Reddit CEO Steve Huffman stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after ringing a bell on the floor setting the share price at $47 in its initial public offering (IPO) on March 21, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Reddit shares jumped 22% in extended trading Tuesday, … Read more
Elon Musk reportedly wants to build a secret family compound for the two of the three mothers of his 11 children – even though just one has so far agreed to move in. The Tesla CEO has reportedly purchased two large homes in a leafy part of in Austin, Texas, within walking distance of each … Read more
The head of Snapchat operator Snap, Evan Spiegel, presents the new generation of Spectacles in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2024. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Snap reported better-than-expected third-quarter results on Tuesday, but issued light fourth-quarter guidance. The stock jumped more than 10% in extended trading. Here is how the company … Read more
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s Truth Social is now worth more than Elon Musk’s X, thanks to a recent run-up in the shares of the parent company of the former president’s social media platform. Trump Media & Technology Group is now valued at over $10 billion after its shares more than quadrupled since late September. … Read more
NEW YORK — Film productions often wrestle with shifts in the weather, the threat of the crew going into overtime or the fading of a day’s light. Less common are concerns over the cast slipping off the top of a blimp. But that was one of the quirks of making “Grand Theft Hamlet,” a documentary … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued her ruling Monday, just days before the case was set to go to trial. She determined … Read more
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence. But if they did, he would lawyer up — even posthumously. On a recent episode of the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast, the Oscar-winning actor said he intends to “sue … Read more
A bone-dry October is pushing nearly half of the United States into a flash drought, leading to fires in the Midwest and hindering shipping on the Mississippi River. More than 100 different long-term weather stations in 26 states, including Alaska, are having their driest October on record, through Sunday, according to records by the Southern … Read more
Ford’s chief executive revealed that he drives a $30,000 Chinese-made electric sedan — and got ripped by critics, who called it a “slap in the face” to employees at the Detroit-based automaker. Farley, who has been CEO of Ford since October 2020, said drives a Xiaomi SU7, an electric sedan that retails for $30,000 that … Read more
A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into chunks this week as it passed close to the sun. Astronomers have been tracking the so-called Halloween … Read more