Amazon’s Ring ends partnership with top operator of license-plate reading systems after Super Bowl ad raises fears of dystopian surveillance society
Amazon’s smart doorbell maker Ring has terminated a partnership with police surveillance tech company Flock Safety.But that feature, called Search Party, was not related to Flock. And Ring’s announcement doesn’t…
The Epstein files reveal an alarming truth about corporate America
Among the thorny questions they’re asking: Who knew what, when? Did an executive commit a crime or just exhibit bad judgement? And to what standard do we hold leaders in…
A U.S. ‘debt spiral’ could start in coming years when the interest rate on government borrowing exceeds economic growth, budget watchdog says
Total federal debt is nearing an ominous milestone in a few years, but a potentially more troubling tipping point could also arrive soon.A key driver in interest costs is the…
Candles and tablecloth at White Castle: How a Valentine’s Day tradition sprouted over 30 years ago and spread nationwide
Valentine’s Day dinner at White Castle with candles, attentive wait staff and white tablecloths was a treasured experience for Krystal Gray and her mother, Cornelia Murphy.This year, Gray will bring…
Victorian-era ‘vinegar valentines’ show that trolling existed long before social media or the internet
Ahh, Valentine’s Day: the perfect moment to tell your sweetheart how much you love them with a thoughtful card.But what about people in your life you don’t like so much?…
Romance scam from the front lines of the $16 billion fraud crisis: 6 dead dogs, a missing $39,000, and a wronged widow
It started after a teenage girl sent a panicked email about getting her period while at school. That desperate SOS—one every woman knows well—went from England to Pennsylvania, where Kate Kleinert,…
Americans wake up and smell the coffee price surge—skipping Starbucks, brewing at home, and drinking Diet Coke for caffeine
Coffee has been a morning ritual for Chandra Donelson since she was old enough to drink it. But, dismayed by rising prices, the 35-year-old from Washington, D.C., did the unthinkable:…
Gen Z’s latest revolt over Jeffrey Epstein: pointing out a connection to the company that takes class photos
Black led the company in 2019, when funds managed by Apollo bought Lifetouch’s parent company, Shutterfly. The $2.7 billion deal closed in September 2019 — a month after Epstein’s death…
Top analyst warns the economy is figuring out how to grow without creating new jobs, leaving a major vulnerability
Michael Pearce, chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics, wrote on Wednesday that GDP should expand by 2.8%, accelerating from projections for 2025 growth, as improved productivity increasingly fuels gains.With the…
OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Claude spark coding revolution as developers say they’ve abandoned traditional programming
Is traditional coding dead? That’s the question many developers have been asking themselves this week following the launch of powerful new coding models from OpenAI and Anthropic.Last week, OpenAI and…
