Uber, which had already spent a lot of money luring drivers who left early in the pandemic, responded in March by charging riders a small… Read More »Uber reports growth, but loses $5.6 billion in investment
A Democratic lawmaker in Wisconsin has taken to Twitter after calling women as “birth bodies” while championing abortion. Representative Francesca Hong, who serves the 76th… Read More »Wisconsin Democratic legislator stirs anger for calling women ‘birth bodies’ in defense of abortion
enlarge † Disney’s next live-action miniseries has a Jedi focus. Disney This post contains spoilers about a trailer, so be warned. It’s the day before… Read More »Obi-Wan trailer released by Disney for Star Wars Day
The “Bottomless Pit” in Carlsbad Caverns National Park does indeed have a bottom, and a group of cavers recently made the perilous descent on a… Read More »Descent to bottom of New Mexico’s ‘Bottomless Pit’ finds oddities thrown by tourists
Uber reported strong growth in its ride-hailing and delivery businesses on Wednesday, saying it continued to recover from a pandemic slump, even as it lost… Read More »Uber continues its recovery from the pandemic lull, but loses $5.6 billion in investments.
An intercontinental ballistic missile launched from the ground from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia during military exercises in December 2020.Associated Press A Russian propagandist… Read More »‘One launch, Boris, and England is no more’
enlarge † A medical worker arranges nucleic acid samples at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site on May 3, 2022 in Beijing, China. The omicron… Read More »BA.2.12.1 poised to become dominant in US, raising concerns about future vaccines
Investigation into President Biden’s Past Abortion Comments
LinkedIn, the professional networking platform, has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to pay $1.8 million to female employees who, according to… Read More »LinkedIn agrees to pay $1.8 million to women over discrimination claims
enlarge † Analysis of the residue in this ceramic vessel shard indicates that it may have been used as a hand grenade. The shard was… Read More »Could this pottery shard be a 1000-year-old hand grenade? Signs indicate yes
It’s time to talk about what some people would rather forget. The sign language was blunt. There was never any doubt about the message or… Read More »In a Texas ‘sunset town’, white vigilantes forced black residents to leave the house
In the past 15 years, smart digital ideas have captured the imagination, transformed habits and reshaped industries and economies. It may seem surprising, then, that… Read More »Good products and bad companies
JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty For three weeks, Virginia jurors heard Johnny Depp and a parade of his witnesses portray the actor as a perfect gentleman… Read More »Johnny Depp’s Pity Party Over Lost Millions Reaches Its Bitter Climax
enlarge † Kindles still won’t open ePub files directly, but there’s now one less hoop to jump through. Andrew Cunningham Amazon’s Kindles are some of… Read More »Kindle e-readers finally support (sort of) ePub books
BEIJING (AP) – Chinese aircraft carrier group Liaoning has embarked on a “realistic combat” training mission in the western Pacific Ocean, the Chinese navy said… Read More »Chinese Aircraft Carrier on Combat Training in the Western Pacific
