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This yogurt brand is offering people $5,000 to take time off
The popular Icelandic skyr yogurt brand, siggi’s, wants Americans to take their paid time off. No excuses! But siggi’s is doing more than just urging their own employees to...
Welcome to the Anxiety Economy, where safety sells and streaming is optional
Americans are seriously worried about their finances. Between high costs of living, tariffs, and job instability, driven, in part, by AI, the added anxiety means that consumers’ spending habits...
Goldman Sachs’s Q2 earnings exceed estimates, fueled by trading
Goldman Sachs’s second-quarter profit exceeded Wall Street expectations, as turbulent markets raised revenue in its equities division to a record, and a pickup in dealmaking boosted investment banking. The...
Europol-led operation hits pro-Russian cybercrime network
A coordinated international operation has hit the infrastructure of a pro-Russian cybercrime network linked to a string of denial-of-service attacks targeting Ukraine and its allies, the European Union’s police...
Southwest Florida’s housing market is undergoing a material home price correction—here’s why
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Back in June 2022, this home at 1137 Treasure Cay Court in Punta Gorda, Florida, was purchased for...
Ford’s recall problem keeps getting worse—and this one could start fires
Ford is setting records in 2025, but not in a good way. The auto maker has already blown by the previous record for the most safety recalls in a...
Before Labubu, these toys took over the world
Pop Mart has struck it rich. The Chinese company that caters to toy connoisseurs and influencers said this week that it expects its profit for the first six months...
The only way into this airport lounge? A flight delay
Its never a good time to lose a flight, get one cancelled, or loiter aimlessly at the airport due to delays—except maybe this week. Tucked inside John F. Kennedy...
Norwegian investment firm joins AI gold rush to the frozen north
Norwegian industrial investment firm Aker has announced plans to build an AI “factory” in the Arctic. It’s the latest company heading to the far north to tap into abundant...
ESA spaceplane project revives bankrupt firm’s hypersonic engine
A bankrupt company’s propulsion system for hypersonic planes is being revived by Invictus, a new European Space Agency (ESA)-backed project aiming to build and fly a hydrogen-powered spaceplane by...
Google’s new AI feature helps Gen Zers who are afraid to make a phone call
Socially anxious Gen Zers, rejoice: Google’s new AI search feature will make phone calls so you don’t have to. The feature, which launches today, is designed to help users...
These four charts show where AI companies could go next in the US
While the impact of AI on tech hubs like San Francisco and Boston is already being felt, AI proponents believe it will transform work everywhere, and in every industry....