Tesla is experiencing a backlash from its own customers, with several owners selling their vehicles in response to CEO Elon Musk’s actions, including his work on the DOGE office and his far-right politics. The company’s showrooms and vehicles are becoming targets for protests. Scott Oran, a real estate developer from Boston, sold his 2018 Model … Read more
This week’s science news roundup covers several topics, including vaccine safety and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling on pollution regulations. A recent op-ed by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed the importance of vaccines, sparking concerns among experts. While vitamin A supplementation may be beneficial in treating measles complications, … Read more
Comedian John Mulaney has revived his live talk show format on Netflix, titled “Everybody’s Live,” which premiered on Wednesday night. The show features a mix of guests and topics, including a discussion on lending people money. Guest appearances include Michael Keaton, Joan Baez, and Richard Kind, who returns as Mulaney’s Ed McMahon sidekick. The 12-week … Read more
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic declared a global health emergency, concerns arise about the United States’ preparedness for future disasters. Key provisions of a pandemic preparedness law expired in September 2023, and lawmakers have yet to reauthorize them. Experts say that despite improvements in data-sharing and public awareness, the country has not fully learned … Read more
Nebraska has become the latest state to take action against cryptocurrency scams, with Governor Jim Pillen signing a new law aimed at protecting users of Bitcoin ATMs and other electronic kiosks. The Controllable Electronic Record Fraud Prevention Act, also known as LB609, was signed into law on Wednesday. The law requires electronic kiosk operators to … Read more
Donatella Versace has been named chief brand ambassador of her eponymous fashion house following the death of her brother Gianni, who co-founded the brand 28 years ago. Dario Vitale will take over as chief creative officer starting April 1. Vitale was previously Miu Miu’s ready-to-wear design director and left the company in January. His appointment … Read more
President Donald Trump is set to nominate Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman as the central bank’s next vice chair for supervision, according to a person familiar with the matter. The move comes after Michael Barr resigned earlier this year, and avoids a potential conflict between Trump and Biden. Bowman will fill the post vacated by … Read more
Intel’s stock price is on the rise as investors see a glimmer of hope for a rescue. According to Reuters, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has approached several major semiconductor companies, including Nvidia and Broadcom, about forming a joint venture with Intel. The proposed arrangement would involve TSMC taking a partial stake in Intel’s struggling … Read more
Four major US carriers have adjusted their expectations for 2025, citing softer demand for domestic air travel and lower consumer confidence due to economic uncertainty. Delta Air Lines reduced its first-quarter projections by 40-50 cents a share, American Airlines expects to lose between 60-80 cents a share in Q1 2025, while Southwest Airlines cut its … Read more
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has made a puzzling observation about the rotation of deep space galaxies. The telescope, launched in 2022, has imaged thousands of spiral galaxies and found that most of them rotate in the opposite direction to our galaxy, the Milky Way. According to the study, this is not just true for … Read more