments borrowed unprecedented amounts of money on the cheap to support workers and…
Continue Reading Microsoft suspends new LinkedIn sign-ups in China
LinkedIn — one of the few Western social media networks available in China — has suspended new sign-ups in the country, but said the decision has…
Continue Reading Kroger will close 3 grocery stores following Los Angeles hazard pay mandate
Kroger announced it will close three Los Angeles grocery stores in May amid concerns about the city’s new hazard pay mandate, which requires…
Continue Reading The 737 Max crisis costs continues to climb two years after the second fatal crash
Wednesday marked a grim anniversary for Boeing and hundreds of families worldwide — two years since the fatal crash of a 737 Max flown by…
Continue Reading One of tech’s biggest events plans to be in-person this year. Big companies are already bailing
The wireless industry is having déjà vu this week. Industry trade group GSMA on Monday announced plans to hold an in-person Mobile World Congress…
Continue Reading Fox News looks the other way as Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief bill is passed
Right-wing cable channel Fox News largely ignored the passage of President Joe Biden’s enormous $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill on…
Continue Reading Roblox goes public and is instantly worth more than $45 billion
Investors weren’t making the trademark “oof” Roblox death sound Wednesday. Shares of the popular video game platform debuted on…
Continue Reading Meghan complained to ITV about Piers Morgan’s comments
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, made a formal complaint to British broadcaster ITV relating to Piers Morgan’s comments about her mental health, CNN…
Continue Reading Companies on alert after apparent hack of cloud-based security camera service
Cloud-based security camera company Verkada confirmed on Wednesday that it is grappling with a cybersecurity incident after multiple reports said…
Continue Reading Iowa reporter acquitted on all charges after arrest during Black Lives Matter protest
A Des Moines Register reporter whose trial was the subject of outrage among press freedom advocates was acquitted Wednesday on all charges stemming…
Continue Reading Roblox goes public and is instantly worth more than $40 billion
Investors weren’t making the trademark “oof” Roblox death sound Wednesday. Shares of the popular video game platform debuted on…
Continue Reading Don’t invest in a SPAC just because a celeb is involved, SEC warns
Shaquille O’Neal, Colin Kaepernick, Jay-Z and other celebrities are jumping into the SPAC boom. And the SEC is getting worried. “Never…
Continue Reading Elon Musk made $25 billion Tuesday
Elon Musk lost tens of billions of dollars last week. He made nearly all of that back in a single day, Tuesday, following a 20% rally in…
Continue Reading She came to the US seeking asylum. Now, she’s helping support hundreds of undocumented families
On a bustling Tuesday morning, Xiomy de la Cruz greets volunteers at a local food bank and tasks them with the day’s assignments —…
Continue Reading Russia’s Twitter crackdown ends up taking out government websites
Russia moved to slow down the speed of Twitter on Wednesday after the social media company failed to remove what the country’s media watchdog…
Continue Reading GE dismantles the business that ended its dominance a decade ago
General Electric is selling off its aircraft leasing business, closing the books on its once mighty GE Capital unit, the financial arm of the company…
Continue Reading Clorox prepares for a return to normal by selling wipes to businesses
Clorox got a huge boost from worried consumers continually wiping down surfaces at home during the height of the pandemic. But now that more people…
Continue Reading Why small grocery stores are (still) out of toilet paper
If you’ve gone into your local independent grocery store recently, chances are you’ll still find a shortage of items like toilet paper,…
Continue Reading Taco Bell is bringing back a fan favorite after a five-year hiatus
Cheese connoisseurs, it’s time to celebrate: Taco Bell is bringing back the Quesalupa after a five-year hiatus. The Quesalupa quickly became a…
Continue Reading Starbucks is launching a new cold brew line in grocery stores
Starbucks wants you to buy more of its coffee at the grocery store. So it’s offering up something more on-trend than the bottled Frappucinos of…
Continue Reading Our pandemic nightmare is almost over. We should all thank the US government
One year after it began, the Covid-19 pandemic nightmare is nearly over. With millions of Americans getting vaccinated each day and the imminent…
Continue Reading Black journalists say UK media ‘in denial’ about racism
More than 160 journalists of color have rebuked a UK media industry body for claiming that racism played no part in coverage of Meghan, Duchess of…
Continue Reading Starbucks is launching a new cold brew line in stores
Starbucks wants you to buy more of its coffee at the grocery store. So it’s offering up something more on-trend than the bottled Frappucinos of…
Continue Reading The US added 379,000 jobs in February, signaling the recovery is finally gaining steam
The US economy added 379,000 jobs last month, far more than economists had expected, signaling the labor market recovery is finally gaining steam.…
Continue Reading Americans’ wages have gone up, but the news is not all good
The average paycheck for American workers has gotten bigger during the pandemic. Ordinarily that would be cause to jump for joy. But the reason for…
Continue Reading America’s unemployment problem is much worse than it seems
The national unemployment rate is masking how much some groups are still struggling in the pandemic economy. That’s why the Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading One year into the pandemic, America is still down nearly 10 million jobs
The American job market is nowhere near fixed. Nearly one year into the pandemic, the nation is still down nearly 10 million jobs. Another 745,000…
Continue Reading GameStop shares surge more than 100%
GameStop shares climbed rapidly and were halted twice for volatility ahead of the closing bell Wednesday. The gaming retailer’s stock was…
Continue Reading Michael Bolton wants you to break up with Robinhood. Yes, that Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton wants you to dump Robinhood. In the strangest twist yet in the already bizarre Robinhood saga, Bolton is singing about payment for…
Continue Reading The US economy was stronger than we thought last quarter. But it still wasn’t strong enough
The US economy fared ever so slightly better in the fourth quarter of 2020 than initially thought. The nation’s gross domestic product grew at…
Continue Reading American consumer spending jumped in January thanks to stimulus checks
US consumer spending jumped at its quickest pace since June as stimulus checks put more cash into Americans’ wallets. Incomes rose 10% in…
Continue Reading Scaramucci finds ‘great irony’ in Republicans opposing Biden’s rescue plan
Anthony Scaramucci is dumbfounded by the universal opposition among Republicans in Congress to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion America…
Continue Reading Speedy vaccines are boosting King Dollar
Heading into 2021, most of Wall Street was in agreement: the US dollar, which spiked a year ago as Covid-19 sent markets into a tailspin, was poised…
Continue Reading Meghan formally complained to ITV about Piers Morgan’s comments
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex made a formal complaint to British broadcaster ITV relating to Piers Morgan’s comments about her, following the…
Continue Reading Media freedom fight threatens to escalate UK-China tensions
Beijing has summoned Britain’s ambassador to China over an article she wrote on press freedom, escalating a bitter row between the two…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know so far about the massive Microsoft Exchange hack
Many security experts remain alarmed about the large, Chinese-linked hack of Microsoft’s Exchange email service a week after the attack was…
Continue Reading Piers Morgan leaving ‘Good Morning Britain’ after storming off set over his attacks on Meghan
Piers Morgan, who prompted a backlash and an investigation from the United Kingdom’s media regulator over his comments about Meghan, Duchess of…
Continue Reading Roger Mudd, longtime TV journalist, dies at 93
Television journalist Roger Mudd, who was once Walter Cronkite’s primary substitute at CBS, died Tuesday at his home in Fairfax County,…
Continue Reading Longtime TV journalist Roger Mudd dies at 93
Television journalist Roger Mudd, who was once Walter Cronkite’s primary substitute at CBS, died Tuesday at his home in Fairfax County,…
Continue Reading Kia warns some owners to park their vehicles outside due to fire risk
Kia is issuing a recall for nearly 380,000 Sportage SUVs and Cadenza sedans due to a problem that could cause them to catch fire. Until the problem…
Continue Reading Clearview AI sued in California by immigrant rights groups, activists
Clearview AI, the controversial firm behind facial-recognition software used by law enforcement, is being sued in California by two immigrants’…
Continue Reading Disney+ reaches a major milestone
Disney+, the focal point of Disney‘s media empire, has achieved a significant milestone. The streaming service has surpassed 100 million global…
Continue Reading Costco is running out of some cheese. The reason why is complicated
On your next trip to Costco, don’t be surprised if you can’t find your favorite cheese. Costco is having trouble stocking imported…
Continue Reading Swizz Beatz and Timbaland sell hit streaming platform Verzuz to Triller
Hip-hop producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have sold their popular Verzuz livestream platform to the Triller Network. The companies didn’t…
Continue Reading Tesla and tech stocks surge, giving Wall Street whiplash
Investors can’t seem to make up their minds about whether to buy or sell tech stocks. A day after dragging the Nasdaq Composite into correction…
Continue Reading BuzzFeed lays off 70 HuffPost staffers in massive ‘restructure’ less than a month after acquisition
HuffPost officially merged with BuzzFeed on February 16. Less than a month later, the site’s staff is being dramatically cut. BuzzFeed CEO…
Continue Reading Costco is running out of some cheeses. The reason why is complicated
On your next trip to Costco, don’t be surprised if you can’t find your favorite cheese. Costco is having trouble stocking imported…
Continue Reading This smart window company is on a $1 trillion mission to eliminate blinds and shades
Smartphones forever changed the way the world communicates. View, a newly public tech firm, is hoping smart windows will transform the way people…
Continue Reading How to watch Oprah’s interview with Harry and Meghan
Did you miss it? Oprah Winfrey’s long-awaited interview with Prince Harry and Meghan aired Sunday night, but you can still watch the bombshell…
Continue Reading Piers Morgan leaving ‘Good Morning Britain’ after storming off set over his attacks on Harry and Meghan
Piers Morgan, who prompted furious controversy and an investigation from the UK’s media regulator over his sharply critical comments of Prince…
Continue Reading Two years after a global grounding, airlines are quickly bringing 737 Max jets back into service
Two years after a 737 Max system failure led to fatal crashes, airlines are rapidly bringing the Boeing jet back into service. On Thursday, Southwest…
Continue Reading Piers Morgan blasted by co-host over Meghan: ‘You continue to trash her’
Piers Morgan was blasted by a co-host on “Good Morning Britain” on Tuesday for his behavior towards Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, prompting…
Continue Reading Walmart adds more Beyond Meat products
Beyond Meat is selling more products at Walmart, the latest in a wave of expansion for the brand. Starting this week, over 400 Walmart stores are…
Continue Reading ‘Cookies’ track your every move online. Now there’s a fight over what should replace them
For decades, “cookies” have been tracking you around the web. They’re the snippets of code that uniquely identify your browser and…
Continue Reading Teen Vogue staffers question Alexi McCammond’s hire as editor in chief ‘in light of her past racist and homophobic tweets’
A group of 20 Teen Vogue staff members sent a letter to management on Monday expressing concern over their recently appointed editor in chief, Axios…
Continue Reading The Grammys rarely award chart-topping Black artists with top honors, new study finds
“Blinding Lights” singer The Weeknd may be the latest chart-topping Black performer to be snubbed by the Grammys, but he’s far from…
Continue Reading GE is in talks to merge its aircraft leasing unit with rival AerCap
General Electric is in talks to combine its massive aircraft leasing unit with rival AerCap Holdings. The talks, first reported late Sunday in the…
Continue Reading India could be back as the world’s fastest growing economy this year
After plunging into recession for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, India’s economy should come roaring back to life in 2021.…
Continue Reading The global recovery is gaining speed. There are still huge risks
Finally, some good news: The outlook for the global economy is clearly improving. What’s happening: The Organization for Economic Cooperation…
Continue Reading Scaramucci blasts Republicans for opposing Biden’s rescue plan
Anthony Scaramucci is dumbfounded by the universal opposition among Republicans in Congress to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion America…
Continue Reading China is still part of Microsoft’s game plan despite the big hack
Microsoft has blamed a huge attack on its Exchange email service on a group linked to China. But fallout from the incident, which is estimated to…
Continue Reading Top tech stocks are in correction territory. Here’s why
Apple shares are down more than 18% from their January high. Amazon’s stock is off 12% from a recent peak in early February. And chipmaker…
Continue Reading Unilever will stop calling certain hair and skin types ‘normal’ in inclusivity push
Unilever, the owner of Dove, Vaseline and Axe, is dumping the word “normal.” The consumer goods giant announced Tuesday that it would no…
Continue Reading Elon Musk lost $27 billion last week
Elon Musk’s net worth plunged last week as tech stocks got hammered and Tesla shares’ stunning rise quickly unraveled. Wall Street is…
Continue Reading Stocks (mostly) rally as Wall Street cheers Biden’s stimulus package
Wall Street was in rally mode Monday — for the most part. Tech stocks and other momentum darlings — the so-called FAANG stocks — weren’t…
Continue Reading Greg Abbott’s delusional ideas about Covid
Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to “open Texas 100%,” lifting all Covid-19 restrictions and end his state’s mask mandate on March…
Continue Reading India is trying to build its own internet
While Twitter finds itself in a prolonged standoff with the Indian government over the company’s refusal to take down certain accounts, a…
Continue Reading Why Oprah’s interview with Meghan and Harry drew a staggering 17 million viewers
Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey was a cultural earthquake, with upwards of 17 million viewers measured by Nielsen’s TV…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Wells Fargo is joining the green wave sweeping finance
Wells Fargo is the latest big bank to embrace ambitious lending goals to fight the climate crisis. The bank is setting a goal of net zero greenhouse…
Continue Reading Twenty-somethings are finding their dream apartments on TikTok
As vacant apartments pile up in big cities, real estate agents are increasingly turning to TikTok to match twenty-somethings with rentals that are a…
Continue Reading The US pandemic at one year: Looking back at the week everything changed, and looking forward
This week’s news coverage of the coronavirus will toggle between retrospectives about the one-year anniversary of the pandemic and…
Continue Reading Stocks rally as Wall Street cheers Biden’s stimulus package
The Dow surged more than 600 points on Monday as investors cheered the Senate’s passage of a Covid-19 relief package that aims to bolster the…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Cameron Diaz wants to ship you her wine
Actress Cameron Diaz and fashion entrepreneur Katherine Power have a problem: Their new wine label is so popular that even they are having trouble…
Continue Reading Being owned by a billionaire is a struggling newsroom’s dream. But it can turn into a nightmare
Not all rich people spend their money on space travel and charities. Some also want to own media companies. Jeff Bezos has The Washington Post. John…
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