A consensus appears to be taking root in Corporate America: What’s good for the environment can also be good for business. As President Joe Biden prepares to bring 40 world leaders together for a two-day climate summit this week, big businesses have been amplifying their sustainability initiatives and making trillion-dollar pledges to fight climate change.…… MORE
After a hype-filled week for cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin experienced a flash crash over the weekend, plunging nearly 14% in less than an hour, from about $59,000 to $51,000, on Saturday night before rebounding. Other popular cryptocurrencies including etherium and Dogecoin also fell dramatically, before recouping some of their losses. Bitcoin has skyrocketed in value this year…… MORE
It’s been a weird year for Seth Meyers. In fact, it’s been a weird year for all of late night TV, not to mention the rest of us. Like others in the late night world, the host of NBC’s “Late Night” had to adjust to the pandemic by working from home — an attic to…… MORE
In the early weeks of 2021, amateur traders backing meme stocks like GameStop, AMC Entertainment and BlackBerry captured the world’s attention. As spectacular gains triggered huge losses for hedge funds that bet the shares would fall, a David versus Goliath narrative took hold. Finally, the little guy was triumphing against The Man, which had been…… MORE
Actor Jaleel White is joining the growing list of celebrities who have launched a cannabis brand. White, known for playing Steve Urkel on the 1990s sitcom “Family Matters,” is partnering with 710 Labs on his new line, itsPurpl. It’s set to launch in California on April 20, or 4/20, and includes variants of the strain…… MORE
A US government agency issued an “urgent warning” for users of Peloton’s Tread+ following multiple dangerous incidents with the machine, including a child’s death. In a news release Saturday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said it has become aware of 39 accidents involving the treadmill, including “multiple reports of children becoming entrapped, pinned, and pulled…… MORE
Dogecoin is the hottest, quirkiest cryptocurrency on the planet. The total value of the dogecoins in circulation is nearly $50 billion — not bad for a digital currency that started as a joke. It is the No. 5 most-valuable cryptocurrency on the market, according to CoinMarketCap, having increased more than 6,000% this year. The price…… MORE
Pieces of Reese’s for your face. Beer going to the dogs. A sharper White Claw. Pizza that delivers itself. That’s just a sampling of some of the weird food news that you might have missed this week. Companies are rolling into spring with unusual offerings, hoping to attract attention to their tried and true products…… MORE
Robinhood is again having to explain why users faced issues trading a popular asset on its platform this week. This time, the asset in question is Dogecoin: a cryptocurrency (which was created as a joke in 2013) popular among Redditors and with Tesla CEO Elon Musk that surged to all-time highs this week. Late Thursday,…… MORE
Nearly four years after the infamous Fyre Festival flamed out, scammed ticketholders might finally see some restitution for the biggest party that never was. A proposed settlement in federal bankruptcy court would give more than $7,000 apiece back to a few hundred people who, in the spring of 2017, arrived on a private island in…… MORE
