Rising wood prices are making your toilet paper more expensive
Just when you thought you were in the clear to stock up on toilet paper again, wood pulp, the primary raw material used to make...
Stimulus check update: When will ‘plus-up’ payments arrive? Answers to your COVID-19 relief questions
For those last-minute tax filers who were rushing to get their returns done, there’s good news: you’ve been given a one-month reprieve. Tax Day 2021...
Bitcoin is back up after a five-day slump
After a five-day losing streak, bitcoin was up about 8% Monday morning to $53,600. (more…)
Where’s my tax refund? Americans face delays as IRS holds nearly 30M tax returns for manual processing
The Internal Revenue Service is holding 29 million tax returns for manual processing, contributing to more refund delays than are typical in a normal filing...
China hits Alibaba with record $2.8 billion fine for behaving like a monopoly
China has ordered Alibaba to pay a record fine of 18.2 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) after antitrust regulators concluded that the online shopping giant had...
Majority Black venture capital firm announces $103 million fund to invest in entrepreneurs of color
A majority Black venture capital firm, helmed by a technology veteran, a Hollywood producer, and a former mayor of Washington, D.C., is leading a new...
Trump’s Twitter ban saga continues: The social platform sues Texas AG, claiming retaliation for Trump ban
Twitter filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming the Republican used his office to retaliate against it for banning the account of...
‘Like Disneyland’: Fans of Fry’s mourn electronics giant after its shutdown
It didn't have the large national footprint of Best Buy, but Fry's Electronics still managed to court a following of loyal consumers. (more…)
Deep Nostalgia uses video reenactment technology to animate faces in still photos
Those family photos hung on the wall might soon take on a new life. (more…)
Biden to order a review of US supply chains for vital goods
President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to review U.S. supply chains for large-capacity batteries, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals and semiconductors that power...