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Lowe’s is buying Foundation Building Materials, a distributor of drywall, insulation and other products, for approximately $8.8 billion as the home improvement retailer intensifies its…
President Donald Trump this week called on a Federal Reserve governor to resign over an accusation of mortgage fraud, the latest effort by his administration to exert greater control over…
Just three weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke to reporters after the central bank had kept its key interest rate unchanged for a fifth straight meeting and said the job…
The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided…
Google has just released a report detailing how much energy its Gemini apps use for each query. In total, the median prompt—one that falls in the middle of the range of energy…
DataPelago has created a new engine called Nucleus that dramatically speeds up data processing for AI and analytics. It outperforms Nvidia’s cuDF library by large margins while working…
Building these models took a few months, but Pak says they were very quick at designing candidates for therapies once the setup was complete: “I think it was a day or half a day, something…
On the Saturday evening that I saw “Twelfth Night, or What You Will,” the sole production of the Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park summer season, a raccoon scurried furtively along…
When Nova Scotia-based pro surfer and entrepreneur Dean Petty wanted to fix up his dad’s 2002 Toyota Tacoma, he didn’t simply take it to a mechanic. Instead, he went to see the folks at…
Mary-Jane Rubenstein, a scholar of religion at Wesleyan University, presents a thorough diagnosis of this exact pathology in her 2022 book Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the…
On September 9, WIRED is partnering with KQED for Uncanny Valley's first live show of the podcast. Join us in San Francisco to see hosts Katie Drummond, Michael Calore, and Lauren Goode…
Michael Calore: OK. Lauren Goode: Yeah. But yeah, I'd be curious to see what you come up with. Michael Calore: OK. Lauren Goode: In fact, I'm probably going to quiz you about it on an…
Wingstop calls itself “the wing experts.” But Michael Skipworth, CEO of the 2,800-location fast casual chicken chain, likes to highlight a different distinction he’s proud of, having…
This process, called forensic investigative genetic genealogy, or FIGG, has since helped solve hundreds of murders and sexual assaults. Still, while the technology is potent, it’s…
In a world where sports are dominated by youth and speed, some athletes in their late 30s and even 40s are not just keeping up—they are thriving. Novak Djokovic is still outlasting…
Work emails ping as they come in. A text reminder flashes: Empty bottles are needed for science class tomorrow. The dog’s out of food. A soccer tournament just got moved to next weekend.…
As the AI era accelerates, some leaders have predicted a wipeout for entry-level white-collar jobs. I understand these concerns as unemployment rates rise for U.S. college graduates. But…
There is a very real anxiety around automation, especially in America—where once-thriving communities have been gutted by waves of displacement, offshoring, and the unchecked application…
When people envision the future of work, they picture cleaner dashboards, sleeker interfaces, and smarter notifications. But here’s what teams actually need: software that doesn’t just…
I have been thinking a lot lately about the power of corporate philanthropy, especially at a company like Ford that has a 122-year history of supporting communities around the globe. We…
U.S. President Donald Trump will appoint Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia to lead a team charged with remaking the government’s digital services, according to two officials familiar with the…
For years, some of the biggest airline companies in the U.S. have been increasingly relying on ancillary fees—like advanced seat assignments and carry-on bag costs—to meet their bottom…
Apple announced Thursday that it’s hiking the price of a monthly subscription for its Apple TV+ streaming service by $3, to $12.99. This latest increase, the company’s third in three…
Lip balm on your phone case. A backpack on a Stanley. A Labubu for your Labubu. Cute branded accessories are nothing new. For decades, consumers have been enticed by the prospect of…
