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A 100-year-old man has broken the Guinness world record for the longest time employed at the same company — 84 years

Guinness World Records A 100-year-old man has broken the Guinness world record for the longest time worked at one company. Walter Orthmann of Brazil has worked at the same firm, textile company ReneauxView, for 84...

Elon Musk says Tesla hopes to produce a robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals in 2024

Tesla CEO Elon MuskHannibal Hanschke/Getty Images In Tesla's Q1 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk said the company is targeting 2024 to produce a robotaxi. Musk said the vehicle won't have a steering wheel or pedals because...

Walmart heirs are reportedly launching an arts and music festival this fall in the company's birthplace of Bentonville, Arkansas

Jim Walton, son of Walmart cofounder Sam Walton.Rick T. Wilking /Stringer/Getty Heirs to the Walmart fortune plan to launch an arts and music festival this September, WSJ reports. Known as FORMAT, the festival will...

Amazon is facing another union vote right across the street from the Staten Island warehouse where workers recently made history by voting to unionize

Brendan McDermid/Reuters Amazon faces another union vote this month after high-profile elections in Alabama and New York. The vote begins Monday at Amazon's LDJ5 warehouse, across the street from the Staten Island...

Some Peloton users aren't happy about the company's plan to raise monthly subscription fees by $5

Scott Heins/Getty Images Peloton recently announced it's raising subscription fees for the first time in 8 years. The monthly charge will go to $44 a month from $39 in the US and to $55 from $49 in Canada. Some riders...

Costco is getting rid of its special COVID-19 shopping hours for vulnerable customers, including seniors, healthcare workers, and first responders

Wu Xiaoling via Getty Images Costco is ending its special COVID-19 shopping hours it made available during the pandemic. The warehouse giant reserved special operating hours for seniors, healthcare workers, and first...

Elon Musk says the interests of Twitter's board members are 'simply not aligned with shareholders' as the company continues its push to prevent a takeover by the billionaire

JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk says the economic interests of Twitter's board member's are "simply not aligned with shareholders." Musk is Twitter's largest individual shareholder and made a $43...

Roman Abramovich is reportedly trying to revive peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, days after $7 billion of assets with suspected ties to the oligarch were frozen

Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP, Mason/Getty Images, Laurent Van der Stockt for Le Monde/Getty Images Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich is trying to revive peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, according to...

Zelenskyy says he expects a 'new wave' of Russia's war on Ukraine — and warns 'whether we will be able to survive' depends on how quickly military aid arrives

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stands in the town of Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, on April 4, 2022Ronaldo Schemidt/Getty Images Zelenskyy said he expects "a new wave" of Russia's war to hit eastern and...

See video of Russian oligarch Eugene Shvidler's $13 million private jet — which is stuck in the UK after being seized and stripped from the country's aircraft registry

UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps/Twitter The UK has deregistered Russian oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler's private jet, blocking it from leaving the country. UK Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps posted a video...

A streaming company is looking to pay someone $2,400 to watch a 24-hour true crime marathon and post about it on social media

ILLUSTRATION - 04 March 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bad Oeynhausen: A remote control is lying on the edge of a sofa. Photo: Lino Mirgeler/dpaPhoto by Lino Mirgeler/picture alliance via Getty Images If you're a true...

The Italian villas of sanctioned Russian TV host Vladimir Soloviev have been damaged by fire and graffitied with spray paint, authorities say

A general view of the villa owned by Russian TV presenter Vladimir Soloviev, after unidentified people attempted to set fire to it, in Menaggio, on Lake Como, Italy, April 6, 2022.REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo Italian...

Nearly three out of four new hires regret accepting a job offer. Here are the questions to ask to make sure it doesn't happen to you.

Asking the right questions in a job interview can help you keep new-hire's remorse at bay.vgajic/Getty Images There are many horror stories of people taking jobs only to find they're nothing like they expected. In a...

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Kellogg's alleging the company gave an 'erroneous impression' about the amount of strawberry in its strawberry Pop-Tarts

Kellogg's Pop-TartsGeri Lavrov/Contributor/Getty Images In a lawsuit, a consumer claimed Kellogg's labeling was misleading about the amount of strawberry in its Pop-Tarts. A federal judge dismissed the suit Thursday,...

Major US airlines delayed or canceled more than 10,000 flights this weekend, citing thunderstorms in Florida and technology issues

Chaos ensued at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia when passengers feared an active shooter.Charlie Riedel/AP Thousands of airline passengers across the US experienced flight disruptions this...

Meta is no longer requiring COVID-19 booster shots for employees returning to its US offices

Facebook rebranded as Meta Platforms in October 2021 to reflect a shift in focus towards building its own metaverse.Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images Meta has dropped its COVID-19 booster requirement for employees...

Elizabeth Holmes' ex, Ramesh Balwani, pointed the finger back at her in his fraud trial, while prosecutors say they were 'partners in everything, including their crimes'

Yichuan Cao/NurPhoto via Getty Images (Holmes). Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (Balwani). Elizabeth Holmes blamed her ex-business partner, Sunny" Balwani, in her fraud trial. Now, he's doing the same to her. In...

The International Energy Agency wants you to work from home to help curb oil demand and avoid a dangerous supply crunch

Justin Lewis/Getty Images Working from home could help curb oil use by hundreds of thousands of barrels per day, the IEA says. The intergovernmental energy watchdog is suggesting remote work as one of 10 steps that...

The US is offering to pay rewards of up to $5 million for information about Russian oligarchs' yachts, mansions, and other assets

Axel Heimken/picture alliance via Getty Images The US is offering rewards for information on Russian elites' assets, such as yachts and mansions. The Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program will give informants up to...

Russian billionaires are reportedly fleeing to Dubai. See some of the city's most popular luxury properties attracting the world's wealthiest people.

Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Many countries have sanctioned Russia's elite over the country's invasion of Ukraine. One city, however, still welcomes them: Dubai. Many of Russia's billionaires are...

A group of California lawmakers wants to send a $400 gas rebate to every taxpayer in the state to offset soaring fuel prices

Al Seib / Contributor / Getty Images A group of California lawmakers has proposed a $400 gas rebate to offset soaring prices at the pump. The state has the highest gas prices in the nation, with an average price of...

Elon Musk has another prediction for when humans will land on Mars: 2029

SpaceX CEO Elon MuskYasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Elon Musk thinks people will land on Mars in 2029. The SpaceX CEO cast his prediction in response to a Twitter user asking for his thoughts on the...

I tried a controversial Chrome email extension that warns you when your language undermines your message. It made me pay more attention to the words I use.

Maskot/Getty Images Just Not Sorry is an email extension for helping you sound more confident by cutting out words that undermine your message. It has stoked some controversy, but I tried it out regardless to see if it...

Patreon took down an account run by one of Ukraine's biggest charitable foundations because the organization uses donations to supply equipment for the country's military

Ukrainian Military Forces servicemen block a road in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 24, 2022.Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images Patreon has taken down an account run by a major Ukraine charitable foundation, Come Back...

Police captured an armed suspect following a hostage situation at an Apple store in Amsterdam

Police vehicles are seen near an Apple store in central Amsterdam during a hostage incident in the store, in Amsterdam, Netherlands February 22, 2022.Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters A hostage situation unfolded Tuesday at...