Why Is It So Hard to Make a Robot Chef?
Restaurants are experimenting with automation. But in the kitchen, human labor is hard to replace.
December 2024
Removing Carbon From the Sky Could Be the Next Climate Gold Rush
Investors are betting that they can make a dent in global warming, and healthy profits, with companies that…
Sonic Beats Lion King at Box Office
“Mufasa: The Lion King” sputtered in second place at theaters in the United States and Canada. “Sonic the…
We Gave Workplace Advice. Readers Shared What They’d Do Instead.
Some readers have their own opinions about the workplace advice that this columnist doled out over the past…
Trump Appoints ‘The Apprentice’ Producer as Special Envoy to Britain
Mark Burnett and President-elect Donald J. Trump had a long and successful collaboration that made Mr. Trump a…
Iran’s Energy Crisis Hits ‘Dire’ Point as Industries Are Forced to Shut Down
Although Iran has one of the biggest supplies of natural gas and crude oil in the world, it…
Party City Stores to Close by February, Company Says
In an internal letter, the company said inflation and changes in consumer spending had forced it to shut…
Amazon Warehouse Workers in New York City Join Protest
The workers’ union hopes that adding employees at the Staten Island warehouse to a protest started by delivery…
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’
A legal complaint lays out an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of…
From Inflation to Bitcoin, 9 Charts That Explain 2024
Rate cuts, stock surges, and Trump’s tariff threats are among the biggest forces shaping business and the economy.