Just months after Meta laid off 11,000 employees, there are signs the company could be preparing for another wave of cuts. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram has reportedly ranked thousands of employees as “subpar” in a recent wave…
Scientists got their first up-close look at what’s eating away part of Antarctica’s Thwaites ice shelf, nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its massive melt and sea rise potential, and it’s both good and bad news. Using a 13-foot pencil-shaped robot that swam…
The global provider of specialty ingredients and chemicals has acquired ChemSol Group, a distributor of ingredients and specialty chemicals operating in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, and Honduras. The acquisition of ChemSol will enhance Univar’s geographic footprint in the…
For centuries, humans have believed that the future is written in the stars. Today, astrology isn’t too central to the lives of most people, but aficionados still believe the day a person is born can influence various aspects of life,…
With A.I.-powered products like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard already seeping into the workplace, how long will it be until machines replace us? Robots aren’t ready to take all of our jobs just yet. A.I.-powered machines are still prone to misinformation,…
When billionaire Mark Cuban announced his attack on the pharmaceutical industry and its high-priced drugs in January 2021, it was met with cheers. His new company—the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co., known as Cost Plus Drugs—has the “lowest prices…
Right out of the gate in 2023, the slumped U.S. housing market experienced an uptick in activity. Open houses got more foot traffic. Buyers started making serious offers. And, if priced right, homes in some markets received multiple offers. “I…
Something is very wrong with the stock market, according to a top strategist at JPMorgan. Equities have stormed back from their 2022 lows as fears of an economic hard landing give way to hope there may not be any landing…
Bitcoin bull Mike Novogratz is dialing it back. In January 2021, the founder and CEO of crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital said he would get a tattoo to commemorate Bitcoin reaching $500,000, which he expected to happen in 2024. On…