Finance
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Supreme Court wrestles with gun rights, marijuana, and the right to own a gun
Guns, drugs, and the Second Amendment right to bear arms all merged at the Supreme Court on Monday in a…
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eBay to lay off 800 staff
eBay is cutting around 800 jobs, or 6% of its full-time employees. “We are taking steps to reinvest across our…
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Google paid startup Form Energy $1B for its massive 100-hour battery
Google announced earlier this week that it was building a new data center in Minnesota that would be powered by…
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Walmart agrees to $100M settlement over deceptive pay practices in Spark Driver program
Walmart has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over deceptive pay…
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In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount
The Warner Bros. Discovery board announced late Thursday afternoon that Paramount’s sweetened bid to buy the entire company is “superior”…
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Mortgage rates fall below 6% for the first time in years
U.S. mortgage rates have finally fallen below 6%. The average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage is at 5.98% this week, according to…
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Crypto.com places $70M bet on AI.com domain ahead of Super Bowl
Just in time to create a new Super Bowl ad, Crypto.com founder Kris Marszalek has made the priciest domain purchase…
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Discord to roll out age verification next month for full access to its platform
Discord is rolling out age verification globally starting next month, the company announced on Monday. All users will be put…
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Lyft opens its ride-hailing app to teens
Lyft launched teen accounts on Monday, a product that allows minors as young as 13 to hail a ride without…
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China bans hidden car door handles, a design popularized by Tesla
China has become the first nation to require a change to make it easier to rescue people from car crashes:…
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