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Costco to open its first stand-alone gas station with second location coming next year
Costco is set to debut its first stand-alone gas station this summer in Mission Viejo, California, marking a major expansion of its fuel operations, with a second location in Hawaii…
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Thousands of bread, pizza items recalled in 10 states over possible metal contamination
Thousands of ready-to-eat pizza and bread products were recalled over the potential presence of metal fragments, according to the Food and Drug Administration. North Carolina-based Bakkavor voluntarily initiated the recall…
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Cocaine and fentanyl found hidden inside Barbie doll packaging sold to customers, police say
Investigators reportedly found cocaine and fentanyl hidden inside Barbie doll packaging that had been sold to multiple unsuspecting customers in Missouri last weekend. The incident occurred on March 21 after discount…
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Chocolate products recalled over hidden drugs tied to ‘life-threatening’ blood pressure drops
A nationwide recall has been issued for two chocolate products after they were found to contain undeclared prescription drug ingredients, federal health officials warn. California-based Gear Isle is voluntarily recalling…
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Multiple Chinese vessels retreat at Strait of Hormuz after Iran warnings in rare ally move
At least three Chinese-linked vessels reportedly turned back abruptly after attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz last Friday, signaling an unusual move in typically friendly Tehran‑Beijing relations amid the…
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ICE agents called in to help ease airport security lines may not be leaving anytime soon, even after Trump ordered pay for TSA officers
Even after President Donald Trump ordered emergency pay for Transportation Security Administration agents to ease long security lines, major U.S. airports on Sunday were still urging travelers to arrive hours early — and…
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Tehran briefly loses power after strikes as peace push ramps up
Parts of Tehran lost electrical power after missile strikes on Sunday as Iran and its proxies lobbed attacks at US allies over the weekend and thousands more American military personnel…
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Dow futures fall 300 points as Wall Street braces for potential U.S. ground assault on Iran and Houthi attacks that could slash oil supplies further
Investors are looking past President Donald Trump’s attempts to talk oil prices down as reports signal an increasingly likelihood that U.S. ground troops will be deployed to fully reopen the…
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The Iran and Ukraine wars have merged into a single conflict, but ‘we are still not at a true world war,’ expert says
Russia’s war on Ukraine began four years before the U.S.-Israel war on Iran did, but the battle lines are getting blurrier, while the conflicts threaten to draw in more participants.…
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Private equity is eying Asia’s health care funding gap as countries get wealthier and older
Asia is getting wealthier, older—and potentially sicker, as rates of non-communicable disease rise across Southeast Asia. Yet governments aren’t investing enough in public health care, threatening to open up a…
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Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robot that can dance, pick up toys, and go on a stroll
Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, just under two months after the startup introduced a humanoid robot called Sprout designed to be a friendly addition to social spaces like homes and schools.…
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Russia was expecting a windfall from soaring oil prices, but relentless Ukrainian drone attacks are devastating nearly half its export capacity
The U.S. war on Iran set up Russia’s economy for a major rescue after oil prices soared after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. But if President Vladimir Putin…
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‘There are a lot more attacks happening that aren’t being reported’: Iran’s cyber response creeps across the globe
As they fled an Iranian missile strike, some Israelis with Android phones received a text offering a link to real-time information about bomb shelters. But instead of a helpful app, the…
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Global economy takes gut punch from war in Iran, with nobody untouched the longer it goes on
U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and…
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America 250: BlackRock’s Larry Fink says long-term investing can perform a kind of ‘civic miracle’
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink recently published his annual chairman’s letter and noted the significance of America’s 250th anniversary this year, drawing a parallel to a similar milestone for the modern…
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Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on ‘the white whale of turnarounds’ and turning to AI—licensed from Anthropic
Internet trailblazer Yahoo is exploring technology’s next frontier with Scout, an answer engine powered by artificial intelligence. Scout seems insightful, based on its response to a question posed by The…
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Sony raises PlayStation price another $100, second price hike in under a year
The price of a PlayStation is going up by another $100, the second time in less than a year that Sony has upped the price tag on its popular gaming…
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The Iran war turned Mag 7 stocks into dip-buying bait. But no one is jumping in yet even though Wall Street expects U.S. tech to outperform
Every Magnificent 7 stock is now down double digits from its 52-week high, with the group’s losses accelerating as the war in Iran compounds on the already fraught AI trade.…
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62-year-old English retiree plans to sell his house so he can afford World Cup tickets: ‘it felt like the right time to cash in’
One hardcore England fan hopes to sell a house to fund his World Cup trip this summer. Andy Milne, a 62-year-old retired teacher, says he is ready to cash in on a…
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American billionaires — including the Waltons — are splashing their cash on Indian cricket teams
American investors are making a big move into Indian cricket, with two separate billion-dollar deals made on the same day for teams in the country’s most popular sports league. No…
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AI is so sycophantic there’s a Reddit channel called ‘AITA’ documenting its sociopathic advice
Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and reinforce harmful behaviors, according to a…
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Iran dismisses diplomatic talks, says any U.S. troops would be ‘on fire’ as soon as they arrive
A top Iranian official warned the U.S. against a ground invasion, saying American troops would be set “on fire,” as regional diplomats gathered in Pakistan on Sunday in a push…
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Disney’s new CEO caps $2.18 billion Euro theme park overhaul with World of Frozen opening
A 118-foot mountain of ice rose over the suburban Paris countryside this weekend as Disney opened its Arendelle kingdom to the world — Elsa’s palace glowing at the summit, a…
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God isn’t pro-war, Pope clarifies: ‘He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them’
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war , as he prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of…
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Tiger Woods arrested, charged with driving under the influence after he rolls his car in Florida
Tiger Woods’ arrest Friday for a car crash in Florida was at least the fourth auto-related incident involving the golfer and the second in which he was charged with driving under the…
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Wall Street CEO tells interns to ‘act immediately like this is 100% your full-time career’—it’s one of 20 top tips Rich Handler has for Gen Z
As a fresh-faced Gen Z job seeker, securing a spot at one of the big Wall Street banks is one hurdle, but making it through the grueling work is another.…
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Elon Musk warns the U.S. could soon be producing more chips than we can turn on. And China doesn’t have the same issue
Elon Musk has warned the biggest issue hampering AI advancement in the United States is a problem Chinese competitors don’t have. In a conversation in Davos, Switzerland, with BlackRock CEO…
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Uber expands fuel relief program as Iran war fuels spike in gas prices
Uber is rolling out expanded fuel discounts and higher earnings incentives for U.S. drivers and couriers as rising gas prices from the Iran war continue to squeeze gig workers. The…
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I helped build Facebook and saw it go wrong. AI is headed the same way
When I was 22, I sat across from a 21-year-old Mark Zuckerberg as he convinced me to join Facebook with his vision for connecting people. I helped him build it,…
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AI agents are already driving 10% of revenue for some brands. Is yours invisible to them?
This morning, I asked OpenClaw to buy me a pair of running shoes. I didn’t open a browser or walk into a store. I didn’t search for brands. I didn’t…
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Coca-Cola’s yellow caps are back — what they mean and why they’re compared to Mexican Coke
Every spring, Coca-Cola bottles look a little different, sporting a bright yellow cap rather than the usual red. While social media has compared the seasonal product to Mexican Coke which…
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America has a workforce crisis. The solution is already here — and it’s being wasted
In February, the U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs. Unemployment rose to 4.4 %. Economists had expected modest growth. Instead, job losses swept through construction, manufacturing, restaurants, administrative services, and healthcare.…
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Top leadership experts sound the alarm on the AI doomsday: bosses are choosing tech over people
Imagine someone upstream in your company just deployed an AI agent. Their throughput doubles overnight. Work starts flying to you at twice the speed. But you’re still in Excel. You…
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The ROAD Act passed by the Senate aims to expand America’s housing supply. It’s likely to shrink it instead
Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by a margin seldom seen for an important piece of legislation, 89 to 10. The measure,…
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How a couple’s kitchen table and a bean burrito built a $1 billion food empire
In the kitchen of a modest Victorian ranch house in Northern California, there sits a small round table. For nearly 30 years, this table served as the primary research and…
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One AI bubble has already burst. The next one—a ‘rare’ kind—is still growing, economist warns
The AI stock bubble, much debated through the back half of 2025, has already burst. That’s the conclusion of John Higgins, chief markets economist at Capital Economics. He’s more worried…
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Some cried. Others were speechless. How frontline workers walked away with checks averaging $240,000, nearly equal Wall Street bonuses, when KKR sold their company
It was showtime for the employees of CoolIT. In the late afternoon of March 25, as an unexpected snowstorm blanketed Calgary, Alberta, around 600 mainly frontline workers of CoolIT Systems…
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She left a Silicon Valley VC to solve a problem left untouched for 88 years. Now her bra brand is the fastest growing at Nordstrom
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, here’s a little bit of trivia for you: One of the premier patents in bras hadn’t been touched or improved upon in…
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Former Trump official: the U.S. can win the AI race — if it gets patent policy right
Washington is racing to secure American leadership in artificial intelligence. Lawmakers are investing in semiconductor capacity, energy infrastructure, domestic manufacturing, and supply chain resilience — all with AI at the…
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This high school dropout now makes six figures at OpenAI—and he shares the strategy Gen Z can use to get hired in Silicon Valley, too
Gabriel Petersson’s childhood looked a lot like many Gen Z upbringings: collecting Pokemon cards and building worlds in Minecraft, while worries about college and careers sat somewhere in the distant…
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Coal is back and nuclear is next: The Iran war is rewiring Asia’s energy future
The effective closure from the Iran war of the Strait of Hormuz—the critical chokepoint for roughly 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas—is in its fifth week with…
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Buddhist monk says workers struggle to wind down from fast-paced office culture—he shares a 30-second tip to reset your nervous system
Workers in high-pressure careers may count down the hours until they can escape the office and get a moment of relief—but a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk says a reset doesn’t…
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Thieves steal 12 tons of KitKat bars from truck in Europe
Twelve tons of KitKat chocolate bars were stolen while being transported across Europe earlier this week. KitKat, which is owned by food giant Nestlé, said Saturday that 413,793 bars went…
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Bruce Springsteen headlines Minnesota ‘No Kings’ rally as anti-Trump protesters march across the U.S. and Europe
Large crowds protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s actions in “No Kings” rallies across the U.S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, with thousands of people…
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There are now nearly 50% more home sellers than buyers as mismatch widens to a record 630,000. But it’s only a buyer’s market if you can afford it
Home buyers have gained even more leverage over sellers as housing market supply continues to overwhelm tepid demand. In February, there were 46.3% more sellers than buyers, representing a gap of…
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Anduril founder Palmer Luckey wants to arm the U.S.’s allies. Could his insistence on deferring to Washington scare them off?
Palmer Luckey is clear when asked whether he would sell weapons to North Korea. “If the U.S. asks me to, yes.” Anduril, the defense-technology startup Luckey founded in 2017 after…
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Delivery robots shatter Chicago bus shelter glass in separate incidents, including one caught on camera
Two delivery robots reportedly crashed into bus shelters in Chicago this past week, shattering glass panels in separate incidents just days apart. One crash, captured on video Sunday, shows a…
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French authorities open terrorism probe after police thwart a suspected bombing outside a Bank of America building in Paris
French police have thwarted a suspected bomb attack outside a Bank of America building in Paris, authorities said Saturday. One suspect was detained and another escaped. The national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s…
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413,793 KitKat bars stolen: ‘Whilst we appreciate the criminals’ exceptional taste, the fact remains that cargo theft is an escalating issue’
Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for…
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Dollar dominance is reinforced by the global oil trade, but the Iran war could give rise to the ‘petroyuan’ as the U.S. security shield weakens
Middle East oil has long been a linchpin of the U.S. dollar’s status as the dominant currency in global trade and reserves, but President Donald Trump’s war on Iran could…
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