The CALM Act was passed in 2010 and tried to rein in excessively loud commercials. An Insider investigation found that despite rising complaints, the FCC barely enforces it. A new bill wants to extend the…
Coolest electric cars revealed at CES from Mercedes,…
CES 2022, a big technology trade show, ended on Saturday in Las Vegas. Car companies lined up to show the world their latest and greatest ideas. We saw electric vehicles from Cadillac, Chevy, Mercedes-Benz, BMW,…
Reddit antiwork moderator says working was degrading and…
The moderator of a viral, "anti-work" Reddit thread said most work is pointless, and humiliating. Doreen Ford is a moderator of r/antiwork, which has gained 1.4 million users since October 2020. "There's a lot of…
Pfizer plans to launch studies for Omicron-specific COVID-19…
Pfizer expects to start human studies for an Omicron-tailored COVID-19 vaccine in late January. Pfizer's chief scientist Mikael Dolsten told Insider the shot would be ready by late March. But it's unclear if the new…
Billionaire Bond King Jeff Gundlach rings the recession…
Jeff Gundlach.REUTERS / Jessica Rinaldi Jeff Gundlach warned the Federal Reserve could cause a recession if it tightens its monetary policy. DoubleLine Capital's billionaire boss said only speculators would buy bitcoin at its current price.…
Photos: 34 rescued after ice sheet breaks away…
34 people were rescued after an ice sheet drifted into a Wisconsin lake on Saturday, authorities said. The ice fishermen were cut off for 90 minutes and later rescued by Brown County sheriff's deputies. The…
Pfizer enters gene-editing pact with Beam Therapeutics
Pfizer is getting into the hot field of gene editing. It announced a new research deal on Monday. The pharma giant is set to pay $300 million up front to Beam Therapeutics, a gene-editing biotech.…
Google employees complain about pay policies after exec…
Google boosting compensation for four C-suite execs reignited discontent from some rank-and-file staff. Current workers cited cuts to remote workers' pay and past mistreatment of temp contractors. Googlers are well-paid, but staffers said a run…