On the heels of SCOTUS striking down affirmative action in higher education, conservative groups have moved on to ram against diversity initiatives in another arena: corporate America. Now a new coalition of civil rights groups are pushing back.

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Move over, Glassdoor. There’s a new workplace scoring system, and it’s aimed at an unlikely industry: US football.

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Although not yet in an official recession, China’s economy is in trouble. The country’s real estate sector is in crisis and makes up an outsized share of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Not only did China build too much housing, but Chinese consumers are saddled with large amounts of mortgage debt that…

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After spending two years with Elon Musk and his inner circle of family members, romantic partners, and trusted lieutenants, the biographer Walter Isaacson is unequivocal in his assessment of the world’s richest man: “He’s a jerk...[and] he is not very admirable because of it.”

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Shares of SoftBank-owned chip designer Arm started trading on Nasdaq today (Sep. 14) under the ticker symbol “ARM” after the firm completed a $54.5 billion IPO listing. This is the biggest US IPO since Rivian in 2021.

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When Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion last year, he became the steward of a company enmeshed in longstanding data-privacy problems with the US government.

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Coca-Cola launched an “AI-powered” beverage this week, joining a growing list of companies in the food industry relying on the technology for R&D—and to generate hype. Coca-Cola Y3000, as the drink has been dubbed, was “co-created” with AI, according to a Sept. 12 press release, and is intended to evoke the flavors of…

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The US Senate yesterday (Sep. 13) subpoenaed the US subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) for more information on the controversial merger of rival golf tournaments PGA and LIV.

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