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We can't keep dealing with everything falling on us every time we open the pantry.
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DirecTV has dropped its plans to acquire Dish, the company announced Thursday. The deal would’ve created a TV service megamerger, but it fell through after Dish bondholders rejected the takeover.
In September, DirecTV reached an agreement to acquire Dish, Sling TV, and EchoStar’s TV business for just one dollar, while also taking on Dish’s $9.75 billion in debt. However, Dish bondholders — or the investors who lend money to a company...
The 22-year-old is among this year’s top-earning creators.
Kai Cenat reclaimed the title of most subscribed to Twitch streamer less than halfway through his planned month-long streaming marathon. Cenat launched his “Mafiathon 2” stream on Nov. 1, a “subathon” in which he continually streams a live video of himself, sometimes joined by guest stars including Lil Uzi Vert, Snoop Dogg and Serena Williams, to name a few.
The car maker’s boundary-pushing commercial has been controversial, but the company says that’s hardly surprising.
Tens of thousands of people on social media are criticizing luxury automaker Jaguar’s new controversial rebranding, calling it confusing and out of touch with today’s consumers. The new ad campaign leaves out the main attraction, its new electric cars, and also ditches its iconic big cat logo.
It is the fifth such debt-for-nature swap in the world, with the Bahamian government signing the deal with The Nature Conservancy, the Inter-American Development Bank and other financial partners.
The Bahamas announced Friday that it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more than $120 million for marine conservation projects and climate change mitigation.
Northvolt transformed in a matter of months from Europe’s best shot at a homegrown electric-vehicle battery champion to a struggling company.
Northvolt, the Swedish maker of battery cells for electric vehicles, said on Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S., dealing a blow to Europe’s hopes that its most developed battery player would reduce Western car makers’ reliance on Chinese rivals.
The company allegedly dumped wastewater from its Carson oil refinery into the Los Angeles County sewer system in 2020 and 2021 and did not report the violations, DOJ prosecutors said.
Oil company Phillips 66 has been federally indicted in connection with alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in California, authorities said Thursday.
Anthropic’s safety-first approach to AI development aligns with Amazon’s strategy to lead in both innovation and ethical AI.
Competition among generative AI companies is heating up. On Friday, Amazon announced it would invest another $4 billion in the generative AI company, Anthropic. In little more than a year, the tech giant has now dumped at least $8 billion into the brand.
A study by the financial services company Empower found that this is the annual income that indicates financial success. But respondents also said success was about more than just wealth.
For years, researchers have tried to pinpoint the amount of money Americans need to earn in order to feel happy. One oft-cited study from 2010 put that number at just $75,000, but subsequent research has found that happiness can actually keep increasing until your income crosses $100,000.
Organic, powered by word of mouth, and so far uncorrupted by corporate sponsors, a new wave of doppelgänger competitions might just be too good to last.
Idolizing celebrities is so pervasive in pop culture that it is considered a high compliment for a friend or stranger to tell you that you resemble a famous athlete, singer, or actor.
Black Friday deals on Amazon devices have started early. Even the brand-new Kindle lineup is on sale.
Far-right influencer and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate has become the target of an anonymous hacktivist group. Sensitive data from hundreds of thousands of subscribers to Tate’s “online university” was stolen.
On Thursday, hackers announced their breach of Tate's "The Real World" website by flooding the private members' chatroom with pro-feminist emojis and transgender pride flags, as first reported by DailyDot. The hackers also uploaded an emoji featuring an AI-generated photo...
"Everybody’s thinking that you’re here for the wrong reasons or that you don’t deserve to be here."
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Joel Dahmen during the second round of the 2024 RSM Classic. | Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
PGA Tour fan-favorite Joel Dahmen continues to fight like crazy at the RSM Classic, hoping to keep his status on tour in 2025.
After a tough opening round at the RSM Classic, Joel Dahmen knew the pressure would ramp up on Friday.
He began his round two shots off the cut line. A missed cut this week would end any hopes of him finishing among the top 125 in the FedEx Cup Fall, and thus...
Nonprofits like the American Civil Liberties Union have said that the bill does not require that the Secretary of Treasury disclose all the evidence used to make a ‘terror-supporting’ designation.
The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism, alarming civil liberties groups about how a second Trump presidency could invoke it to punish political opponents.
Many Americans will continue to have a difficult time finding a single-family home that they can afford to buy, which will make renting a house an attractive alternative.
Rental homes will remain an attractive option next year to would-be homebuyers sidelined by high mortgage rates and rising home prices, analysts say.
Eurasia Group founder Ian Bremmer talks about which industries are poised to thrive under a second Trump term on the latest episode of the “Rapid Response” podcast.
From tariffs and big tech, to impacts on the free market—everyone wants to know what Trump’s return to office means for the business world. To cut through the noise, political scientist Ian Bremmer offers his insights. Bremmer, the founder and president of the global political risk firm, The Eurasia Group, reveals his...
The 2024 elections were a high-water mark for naming and shaming threat actors from foreign governments. There’s still work to be done, though, on how to attribute disinformation campaigns most effectively.
It's intoxicating.
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Nelly Korda on the 17th green during the second round of the 2024 CME Group Tour Championship. | Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images
World No. 1 Nelly Korda gave herself a new swing thought going into Friday’s second round. It worked.
Sometimes, one little swing thought can change everything—even for the best player in the world.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda bumbled to an even-par 72 on Thursday at the CME Group Tour Championship, a round well below her standard. She needed a spark to...