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In a typical year, Samsung only holds two of its big “Unpacked” events. But this is no normal year. The South Korean consumer electronics company on Wednesday will hold its third product launch within the first four months of 2021. The company is hosting a virtual product launch during which it promises the “most powerful

Spotify is frequently one step ahead of us, suggesting undiscovered songs, artists and podcasts based on what you listened to in the past. But who is helping Spotify stay one step — or 10 years — ahead in the audio industry? The company hired Máuhan “M” Zonoozy as its first and only head of innovation

If you’re one of those millennials who moved to a rural or suburban area during the pandemic, it’s practically a requirement that you pick up gardening tools at the very least, or maybe even some animal feed or a chicken coop. One of the beneficiaries of that — besides, of course, the chickens — is

Blue Origin is pushing back on NASA’s decision to hand a $2.9 billion contract to SpaceX to build the vehicle that will land the next astronauts on the moon. The move adds to a years-long battle between rocket companies owned by the world’s two richest men: Jeff Bezos, who founded Blue Origin, and Elon Musk,

Joe Rogan, one of the world’s highest paid and most popular podcast hosts, is giving air to anti-vaccine narratives. On his Spotify exclusive podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Rogan told listeners that if a 21-year-old asked him if they should get vaccinated, he would suggest no. “People say, do you think it’s safe to get

Alphabet kicked off a big week for tech earnings as the industry starts to look ahead to a post-pandemic economy by reporting a characteristically strong start to 2021. Google’s parent company reported revenues of $55.3 billion for the first three months of the year — a 34% jump from the same period last year —

Senator Elizabeth Warren is making her case for why America’s tax system is rigged by calling out Amazon, Netflix and other companies that pay little or nothing in federal income taxes. “Congress didn’t wake up one morning and say, ‘Let’s punch enough holes in the tax code so that Amazon and Netflix can earn billions

There’s no end in sight for the ongoing love affair between Crocs, the maker of the often-mocked foam clog, and comfort-seeking consumers. On Tuesday, Crocs reported that sales surged 64% in its first quarter, to $460 million. The company also raised its 2021 sales forecast, saying it now expects revenue for the year to increase

Amazon wants to make grocery deliveries more convenient and protect them from theft and bad weather by bringing them straight into customers’ garages. The move comes as the company tries to expand its grocery business. Here’s how it works: First you need a compatible smart or wi-fi enabled garage door opener. Once that’s set up

Millions of people stuck at home for more than a year are expected to hit the road for much-needed post-pandemic vacations this summer. Good luck finding gas. Not that there’s a looming shortage of crude oil or gasoline. Rather, it’s the tanker truck drivers needed to deliver the gas to stations who are in short

In a surprise move over the weekend, “Saturday Night Live” announced that business mogul Elon Musk would be hosting the NBC variety show on May 8. Some “SNL” cast members didn’t seem too excited about it. In an Instagram story, cast member Bowen Yang wrote “what the f— does this even mean?” as a caption

GameStop shares have gone ballistic this year, surging more than 800% thanks to love from Reddit fans betting on a turnaround for the video game retailer. Now, GameStop has cashed in with a sale of more than $550 million in stock. Shares of GameStop rose about 5% Tuesday on the news of the stock sale.

There’s no end in sight for the ongoing love affair between Crocs, the maker of the often-mocked foam clog, and comfort-seeking consumers. On Tuesday, Crocs reported that sales surged 64% in its first quarter, to $460 million. The company also raised its 2021 sales forecast, saying it now expects revenue for the year to increase

NBA Top Shot is the hottest NFT marketplace on the planet. It’s also got a big problem: Customers are complaining about exceptionally long wait times to get paid from sales of digital tokens that can often cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. NBA Top Shot is the online marketplace where investors can spend hundreds to

Rupert Murdoch has officially scrapped plans to launch a TV news channel in the United Kingdom. In a note to employees Tuesday, Murdoch’s News UK said that it had determined that such a channel didn’t make sense financially following a review by US network veteran David Rhodes. “We determined early on in that review that

“I remember the punched-in-the-gut feeling I had the moment I learned that a young male reporter with just a few years of experience had nearly the exact same salary that I had, despite my two decades as a working journalist.” “Some reporters with advanced degrees earn less than $20 per hour. How are people supposed

There may not be a bigger promoter of the idea that humanity should go to Mars than Elon Musk. But Musk is once again in the news for admitting, though not for the first time, the truth about his dream: “A bunch of people probably will die” in the process. Musk made the comments during