Toys aren't just child's play. Mattel, Lego and others find 'kidults' bring in big business
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Politics - The Hill
Big Tech goes nuclear
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Big Tech turns to nuclear energy to power AI boom Major technology companies are increasingly turning to nuclear energy as they ...3 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
Child welfare system reforms shouldn’t leave incarcerated mothers behind
Only by targeting support before child welfare gets involved can we truly strengthen families and protect children, especially children of incarcerated mothers.8 hours ago -
Business - Inc.
This Mystery Shopping Company Just Became America’s Top Small Business
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce named mystery shopping and customer experience research platform Confero as the top small business of 2024.9 hours ago -
Business - MarketWatch
How this money manager’s one-of-a-kind fund beats the market without Nvidia and other tech stocks
Cambria Investment’s Faber tells MarketWatch how he makes shareholders money by owning high-quality, dividend-paying stocks that most investors overlook.13 hours ago -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Easing Food Prices Aren't Enough for Pinched Shoppers, Nestlé Says
Nestlé lowered its sales expectations for the second time this year as the food giant offers greater discounts to lure back shoppers deterred by rising prices in recent years.15 hours ago -
Entertainment - Los Angeles Times
Toys aren't just child's play. Mattel, Lego and others find 'kidults' bring in big business
Mattel, Lego and other toy companies are targeting a growing number of adults who are buying toys for themselves.15 hours ago -
World - Financial Times
Toxic slime and other dangerous toys sold online in Europe
Toy Industries of Europe finds that many products on marketplaces in the ‘kids’ category are unsafe17 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Archdiocese of L.A. reaches historic $880M child sex abuse settlement
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached a historic $880 million settlement over hundreds of child sex abuse claims.22 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
How a ‘putrid’ find in a museum cupboard could be the key to bringing the Tasmanian tiger back to life
A well-preserved thylacine head was a gruesome sight – but it also contained RNA molecules crucial to reconstructing the extinct animal’s genome. Breakthroughs sometimes turn up in unexpected ...23 hours ago -
Tech - VentureBeat
Nvidia just dropped a new AI model that crushes OpenAI’s GPT-4—no big launch, just big results
Nvidia quietly launched a groundbreaking AI model that surpasses OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Anthropic’s Claude 3.5, signaling a major shift in the competitive landscape of artificial intelligence.23 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
Los Angeles Catholic archdiocese to pay $880m in child sex abuse settlement
Archbishop expresses sorrow in announcement to pay 1,353 people who alleged they were abused as children by priests. The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880m to 1,353 ...23 hours ago -
Tech - GameSpot
Overwatch 2 Season 13 Patch Notes Bring Big Changes To Sombra, Tank Updates
Overwatch 2 Season 13, Spellbinder, is now live, and brings with it a number of significant tweaks to the game's roster of heroes. As detailed in the official patch notes , the hero who received ...Yesterday - Video Game -
Business - Inc.
How This Female Founder Went From a Big-Business Executive to Climate Champion
Karen Sheffield is turning the tide on deploying capital to climate tech startups.Yesterday - Climate -
World - The Guardian
Three held on suspicion of murder of one-year-old girl in Northern Ireland
Police treating death of 23-month-old Tavia Michella Ximenes Da Costa in Dungannon on Sunday as murder. Detectives in Northern Ireland have launched a murder investigation after the death of a ...Yesterday -
Sports - CBS Sports
2024 NFL trade deadline: Eight big-name moves that need to happen after Bills, Jets make WR splashes
Proposing some notable trades ahead of the Nov. 5 deadlineYesterday - NFL -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Heisman watch: A Big Four, and then a very big drop
Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty is the midseason favorite after his incredible start to the season.Yesterday -
Top stories - BBC News
Eliminated England aren't fit enough - Hartley
England need to get fitter following their shambolic exit from the Women’s T20 World Cup, according to former spinner Alex Hartley.Yesterday -
World - Financial Times
How big is ‘big enough’ for China’s stimulus?
Some estimates and theoriesYesterday - China -
World - ABC News
A South Korean adoptee needed answers about the past. She got them — just not the ones she wanted
Rebecca Kimmel sat in a small room, staring at the baby photo she had just unearthed from her adoption fileYesterday -
Entertainment - Los Angeles Times
Jeremy Strong says playing Kendall Roy on 'Succession' messed with his head, big time
Jeremy Strong describes the mental toll of starring on 'Succession,' saying that playing Kendall Roy really messed him up. He doesn't miss that chapter of his life.2 days ago -
Tech - GameSpot
Lego NES Is On Sale For 20% Off This Week - Save $54 While Supplies Last
Lego Super Mario: NES and CRT TV Set $216 (was $270) for Lego ...2 days ago -
World - Financial Times
Western business, the Kremlin and the war
This collection of articles explores the fallout of the war in Ukraine on Western companies operating in Russia2 days ago - Russia -
Business - Financial Times
Citi and BofA join other big US banks in beating gloomy forecasts
Stronger than expected earnings add to hopes of a ‘soft landing’ for economy2 days ago -
Top stories - ABC News
Child dead after being run over by tractor at Halloween haunted hayride
A child has died after accidentally being run over by a tractor while playing near a haunted hayride, police said.2 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Families 'left in lurch' on child autism diagnoses
Support services are failing to meet high demand, says the Children's Commissioner for England.2 days ago -
Business - The New York Times
Trump and Harris Both Like a Child Tax Credit but With Different Aims
Kamala Harris’s campaign is pushing a version of the credit intended to fight child poverty, while Donald J. Trump sees the program primarily as a tax cut for people higher up the income scale.3 days ago - Donald Trump -
Business - MarketWatch
‘DJT’ and these other Trump-linked stocks are rallying with just over three weeks until the election
Shares of Trump Media, which operates the social-media platform Truth Social and is viewed as a Wall Street proxy for Republican nominee Donald Trump’s election bid, soared last week.3 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Child's death treated as suspicious, three arrested
The death happened in Windmill Court in Dungannon, County Tyrone, on Sunday 13 October.3 days ago -
Business - MarketWatch
Microsoft and these other stocks are the way to play AI now, says Goldman Sachs
So-called “platform” stocks, such as Microsoft and Snowflake are the most attractive part of the AI sector according to Goldman Sachs.3 days ago - Microsoft -
World - Financial Times
Autumn Budget: business fears big rise in national insurance
Tax experts warn of potential hit to retirement savings as companies race to calculate impact on costs3 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Rafael Nadal just really loved playing tennis
22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal told 60 Minutes in 2019: "When I retire, I think fortunately there are many things in my life that will make me happy."4 days ago -
World - Financial Times
Business takes centre stage
Plus, earnings season peaks, Nike’s new boss begins, Tokyo Metro IPO pricing unveiled and Labour woos UK investment4 days ago -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Novak Djokovic is now last of ‘big three’ standing and must find new motivation
As Jannik Sinner defeated Novak Djokovic in Shanghai, thus extending his lead at the top of the world rankings to a massive 4,000 points, tennis royalty looked on.4 days ago -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Inside the Business of Running a Haunted House
Most don’t make it past their third year. But the successful ones have figured out a winning formula.5 days ago