Toyota snaps up Lyft’s self-driving cars unit for $550 million
Toyota is hitting the gas to achieve its self-driving goals by buying Lyft’s autonomous vehicle business for over half a billion dollars. The…
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Toyota snaps up Lyft’s self-driving unit for $550 million
Toyota is hitting the gas to achieve its self-driving goals by buying Lyft’s autonomous vehicle business for over half a billion dollars. The…
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Apple’s major privacy change is here. What you need to know
Apple rolled out a major privacy feature on Monday that will allow iOS users to decide how they want their personal data handled — a move that has…
Continue Reading Tesla cracks the $1 billion profit mark
Tesla posted record profits Monday — its third record quarter in a row — as its adjusted earnings reached the $1 billion mark for the first time.…
Continue Reading Japan’s QAnon disciples aren’t letting Trump’s loss quash their mission
Hiromi spent most of her life feeling trapped. Growing up, the now 58-year-old Japanese acupuncturist felt pressure to conform to Japan’s…
Continue Reading Social media algorithms to face scrutiny as lawmakers look to ‘curb the amplification of misinformation’
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Usually, when social…
Continue Reading A vaccine maker ruined 15 million doses. Its CEO sold $11 million of stock before that was public
Emergent BioSolutions’ stock lost more than half of its value since the disclosure that it ruined as many as 15 million doses of Johnson &…
Continue Reading Food site Epicurious to stop publishing recipes with beef
Epicurious is changing up its diet to help fight climate change. The online food publication announced Monday that it has “cut out” beef:…
Continue Reading Elon Musk props up carbon removal research with $100 million competition
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is putting up $100 million for a new XPrize competition aimed at spurring the creation of new carbon removal…
Continue Reading A beginner’s guide to crypto lingo
Investing in cryptocurrencies requires an appetite for risk and a whole new vocabulary. Here’s a beginner’s guide to the fundamentals of…
Continue Reading Oscars notches its lowest ratings in the show’s history
Hollywood’s biggest night was also its smallest night ever. The 93rd Academy Awards tried to cover for a lost year in film with a boatload of…
Continue Reading Apple is the only company worth $2 trillion. That’s probably about to change
Apple is the only American company to reach a $2 trillion market value. But it could soon have a lot more company in that elite club. Microsoft is…
Continue Reading Apple may soon have company in the $2 trillion market cap club
Apple is the only American company to reach a $2 trillion market value. But it could soon have a lot more company in that elite club. Microsoft is…
Continue Reading Bitcoin is back up after a five-day slump
After a five-day losing streak, bitcoin was up about 8% Monday morning to $53,600. Last week, the cryptocurrency tumbled below $50,000 for the first…
Continue Reading EU sues AstraZeneca after delays in vaccine deliveries
The European Union said Monday it is suing AstraZeneca over an alleged breach of its vaccine supply contract, a dramatic escalation of a months-long…
Continue Reading Domino’s is bringing back this 1980s mascot
Domino’s Pizza is bringing back the Noid, its popular mascot from the 1980s — with a techy twist. For those who don’t remember the hair…
Continue Reading Apple doubles down on the United States, promising another $80 billion investment
Apple is doubling down on its manufacturing presence in the United States. The company announced Monday it’s bolstering a previously announced…
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U.S. Supreme Court won’t let Texas defend Trump-era ‘public charge’ immigration rule, for now
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied, for now, a bid by Texas and 13 other states to defend a controversial Trump-era rule…
Continue Reading Dunkin’ is adding a new plant-based milk to menus
Coconut milk is soon being added to Dunkin’ menus nationwide, a sign that demand for plant-based milk alternatives shows no signs of slowing.…
Continue Reading Rental car prices are so high in Hawaii, tourists are renting U-Haul trucks
U-Haul trucks are unexpectedly getting a new look in Hawaii. While the trucks are usually used for moving, tourists are now renting them because…
Continue Reading The SPAC boom has ‘screeched to a halt.’ That may be good thing
One of the hottest corners of financial markets is getting slightly less manic. What’s happening: Billionaires, celebrities and athletes have…
Continue Reading Twitter blocks posts in India critical of Narendra Modi’s Covid-19 response
Twitter has removed several tweets about Covid-19 at the request of the Indian government, including some that were critical of Prime Minister…
Continue Reading Google and Microsoft’s Indian-born CEOs pledge support to the country over coronavirus crisis
Google’s Sundar Pichai and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella are rushing aid to India as the country battles an onslaught of coronavirus cases.…
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El Paso’s Five Points is part of pilot program encouraging outdoor spaces
EL PASO, Texas — If you drive through El Paso’s Five Points Entertainment District, you might notice some orange barricades and trees on the street,…
Continue Reading Why China isn’t airing this year’s Oscars
One of this year’s Oscar nominees, “Do Not Split,” is a documentary about the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests. But residents of Hong…
Continue Reading Companies that thrived during Covid hope customers stick around post-pandemic
Although 2020 was rough for most companies — to say the least — some bucked the trend. The pandemic forced consumers to learn, workout, socialize…
Continue Reading Elon Musk will host SNL in May. Yes, THAT Elon Musk
Live from New York, it’s … Elon Musk? In one of the more surprising announcements in the recent history of “Saturday Night…
Continue Reading Why the future of the Oscars — like movie-going itself — remains uncertain
The Oscars have always been an ad for going to the movies, but as we head into this year’s ceremony on Sunday, the future of movie-going and…
Continue Reading Bold colors and ruffles: People are buying dresses again
Dresses — the pretty ones worn to work, cocktail hour or anytime a pick-me-up was needed in the “before times” — have been in…
Continue Reading The last Roaring Twenties ended in disaster. Should investors be worried?
If this is a new Roaring Twenties for stocks and the economy, do we need to worry about how the 1920s ended? There has been a lot of talk about how…
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