Hot Wheels to launch a radio-controlled Cybertruck complete with a cracked vinyl sticker
Can’t afford a Telsa Cybertruck? No worry. Get the toy. Mattel has announced that it is releasing two radio-controlled Hot Wheels Cybertrucks.…
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Zillow is losing millions on selling homes. But its risk-taking CEO isn’t worried
Zillow has long been known as the place to go when you’re looking to buy a new home. It’s famous for its Zestimate, which uses…
Continue Reading Condé Nast, owner of The New Yorker and other magazines, will stop using NDAs for harassment and discrimination
Condé Nast is stopping its use of non-disclosure agreements related to harassment and discrimination. It also will release people from existing NDAs…
Continue Reading How Victoria’s Secret lost its way
Victoria’s Secret has struggled to keep pace with shifting consumer tastes. Five years ago, Victoria’s Secret produced nearly two-thirds…
Continue Reading Richard Branson launches his luxury, adults-only cruise ship
Richard Branson is sailing into new waters with the launch of his first cruise liner, making a bold pitch to younger travelers at an undeniably…
Continue Reading How TikTok became a hitmaker for the music industry
During the 1980’s, artist Matthew Wilder composed a song in about 30 minutes. That song, “Break My Stride,” has been featured in…
Continue Reading Facebook will pay you up to $5 to record your voice
Facebook will pay you for your voice, but don’t expect to get wealthy. The company is paying selected people to record phrases to improve its…
Continue Reading The American farmer is on the mend
The worst may be over for farmers in the United States. Deere on Friday reported earnings for its fiscal first quarter that easily topped Wall…
Continue Reading The latest controversial trend in ‘sharenting’: Filming reactions to kids’ report cards
A mother reaches into an envelope and pulls out her child’s report card while her young son stands visibly anxious nearby. Report card season…
Continue Reading Is Morgan Stanley paying too much for E*Trade?
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. Since the…
Continue Reading Computer scientist who pioneered ‘copy’ and ‘paste’ has died
NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Tesler, the Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,” “copy” and…
Continue Reading Global air traffic could fall this year for the first time in a decade because of the coronavirus
The global airline industry is facing huge financial losses and its first decline in more than a decade because of the novel coronavirus outbreak.…
Continue Reading Disinformation dystopia: Is Big Tech prepared for the 2020 election?
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for it here. In 256 days, Americans will…
Continue Reading The Baby Yoda toys we’ve been waiting for are finally here
Disney finally lifted the veil on a truck load of new Baby Yoda merchandise Thursday morning, nearly four months after the character debuted on the…
Continue Reading A jetpack company just reached a major milestone in our quest to fly like Iron Man
We may be closer to seeing a real-life Iron Man suit than you think. The team at Jetman Dubai built a jet-powered wingsuit and say they just reached…
Continue Reading Victoria’s Secret is going private. It’s only worth $1.1 billion
Victoria’s Secret, the troubled lingerie brand owned by L Brands, is being sold to a private equity firm in a $525 million deal. Sycamore…
Continue Reading Markets were totally calm. Then stocks fell off a cliff
It was shaping up to be a quiet day on Wall Street. Then around midday, stocks sold off sharply and investors scrambled. With no obvious catalyst…
Continue Reading Larry Tesler, creator of copy, cut and paste function, dies at 74
Larry Tesler, a pioneer of personal computing credited with creating the cut, copy and paste as well as the search and replace functions, has died.…
Continue Reading Peloton is giving free bikes to disappointed Flywheel customers
Owners of Flywheel’s in-home bikes will soon be forced to spin into enemy territory. Flywheel said Wednesday that it will shut down the virtual…
Continue Reading How fake faces are being weaponized online
As an activist, Nandini Jammi has become accustomed to getting harassed online, often by faceless social media accounts. But this time was different:…
Continue Reading How Bernie Sanders could actually be helping the stock market
Few could have predicted this scenario: The American stock market is brushing up against record highs at the same time that Bernie Sanders is the…
Continue Reading Los Angeles Times is offering buyouts to staffers with at least two years of employment
The Los Angeles Times is offering its staff voluntary buyouts less than two years after biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong swooped in to buy…
Continue Reading Monster ratings for Las Vegas debate break record for Democratic Party
An average of nearly 20 million viewers tuned into Wednesday night’s Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC in Las Vegas, making it the…
Continue Reading Apple may soon let you choose Google Maps and Gmail as your default iPhone apps
Apple may be about to give its customers a lot more control over their iPhones and iPads. The company is said to be considering allowing people to…
Continue Reading Apple needs a 5G iPhone now more than ever
Whatever high Apple executives were on in January after the company posted record earnings and strong iPhone sales during the holiday quarter has…
Continue Reading Morgan Stanley is buying E-Trade for $13 billion
Morgan Stanley is buying online broker E-Trade for $13 billion in an all-stock deal, a move that shows how serious the Wall Street giant is about…
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Parents taking precautions after young girl stabbed at play area inside northeast El Paso McDonald’s
EL PASO, Texas — A random act of violence against a 5-year-old inside a northeast El Paso McDonald’s is affecting parents who would normally take…
Continue Reading Embattled WeWork revamps its C-Suite for turnaround effort
WeWork, the embattled coworking company, has made another new C-suite hire. Just two days after WeWork’s new chief executive officially…
Continue Reading Mysterious ‘1’ notification spooks Samsung Galaxy owners
A strange message with a “1” stacked on top of another “1” mysteriously popped up on Samsung Galaxy devices this week. It was…
Continue Reading HBO Max is coming to YouTube TV
WarnerMedia has reached a deal that will bring HBO Max to YouTube TV customers as it tries to promote its upcoming streaming service to as many…
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