Melissa Holyoak’s already troubled bid for a seat at the Federal Trade Commission may get even more complicated following Donald Trump’s big win in Iowa, sources told On The Money. Top advisors to the former president are dead-set against her nomination moving forward, sources said — and already are starting to nudge GOP lawmakers to…
The European Union’s competition watchdog plans to block Amazon’s $1.7 billion deal for robot vacuum maker iRobot, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of the Roomba vacuum maker plunged 40% to $14 after the bell. Officials from the European Commission met Amazon’s representatives on Thursday to discuss the deal, the report said. The tech giant did not…
Throw some shrimp on the grille. An influencer is sparking a stir online by posting a video of herself preparing an elaborate seafood boil with an electric cooker inside her all-white Tesla. “Elon baby we’ve come a long way,” Alyssa Lauren Manaig captioned an Instagram clip of her unusual to-go recipe. Using what appears to…
Car rental giant SIXT announced plans to buy as many as 250,000 Stellantis electric vehicles — a month after informing customers that it was dropping Teslas from its EV fleet. SIXT said this week that it came to a “multi-billion euro agreement” with Stellantis, with plans to add an array of the automaker’s cars —…
Those headphones you love could be hazardous to your health. The popularity of Apple’s AirPods Max reached fever pitch in 2023, with celebrities and internet personalities alike conspicuously toting the oversized status symbols almost everywhere, prompting the easily-influenced to run out and buy a pair of their own. But now, some former fans are saying…
AI, or artificial intelligence, has taken the world by storm since the launch of Chat GPT in late 2022 — shaking the windows and rattling the walls of every institution, from governments and universities to Fortune 500 companies and trade unions. Proponents claim it will usher in a new era of economic productivity, prosperity, and…
Story highlights Latest craze in Moscow is war game in which players race to find nuclear codes Russian officials are playing on fears, staging a mass nuclear drill CNN — “Attention! Attention!” blares the Russian voice from a loudspeaker. “The nuclear bombs will be launched in one hour.” Inside a room styled as a Soviet-era…
Story highlights Latest craze in Moscow is war game in which players race to find nuclear codes Russian officials are playing on fears, staging a mass nuclear drill CNN — “Attention! Attention!” blares the Russian voice from a loudspeaker. “The nuclear bombs will be launched in one hour.” Inside a room styled as a Soviet-era…
Story highlights Astronauts can temporarily gain 2 inches in height but suffer muscle loss and back pain More countermeasures involving exercise may help mitigate pain and muscle loss CNN — A six-month stay on the International Space Station can be a pain in the back for astronauts. While they may gain up to 2 inches…
Story highlights Astronauts can temporarily gain 2 inches in height but suffer muscle loss and back pain More countermeasures involving exercise may help mitigate pain and muscle loss CNN — A six-month stay on the International Space Station can be a pain in the back for astronauts. While they may gain up to 2 inches…
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