Cybertrucks are replacing NASA's military escape vehicles at SpaceX launches

The Tesla pickups will serve as emergency evacuation vehicles for Crew-13, after NASA and SpaceX determined they could safely carry astronauts and ground personnel away from the launchpad.

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Trump says a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could happen any day now

A deal to reopen the critical waterway could help end the Iran war.

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Farmworkers across 22 states will get free access to electrolytes to combat dangerous heat stress

The Fair Food Program, whose buyers include major retailers like Walmart, McDonald's, and Trader Joe's, will now mandate electrolytes for workers.

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Where are Elon Musk's former DOGE staffers now?

The key figures behind DOGE have moved into federal agencies, Republican politics, and a new wave of AI and defense startups.

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Trump's AI investments are turning Washington into a VC firm

The administration is taking equity stakes in chip, quantum, and AI companies.

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Southwest Airlines is courting business travelers with a new offering: Here's everything you can get out of it

The new Business Priority program, available in early 2027, means more flexible options for frequent corporate fliers.

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AI startup Osmo wants to make corporate videos that don’t look like slop

The company’s AI emphasizes creative control, letting users adjust aspects of videos and animations, rather than simply generating scenes from scratch.

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Salad and Go closing all locations today: Cyclospora outbreak proves to be final nail for embattled chain

According to its Chapter 11 filing, the company had struggled financially ever since its private equity investors sought an aggressive expansion.

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Emotional resilience is becoming the most valuable skill. Here’s why

You need more than grit to survive and thrive in high-stress environments.

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Forget Neuralink. This startup thinks your tongue is the better interface

Augmental's MouthPad turns a retainer-like device into an unexpectedly expressive interface.

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Meet the 'cozy entrepreneurs' who reject hustle culture

They're ambitious, passionate, and unwilling to pursue growth at all costs.

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Honest feedback wins

Walmart's Greg Cathey shares that direct feedback isn't about being harsh—it's a leadership muscle that improves with practice.

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Wieden+Kennedy CEO Neal Arthur says every leader needs to understand the customer

The advertising chief explains why brands are trading lofty ideals for practical solutions, how CEOs can contribute to creative work, and why cultural fluency matters more than ever.

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Levain Bakery just dropped a Crate & Barrel collab for all your cookie needs

The famed New York City bakery now makes the cookies and the cookie jar.

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Why Capital One says it really closed more than 300 of Trump's accounts

A new court filing says months of anti-money-laundering analysis—not political pressure—led to the closure of hundreds of the Trump Organization's accounts.

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The data center boom’s climate blind spot

It’s getting harder to ignore.

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Your daily Diet Coke habit could be negatively affecting your brain, study suggests

An eight-year study linked regular artificial sweetener consumption to faster declines in memory, thinking and verbal fluency among adults under 60.

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Influencers are being dragged for indulging in a luxury New York nature retreat on OpenAI's dime

Nature retreats and pro-AI messaging simply don't mix—and some attendees of OpenAI's first-ever brand trip are learning that the hard way.

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Fender's CEO compared cover bands to AI. Now he’s walking it back

The backlash shows how fraught the debate over artificial intelligence has become for musicians and fans alike.

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Accidental landlords are on the rise in housing markets where home prices are falling

As regional home price corrections entice more sellers to rent instead of sell, there's a ticking capital gains tax clock that could cost accidental landlords tens of thousands of dollars. Here's what to consider.

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The White House is fixated on China copying U.S. AI. Experts say that’s the wrong threat

As American models display increasingly autonomous behavior, officials are focusing on “distillation,” a common industry practice that critics say is being recast as theft to protect American AI compa...

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These Pendleton blankets reference the brilliant textiles of Alexander Girard

Herman Miller and Girard Studio found the vivid patterns in the designer's vast archive.

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SpaceX reports its first financials as a public company today: Here are 4 key details to watch out for

The stakes couldn't be higher for Elon Musk's rocket and AI company as investors await its earnings results and guidance after the closing bell.

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This $200M project funded by Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio aims to save Earth’s most threatened species

DiCaprio and Bezos say the Phoenix Species Project is the largest single fund of its type in history.

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How Byron Allen plans to turn BuzzFeed into a YouTube rival

The media mogul explains why he bought the struggling digital publisher, how video can revive its business, and why Black ownership remains central to his strategy.

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Chase Bank is closing another wave of branches this summer: See a list of shuttered locations in several states

The largest U.S. banking chain has been investing heavily in new physical retail space for years, but the company is methodical in how it charts its growth.

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Is drinking water safe? What to know about the water systems cyberattacks targeting multiple states

Attacks against water facilities are now known to have occurred in at least seven states, according to the FBI. Here's the latest.

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These are the 3 things that are actually burning you out (and only one is your boss)

They create the perfect storm for mental exhaustion.

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