Chinese Spy Balloon Had ‘Self-Destruct’ Capability That Wasn’t Activated: Report

Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 prepare material recovered in the Atlantic Ocean from the … [+] Chinese spy balloon for transport to federal agents at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Cr...

Critics of Sequoia’s Investment In Sam Bankman-Fried Continue To Elevate…Sequoia

Time will tell on the matter of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX. The view expressed in my new book The Money Confusion is that with any new commercial sector, there’s always lots of failure in the early sta...

‘I Will NOT Resign’—As New York GOP Chair Joins Calls For Him To Step Down Amid Lying Scandal

Topline New York Republican Party Chair Nick Langworthy called on Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) to resign Wednesday, hours after the Nassau County GOP urged him to step down, calling his 2022 bid for Co...

Colleen Hoover Dominating 2022 With 6 Of Year’s 10 Best-Selling Books

Topline Romance and young-adult author Colleen Hoover wrote six out of the top 10 best-selling books of 2022 through the end of November, according to market research company NPD BookScan, fueled by h...

What Angela From ‘The Office’ Gets Done With Rocketbook

Angela with her Rocketbooks Rocketbook Angela Kinsey, who played Angela Martin on The Office, is a busy lady balancing taking care of kids, writing New York Times bestselling books, and recording new ...

FT, Bloomberg, NYT and WSJ file suit to make FTX creditors public

The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Bloomberg have filed a suit seeking to unseal who the creditors of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX are. The news organizations wa...

New Report Shows That Podcasts Are Just As Safe For Advertisers As Traditional Media

Tom Webster speaking for the Sounds Profitable “Safe and Sound” presentation Screenshot from Sounds Profitable Webinar Sounds Profitable, a media company that among other things, enhances ...

More Housing, Not Outrage, Is The Answer To Higher Rents

Housing problems are worth getting angry about, but more housing, not more outrage, is what will … [+] stabilize housing prices. getty An article in the New York TimesNYT , “The Rent Revolution ...

More Unlicensed, Domestic Sports Betting Sites Are Operating Under The Guise Of Fantasy Sports

A man poses for a photograph with the online gambling website. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by … [+] PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Shortly before Thanksgiving, the ...

Amazon Is Next In The Onslaught Of Tech Layoffs

Getty Images Key takeaways Amazon plans to lay off around 10,000 employees beginning as soon as this week The online retail giant represents another in a growing chain of tech firms slashing head coun...

U.S. Fretting Over Ukrainian Tactics Raises Risk Putin Will Go Nuclear

Short-range nuclear-armed ballistic missiles can be used as decapitation tools Russian Defense Ministry Press Service U.S. officials have leaked news that the U.S. had admonished Ukrainian officials b...

Lorne Michaels Says ‘SNL’ Cast Member Exodus Was A Result Of The Pandemic

Topline Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels told the New York Times on Friday the large cast member turnover, which saw eight of the show’s comedians leaving ahead of the upcoming season starti...

Can Cities Afford Guaranteed Incomes?

Some cities are experimenting with modest guaranteed income programs, but these are not the … [+] universal basic income (UBI) programs envisioned by Andrew Yang and others. getty In 2020, Andre...

Salman Rushdie Stabbing Suspect Praised Iran’s Khomeini — Here’s What We Know About Hadi Matar

Topline Hadi Matar, the 24-year-old man suspected of stabbing Salman Rushdie onstage last week, praised Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini–the Iranian leader who called for Rushdie’s death more than 30 years...

‘This Is Why You’re Considered A Propagandist And Not A Journalist’

Tucker Carlson, host of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio, in … [+] New York, Thursday, March 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) AP In an intervie...

Eric R. Holder Jr. Found Guilty Of Killing Rapper

Topline Eric R. Holder Jr. was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday for killing rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle, according to multiple outlets, over three years after the West Coast hip-hop co...

Pornhub CEO And COO Resign Amid Blowback Over Nonconsensual Videos Of Minors

Topline The CEO and COO of MindGeek, the parent company of Pornhub, resigned Tuesday, according to a report from Variety, in the wake of a bombshell New Yorker story that found “graphic” reports of po...

Federal Reserve Meeting, Oracle and Adobe Earnings, May Inflation Data, and More for Investors to Watch This Week

It will be a quiet week on the earnings calendar between earnings seasons. The most important event of the week for investors will be the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate-setting comm...

Feds Reportedly Launch Criminal Probe Into Wells Fargo Following Allegations Of Sham Job Interviews

Topline Federal civil rights prosecutors are investigating Wells Fargo’s hiring practices, the New York Times reported Thursday, weeks after the paper revealed some Wells Fargo managers had conducted ...

Pence Staffer Warned Secret Service Of Jan. 6 Security Threat, Report Says

Topline Former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, warned Pence’s lead Secret Service agent a day before the Capitol riot that Pence could be in danger on January 6 because Trump w...

QR Codes Are More Than Digital Menus

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – JULY 03: A costumer reads the QR code to display the digital menu at “Mariscos … [+] Mariola” restaurant on July 03, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico. As ICU o...

‘Elon Musk’s Crash Course’ Takes A Cursory Look At Engineering And Regulatory Failure

FILE – This file photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board via the Florida Highway … [+] Patrol shows the Tesla Model S that was being driven by Joshua Brown, who was kill...

Two Twitter Leaders Out Amid Sale To Musk

Topline Two of Twitter’s top leaders are leaving the company, which also announced it will freeze most new hiring and potentially rescind current employment offers, according to a memo obtained by the...

Wordle’s Multiverse Of Madness Confuses Players With Different Daily Words

Wordle has diverged. In Pictures via Getty Images It began Monday. The New York Times, worried that Wordle players are inherently more sensitive and easily triggered than your average bear, removed th...

Amazon Reportedly Fires Two Warehouse Workers Involved In Staten Island Facility Union Efforts

Topline Amazon in recent days fired two Amazon warehouse workers with ties to unionization efforts at the company’s Staten Island JFK8 warehouse, according to the employees, days after the New York Ti...

New York Times Changes Today’s Wordle #324 Answer Amid Abortion Controversy

Topline Wordle fans around the world were left confused on Monday after the popular puzzle offered up two different solutions for answer #324, a move the game’s owner, the New York Times, said was int...

Amazon Fires More Than Six Managers—Some Involved With Union Efforts—At Staten Island Facility, Report Claims

Topline Amazon on Thursday fired more than six senior managers at its Staten Island JFK8 warehouse, the New York Times reported on Friday, a month after the fulfillment center voted to unionize in wha...

Top ICC Prosecutor Visits Bucha As Court Investigates War Crimes In Ukraine

Topline The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court visited Bucha, Ukraine, on Wednesday, as the court continues its investigation into alleged war crimes committed in the war-torn countr...

Sarah Palin Loses Defamation Case Against New York Times As Judge Says He’ll Dismiss It

Topline The New York Times did not commit defamation when it incorrectly linked former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) to a 2011 mass shooting, the judge in the case ruled after a weeklong trial, saying h...

Peter Thiel Leaving Meta Board To Focus On Pro-Trump Politics

Topline Billionaire Peter Thiel—one of Facebook’s earliest investors—plans to leave Meta’s board of directors, the company announced Monday, and plans to focus on influencing November’s midterm electi...

13 Wordle Alternatives To Play When You’re Out Of Wordles

Wordle is a fun little word-puzzle game that’s taken the internet by storm, but it’s far from the first—or the best—when it comes to word-based puzzlers. What I love about Wordle is its simplicity and...

Giving Moms Money Can Boost Babies’ Brain Activity, Study Finds

Topline Giving mothers an unconditional cash gift of $333 each month may result in their children displaying increased brain activity, according to a study of 1,000 low-income mother-infant groups pub...