The Ultium Cell factory in Warren, Ohio, is shown, July 7, 2023. Gene J. Puskar | AP General Motors laid off roughly 1,700 workers at manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio on Wednesday, citing a slowdown in the electric vehicle market. The company confirmed there were around 1,200 layoffs at Detroit’s electric vehicle plant and 550 cuts…
Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Character.AI on Wednesday announced that it will soon shut off the ability for minors to have free-ranging chats, including romantic and therapeutic conversations, with the startup’s artificial intelligence chatbots. The Silicon Valley startup, which allows users to create and interact with character-based chatbots, announced the move as part of…
Signage for a CVS pharmacy in Takoma Park, Maryland, US, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images CVS Health on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that blew past estimates and raised its adjusted profit outlook, as the company sees strength in its insurance unit and retail pharmacy business. The…
A general view of JLR signage at the Jaguar Land Rover vehicle manufacturing plant in Castle Bromwich on September 30, 2025 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images A major cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover, considered the most expensive security breach in British history, has prompted experts to question…
Elon Musk‘s Wikipedia rival Grokipedia got off to a “rocky start” in its public debut, but Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales didn’t even have to take a look at the AI’s output to know what he expected. “I’m not optimistic he will create anything very useful right now,” Wales said at the CNBC Technology Executive Council…
Homes in the south suburban Chicago area on April 26, 2023. Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty Images A home is most Americans’ single largest investment. The returns are losing ground. Home prices nationally rose 1.5% in August compared with the same month last year, down from the 1.6% annual gain recorded in…
A UPS worker pushes a cart in New York, US, on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images United Parcel Service on Tuesday reported earnings that topped Wall Street’s estimates ahead of its busy holiday season. Shares of the package delivery giant surged 10% in premarket trading. Here’s how the company…
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI on Monday said the U.S. needs to substantially ramp up its investment in new energy capacity if it wants to…
Sign at the entrance to the Lululemon store in Midtown Manhattan. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Lululemon is partnering with the NFL to launch an apparel collection featuring the logos of all 32 NFL teams, the company and league announced Monday. It will mark the first time the retailer has offered officially licensed…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm, in a letter Monday, asked shareholders to vote for CEO Elon Musk‘s nearly $1 trillion pay package ahead of the company’s annual meeting. Denholm said Musk was key to…
