It feels like the end of an era for Tesla buyers in North America. The company has officially pulled the plug on “Autopilot” as a standard inclusion, signaling a massive shift toward a pay-to-play future. If you order a new Model 3 or Model Y today, it won’t come with the lane-keeping tech that used…
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SEATTLE — After years of delays and debate, Sound Transit says riders will finally be able to take the Link light rail across Lake Washington via the Interstate 90 bridge starting March 28. RELATED | Light rail trains ditch fabric seats, switch to ‘cleaner,’ vinyl seats That’s the opening date for the Crosslake Connection, and…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened an investigation into Waymo after its robotaxis have been spotted illegally passing stopped school buses numerous times in at least two states. The NTSB is specifically focusing on the more than 20 incidents that have occurred in Austin, Texas, it said in a post on X on…
Investors are taking profits after the popular tech stock’s recent run-up. Shares of Intel (INTC 17.03%) tumbled on Friday after the semiconductor giant issued a subpar sales and profit forecast and warned of supply disruptions. By the close of trading, Intel’s stock price was down more than 17%. Image source: Intel. Supply constraints dented Intel’s…
With the change in TikTok ownership, TikTok users in the U.S. are collectively freaking out over the company’s updated privacy policy after being alerted to the changes through an in-app message. The revised document details the U.S. joint venture’s conditions for using its service, including the specific location information it may collect. Many users are…
Jan. 23, 2026Updated Jan. 24, 2026, 9:24 a.m. ET A car crashed into Detroit Metro Airport’s McNamara terminal Friday night, breaking through a set of glass check-in doors for Delta Airlines, and injuring six people. The Wayne County Airport Authority issued a statement late Friday that its police department is investigating a vehicle that drove…
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a new bill to regulate consumable hemp products—offering a potential alternative to the outright THC ban that was included in a spending bill President Donald Trump signed late last year. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chairman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX) introduced the Hemp Enforcement,…
Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, offered his opinion that Netflix‘s proposed $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros.’s studios and HBO Max businesses raises “competition concerns.” However, the FCC does not have any authority to review the Netflix-WB deal. The proposed sale does not involve the transfer of broadcast licenses, which the…
The yen had rushed beyond the ¥159 line against the dollar early on Friday, leaving it around levels that have previously prompted interventions from Japanese authorities © AFP or licensors Japan’s currency rallied on Friday by the most in almost six months as speculation swirled that authorities could be planning an intervention. The yen jumped…
Even before Front Range temperatures have bottomed out in the single digits amid the current wave of intense cold and promising snow, Xcel Energy is recalculating your utility bill. Guess what? It’s not going down. Xcel warned its 1.6 million Colorado customers Friday afternoon that the cold wave in the Southwest had already spiked the…
Updated Jan. 23, 2026, 3:11 p.m. ET Lansing — Attorney General Dana Nessel on Friday filed a federal antitrust suit against the nation’s largest oil companies, arguing the businesses had acted as a “cartel” to restrain trade and slow renewable energy competition and growth. The result, the attorney general argued in a statement, has been…
A federal judge in Manhattan has denied DoorDash and Uber Eats’ plea to keep New York City from enacting new tipping legislation, aimed at putting more money in the pockets of tens of thousands of delivery workers. The court decision comes days before new legislation takes effect Monday. It requires that users be given the…
President Donald Trump retreated from this threat to impose tariffs on NATO allies in response to his plan to take over Greenland, but the damage has been done, diplomatically and financially. The dollar has continued to sink, and top investors in Northern Europe are reportedly re-evaluating their exposure to U.S. assets, while Danish pension funds…
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Meta today said that it is pausing teens’ access to its AI characters globally across all its apps. The company mentioned that it is not abandoning its efforts but wants to develop an updated version of AI characters for teens, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. The move comes days before a case against Meta is…
It’s been a banner couple of years for Delta Air Lines’ network of lounges. In 2024, the carrier debuted its luxe Delta One Lounge concept with three beautiful clubs at its hubs. Last year, the airline opened massive new Sky Clubs in Atlanta and Salt Lake City, and a double-decker Delta One and Sky Club…
Hundreds of anti-immigration enforcement demonstrators protested Friday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood — with the intention of speaking with management at the local Target store. “Target says its mission is to help all families discover the joy of everyday life, but families cannot experience joy when they are being unjustly detained and separated,” said…
Lily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondent Getty Images Every month, hundreds of millions of users flock to Pinterest looking for the latest styles. One page titled “the most ridiculous things” is filled with plenty of wacky ideas to inspire creatives. Crocs repurposed as flower pots. Cheeseburger-shaped eyeshadow. A gingerbread house made of vegetables. But what would-be…
Transit officials on Friday shared when the 2 Line will open over Lake Washington after years of delays. SEATTLE — Sound Transit officials announced light rail service across Lake Washington will begin on March 28, completing a long-delayed connection between Seattle and Bellevue that has faced years of setbacks. The operation of the 7.4-mile Crosslake…
No Tesla sales in California Tesla was told that if it couldn’t resolve the deceptive marketing within those 60 days, the sales suspension would take effect. That would be bad for the automaker, as California is far and away its largest market in the US, albeit one that is shrinking each quarter. Having to suspend sales…
A heavy slide in financial stocks pushed the Dow lower on Friday, cementing a second consecutive weekly decline for the blue-chip index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6%, or 274 points, on Friday. The S&P 500 was flat while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.3%. Despite the Dow’s back-to-back weekly loss, the index remains about…
If you thought 2025 couldn’t get any crazier, the streaming world had one more surprise up its sleeve before the year ended. Netflix, already the largest streaming platform with over 325 million subscribers, took a bold step by acquiring Warner Bros.’ film and television studios, as well as HBO, HBO Max, and other assets. The…
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As the temperatures drop across the U.S., the battle between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros. is only heating up. The latest haymakers thrown come courtesy of executive interviews in The Financial Times. Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters had plenty to say about why his offer, the one that has actually been accepted (and reaffirmed), is…
Rick Rieder said after the Fed’s most recent rate cut that borrowing costs were ‘still too high for the housing market to [recover] its buoyancy’ © Richard Drew/AP BlackRock executive Rick Rieder has emerged as a leading contender in the race for Federal Reserve chair as Donald Trump’s decision on who to nominate to lead…
New York — Top Wall Street bankers during the Trump 2.0 era have tread carefully around the subject of politics generally and President Donald Trump specifically. The consensus has generally been: Smile and nod, stay in your lane, don’t become a target. But when a Trump “affordability” proposal earlier this month targeted banks’ profit engine,…
The new Chevy Bolt EV just went into production at GM’s Fairfax plant in Kansas in November, but it won’t be built there for long. Once Bolt production ends, likely in 2027, GM said only internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles will be made at the facility. GM to end Chevy Bolt EV production for ICE…
Airlines have canceled more than 1,000 combined flights scheduled for Saturday at DFW International Airport and Dallas Love Field ahead of a winter storm that is set to sweep through North Texas this weekend. At DFW Airport, the central hub of American Airlines, the current cancellation total had reached over 1,200 flights by Friday afternoon,…
ChatGPT Health promises privacy. All you have is OpenAI’s word. ChatGPT Health promises privacy. All you have is OpenAI’s word. Jan 23, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for Forbes. Every week,…
Airplanes on the tarmac during a snow storm at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airlines canceled more than 10,000 U.S. flights scheduled for this weekend as a massive winter storm sweeps across the country, with heavy snow and sleet…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court for the past year has repeatedly allowed President Donald Trump to fire heads of independent agencies, but it appears to be drawing a line with the Federal Reserve. The court has signaled for months that it sees the Fed in a different light. It has said that the president…
Wall Street is “gobbling up” America’s homes. Firms with names like BlackRock (or Blackstone or SablePebble) are shouldering their way into every suburban open house and offering 50 percent above asking price — in a bid to consolidate control of local markets and then jack up rents with impunity. As a result, America’s young families…