The future of cars: Self-driving and electric Nearly 107 million Americans have an auto loan. It’s a record high, and there are growing concerns that many people who obtained their car loans couldn’t really can’t afford them. Read More
July 2016: DNC staffer Seth Rich fatally shot Sean Hannity closed perhaps the most controversial week of his broadcasting career by taking a vacation. When he returns to work next week, his prime time Fox News program will have a slightly smaller slate of sponsors. As of Friday, multiple companies had decided to yank ads → Read More
Steve Mnuchin in 90 seconds Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s fiancée will sever ties to the Hollywood business Mnuchin once headed. Louise Linton plans to step down from her position as interim CEO of Dune Entertainment, a film financing firm, according to a letter from Treasury reviewed by CNNMoney. Linton took over the top spot at → Read More
Students boo Education Secretary Betsy DeVos When Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified about her department’s budget this week, most of the hearing focused on her school choice proposal. But DeVos oversees a $1.3 trillion student debt program that was hardly mentioned. About 42 million Americans currently have federal student loans, and borrower complaints show that → Read More
Can coal make a comeback under President Trump? President Trump has painted himself as the savior of America’s coal industry and the countless miners who have been crushed by its demise. “For those miners, get ready because you’re going to be working your asses off,” Trump said in a May 2016 speech in front of → Read More
AOL CEO is happy people are talking about Oath Megan Liberman, the editor-in-chief of Yahoo News, announced Friday that she is leaving the company after the completion of its merger with Verizon. Liberman informed staff of the news in an email, and her departure was confirmed by a Yahoo spokesperson. “For now, I just want → Read More
Uber under fire over harassment allegations Uber just lost a powerful ally for getting more women into its workforce. The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology confirmed that it has cut ties with Uber over high profile allegations of sexism at the company. “We felt compelled to take action in light of the many → Read More
Zuckerberg’s commencement speech sounds a lot like a campaign speech Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg supports an idea called universal basic income. “We should explore ideas like universal basic income to make sure that everyone has a cushion to try new ideas,” Zuckerberg said at his Harvard commencement address Thursday. Read More
Inside Disney’s ‘Pandora: World of Avatar’ Walt Disney World has treated guests to the Tomorrowland, Neverland, and now the famous theme park is inviting fans to visit the land of “Avatar.” “Pandora – The World of Avatar” opens to the public this weekend at Disney’s Animal Kingdom park in Orlando, Florida. The colorful attraction, replete → Read More
YouTube CEO: My message to President Trump The heavyweights of Silicon Valley are pushing for government surveillance reform. Google (GOOGL, Tech30), Facebook (FB, Tech30), Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) and Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) were among two dozen tech companies to sign a letter Friday calling on Congress to overhaul a controversial foreign surveillance program. The program, Section → Read More