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Airbnb knows you’re mad about surprise cleaning fees and it has a plan to fix the problem
“I’ve heard you loud and clear—you feel like prices aren’t transparent and checkout tasks are a pain,” Airbnb’s chief executive, ...
Ukraine seizes control of five ‘strategic’ companies from oligarchs
Assets taken over by state as part of ‘wartime effort’ include oil producer Ukrnafta
How F1 teams use the cloud to shave hundredths of a second off their lap times
The difference between winning and losing. Read More
Death, dying, and digital transformation
If you understand where your enterprise sits on its digital journey, you will be better positioned to accelerate your progress ...
UN chief calls for rich countries to agree ‘climate solidarity pact’
Secretary-general António Guterres says humanity must ‘co-operate or perish’
Biden and Trump hit the campaign trail on eve of midterms
President and his predecessor to headline rallies ahead of elections that will determine control of Congress
Craft brewery faces backlash over its own ‘culture of fear’ after launching ‘anti-World Cup’ campaign
BrewDog was publicly accused of fostering a “culture of fear” last year. Read More
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service introduces data restrictions for power users
SpaceX added a new policy on data use that will result in “slower speeds” for customers who use one terabyte ...
Elon Musk just told his 114 million Twitter followers which party to vote for one day before the midterms
The billionaire has developed a close relationship with GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy, who is poised to become Speaker next ...
The seaweed superfood revolution could end world hunger—and save the planet
Seaweed grows up to two feet a day, contains numerous vitamins and minerals, and produces up to 11 times the ...
The Powerball jackpot was $20 million just a few months ago. Here’s how it climbed to a record $1.9 billion.
The lottery started at $20 million on Aug. 6 and is now 95 times as large. Read More
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Carvana, Meta, Palantir, Viatris, Walgreens and more
Names on the move ahead of the open.
Reports of possible Meta layoffs could point to ‘self-help’ moment for megacap stocks
Heavy layoffs at Meta hinting that a “self-help” moment has arrived to hep preserve megacap tech platform margins.
‘It’s going to be pretty bad’: This part of the US is hurtling towards a winter heating crisis and consumers could pay the highest prices in decades
New England’s stockpiles of diesel and heating oil — the same product, taxed differently — are a third of normal levels. Read ...
Consumer confidence in the housing market hits a new low, according to Fannie Mae
Rising mortgage rates, high home prices and uncertainty in the overall economy have Americans feeling more pessimistic about the state ...
Accurately predicting wildfire risks could be a game-changer. A California startup says it can do it
Kettle says it can predict which areas of California are most at risk of burning in a wildfire. Here’s why ...
This move can trim or erase a tax bill if you had to sell stocks at a loss this year
Tax loss harvesting can be a great way to erase a tax bill from capital gains now or in the ...
End of Adidas and Kanye West partnership costs 142 people their job
Georgia-based contract manufacturer lays off two-thirds of its workforce. Read More
The $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot — the largest ever — is up for grabs. Here’s the tax bill
A big slice of winnings would go to the IRS, as well as state coffers, depending on where the ticket ...
U.S. workers have wasted millions of hours applying to jobs with the wrong salary—how to avoid it
With the majority of states still lacking pay transparency laws, an expert shares tips for maximizing your job search and ...
Mattress Mack’s record $75 million Astros payout will cost Caesars, Penn big this quarter
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale placed $10 million on his beloved Houston Astros to win this year’s World Series, across several ...
While building Truth Social, Trump spoke with rivals about competing partnerships
Months after Donald Trump announced his social media platform, Truth Social, he considered jumping ship and backing a competitor.
Elon Musk encourages independents to vote for a Republican Congress ahead of midterms
Tesla CEO Elon Musk weighed in on Tuesday’s upcoming midterm elections and encouraged “independent-minded” people to vote for a Republican ...
Deutsche sees two satellite imagery plays with ‘growth similar to software companies’
Deutsche began coverage Monday of a pair of satellite imagery ventures, saying the space stocks have potential for “growth similar ...
Best midterm election scenarios for stocks and the sectors to play them, according to RBC
If the midterm elections go as Wall Street expects, stocks should rally into year-end, according to RBC.
Qatar’s ‘problematic’ claims to a ‘carbon-neutral’ World Cup as it air conditions 7 stadiums that don’t have domes
Desalination plants will make ocean water for the over 1.2 million fans expected to travel to the Gulf Arab sheikdom ...
Feds announce $3.36 billion seizure of bitcoin, the second-largest recovery of crypto so far
James Zhong pleaded guilty on Friday to stealing $3.36 billion in bitcoin from the illegal Silk Road marketplace.
Paid verification update and other chaos at Twitter is confusing even the most loyal Elon Musk fans
A software upgrade goes live, but some users say they can’t activate it and company says it’s just a test. ...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls Wells Fargo CEO ‘evasive,’ presses bank for fraud complaints on Zelle
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Wells Fargo has received a disproportionate number of complaints from customers scammed and defrauded by ...
‘There’s so much unchecked pain’: A West Virginia town heads to the polls as it grapples with an opioid crisis and an HIV outbreak
More than a year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared Charleston the scene of the country’s “most ...
