Osaka, Japan. Jiale Tan | Moment | Getty Images The new year has many travelers thinking ahead to 2025 vacation plans — and how much those trips may cost. About half — 51% — of Americans say flight cost will determine their destination choices this year, according to Skyscanner. And 50% said hotel costs are […]
Google Maps turns 20, adds AI features, new countries to beat Apple
Two decades ago, Google co-founder Larry Page had an idea that would forever change the way we navigate the world. “Larry drove down some of these streets with a video camera and handed it to someone and said, ‘Hey, what can you do with this?’” said Maria Biggs, technical program manager at Google Street View, […]
‘Dr. Quinn’ star compares Palisades Fire aftermath to Hiroshima
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Polestar Has a Bold Plan—Get Better at Selling Cars
Polestar makes the Polestar 3 in a South Carolina factory, and last year warned that any sales ban “shuts down the operations of a lawfully organized US company with substantial US investments.” “The US is an important market for us,” Kim Palmer, Polestar head of PR, tells WIRED. Suggesting the speccing of non-Chinese software and […]
How did Donald Trump deal with crypto during his first term?
There were no crypto conference appearances or positive social media posts about digital assets during Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
IRS free Direct File expands to 25 states — but still faces scrutiny
Hirurg | E+ | Getty Images With the start of tax season approaching, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are split on the future of Direct File, the IRS’ free tax filing program. Direct File, which recently expanded to limited taxpayers in 25 states, processed roughly 140,000 returns in 2024 during the pilot that launched mid-season. The […]
Bitcoin gains as Trump reportedly plans crypto executive order
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin rejoined the crypto rally on Friday amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump could release an executive order making crypto a national priority as soon as day 1 of his new term. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 4% at $104,792.59, according […]
Award-winning British actress Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dead at 95
Joan Plowright, an award-winning British actress and widow of Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. “She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retire,” Plowright’s family shared in a statement. The Tony Award-winning actress died Thursday at Denville Hall, a retirement home for […]
Mark Zuckerberg Turns His Back on the Media
There was a time when Mark Zuckerberg didn’t regard mainstream media as the enemy. He even allowed me, a card-carrying legacy media person, into his home. In April 2018, I ventured there to hear his plans to do the right thing. It was part of my years-long embed into Facebook to write a book. For […]
Pro-Bitcoin lawmakers pack Congress as partisan gridlock looms
As Donald Trump prepares to take office, the crypto industry enjoys unprecedented support in Washington — but could partisan bickering spoil its chances?