Month: March 2025
Trump’s war on Biden’s climate policy is creating a new form of EV range anxiety
Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Ownership of electric vehicles continues to rise in the U.S., with nearly six million battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids currently on the road. Even though that’s still a fraction of the overall market and the growth rate of EV sales has slowed, automakers remain invested in […]
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Live like you’re on ‘The White Lotus’ at this luxury resort—but it will cost you: Take a look inside the experience
The latest installment of HBO’s “The White Lotus” has viewers wishing they were also poolside, soaking in the tropical scenery. In the days before and after the show’s season three premiere, CNBC reported that social media chatter about traveling to Thailand was up 60%. Throughout the show’s run, a Four Seasons property has been the […]
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House is heading off a ‘guaranteed’ financial crisis
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking to CNBC on March 13th, 2025. CNBC Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the Trump administration is focused on preventing a financial crisis that could be the result of massive government spending over the past few years. “What I could guarantee is we would have had a financial crisis. I’ve studied […]
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‘People are really angry’: A vibe shift around layoffs is happening across the workforce
Melanie Ehrenkranz isn’t a stranger to job instability. In the decade she’s worked in media, she’s seen countless smart and creative friends lose their jobs during mass layoffs. When it happened to her in 2023, it sparked an idea: Ehrenkranz decided to create a resource for people going through layoffs to discuss the thorny parts […]
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How the U.S. is losing ground to China in nuclear fusion, as AI power needs surge
China and the U.S. are in a race to create the first grid-scale nuclear fusion energy. After decades of U.S. leadership, China is catching up by spending twice as much and building projects at record speed. Often called the holy grail of clean energy, nuclear fusion creates four times more energy per kilogram of fuel […]
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China’s Xi declines EU invitation to anniversary summit, FT reports
Chinese President Xi Jinping adjusts his jacket as he listens at the opening session of the National People’s Congress, or NPC, at the Great Hall of the People on March 5, 2025 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping has declined an invitation to visit Brussels for a summit to […]
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‘See you in four years’: Canada flexes economic muscle as tariff negotiations continue
A “Shop Canadian” sign is seen at the entrance of a supermarket in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 4, 2025. Liang Seng | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Canadians are swapping their friendly auras for a fierce sense of nationalism amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on the country’s trade and sovereignty. Trump’s mostly […]
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China’s Baidu launches two new AI models as industry competition heats up
ZHEJIANG, CHINA – MARCH 16 2023: A view of the logo of ERNIE Bot, an AI chatbot service developed by Chinese search engine Baidu, March 16, 2023. Long Wei | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s Baidu said on Sunday it has launched two new artificial intelligence models, including a new reasoning-focused model that it […]
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Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, at least 31 killed
A plume of smoke billows during a U.S. strike on Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa early on March 16, 2025. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 31 people at the […]
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