Adam Martin remembers taking boxes of Panini stickers and their accompanying World Cup albums to a Formula 1 race in May, shortly after his collectibles shop had received a shipment and long before the tournament was to begin. The idea…
Apple Inc. is pressing the White House for approval to purchase memory chips from a blacklisted Chinese company as it grapples to rein in chip costs, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. The US tech giant has been lobbying officials…
On the 250th anniversary of America, there is cause for a lot of celebration—and a little concern too. But, now more than ever, we should keep the glass half-full. We are incredibly fortunate to be Americans. As a lifelong Mainer,…
The disparity between the trillions spent fueling AI and the distaste of the people meant to adopt it has grown into a chasm. Only 16% of Americans believe AI will have a positive impact on society over the next 20…
Potential homebuyers tend to agonize over two things: mortgage rates and home prices. But that’s not where the burden of homeownership ends. It’s really just the beginning. Buyers will lock in a rate, sign at closing, and assume the hard…
Gen Z has been getting a lot of flak for their alleged workplace habits. Older generations assumed these newer entrants to the workforce don’t see the value of in-person exchanges—and that they’d be the loudest holdouts when return-to-office mandates landed.…
Early this year, Jacob Andreou had a crucial goal. The Microsoft executive set out to order a McDonald’s cheeseburger to his apartment across from the company’s Silicon Valley campus using a homegrown AI tool. Andreou and his team had worked…
Steve Eisman has a simple way to explain why SpaceX is the most absurd stock in America: its revenues are roughly equal to those of the company that makes Froot Loops. The difference? Nobody is valuing Kellogg’s at 100x revenue.…
Qualcomm has long been known primarily as the maker of smartphone chips, but since taking the reins five years ago, CEO Cristiano Amon has worked to change that and equip the company for the tough but lucrative AI chip wars.…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani barreled into City Hall vowing to tackle the city’s notoriously high cost of living, partly by fulfilling a campaign promise repeated with almost monomaniacal zeal in social media ads, speeches and rallies: “As your next…