Tariffs Will Impact All of Us—Here’s Why

Ashley Carman talks to gadget makers and creators about how political policies around tariffs affect their businesses.

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A computer model of an OpFires missile.

DARPA’s Ground-Launched Hypersonics Program Enters New Phase

The next step includes full-scale missile fabrication, assembly and flight testing from a launch vehicle.

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Consumer Prices Edge Higher in December

It was the largest advance in four months.

This 2004 photo provided by the Institute for Exploration, Center for Archaeological Oceanography/University of Rhode Island/NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, shows the remains of a coat and boots in the mud on the sea bed near the Titanic's stern. Fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is threatening a company’s plans to retrieve and exhibit the radio that had broadcast distress calls from the sinking vessel, according to a court filing made by the firm on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.

Pandemic Threatens Plans to Retrieve Titanic's Radio

The Marconi wireless telegraph machine sent distress calls to nearby ships.

A 'Help Wanted,' sign is shown in the window of a souvenir shop, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. Layoffs spiked in November compared with the previous month and the number of job openings slipped, a sign the job market has stalled as the resurgent coronavirus has forced new shutdowns of restaurants and bars and discouraged consumer spending.

Job Openings Down, Layoffs Spike

The slowdown in job postings was widespread across most industries.

People look at a 145 inch Ultra Large UHD display in the LG booth at the CES tech show, on Jan. 8, 2020, in Las Vegas. CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency. With no physical conference in Las Vegas due to the pandemic, 1,800 companies are instead taking to streaming video to show off new products and technology to 150,000 CES attendees across the globe.

5 CES Trends to Watch

CES will reflect the tumultuous year that preceded it.

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Inspired by Kombucha Tea, Engineers Create 'Living Materials'

A culture of specialized yeast and bacteria can generate tough materials able to perform a variety of functions.

Chicken Producers Pay Millions More for Price-Fixing

Years-long litigation continues to impact meat processors.

In this Sept. 29, 2020, file photo, former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn holds a press conference at the Maronite Christian Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, as he launches an initiative to help Lebanon that is undergoing a severe economic and financial crisis, in Kaslik, north of Beirut, Lebanon. A former Nissan chief operating officer outlined in a Japanese court Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, the pains company officials took to hide star executive Carlos Ghosn’s pay, and how they had worried about his quitting for a rival.

Ex-Exec Says Nissan Tried to Hide Ghosn's Pay

After Japan beefed up its compensation disclosure requirements in 2010, Ghosn handed back about $10 million a year.

In this Jan. 7, 2020 file photo, crowds enter the convention center on the first day of the CES tech show, in Las Vegas. Every January, huge crowds descend on Las Vegas for the CES gadget show, an extravaganza of tech and glitz intended to set the tone for the coming year in consumer technology. CES kicks off this week, but thanks to the pandemic, it will be in a radical new format — a “virtual” show taking place only in cyberspace.

CES: A Hall of Mirrors to the Future

The usual extravaganza of tech may portend the future of the virtual trade show.

Pilots fly racing drones through an obstacle course for the National Drone Racing Championship, Governors Island, N.Y., Aug. 5, 2016.

Sports Book Takes Bets on Drone Races

Betting on the Drone Racing League is legal in four states, with additional approvals pending.

In this file photo, oil rigs stand in the Loco Hills field near Artesia, N.M.. In the closing months of the Trump administration energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years.

Oil Companies Lock in Drilling, Challenging Biden

Companies submitted more than 3,000 drilling permit applications in a three-month period that included the election.

Vermont-based Ben & Jerry's said Jan. 7 that it’s introducing a line of frozen dog treats, its first foray into the lucrative pet food market.

Ben & Jerry's Enters the Pet Food Business

Doesn't every dog deserve dessert?