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By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — MrBeast, the popular video creator known for big philanthropic gestures and extreme stunts, is making the leap from YouTube to Amazon Prime with a new reality competition show, Amazon announced Monday in a news release. The show, called “Beast Games,” will be released on Prime Video and

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk said he is “almost always” sober during his late-night — or, in some cases, very early morning — posting sessions on his social media platform, X. The billionaire Tesla CEO’s comment was made in an interview with journalist Don Lemon, during which Musk discussed his use

WCCO, CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk said he is “almost always” sober during his late-night — or, in some cases, very early morning — posting sessions on his social media platform, X. The billionaire Tesla CEO’s comment was made in an interview with journalist Don Lemon, during which Musk discussed

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Gas price inflation is back. For the first time since late last year, prices at the pump are now higher on a year-over-year basis. It’s a trend that industry experts expect to continue in the coming weeks and months, especially if Russian oil facilities continue to get

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers union’s effort to organize the American plants of foreign automakers just took a major step forward as it filed for a representation election for the more than 4,000 hourly workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. If the union were to win

By Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Sports Illustrated isn’t shutting down, after all. The iconic sports magazine is set to get new life under a publishing deal announced Monday by Authentic Brands Group, which owns the magazine’s intellectual property rights. The news, first reported by The New York Times, caps a tumultuous several months

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Starting Monday, YouTube creators will be required to label when realistic-looking videos were made using artificial intelligence, part of a broader effort by the company to be transparent about content that could otherwise confuse or mislead users. When a user uploads a video to the site, they

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — The way Americans buy and sell homes is about to get turned on its head. An earth-shattering, multibillion-dollar antitrust ruling against the National Association of Realtors late last year led to a settlement on Friday that will loosen the powerful trade group’s stranglehold on America’s housing market. The $418

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Joann, the 81-year-old fabric and craft retailer, has filed for bankruptcy as it struggles with customers cutting back on discretionary spending. In a statement Monday, the Ohio-based company said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and has secured $132 million in fresh funding that helps reduce

By Pete Muntean and Chris Isidore, CNN Washington DC (CNN) — United Airlines is trying to reassure passengers after a series of incidents on its Boeing jets this year, sending out a statement to customers that safety is “at the center of everything that we do.” “While they are all unrelated, I want you to

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Uber will pay more than 8,000 taxi and hire car drivers in Australia almost 272 million Australian dollars ($179 million) in compensation for losses they suffered after the ride-sharing giant entered the country in 2012, lawyers representing the drivers said Monday. The settlement is the fifth-largest in Australia’s

By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s key real estate sector hasn’t shown much improvement following a flurry of government measures taken to boost the industry, even as other parts of the economy seem to be stabilizing. New property sales reached a total of 1.06 trillion yuan ($147 billion) in the first two

By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Running to the tail of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is an umbilical cord carrying a rapid play-by-play of virtually every flight feature. The data, which totals more than a thousand parameters, is swiftly saved electronically into the flight data recorder (FDR), one of the so-called black boxes that aviation safety

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — When Volkswagen decided to relaunch the Scout SUV brand it took a very unusual step. It created a new subsidiary company to design, build and sell vehicles targeted, almost entirely, at a single market: the United States. Its status as a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, similar to Audi and

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Social media has always peddled a fantasy, from lavish vacations to perfectly plated entrees to airbrushed selfies. But some entrepreneurs are using social media to sell a more literal fairytale, promising a night of wish fulfillment for anyone who ever dreamed of living in another world. Over

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — On St. Patrick’s Day, throwing back an Irish whiskey might taste different than it used to. Flavored whiskey from American and Canadian companies isn’t novel — Southern Comfort, Fireball, Crown Royal apple and Knobb Creek maple have been liquor store staples for decades — but it’s now

By Chris Isidore and Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — Boeing once had a reputation for unmatched safety and quality, an economic giant and a shining example of American industrial prowess. No longer. Since late 2018, a series of setbacks has besieged the company, including two fatal crashes that grounded its best-selling jet and an incident

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Multi-tiered cakes, elaborate floral displays and choreographed first dances: The traditional white wedding has been long considered a hallmark of American life. The obsession with lavish weddings grew to a fever pitch in the years following the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. At the same time, inflation soared —

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Going to see the doctor soon? Prepare to be hounded with appointment reminders by phone. By text. By robocall. By email. And in your online “patient portal.” Doctors and dentist offices for years left a courtesy voicemail on patients’ home answering machines giving them a heads-up about

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Some of the United Kingdom’s largest supermarket chains are grappling with technical issues that have left customers without grocery deliveries and unable to make contactless payments. Sainsbury’s, which owns 600 grocery stores and 800 convenience locations across the country, said on Saturday that “an error with an