Dishwashing robots and Bluetooth masks: Pandemic products hit tech’s biggest show
A nearly human-sized robot grabs a dish out of a crowded sink with its gripper arms and neatly adds it to the dishwasher. It then sets the table,…
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Deutsche Bank won’t do any more business with Trump
Deutsche Bank will no longer do business with President Donald Trump, a move that will cut off his business from a major source of loans that once…
Continue Reading Boeing reports strong end to its worst year in decades
Boeing ended its worst year in more than 40 years with its best month of 2020. The company reported that it delivered 39 jets to customers in…
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CNN’s Sara Sidner cries during COVID-19 report: ‘We are literally killing each other’
CNN correspondent Sara Sidner has been covering COVID-19 grief firsthand, and on Tuesday, she shared the pain that comes with reporting on the deadly…
Continue Reading Why 2021 could be the year of the Dow dogs
There’s more to the market than the FAANG stocks of Big Tech. It could finally be time for dividend-paying value stocks like the so-called dogs…
Continue Reading Parler may be gone for now. That won’t stop the calls to violence online
Parler all but vanished from the internet this week. Major tech platforms, including Apple and Amazon, booted the social network popular with the…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s money faucet is getting turned off
A growing number of businesses suddenly want very little to do with Donald Trump after he incited a mob to attack the Capitol. That could make it…
Continue Reading Ford shuts down a plant because it can’t find enough computer chips
A computer chip shortage has shut down the Louisville, Kentucky, Ford plant this week, the latest shutdown because of an industry-wide problem that…
Continue Reading Panasonic’s augmented reality display aims to change the way drivers see roads
The head-up display, which projects information onto the windshield for drivers, has been available in some cars since 1988. But while over the past…
Continue Reading GoFundMe is banning fundraising for travel expenses used for potentially violent political events
GoFundMe will no longer allow people to fundraise for travel expenses used for potentially violent political events after pro-Trump protesters used…
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Yelp will tell you if local businesses are enforcing masks and social distancing
Customers observing coronavirus violations at businesses and restaurants can now complain on Yelp. The crowd-sourced review platform is expanding its…
Continue Reading For companies, breaking up with Trump is a delicate dance
Following last week’s insurrection at the US Capitol, a growing number of companies are distancing themselves from President Donald Trump and…
Continue Reading Sales of unapologetically ugly Crocs soar due to Covid
Crocs’ bittersweet moment has arrived in the midst of a global pandemic. The foam clog, derided by many for being “ugly,” expects…
Continue Reading Facebook bans ‘stop the steal’ content, 69 days after the election
Facebook will begin removing all content that mentions the phrase “stop the steal,” a full 69 days after Election Day. The social media…
Continue Reading Videos of passengers being removed from planes do not indicate federal no-fly status yet, TSA says
Videos of belligerent passengers at airports — some donning pro-Trump outfits — being forced off planes or denied boarding are circulating widely…
Continue Reading Now it’s sinking in: Wednesday’s Capitol Hill riot was even more violent than it first appeared
News outlets are publishing more and more videos, photos and testimonials from Wednesday’s pro-Trump riot on Capitol Hill. And it’s…
Continue Reading Bitcoin plunges more than 20% in three days. It’s now in a bear market
Bitcoin prices surged to a new all-time high of nearly $42,000 on Friday, only to plunge all the way back to about $31,000 Monday morning.…
Continue Reading Parler sues Amazon for cutting off its services
Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by the far-right, sued Amazon on Monday in response to being deplatformed, alleging an…
Continue Reading Pompeo accuses VOA of “demeaning America” in speech that whistleblowers blast as “political propaganda”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the Voice of America news service of “demeaning America” in a speech that a watchdog group…
Continue Reading What to expect at the first ever all-digital CES 2021
Disinfectant gadgets, next-generation fitness equipment and robots that help you cook dinner. Those are a few of the countless new products expected…
Continue Reading Ford shuts down a plant because it can’t find enough computers
A computer chip shortage has shut down the Louisville, Kentucky, Ford plant this week, the first shutdown because of an industry-wide problem that is…
Continue Reading Ford Mustang Mach-E wins SUV of the Year award
The Ford Mustang Mach-E won the 2021 North American SUV of the Year Award. The award was presented in an online ceremony Monday along with the North…
Continue Reading Bank of America and BP are backing Prince Charles’ new climate effort
Prince Charles is leading a fresh charge to tackle the climate crisis, this time with the support of several major companies including Bank of…
Continue Reading US banks ditch products linked to Chinese stocks after NYSE ban
Wall Street banks are shaking up their offerings in Hong Kong, pulling the plug on hundreds of products to comply with the US ban on several Chinese…
Continue Reading Twitter’s stock falls after Trump’s account is suspended
Shares of Twitter fell Monday after the company announced late Friday that it had permanently banned President Donald Trump from the platform.…
Continue Reading Racial inequality in banking is a huge problem. Killer Mike thinks he has a solution
Michael Render — the Atlanta rapper better known as Killer Mike — says he got an early lesson in personal finance from his mom and grandfather,…
Continue Reading Stripe will halt processing Trump campaign donations because of encouraged violence
Stripe will halt payment processing for President Donald Trump’s campaign website after last week’s breach of the US Capitol. The Wall…
Continue Reading Fox News removes one of its only nighttime hours of news coverage
Fox News Channel is removing one of its only nighttime hours of news coverage and replacing it with a right-wing opinion show, signifying a further…
Continue Reading Parler sues Amazon over deplatforming
Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by conservatives, sued Amazon on Monday in response to being deplatformed, alleging an…
Continue Reading The fried chicken sandwich wars are heating up. Here are the new entrants
The fried chicken sandwich wars sparked by Popeyes in 2019 are still clucking along two years later — and they’re heating up again. This…
Continue Reading CNN announces promotions for Jake Tapper, Abby Phillip, Dana Bash and others
Some of the most respected faces of CNN’s marathon election coverage are being promoted to more prominent roles, according to a series of…
Continue Reading Bone appétit: Ben & Jerry’s is now making dog treats
Ben & Jerry’s is already irresistible to most humans — and now, they’re looking to hook man’s best friend with a new line of…
Continue Reading Boot brand Dr. Martens is considering a London IPO
Iconic footwear brand Dr. Martens is considering a listing on the London Stock Exchange amid a bullish outlook for the UK IPO market in 2021. The…
Continue Reading Nearly 4 million Americans have been out of work for at least six months
Jennifer Davis lost her job as director of catering and special events at a small restaurant chain within 15 minutes of Maryland shuttering bars and…
Continue Reading PGA cancels plans to play 2022 championship at Trump golf course
The 2022 PGA Championship will not be played at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey, according to an announcement from PGA of America…
Continue Reading Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is launching an energy drink
Can you smell what “The Rock” is cooking? The wrestler-turned-actor-turned-entrepreneur is entering the energy drink business with ZOA, a…
Continue Reading Richard Branson’s mother dies of Covid-19
Eve Branson, mother of Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the Virgin Group, has died of coronavirus, her son announced Monday. In a blog…
Continue Reading Staples offers to buy Office Depot for $2.1 billion
Staples is once again proposing to buy rival Office Depot in a $2.1 billion deal, five years after the US government squashed their prior merger…
Continue Reading Corporate America pulls the plug on President Trump
Corporate America has long had a complex relationship with President Donald Trump. Many executives have been critical of his unpredictability,…
Continue Reading Fox News adds another hour of opinion programming to its evening schedule
Fox News Channel is removing one of its only nighttime hours of news coverage and replacing it with a right-wing opinion show, signifying a further…
Continue Reading Parler has now been booted by Amazon, Apple and Google
Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by conservatives, now finds itself virtually homeless on the internet as Amazon, Apple and…
Continue Reading Chinese search giant Baidu teams up with Geely to build electric cars
Chinese search giant Baidu is teaming up with carmaker Geely to build electric vehicles, the latest move by a tech company to shape the future of the…
Continue Reading Experts warn that Trump’s ‘big lie’ will outlast his presidency
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. So many lies led up…
Continue Reading CEO arrested for breaching the US Capitol during Trump-fueled insurrection
The CEO of a Chicago company said he was arrested after breaching the US Capitol during Wednesday’s Trump-fueled insurrection in Washington,…
Continue Reading Capitol rioter to CNN: We could absolutely f***ing destroy you
Journalists reported on violence and chaos in real time as rioters stormed the Capitol Wednesday, and some members of the media experienced the wrath…
Continue Reading Stelter: Fox News and Facebook are part of the pro-Trump fantasyland that enabled the Capitol siege
A sick brew of misinformation and hate, cooked up for years by pro-Trump media and enabled by Big Tech, culminated last Wednesday in the siege of the…
Continue Reading Parler has now been booted by Amazon, Apple and Google, and it may have to go offline temporarily
Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by conservatives, now finds itself virtually homeless on the internet as Amazon, Apple and…
Continue Reading The Capitol siege began with a web of delusion
The Capitol insurrection didn’t come out of thin air: It was a result of rage and a web of delusion that many supporters of President Donald…
Continue Reading Parler: Everything you need to know about the banned conservative social media platform
Parler, the alternative social network popular with conservatives, has been banned by Apple, Google and Amazon. Despite its niche audience, Parler is…
Continue Reading Tesla is surging. Is it too late for investors to get in?
Telsa shares outperformed all other major stocks by a wide margin last year, rising 743%. So does that mean its incredible run is behind it? Maybe…
Continue Reading Political instability is another strike against the dollar
There are plenty of reasons to bet against the US dollar right now. Add the riots at the Capitol last week to the list. What’s happening:…
Continue Reading Has the Tesla rally run its course? Or is it too late for investors to get in?
Telsa shares outperformed all other major stocks by a wide margin last year, rising 743%. So does that mean its incredible run is behind it? Maybe…
Continue Reading CNN’s Elle Reeve: ‘Donald Trump plus the Internet brings extremism to the masses’
It was an Extremely Online riot. Some of the people who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, stalked its majestic halls, and delayed the certification…
Continue Reading Apple suspends Parler from App Store
Apple removed Parler, the alternative social media platform popular with conservatives, from its app store on Saturday. “[T]here is no place on…
Continue Reading Deutsche Bank to pay more than $100 million in deferred prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors
Deutsche Bank entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors who allege the bank violated anti-bribery laws while doing…
Continue Reading Twitter bans President Trump permanently
Twitter has suspended President Trump from its platform, the company said Friday evening. “After close review of recent Tweets from the…
Continue Reading Twitter takes Trump’s special power away as his isolation grows
It took President Donald Trump years and tens of thousands of tweets to build up 88.7 million followers on Twitter. It took a single moment Friday to…
Continue Reading Right-wing social media app Parler has been removed from the Google Play store
Parler, the alternative social media platform popular with conservatives, has been banned from the Google Play Store, Google told CNN Business Friday…
Continue Reading The US economy lost 140,000 jobs in December. All of them were held by women
A year ago, a rare thing happened to American women. For three months, they held more jobs than men in the US economy — something that had only…
Continue Reading The toxic, symbiotic relationship between Trump and Twitter is finally over
President Donald Trump’s tweeting privileges were briefly restored following Twitter’s temporary lock on his account this week for…
Continue Reading Trump is losing his powerful social media machine. Now what?
After four years of using social media platforms to bypass traditional media and spread his message directly to millions of people, President Donald…
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Twitter has suspended President Donald Trump from its platform
Twitter has suspended President Donald Trump from its platform, the company said Friday evening. “After close review of recent Tweets from the…
Continue Reading Stocks rally as investors wait and hope for more stimulus
Bad news was good news for Wall Street Friday. Stocks rose at the opening bell to hit more new record highs — despite the fact that the United…
Continue Reading GM redesigns its logo after more than 50 years
General Motors unveiled a new logo Friday that the company says symbolizes its shift toward electric vehicles. The now-lowercase letter M, for…
Continue Reading Bitcoin rally may be the ‘mother of all bubbles’ says BofA
Bitcoin prices have doubled in less than a month to more than $40,000. And while cryptocurrency bulls argue this stunning surge is justified, some on…
Continue Reading Stocks pull back as stimulus hopes fade
Bad news was good news for Wall Street early Friday. Stocks rose at the opening bell to hit more new records — despite the fact that the United…
Continue Reading Capitol riots raise urgent concerns about Congress’s information security
Digital security experts are raising the alarm over Wednesday’s breach of the US Capitol, which not only threatened lawmakers’ physical…
Continue Reading Trump is in danger of losing his powerful social media machine
After four years of using social media platforms to bypass traditional media and spread his message directly to millions of people, President Donald…
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Idaho Lottery debuts new Pick 4 Draw game on Sunday
The Idaho Lottery will unveil a new, twice daily Draw Game on…
Continue Reading A radish in a tutu walking a dog? This AI can draw it really well
An artist can draw a baby daikon radish wearing a tutu and walking a dog, even if they’ve never seen one before. But this kind of visual mashup…
Continue Reading Stocks hit new records despite dour jobs report
Bad news is good news again on Wall Street. Stocks rose at the opening bell Friday to hit more new records — despite the fact that the United…
Continue Reading Restaurants like Olive Garden and Applebee’s were in trouble even before the pandemic
If you grew up in the 1990s, you might remember a trip to Olive Garden or Applebee’s as the highlight of your week. Those days are gone. Over…
Continue Reading Biden’s work just got harder: America lost a staggering 140,000 jobs in December
America’s job market recovery ground to a halt in December, making President-elect Joe Biden’s task to repair the economy that much…
Continue Reading Sen. Josh Hawley’s book canceled by publisher citing ‘deadly insurrection’ at Capitol building
In an extraordinary move, Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that it would no longer publish a planned book by Sen. Josh Hawley, one of the…
Continue Reading America sheds jobs for the first time since April
America’s job market recovery ground to a halt in December, losing a staggering 140,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday…
Continue Reading KFC is finally upgrading its chicken sandwich
Colonel Sanders is entering 2021 ready to rumble in the seemingly never-ending chicken sandwich wars. KFC is finally updating its fried chicken…
Continue Reading America needs jobs. It’s now up to Democrats to deliver
The latest US jobs report, due Friday, is set to include an alarming figure. Economists polled by Refinitiv expect to learn that just 71,000 jobs…
Continue Reading Boeing agrees to pay $2.5 billion to settle charges it defrauded FAA on 737 Max
Boeing reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the Justice Department on Thursday to settle criminal charges that the company defrauded the Federal…
Continue Reading Joe Biden’s economic agenda is suddenly alive again. America could use the jobs
Democrats are taking control of the Senate, breathing new life into President-elect Joe Biden’s economic agenda at a time America’s job…
Continue Reading Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person
Elon Musk edged past Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to grab the title of world’s richest person, according to Bloomberg. A 6% rise in Tesla shares…
Continue Reading Hyundai’s stock skyrockets on reports it is in talks with Apple to build a car
Hyundai’s stock recorded its best day in at least two decades after the South Korean automaker was reported to be in early talks with Apple to…
Continue Reading Hyundai stock skyrockets on reports it is in early talks with Apple to build a car
Hyundai’s stock is on pace for its best day in at least two decades on reports that the South Korean automaker is in early talks with Apple to…
Continue Reading Samsung says profits are rising, but smartphone competition is fierce
Samsung predicts its profits rose nearly 26% last quarter. That suggests demand for many of its products has kept up during the coronavirus pandemic…
Continue Reading Joe Scarborough lambasts Capitol police: You opened the f***ing doors for them
The morning after rioters violently stormed the US Capitol, “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough passionately reprimanded Capitol police…
Continue Reading Capitol riots raise urgent concerns about Congress’s information security, cyber experts warn
Digital security experts are raising the alarm over Wednesday’s breach of the US Capitol, which not only threatened lawmakers’ physical…
Continue Reading Stocks soar to record highs as Wall Street looks past Washington violence
Stocks rallied to new all-time highs on Thursday, as Wall Street continues to be unfazed by the prior day’s violent clashes on Capitol Hill.…
Continue Reading Verizon delaying shutdown of its 3G wireless network
Consumers using a phone that still runs on the Verizon 3G network have a bit more time to continue using the network. The company’s 3G network…
Continue Reading Bitcoin tops $40,000 — just days after passing $30,000
Bitcoin first topped $19,000 in December 2017 before crashing spectacularly to around $3,200 a year later. But long-term buy and hold bitcoin bulls,…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs predicts faster economic recovery after Democrats sweep Georgia
The surprise sweep by Democrats in Georgia should pave the way for a faster economic recovery from the pandemic, says Goldman Sachs. The bank…
Continue Reading Stocks soar as Wall Street looks past Washington violence
Stocks are rallying sharply on Thursday, as Wall Street continues to be unfazed by the prior day’s violent clashes on Capitol Hill. For…
Continue Reading Gun stocks soared as a pro-Trump mob invaded the US Capitol Hill
American gun manufacturers saw their stock prices surge Wednesday afternoon as a group of Trump supporters stormed into the US Capitol building in an…
Continue Reading Why Wall Street can disregard protests, assassinations and riots
It’s not a surprise that stocks mostly rallied Wednesday and were up again Thursday morning, despite the ugly and tragic events during a riot…
Continue Reading Next stop, $50,000? Bitcoin’s relentless surge rolls on
Bitcoin first topped $19,000 in December 2017 before crashing spectacularly to around $3,200 a year later. But long-term buy and hold bitcoin bulls,…
Continue Reading PogChamp emote banned for ties to Capitol violence
Amazon’s livestreaming platform Twitch has banned a popular gaming emote, citing how the man pictured in the emote tweeted comments that…
Continue Reading Here’s what Burger King’s new logo looks like
Burger King’s identity is getting a whopper of a refresh, with its first new logo in more than 20 years. Using colors inspired by its…
Continue Reading Facebook bans Trump from posting for remainder of his term in office
Facebook’s restrictions on President Donald Trump’s account will continue for at least the next two weeks and perhaps…
Continue Reading ‘Chaos. Anarchy. Assault on Democracy.’ Here’s how newspapers around the world reacted to US Capitol riots
Across the United States, millions watched in horror Wednesday as unprecedented scenes of chaos unfolded at the US Capitol. Supporters of President…
Continue Reading Time after time, the US stock market has been unfazed by civil unrest
It’s not a surprise that stocks mostly rallied Wednesday and were up again Thursday morning, despite the ugly and tragic events during a riot…
Continue Reading Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook may block Trump ‘indefinitely’
Facebook’s restrictions on President Donald Trump’s account will continue for at least the next two weeks and perhaps…
Continue Reading Elon Musk is close to overtaking Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person
Elon Musk is getting close to grabbing the title of world’s richest person from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. The Bloomberg real-time billionaire…
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