A group of buyers, including Fortress Investment Group, is on the verge of acquiring the bankrupt Vice Media company following a $225 million bid to… Read More »Fortress Investment Group acquires Vice from bankruptcy
The relationship between The New York Times and its most famous source, Daniel Ellsberg, reads like a thriller, filled with clandestine encounters, top secret documents… Read More »Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers source, had an uneasy relationship with The Times
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More fallout from the Hollywood writers’ strike could be in the offing: a postponed Emmy Awards. The organizers of the Emmys, which are scheduled for… Read More »Emmys may be postponed due to writers’ strike
Getty Images America was a dangerous place to be a pedestrian in 2022. Preliminary data analyzed by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GSHA) showed that… Read More »In a handful of states, pedestrian fatalities will skyrocket by 2022
Inflation is beginning to decline significantly for US consumers. Gas is cheaper, eggs cost about half what they did in January, and prices are no… Read More »Inflation has eased, but economists are still worried
In the digital cold war between the United States and China, US officials are increasingly turning their attention to a new target: Chinese cloud computing… Read More »Chinese cloud computing companies express concern about the US
In an effort to signal Hollywood’s commitment to the movie theater experience, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday that an expanded… Read More »Oscars’ Best Picture Hopefuls need to spend more time at the movies
The Wall Street Journal was criticized Wednesday for its highly unusual decision to let Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. featuring another media organization’s article about… Read More »Justice Alito’s answer in the Wall Street Journal surprises ProPublica
Enlarge / Examples of engravings discovered in the Roche-Cotard cave in France. (left) A “circular panel” with arched covers. (right) A “wavy panel” with two… Read More »Could these cave wall markings be the oldest known Neanderthal “finger paintings”?
Inflation in Britain held steady in May, frustrating expectations that price increases would slow, according to data released Wednesday, the day before the country’s central… Read More »UK inflation stalls at 8.7%
The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday, accusing it of illegally persuading consumers to sign up for its Prime service and then preventing them… Read More »FTC is suing Amazon for persuading users to subscribe to Prime
A fundamental part of pandemic-era household relief is coming to an end: The debt limit deal brokered by the White House and Republicans in Congress… Read More »Student loan pause is coming to an end, with consequences for the economy
Enlarge / A Voyager-class sailing drone. Sailing drone Science fiction often paints a terrifying picture of the future – think of aliens decimating humanity, à… Read More »Drones take to the waves: Saildrones get data where humans can’t
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell will tell House lawmakers that the United States is still “a long way” from low and stable inflation, even… Read More »Fed chairman sees ‘long way to go’ in inflation battle
