Justin Long, the ‘I’m a Mac’ actor, defects from Apple
“I’m a Mac” actor Justin Long is now a PC guy. Nearly two decades ago, Long extolled the benefits of Mac computers while playing…
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Amazon’s grocery chain is growing. It isn’t Whole Foods
Four years after Amazon bought Whole Foods, the e-commerce giant is making another major push to sell shoppers groceries. But this time, Whole Foods…
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Tinder to let users run background checks on dates
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – Feeling uneasy about your future Tinder date? For a yet-to-be-determined price, Tinder users will be able to do a background check…
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SPAC fundraising is up an insane 2,000% from a year ago
The SPAC market is so hot that this year’s fundraising haul has already surpassed all of 2020’s. And it’s not even April.…
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US economy can ‘definitely’ withstand tax hikes, BlackRock’s Rick Rieder says
As business leaders warn about the risks of a corporate tax hike, the world’s largest asset manager is decidedly unfazed. The resurgent US…
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Uber’s UK drivers to get paid vacation, pensions following Supreme Court ruling
Uber is reclassifying its 70,000 drivers in the United Kingdom after the UK Supreme Court upheld a ruling last month that they should be classified…
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New Instagram restrictions
Instagram to restrict direct messages between teenagers and…
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This town powered America for decades. What do we owe them?
This Wyoming coal town is a place of contradictions. At dawn, the land looks heavenly: Winds rattle the sagebrush; cotton-candy skies make a dusting…
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3D Printed Homes
There’s a new kind of home going on the market that some say could change a…
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Gas prices up 60 cents
(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – Gas prices have gone up almost every day since the year began. Even though it’s only a few pennies at a time, it quickly…
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Nearly three million women have left the workforce during the pandemic
Many women have left the workforce during the pandemic, including many…
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Uber and Lyft have created an industry sharing safety program
Uber and Lyft are relaying information to each other about drivers who have a criminal…
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Canoo unveils what might be the world’s cutest electric pickup
With no need to house a big engine under a long hood, electric pickup truck designers are getting creative with shapes. There’s Tesla’s…
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Nearly Half Of Americans Missed A Payment During Pandemic
(KYMA/KECY) – It has been almost a year since COVID-19 was officially declared a national emergency in the U.S. Since that time — nearly half of…
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Suspense builds on Wall Street over expiring Covid relief for big banks
With the economy crashing and markets in chaos last spring, the Federal Reserve handed out get out of jail free cards to America’s big…
Continue Reading The Dow and S&P 500 soar to record highs as tech stocks rally again
Wall Street was on a tear again Thursday, with tech stocks surging and both the Dow and the S&P 500 notching fresh record highs. The Dow finished…
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Tech stocks surge again as market takes aim at record highs
Wall Street is on a tear again Thursday, with tech stocks surging and both the Dow and the S&P 500 on track for new record highs. The tech-heavy…
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These 5 charts show the pandemic’s brutal impact on American workers
A year ago, the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a swift, sweeping lockdown on the United States. It left more than half a million Americans dead and…
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Raising Canes brings more than just chicken to Yuma
Raising Canes is widely known for their chicken fingers, but since opening in Yuma has been serving up more than just…
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Fox News looks the other way as Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief bill is passed
Right-wing cable channel Fox News largely ignored the passage of President Joe Biden’s enormous $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill on…
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