Electric pickup truck company Rivian raises $1.3 billion
Rivian, the company making electric vehicles for Amazon and Ford, just got a big influx of cash. The Michigan-based carmaker has raised $1.3 billion…
Continue ReadingRivian, the company making electric vehicles for Amazon and Ford, just got a big influx of cash. The Michigan-based carmaker has raised $1.3 billion…
Continue ReadingTired of standing in line? Wait a bit longer, and you may never have to again. Everyone from Amazon to Silicon Valley startups are trying to…
Continue ReadingEddie Murphy returned to “Saturday Night Live” after 35 years, and he brought back many of his most popular characters. The actor, who…
Continue ReadingBoeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was ousted on Monday after a tumultuous period in which the company faced a series of setbacks, including two fatal…
Continue ReadingEddie Murphy’s return to “Saturday Night Live” was a big hit: SNL scored its top-rated show in nearly three years. After a 35-year…
Continue ReadingFrom the floppy disk to the headphone jack, Apple has a history of removing ubiquitous technology from its gadgets before people think they’re…
Continue ReadingIn 2010, artificial intelligence was more likely to pop up in dystopian science-fiction movies than in everyday life. And it certainly wasn’t…
Continue ReadingThe listing on Amazon described it as a “4 in 1 Baby car seat and Stroller” and featured images of a popular brand called Doona,…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse is blaming a former high ranking executive for placing a second top employee under surveillance earlier this year. The Swiss investment…
Continue ReadingHappy Monday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here.…
Continue ReadingA Chinese printing company has denied allegations that it forced prisoners to pack Christmas cards that were sold by British retailer Tesco. The…
Continue ReadingChina will reduce import tariffs on hundreds of goods next week as it tries to boost trade, shore up its slowing economy and soften the impact of a…
Continue ReadingA version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. WaPo editor Marty…
Continue ReadingAsian markets were mixed on Monday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index opened up 0.5% — briefly breaching 28,000 for the first time in nearly five…
Continue ReadingJoseph Segel, the founder of QVC, died on Saturday, according to a news release from the company that owns the shopping channel. He was 88 years old.…
Continue Reading“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” capped off Disney’s landmark year, and the story of the Skywalkers, with a big opening weekend…
Continue ReadingBoeing’s Starliner spacecraft made a soft touch down in the desert of New Mexico early Sunday. It marked the end of a tense two-day effort to…
Continue ReadingBritish supermarket Tesco says it has suspended production at a Chinese factory following allegations that prisoners were forced to pack charity…
Continue ReadingIt was a big week of news, so “Saturday Night Live” had a lot of ground to cover. The NBC variety show chose to split the difference and…
Continue ReadingChinese President Xi Jinping’s praise of Macao this week stands in stark contrast to Beijing’s irritation with the political turmoil in…
Continue ReadingArtificially-generated faces of people who don’t exist are being used to front fake Facebook accounts in an attempt to trick users and game the…
Continue ReadingIn June of 1982, NBC held a lunch in Los Angeles to publicize its then 7-year-old series, “Saturday Night Live,” which had all but died…
Continue ReadingThe Carnival cruise ship damaged Friday in a collision with another Carnival vessel is on its way back to its home port in New Orleans, the cruise…
Continue ReadingWhen Freddie Mercury decided his band Queen would record a Christmas song, he gave Jim Lea a call. “He was a very shy chap,” the bassist…
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces school bus drivers have yet to see their agreed upon pay increase months after a new labor deal was reached. The…
Continue ReadingThe Carnival Glory and Carnival Legend collided Friday morning while at port in Cozumel, Mexico, leaving one passenger injured. Eyewitness video of…
Continue ReadingMotorola’s reboot of its legendary Razr flip phone reportedly isn’t going to arrive in 2019. The foldable smartphone was supposed to be…
Continue ReadingThe Hallmark Channel last week decided to pull a Zola commercial off the air that featured a lesbian couple kissing during their wedding ceremony.…
Continue ReadingDisney is about to end its landmark year with yet another box office milestone as the final chapter of the Skywalker saga storms into theaters this…
Continue ReadingGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai is going to make a lot more money in his new expanded role as CEO of Alphabet. Earlier this month, Google co-founders Larry…
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