Business News Meta’s Threads Launches New Feature to Lure Podcasters and Their Fans The social network wants to compete in the space with Reddit and Substack. By Jonathan Small
Business News Gen Z Is Buying Themselves Toys in Record Numbers This Holiday Season. Here’s Why. By Jonathan Small
Business News Elon Musk Is Now $139 Billion Richer After His ‘Unfathomable’ Pay Package Is Restored By Jonathan Small
Business News California Pizza Kitchen Just Sold for $300 Million—And the New Owners Are Ready to Deliver An investor group led by Consortium Brand Partners is acquiring the iconic pizza chain. By Jonathan Small
Business News TikTok Finally Agrees to Sell Its U.S. Operations After Years of Drama The Chinese-owned social media giant will divest its U.S. entity to a joint venture controlled by American investors. By Jonathan Small
Business News Restaurant Franchisees Predict 2026 Will Be the ‘Year of Stability’ After a Turbulent 2025 After missing growth targets in 2025 due to economic uncertainty, restaurant franchise operators says they're optimistic about the future. By Jonathan Small
Business News Able-Bodied Travelers Are Faking Disabilities to Skip Airport Lines and Some Passengers Are Not Happy About It One TikTok user attributes the phenomenon to "Jetway Jesus" because passengers are miraculously healed after they land. By Jonathan Small
Business News This NYC Viral Grocer Says All the Online Trolling Has Been ‘Good For Business’ Meadow Lane's Sammy Nussdorf embraces the backlash over $65 olive oil and $12 grapes. By Jonathan Small
Business News OpenAI Just Opened a App Store for ChatGPT Users can now browse apps, and developers can build interactive experiences within the chatbot's interface. By Jonathan Small
Business News How This 2-Year-Old AI Startup Just Hit a $6.6 Billion Valuation Lovable raised $330 million just months after its last funding round, proving that "vibe coding" tools for non-programmers are the next big thing. By Jonathan Small
Business News Whole Foods Wants to Use AI to Turn Food Scraps Into Chicken Feed The grocer will install AI-powered food recyclers in stores starting in 2027. By Jonathan Small
Business News PayPal Just Filed to Become a Real Bank—Here’s Why That Matters for Small Businesses The payment giant is seeking approval to launch PayPal Bank, which would offer business loans, savings accounts, and FDIC insurance. By Jonathan Small
Business News California Gives Tesla 90 Days to Change ‘Autopilot’ Name — Or Face a Sales Ban A judge ruled that Tesla's marketing confused customers into thinking the cars could drive themselves. By Jonathan Small
Business News Elon Musk Just Became the First Person Ever Worth $600 Billion. Here’s Why. His net worth has crossed into territory once thought unreachable. By Jonathan Small
Business News What the Latest Jobs Report Says About the Economy Right Now Employment gains continued in November, but the unemployment rate climbed, and wage growth slowed. By Jonathan Small
Business News Ford Takes a $19.5 Billion Hit on Its Electric Trucks: ‘We Are Pivoting.’ After years of big bets on EVs, the automaker is putting more money into gas-powered vehicles, hybrids and extended-range models. By Jonathan Small
Business News Meta Allowed Scam Ads In China to Protect Revenue: ‘I Don’t Know How Anyone Could Think This Is Okay.’ A Reuters investigation shows that Meta knowingly scaled back a crackdown on predatory advertising. By Jonathan Small
Business News McKinsey Plans to Cut 10% of Its Workforce The consulting firm that built a business telling companies how to cut costs is now turning that advice inward. By Jonathan Small
Business News Roomba Files for Bankruptcy But Says Vacuums Won’t ‘Brick’ Once a robotic pioneer, the smart vacuum has been overtaken by cheaper, flashier competitors. By Jonathan Small
Business News Oura Rings Spark Safety Concerns After Overheating Reports on Reddit One user wrote, "I felt a fire on my finger," but the company says it's found no widespread issue. By Jonathan Small
Business News Costco Sales Are Surging with Help from This One Holiday Staple Customers can't get enough of the beloved Costco product. By Jonathan Small
Business News Apple Reveals Its Most Downloaded App of 2025 — and It’s Not TikTok or Google ChatGPT beats out every social platform and search tool, signaling how deeply AI has entered the mainstream. By Jonathan Small
Business News The Fed Just Cut Interest Rates. What This Means for Your Wallet. It's the third cut this year, but officials are split over whether they've gone too far or not far enough. By Jonathan Small
Business News Google Is Bringing AI Glasses to Market in 2026 — Here’s What They Can Do The company is teaming with major eyewear partners on Gemini-powered smart glasses as it takes aim at Meta. By Jonathan Small
Business News Paramount Just Launched a Hostile Takeover Bid to Block Netflix From Buying Warner Bros. Discovery The company is bypassing Warner Bros. Discovery's board and going straight to shareholders with a higher, all-cash offer. By Jonathan Small
Business News Netflix Goes Big With $83 Billion Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery The blockbuster deal would give Netflix control of HBO and iconic franchises like Harry Potter and Batman. By Jonathan Small
Business News Google’s Top Trending Search Term of 2025 Might Surprise You Forget celebrities or scandals. The number one search terms was a hint on how AI is shaping our lives. By Jonathan Small
Business News Amazon Is Testing 30-Minute Delivery. Should Walmart Be Worried? A pilot progam in select cities ships diapers and electronics at breakneck speed. By Jonathan Small
Business News AI Is Completely Rewriting the Franchise Sales Playbook Franchise prospects now show up armed with data. Here's why that matters. By Jonathan Small