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Americans awaiting a three-day weekend and Memorial Day road trips will pay more for gas than they have in four years, but a record number still plan to travel domestically for the holiday. About 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home between May 21 and May…
Last Friday morning, Avi Patel was scrolling on X when he saw a post that made him crash out. The post, from General Catalyst investor Yuri Sagalov, announced a $31 million seed round for a startup called Luel, which pays people for AI training data. Patel is the founder of…
Red meat is having a moment. It’s the OG protein at a time when America’s protein obsession is peaking. MAHA influencers, avid gym-goers, and anyone trying to cool it with the processed foods are embracing steak, burgers, and roast beef with renewed enthusiasm. The federal government — particularly Health and…
Zoox’s CEO said China’s EV companies have an edge in one major area. Loading audio narration… In a Wednesday Rapid Response podcast interview, CEO Aicha Evans said there’s one key reason China’s autonomous vehicle companies are successful — because they’re great at integrating hardware and software.”When you look at the…
Brooke Shields, 60, says she’s resisted cosmetic procedures despite Hollywood’s obsession with youth. Loading audio narration… Speaking to People in an interview published on Wednesday, the actor spoke about beauty standards and why she’s chosen not to undergo plastic surgery.”For me, beauty meant being smart and being strong but I…
Elon Musk’s latest pay package has a distinctly SpaceX twist: To unlock all of it, he’ll have to help build a city on Mars. Loading audio narration… In SpaceX’s long-awaited S-1 filing on Wednesday, the company disclosed that its board approved a grant of 1 billion performance-based restricted shares for…
Scorned by his time helming Tesla, Elon Musk went a long way to ensure he’s not at the mercy of SpaceX shareholders. Loading audio narration… On Wednesday, Musk’s SpaceX kicked off its public journey as a listed company, publishing the S-1 paperwork required for its highly anticipated IPO.Throughout the document,…
As gas prices climb and wallets tighten, e.l.f. Beauty is discovering that shoppers still want their glow — just at a discount. Loading audio narration… The cosmetics retailer plans to take “some pricing actions” on certain products as consumers become squeezed by other rising costs, Tarang Amin, the CEO of…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Stephanie Postell, co-owner of Anchor Heating and Air. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… You won’t find me and my husband, David, having stiff business meetings in a conference room. But you might find us…
Will AI crush the jobs economy? James Manyika, a senior Google-Alphabet executive, bets it won’t. Loading audio narration… On Casey Newton’s “Platformer,” released on Tuesday, Manyika said he does not buy the most extreme predictions about near-term mass job loss from AI.Newton asked Manyika about Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, predicting…
