Amtrak Joe: A brief look at President Biden's long history supporting America's railroad
President Joe Biden at an event announcing funding for Amtrak as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009. Larry Downing/Reuters President Joe Biden's long political history included years of...
Alibaba Group hit with record $2.8 billion fine amid increased government scrutiny of billionaire Jack Ma's tech empire
Jack Ma, executive chairman of the Alibaba Group. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo Alibaba Group has been hit with a record $2.8 billion fine in China. Billionaire founder Jack Ma's tech empire has come under increased...
Elon Musk took a swipe at Bill Gates and Microsoft Zune with an edited version of an anti-vaccination cartoon
Elon Musk and Bill Gates. Susan Walsh/AP; Mike Cohen/Getty Images for The New York Times Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a swipe at Bill Gates and Microsoft Zune with an edited political cartoon. The cartoon depicted Gates...
Humanoid robot Sophia has moved into the art world with a music project and an NFT sale, which reached almost $700,000
Sophia the robot working on a painting. Tyrone Siu/Reuters Sophia, a humanoid robot made by Hanson Robotics, is reportedly working on a music project. The robot last month sold a piece of art as an NFT for...
MLB's decision to relocate its All-Star Game will cost Georgia $100 million, a tourism official says
Voters in Georgia. The new voting law has proved divisive. AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File MLB's move to relocate its All-Star Game will cost state $100 million, according to an official. The loss will further delay...
Donald Trump has expanded his list of 'woke' companies to boycott, due to their opposition of Georgia's voting law
Melania and Donald Trump share a moment with Barack and Michelle Obama at Trump's inauguration ceremony in January 2017. Getty/Robyn Beck Donald Trump has spoken out again about the companies that oppose Georgia's...
Amtrak is being offered $80 billion for upgrades, as part of Biden's infrastructure plan, but experts say modernizing America's railways may cost far more
As President Joe Biden last week outlined the $80 billion in funding for Amtrak in his $2 trillion infrastructure package, the railway operator published a map showing all the changes it plans to make in the next 14...
Trump is calling for a MLB boycott after the league said it would move its All-Star game out of Georgia. Conservative lawmakers discussed removing the league's antitrust exemption.
Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump. Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Friday called for a boycott of Major League Baseball. MLB...
An unusually high 'spring' tide might help refloat the Ever Given on the Suez Canal, reports say
The Ever Given in the Suez Canal. Suez Canal Authority An unusually high spring tide is expected in the Suez Canal on Monday. The tide, also called a king tide, could help refloat the Ever Given, according to...
Scholastic has pulled a book by 'Captain Underpants' author Dav Pilkey over its 'passive racism' and racial stereotypes
Scholastic has pulled a children's book, "The Adventures of Ook and Gluk," for perpetuating "passive racism." The publisher said in a statement the decision was made on March 22 with the author, Dav...
The Ever Given container ship was reportedly travelling faster than Suez Canal speed limit before running aground
The Ever Given is wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway. Photo by Samuel Mohsen/picture alliance via Getty Images The Ever Given's speed was 13.5 knots before it ran aground, The...
Zooming out on the Ever Given - these photos from space capture the magnitude of the 1,312-foot vessel
A satellite image shows the Suez Canal blocked by the stranded container ship Ever Given. Roscosmos via REUTERS The Ever Given, a 1,312-foot cargo ship, has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, causing a...
A federal court has ordered a man to pay more than $571 million in fines for operating a 'fraudulent bitcoin trading scheme'
Bitcoin. R.Tsubin/Getty Images A judge ordered a UK man to pay $571 million in fines for an allegedly fraudulent bitcoin scheme. Benjamin Reynolds allegedly took about 22,000 bitcoin from customers, now worth about...
A new study has linked the rise in anti-Asian online hate speech with President Donald Trump's COVID-19 rhetoric
President Donald Trump. Getty The Anti-Defamation League said online hate speech aimed at Asian Americans rose last year. Rhetoric from President Donald Trump and other leaders fueled the rise, a study said. ADL...
The US has extradited a suspected North Korean intelligence operative to stand trial on money laundering charges, as tensions rise between Washington and Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking on TV on Thursday. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo A North Korean national has been extradited to the US to stand trial on money laundering charges. Mun Chol Myong was an...
AOC leapt into the ongoing Twitter battle between lawmakers and Amazon over workers' rights and bathroom breaks, by sharing internal company memo
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez waves to photographers as she walks through Statuary Hall. Alex Brandon/AP Photo Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on Friday entered a Twitter feud between Amazon and lawmakers. An internal Amazon...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's first tweet is expected to sell for $2.5 million on Sunday. Here's why the NFT is so valuable.
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey. Lucas Jackson/Reuters An NFT version of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's first tweet is expected to sell for $2.5 million. Bidding on the tweet ends on Sunday, Dorsey said. Observers...
Clubhouse is being investigated by a French internet watchdog, following a complaint over data privacy
Clubhouse is being investigated over privacy concerns. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images A French regulator opened an investigation into Clubhouse over privacy concerns. More than 10,000 people signed a...
Pelosi baited Republicans by collecting positive news coverage about Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus deal from their districts
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Speaker Pelosi's office collected positive news coverage of Biden's stimulus in Republican districts. Pelosi's team published PDFs of the front pages...
Elon Musk responds to Bernie Sanders' criticism of his vast wealth, saying he is 'accumulating resources to help make life multiplanetary'
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Hannibal Hanschke-Pool/Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he was "accumulating resources to help make life multiplanetary." Musk was responding to criticism raised by...
The founder of sex-tech company Raspberry Dream Labs is predicting a cybersex boom after the pandemic finally ends
Raspberry Dream Labs founder Angelina Aleksandrovich wearing a VR headset she gives volunteers for her cyber-sex experience using XR, a combination of virtual and augmented reality, haptic stimulators, sounds and...