ICYMI: Google in Multistate Tracking Suit
Published on 11/14/2022Search giant Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations, state attorneys general announced Monday.
Cali Soaks Up the Sun
Published on 11/14/2022California regulators on Thursday proposed changes to the state’s residential solar market designed to encourage more at-home battery systems that can help the electrical grid rely less on fossil fuels in the evenings, especially during heat waves.
Twitter Sinking: Where's Your Lifeboat
Published on 11/14/2022Twitter has been a bit of a mess since billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the helm, cutting the company’s workforce in half, upending the platform’s verification system, sparring with users over jokes and acknowledging that "dumb things" might happen as he reshapes one of the world’s most high-profile information ecosystems.
Frogs are Friends!
Published on 11/13/2022Since the pandemic, there have been a lot of eyes on nature- it’s evident with all of the “nature is healing” memes. Interestingly, there is a lot to be said about population shifts and what that means for the environment.
Man Stuck in Terminal for Years Dies
Published on 11/13/2022An Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and whose saga loosely inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal” died Saturday in the airport that he long called home, officials said.
Corporate Canada Steps Up!
Published on 11/12/2022Usually when you hear about a company stepping in, there’s a good chance that they are up to no good. Not Hyundai, though.
The Arbitrage Life: T-Rex Skull for Sale
Published on 11/10/2022A Tyrannosaurus rex skull unearthed in South Dakota is expected to sell for $15 million or more at auction in New York next month, officials with Sotheby’s said Tuesday.
Test Results are in: Alaska Doesn't Have (Snow) Crabs
Published on 11/09/2022Apparently, Alaska doesn’t have crabs. To be clear, it usually does.
Reporter Makes Fake Americans to Understand Americans
Published on 11/08/2022BBC reporter Marianna Spring created five fake Americans and opened social media accounts for them, part of an attempt to illustrate how disinformation spreads on sites like Facebook, Twitter and TikTok despite efforts to stop it, and how that impacts American politics.
401 Oh No: Your Retirement in a Bear Market
Published on 11/08/2022Stocks are officially in a bear market. Let’s look at what causes bear markets, and how they affect older investors who are saving for retirement or have already retired.
Return of Carrot!
Published on 11/07/2022It’s not Carrot unless she’s caught in the Champagne region of France.
Call of Duty Battle Not Just Onscreen
Published on 11/06/2022Call of Duty is at the center of a corporate tug-of-war between Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation over Microsoft’s pending $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard.