Lyft signage on a vehicle in New York, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lyft shares jumped 7% after the company boosted its share buyback plan to $750 million in its first quarter earnings report. Shares were as high as 10% post-earnings. Here’s how the ridesharing company did:…
An American was elected pope Robert Prevost was elected yesterday as the new pope to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. He took the papal name Leo XIV and greeted a cheering crowd of followers at St. Peter’s Square by saying, “Peace be with you.” The choice of an American to be pope was a…
ULS Robotics plans to release lower-body exoskeletons for hiking and enhancing mobility for the elderly.
Sue Bird is giving another assist to USA Basketball, becoming the managing director of the women’s national team. The five-time Olympic champion was named to the newly created position Thursday and it marks a major change in the way the organization creates its roster and coaching staff. “I played for USA Basketball for so long…
8 May 2025 Dolly Parton would find it “too hard” to be a judge on reality TV. Dolly Parton would find it ‘too hard’ to be a judge on reality TV The 79-year-old country music legend has been asked numerous times to appear on the panel of shows like ‘American Idol’ and ‘The Voice’ but…
The Premier League soccer club Chelsea has quietly concluded a two-year investigation into allegations of a toxic workplace culture without disclosing the findings, according to three people with direct knowledge of the review. The investigation, conducted by an outside lawyer, was prompted by accounts of workplace bullying in the team’s marketing department that The New…
Some plants stink of rotting meat or dung, which helps them attract flies for pollination. How plants make the carrion stench, which is usually produced by bacteria feasting on decaying corpses, has been a mystery until now. Several types of plants have independently evolved to make the fetid odor thanks to a few tweaks in…
If you’ve been harboring complaints about Ticketmaster, now’s the time to let it all out. The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are inviting the public to submit comments about harmful practices in live ticketing as part of efforts to “identify unfair and anticompetitive” behavior in the industry. In March, President Donald Trump…
What’s behind Detroit Tigers’ surge on offense? Michael Brdar Detroit Tigers radio analyst Bobby Scales breaks down why the team’s hitting is clicking this season, plus why Riley Greene’s slump wasn’t worrying. Former Detroit Tigers outfielder Chet Lemon died May 8. He was 70 years old. Lemon played in MLB for 16 seasons, the last…
Mumbai: The Indian Armed Forces’ swift response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, has been given the name ‘Operation Sindoor’. As soon as the news of this operation broke on Wednesday morning, Bollywood was abuzz with producers rushing to register the title for a potential film. According to sources, various film production…
