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Apple’s new deal with Formula 1 aims to grow U.S. audience
Formula 1 announced a five-year deal Friday with Apple, which will be the global motorsports series’ U.S. broadcast partner beginning next season. ESPN had been the broadcast partner since...
What Sora’s Martin Luther King, Jr., problem revealed to OpenAI
Martin Luther King, Jr., did plenty to change the world for the better. And nearly 60 years after his assassination, he’s at the center of a major concession by...
Retro design is making a comeback in tech and home decor
It might start with a cassette deck that streams Spotify and charges your phone. It doesn’t have to stop there. These days, yesterday is big business. A retro revival...
Banking with MrBeast?
The MrBeast burger. MrBeast toys. Rumors of a MrBeast phone company. Could a MrBeast bank next? The world’s most-subscribed-to YouTuber, with 446 million subscribers, has filed an application with the...
Apple just stole something massive from ESPN—and no one saw it coming
Apple’s mission to remake Apple TV into a streaming hub for sports is on track, literally. Apple will buy exclusive broadcast rights to Formula One (F1) races in the...
Sports media startup OffBall is finding traction with a new way to engage fans: WhatsApp group chats
Would you want to be in a group chat with your favorite sports celebrities and athletes? You’ll have your chance this fall, thanks to a collaboration between WhatsApp and...
Investor Josh Wander indicted for alleged $500 million fraud scheme
An American businessman whose firm invested in several European soccer clubs that struggled under its ownership has been indicted in New York on charges of financial wrongdoing in an alleged $500...
Wall Street regains footing as banks recover from sell-off
The U.S. stock market seems to be steadying on Friday, as banks recover some of their sharp losses from the day before. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% in midday trading....
U.S. blocks a global fee on shipping emissions at international meeting
The U.S. has succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations. The world’s largest maritime nations had been...
Are EV sales hitting records or in retreat? Here’s what’s actually going on
Between July and September, electric vehicle sales in the U.S. hit a record high. Americans bought more than 430,000 EVs, up 40% from the previous quarter, as they race...
Why everyone suddenly wants the new AmEx Platinum card—fee hike and all
If there’s any doubt whether people are willing to pay $900 for a premium credit card, just look at the latest quarterly results for American Express: The credit card...
Sex could become the next big business opportunity for AI companies
ChatGPT will be able to have kinkier conversations after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the artificial intelligence company will soon allow its chatbot to engage in “erotica for verified...