Tom Freston, the beat-poet exec who made MTV cool for 20 years, sees ‘really nothing in it for the consumer’ from Netflix, Warner, or his old company
Freston added that he was a big fan of both “beat” and libertarian literature, the former made famous by Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg and the latter by Ayn Rand.…
Shield AI took its drones from the ‘Batcave’ to the battlefield. Now the $5.6 billion defense-tech startup’s new CEO says it’s at an inflection point
There are plenty of conventional indicators that signal that a product is turning heads: Weekly active user figures start to soar, products fly off the shelves, there is unsolicited praise.But…
No, you can’t ban all Native Americans if you own a hotel, jury rules. ‘This was never about the money. We sued for one dollar’
The owner of a South Dakota hotel who said Native Americans were banned from the establishment was found liable for discrimination against Native Americans on Friday.A federal jury decided the…
U.S. forces stop second tanker off the coast of Venezuela after Trump vows oil ‘blockade’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that the U.S. Coast Guard with help from the Defense Department stopped the oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela. She also posted…
Congressmen who pushed to release Epstein files say massive blackout doesn’t comply with law and start work on drafting articles of impeachment
The Justice Department’s extensive redactions to the Jeffrey Epstein files on Friday don’t comply with the law that Congress passed last month mandating their disclosure, according to Rep. Ro Khanna.…
Trump and his new hand-picked Fed chair—whoever it will be—are going to clash ‘almost immediately,’ economists predict
A new Federal Reserve chair will be nominated soon to replace Jerome Powell, whose term ends in May. But the economy may prevent the central bank from lowering rates as…
A Walmart employee nearly doubled her pay after entering its pipeline for skilled tradespeople. ‘I was able to move out of my parents’ house’
Cardenas, who nearly doubled her hourly pay to $43.50 per hour, said she plans to pursue more training, which will mean an even higher salary and more responsibility. It also…
Elon Musk adds to his $679 billion fortune after Delaware court reverses its earlier decision and awards him a $55 billion Tesla pay package
Tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment late Friday.That may sound like a difficult task, but it also appeared like a long shot for Musk to hit all…
At least 16 Epstein files have disappeared from the DOJ’s site — less than a day after they were posted with no explanation
At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day…
Georgia regulators approve 50% power capacity boost, betting that massive AI data center demand will eventually materialize
Georgia’s only private electric utility plans to increase power capacity by 50% after state regulators on Friday agreed 5-0 that the plan is needed to meet projected demand from data…
