Climate Change
UN Warns Climate Change May Doom Us, but Nobel Committee Suggests Taxes Might Save Us
The latest and most pessimistic warning about climate catastrophe came the same day as the Nobel Prize committee honored two economists for their work exploring potential solutions.
Net Neutrality
The Trump Administration Is Fighting California's Tough Net Neutrality Law
California, home to Silicon Valley, has enacted the nation's toughest net neutrality protections and will have to defend them in court.
New Jersey Legalization Bill Reportedly Sets Nation's Lowest Tax on Legal Marijuana
The Garden State has been on the cusp of legalization since last year. It's looking like it will really happen.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk Takes Tesla One Toke Over the Line
Tesla stock dropped precipitously after Musk inhaled once on a livestreamed podcast.
White House Orders Federal Agencies to Find Bad Things to Say About Legal Marijuana
The move looks less like a shift in policy than an effort to influence President Trump.
Elon Musk
The Future of Civilization Doesn't Depend on Elon Musk Denying Himself Sleep
Regardless if Tesla succeeds or fails, Musk has changed the auto industry more than any person since Henry Ford.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk Is Sounding Very Unhappy and Assumes His Life Will Get Worse
The entrepreneurial icon has gone on the record about his personal problems and his unwillingness, or perhaps helplessness, to solve them.
Online Business
Supreme Court Gives States OK to Collect Sales Taxes on Online Sales
Internet retailers who have been largely exempt from out-of-state sales taxes will now owe billions annually.
Bitcoin
New Research Shows Bitcoin's Meteoric Rise Was a Scam
Crypotocurrencies are the latest in a centuries-long line of speculative bubbles driven by shrewd insiders taking advantage of gullible investors.
Domino's
Just Order a Pizza If America's Crumbling Infrastructure Worries You -- Domino's Is on It
Where the government is lacking, a pizza company is delivering.
Social Media
You Can Block Critics on Twitter, but the President Can't
A federal judge has ruled people have a First Amendment right to comment on President Trump's Twitter feed even if he doesn't like what they say.
How to Become a Millionaire
This Uplifting Tale of a Thrifty Woman Who Amassed a Fortune of Millions Is Also Kind of Discouraging
You can mimic her hard work and frugality but good luck finding a guaranteed cheap apartment or a college degree without student debt.
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg Doesn't Seem Very Sorry or Very Forgiven
Zuckerberg, but notably not Sheryl Sandberg, has at last addressed the Cambridge Analytica scandal but failed to quell the furor.
Facebook
Facebook's Brand Is Becoming the Uber of Social Media, and That's Not a Good Thing
Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg have squandered the public's good will by downplaying just how compromised the platform was during the 2016 election.
Divorce
Hollywood's Go-To Divorce Attorney Has an Online Solution so Unhappy Couples Don't Have to Pay Attorneys to Argue
This DIY divorce software requires couples to patiently communicate for the greater good. Which is pretty much what a marriage requires.
