More than half of books banned last year featured LGBTQ characters or people of color, report finds

Tennis participation grows to more than 25M players in the US even as pickleball's popularity surges

The U.S. Tennis Association says participation in the sport around the United States rose to 25.7 million players in 2024

ABC News - Feb. 19

How a 30-Something Content Creator Grew a Backyard Gardening Business to More Than $50 Million

A community-driven content creator leveraged YouTube to grow his backyard business into a full-scale enterprise with big-box store ambitions.

Inc. - Feb. 20

Why Walmart’s warning may have more to do with weight-loss drugs than tariffs

Walmart’s stock fell Thursday as quarterly earnings were expected to decline for the first time in three years, with strength in groceries and GLP-1 drug sales continuing to pressure margins.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

The Oscars are more international than ever. So why is the international film category broken?

The Oscars are more international than ever

ABC News - 6d

Energy drink stock Celsius pops more than 25% on big quarterly results, Alani Nu acquisition

Investors appear reassured by the company's potential growth prospects, given its record full-year revenue and its acquisition of a rival energy drink brand.

CNBC - 6d

The Fantasy Baseball Numbers Do Lie: There's more to these 2024 stats than meets the eye

Context and historical data matter when it comes to statistics. Let's dive into some good and bad numbers that we find highly questionable.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Tesla recalls more than 375,000 vehicles in U.S. due to failing power-assisted steering systems

Tesla is voluntarily recalling 376,241vehicles in the U.S. to correct an issue with failing power-assisted steering systems.

CNBC - 6d

Lucid CEO steps down; EV maker plans to more than double production in 2025

Electric vehicle maker Lucid Group on Tuesday said CEO Peter Rawlinson is stepping down as the company expects to more than double vehicle production this year to 20,000 units.

NBC News - 2d

Tesla's market cap sinks below $1 trillion as stock slumps more than 8%

Tesla shares have dropped dramatically since peaking in December, and Tuesday's decline pushed the company's market cap below $1 trillion.

CNBC - 2d

Musk loses more than $100B as Tesla gives up trillion-dollar company status amid sell-off

Elon Musk's status as the world's wealthiest person is in no danger of changing.

NBC News - 2d

‘Superpod’ of more than 2,000 dolphins frolic off California coast: ‘Like flying eyebrows’

Boat tour captures video of Northern right whale dolphins, Pacific white-sided dolphins and light grey baby calves. More than 2,000 dolphins gathered off the California coast to form a “superpod”, ...

The Guardian - 2d

Lucid CEO steps down; EV maker plans to more than double production in 2025

Lucid said Marc Winterhoff, currently the company's chief operating officer, has taken over as interim CEO.

CNBC - 1d

The Hornets just had the worst three-game stretch in NBA history, and it's even more lopsided than it sounds

The Hornets have lost their last three games by 131 points

CBS Sports - 1d

More than 100 firefighters battle blazes on South Africa's Table Mountain in Cape Town

More than 100 firefighters are battling two blazes on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain

ABC News - 1d

Tulsi Gabbard fires more than 100 intelligence officers over messages in a chat tool

Tulsi Gabbard said she fired more than 100 intel officers for using a government chat tool to discuss topics including polyamory, gender transition, and their political views.

NBC News - 1d

Slack Imagines a Future Workplace Where You Chat More With AIs Than With Your Colleagues

We’re all used to digital forums for workplace discussions—but what if some of your chatty coworkers were really AIs, not real people?

Inc. - 1d

40 Uyghur men detained in Thailand for more than a decade have been deported to China

The Chinese embassy in Thailand has confirmed that a group of Uyghur men detained in Thailand for more than a decade have been deported to China

ABC News - 15h

Weekly jobless claims jump to 242,000, more than expected in latest sign of economic softening

Initial filings for unemployment benefits hit their highest level of the year last week.

CNBC - 10h

The Social Security Fairness Act could boost payments for more than 3.2 million Americans—see who qualifies

President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law before he left office in January. Here's who may see a boost to their benefits and when.

CNBC - 10h

Nvidia CEO Huang says AI has to do ‘100 times more’ computation now than when ChatGPT was released

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke with CNBC's Jon Fortt following the chipmaker's quarterly earnings report on Wednesday.

CNBC - 11h

Snowflake gains more than 4% on earnings beat as company expands AI push

Snowflake announced an expanded partnership with Microsoft Azure to offer access to OpenAI models on Wednesday.

CNBC - 6h

VFX giant Technicolor lays off more than 200 workers in Culver City

The 110-year-old company, which has worked on iconic films including the "The Wizard of Oz," "Pinocchio" and remakes of "The Lion King," is confronting financial troubles.

Los Angeles Times - 6h

Nvidia bounced from the $3 trillion market cap club after shares fall more than 8%

Despite its slide, Nvidia is still the second most valuable U.S. tech company, behind Apple and ahead of Microsoft.

CNBC - 3h

Voyage AI Just Sold for $220 Million—After Launching Less Than Two Years Ago

Here’s why acquirer MongoDB found the anti-hallucination tech particularly valuable.

Inc. - 3d

Unilever CEO Schumacher to step down after less than two years in the job

Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher is stepping down after less than two years in the job, the company said Tuesday.

CNBC - 2d

Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year

More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo

ABC News - 3d

I’ve studied the science of happiness for 10 years—7 traps people always fall into and how to avoid them

"I've spent a lot of my life getting in my own way," says Stephanie Harrison, author of "New Happy." Here are her science-backed solutions to common pitfalls.

CNBC - 2d