SiriusXM is leaning into its sporty side.

The satellite radio company is launching a new subscription plan built specifically for sports fans, called the Sports Pass. For $5 a month, listeners will be able to follow live game broadcasts for every home and away game for nearly every major sporting event.

Launching Sept. 1, SiriusXM will offer ...Read more

Moonshot AI secured a $35 billion valuation after raising a larger-than-anticipated $3.5 billion in a just-closed round of financing, riding the momentum from a breakthrough Kimi K3 model that sent ripples through Silicon Valley.

The Beijing-based startup managed to secure far more than the $1 billion to $2 billion it initially targeted, people...Read more

Since the start of the year, four high-speed charging stations have opened in Bentonville, Arkansas, even though the state has been a laggard in transitioning to electric vehicles.

Bentonville, however, is Walmart Inc. country and these are Walmart chargers — three at stores near the company’s headquarters and one at the airport.

In a ...Read more

What will happen to the world if artificial intelligence bots break free from our control and act independently?

While it's been a troubling conundrum addressed by AI experts and Hollywood science-fiction scriptwriters for decades, it may have just happened.

OpenAI said last week that it temporarily lost control of its AI in what some worry ...Read more

Digital payments giant PayPal was soaring high five years ago, riding the surge in online shopping after the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped people's buying habits.

Now the San José fintech company has reportedly become a takeover target as it tries to get more people to click on the PayPal button to purchase items amid fierce competition.

Stripe,...Read more

Retail bettors are piling into long-shot multi-leg bets on prediction-market platforms, opening up a lucrative opportunity for sophisticated traders taking the other side.

Combo wagers, known as parlays in sports gambling, let users bundle multiple outcomes into a single bet. One popular combo for the World Cup final had Spain leading at ...Read more

OAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan ― Tesla is expanding its Robotaxi rideshare service to include Florida, Texas, and California as it competes with Alphabet’s Waymo, Amazon’s Zoox, and other autonomous rideshare services. But consumers are already buying retail Teslas to self-drive them in cities across the US.

Senior citizens most notably.

...Read more

As Maryland grapples with soaring electricity demand and rising energy costs, a Rockville-based nuclear company is betting that a new generation of small reactors could eventually help power the state — even as its first projects are being developed hundreds of miles away.

X-Energy Inc., with a Rockville headquarters and Frederick testing ...Read more

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that originally founded the Golden Globe Awards, filed an antitrust lawsuit against media mogul Jay Penske, Penske Media Corp., the Golden Globe Foundation and others, over the acquisition of the popular award show.

The suit filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. is recalling almost 80,000 SUVs for an issue where an unoccupied driver's seat may unexpectedly recline and trap a passenger.

The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker has issued the recall on certain 2026-27 Explorers and Lincoln Aviators. A remedy is under development, and it's unclear when a fix will be made available. A trapped ...Read more

Nevada casinos finished the 2025-26 fiscal year 2.6 percent ahead of last year’s gaming win totals despite a flat performance in June, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday.

An industry analyst contends that baccarat play, the highly volatile table game favored by high-rollers, may have been affected in Nevada by players being ...Read more

Forty years after the SuperBook opened and set the gold standard for Las Vegas sportsbooks, it has embarked on a new era.

The Westgate SuperBook, powered by Caesars Sportsbook, went live Tuesday, kicking off a partnership of two Las Vegas icons ahead of football season.

In an agreement approved Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission, Caesars...Read more

A West Philadelphia renter has filed a class-action lawsuit against his property manager and a national company that sells property management software, alleging that his landlord used price-setting algorithms that Philadelphia has banned.

Since early 2025, Philadelphia has prohibited rental home providers from coordinating to set prices and ...Read more

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said the city hopes to find a new operator for the Yellow Banana stores that closed abruptly over the weekend on Chicago’s South and West sides, potentially including the long-awaited arrival of a public market.

Speaking to reporters from City Hall, the mayor said despite the “disappointing” ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday declared a $1.3 billion net loss in the second quarter of 2026 related to one-time special charges for changes in its electric vehicle plans, but the company increased its financial guidance for the year on strong pricing, mix and demand.

The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker now is forecasting annual operating income of...Read more

For Kennedy Escamilla, a bad tip day could ruin the entire week.

She has been a server for five years, both in Nevada and back home in Michigan. For the past year, she has worked at 1228 Main in the Arts District, as well as on the Strip at the Fogo De Chao in The Venetian.

“With the amount that gets taxed from my check, we completely rely ...Read more

Just a few months ago, rumors swirled that Jeff Bezos could place a bid for the Seattle Seahawks.

But it turns out that Bezos might be interested in Europe’s version of football instead.

The Amazon co-founder and billionaire is reportedly in talks to join a bid for a 30% stake in the Liverpool Football Club — a major professional English ...Read more

U.S. consumer confidence fell in July as Americans’ views about current business conditions and the labor market deteriorated.

The Conference Board’s gauge of confidence decreased 1.4 points to 90.8 after an upward revision to the prior month, data released Tuesday showed. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists was 92.4.

...Read more

As energy prices continue to rise and power outages become more frequent amid extreme weather events, ComEd customers have a new option to help navigate both problems.

A giant backyard battery.

Base Power, an Austin, Texas-based startup, has made Chicago its second market for an outdoor battery system that promises to lower monthly electricity...Read more