YouTube's burnout generation

Jacques Slade is a 43-year-old father of two who lives an hour north of LA. He has worked in real estate, taught at a charter school and written music; he also spent nine years at Washington Mutual bank before its collapse. But it was his YouTube cha…

Tesla will deliver its first Chinese-made Model 3 on December 30th

After weeks of waiting on approval from the Chinese government, Tesla will deliver the first Model 3 cars made at its Gigafactory 3 plant in Shanghai on December 30th. The 15 customers who are slated to get their Model 3s first are Tesla employees. T…

Sonos price increase incoming: Here’s what’s changing

Sonos is raising the prices of two of its multi-room music products, as the company shifts some of its production out of China. The Sonos Amp and Sonos Port will both be seeing a $50 increase, Sonos confirmed today, though it’s not blaming tariffs for the change. The Sonos Amp was announced in late 2018, as a way to connect … Continue reading

Volkswagen just cut two years off its electric car target

Volkswagen is hitting the accelerator on its electric car plans, now aiming to slice two years off its previous goal of hitting one million produced EVs. The German automaker had previously planned to make it to the milestone by the end of 2025. Now, though, VW says it’s confident it can get there by the end of 2023. Come the … Continue reading

In Search of Nothing

At the entrance to the park, there was a green wooden sign, seemingly freshly painted, with carved yellow letters that read, “MORCOM ROSE GARDEN.” This is not a particularly meaningful detail, but it seems an appropriate beginning for a story that has no point.

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2019 Was a Horror-Show Year for Weather

Violent weather has become one of the hallmarks of modern life as climate change pushes our planet into a new, more volatile state. And unfortunately, 2019 was a painful reminder of that.

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FBI Investigates Ghislaine Maxwell, Others For Jeffrey Epstein Links: Sources

The FBI also is following up on many leads received from women who contacted a hotline the agency set up.

Marlee Matlin Slams Delta For Not Having Closed Captioning On Flights

The airline says “most” of their aircraft with “seatback screens have closed captioning.”

Apple Pulled a Page From McDonald's Playbook in 2019

By almost every account, Apple has had an incredibly strong 2019. Thanks to the refreshed AirPods and the new AirPods Pro, Apple earbuds accounted for somewhere between $4 and $6 billion in sales. Meanwhile, the iPhone XR was the best-selling phone every quarter this year. However, despite all this success, none of…

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Kris Jenner Attempting (And Failing) To Livestream Kim Kardashian Is A Vibe

The reality TV matriarch was seen at her family’s annual Christmas Eve party trying to use Instagram Live.