Major League Soccer has been around for a quarter century, but the red-hot media race for U.S. professional sports rights is fueling its new future, today.
Why it matters: Apple is going all-in, deploying money and a content strategy in an innovative bet that the world’s most popular game can finally make a dent domestically.
Owners of General Motors' electric vehicles will have access to Tesla's Supercharger network, the companies announced Thursday, two weeks after Tesla struck a similar deal with Ford.
Why it matters: It's a landmark deal that could jump-start EV adoption.
The eurozone is now in recession, although just barely. If it stays this modest, the slight downturn would be a much better economic outcome than many expected a year ago.
Why it matters: Taken as a whole, the 20-nation currency union is the third largest economic entity on earth, behind the U.S. and China.
Americans are snapping up air purifiers to thwart the effects of Canadian wildfire smoke sweeping across parts of the country.
Why it matters: "The microscopic particles in smoke can get deep into your lungs and cause bronchitis, asthma attacks, heart attacks, and strokes, as well as other problems," Consumer Reports writes, summarizing info from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Google on Thursday said it will finally debut its News Showcase product in the U.S. this summer, years after initially launching it in other countries.
Federal Courts have essentially punted on a case against a small crypto application called PoolTogether.
Why it matters: A ruling was supposed to provide some sense of how courts viewed the decentralization claims of projects like this one, but — since the case was simply dismissed on grounds of standing — the world is no clearer on this point either.
The damning 15,000-word profile in The Atlantic was the final nail in the coffin for CNN's recently ousted CEO Chris Licht, whose newsroom was bogged down by low ratings and even lower morale.
Why it matters: The profile itselfembodies how not all press is good press, and Licht's desire for outside validation did him no favors inside CNN.
Jessica Casano-Antonellis has a long history of shepherding legacy media companies into the digital age.
Why it matters: She helped launch The Walt Disney Company's streaming services ESPN+ and Disney+ and now she's helping to bring SiriusXM into the digital world.
China's sluggish reopening woes continue, as its export sector struggles.
Why it matters:The world's second-largest economy is struggling to shake off the lingering effects of the pandemic and the harsh lockdowns it imposed in response.
Uber is launching a peer-to-peer car-sharing service that will allow people to earn money by loaning their car to strangers when they are not using it.
Why it matters: It's another way the ride-hailing network is trying to rethink transportation.
Several of Silicon Valley's noisiest tech moguls have begun to support the candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the vocal anti-vax activist who's challenging President Biden for the Democratic Party nomination.
Why it matters: This could increase pressure on Biden to debate Kennedy, something he's thus far declined to entertain.
Smoke from hundreds of active wildfires continues to billow down from Canada this week, threatening air quality in major economic regions of the U.S.
Why it matters: States in the Northeast to mid-Atlantic are experiencing for the first time what many in the Western U.S. and the world have faced for years, and in some cases decades.
