Amazon held what amounted to an extra Prime Day in October and covered its site with deals. Best Buy rolled out Black Friday sales last… Read More »Why retailers go the extra mile to attract holiday shoppers
Enlarge / Artist’s concept of the Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover on Mars. Adrian Mann/Stocktrek Images The more than two dozen countries that make up the… Read More »A European rover’s long, tangled journey to Mars takes a different turn
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Georgia is in first place, but how high did USC and Michigan climb in the latest Coaches Poll?
Many Americans like to enjoy a hot dog while grilling. But some of these Americans are Jews and therefore keep themselves kosher. Before you buy… Read More »Are Nathan’s hot dogs kosher? What Makes Food Kosher?
HP is the latest technology company to announce major layoffs. After a surge in demand for computer products amid pandemic-related lockdowns and restrictions, the computer… Read More »HP plans to cut up to 6,000 jobs due to plummeting demand for PCs
Hundreds of thousands of investors have just pulled billions from their collective e-pockets. Yet crypto remains the untouchable queen in the antiquated marble halls of… Read More »The US Congress is starting to question this whole crypto thing
When ordering pizza from Domino’s, you might be wondering whether hand-made pizza or pan-fried is a better option. This is a common question as they… Read More »What is better in 2022?
Enlarge / Then-CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at a House Committee on Financial Services hearing on December 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. Getty Images… Read More »Founder ran FTX as “personal fiefdom”; many assets stolen or missing, the court hears
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford coach David Shaw resigned Saturday night after ending his 12th season at his alma mater with a 36-25 loss to… Read More »Stanford coach David Shaw resigns after Cardinal finished 3-9
Enlarge / The latest Microsoft Store version of the Windows subsystem for Linux offers graphical apps, system support, multiple distributions, and many questions about whether… Read More »Windows Subsystem for Linux with GUI apps launches for Windows 10
In response, several small independent news organizations – such as Reporters United, Inside Story and Solomon – have sprung up in Greece in recent years,… Read More »How free is the press in Greece?
Photo illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ABUJA, Nigeria — Russia’s notorious Wagner group has abandoned dozens of former Central African Republic (CAR) rebels in… Read More »Russian secret recruits reportedly abandoned, starving and missing
Enlarge / The jets of material ejected around black holes can be enormous. Active galactic nuclei, powered by the supermassive black holes they contain, are… Read More »We now know why black hole jets produce high-energy radiation
It had been more than three hours of tense, back-and-forth combat—projected over the massive Jumbotron at San Francisco’s Chase Center—when the sellout crowd, smashing inflatable… Read More »The excitement around e-sports is growing. But where are the profits?
