More than 300,000 Californians have demanded that hundreds of data brokers erase information about their locations, finances, health and personal lives as the state’s first-in-the-nation Delete Act requires brokers to start the mandatory process of removing data on Aug. 1.

Brokers must start accessing deletion requests within 45 days after ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley has visited 13 plants in the past year and plans to see at least two more before the year's end.

The plant visits are part of the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker's efforts to improve quality after warranty costs have hit financial results and it has posted record annual recalls. The work in rethinking its operations ...Read more

High-tech features are making vehicles more expensive and difficult to repair, putting pressure on already strained car owners and posing an existential crisis for mom-and-pop mechanics, analysts and consumer advocates say.

At issue is the shift from mostly mechanical vehicles to "big four-wheel rolling computers," as one auto industry analyst ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's fascination with YouTube creators is going to the next level.

Los Angeles-based investment firm Content Partners and media entrepreneur Ed Simpson announced this week that they are launching a new company, Wonderloom Media, that will acquire YouTube-creator led businesses.

Wonderloom's first acquisition is YouTube ...Read more

Power-hungry data centers have increased supply costs for the largest U.S. electric grid by more than 60%, the system watchdog said.

PJM Interconnection LLC, which serves 13 states and Washington, DC, said Tuesday that its auction to procure power for the year starting June 2028 tied a $16.4 billion record set in late 2025. Data centers ...Read more

Boeing’s 737 Max family is now the company’s best-selling airplane, surpassing its predecessor, the 737 Next-Generation, or NG.

After booking 100 orders for the 737 Max in June, Boeing has recorded a total of 7,206 orders for the Max family, the company said Tuesday when announcing its monthly orders and deliveries total.

The 737 NG, which...Read more

The Writers Guild of America sued Paramount Skydance on Tuesday, alleging that the company’s planned $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery violates federal antitrust law. The union said that with fewer competitors, the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery business would be able to lower costs by reducing writers’ wages and ...Read more

Five Below has been opening hundreds of new stores in recent years, and this month, the Philadelphia-based retailer is set to add its 2,000th location.

The new store is expected to open in LaGrange, Georgia, on Friday, July 17, the company announced earlier this month.

“Reaching 2,000 stores is an incredible milestone for our brand whose ...Read more

Genetic testing company 23andMe and a group of attorneys general nationwide have reached a multimillion-dollar settlement following the major data breach that led to the company’s demise three years ago.

More than 40 attorneys general, including Pennsylvania‘s Dave Sunday, announced the national $18 million settlement with the genetic ...Read more

California rebates for electric vehicles are coming back.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Monday that offers $3,500 for first-time buyers of EVs that cost $50,000 or less. There’s also a rebate of $1,750 for first-time buyers who purchase a used electric vehicle with an MSRP of up to $25,000.

The governor’s office said Californians...Read more

Triple-check your resume. Get to your interview early. Always send a thank-you note.

A recent scholarly article co-authored by University of California-San Diego's Rady School of Management professor On Amir found that job seekers have one more tool to help boost their chances of getting hired: answer fast.

“Our studies identify a distinct ...Read more

U.S. consumer prices declined in June for the first time in six years and a key gauge of underlying inflation was little changed, taking some pressure off the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

The consumer price index fell 0.4% from May, dragged down by the biggest decline in gasoline prices since 2022, according to Bureau of Labor ...Read more

Come fall, first-year students at the University of Chicago Law School will be prohibited from using electronic devices like laptops, tablets and phones in the classroom throughout the 2026-27 academic year. The new policy comes as artificial intelligence continues to affect the higher education landscape and schools grapple with how to handle ...Read more

Across the Philadelphia region, former Sunoco, Karco, and Gas N Go stations with makeshift Freedom Fuel Network signs have been selling less-expensive gas to drivers for about a week.

Who is behind the 25 gas stations selling Freedom Fuel in the Philadelphia region, and how they are able to offer gas 40 to 50 cents cheaper than nearby stations,...Read more

Many of the smartest people in the world warned governments, companies and people Monday that they need to be ready for the deep impact that artificial intelligence is going to have on the economy.

More than 200 economists, researchers and tech leaders said artificial intelligence could transform the economy for the better and for worse and ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Soon after Aubrey Lee graduated college and moved to Philadelphia's Queen Village in 2021, she determined that her burgeoning career in marketing would be aided by time spent in an actual office.

Partly that’s because her first job was fully remote, and she was laid off after only five months. But she also found it alienating...Read more

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, who is being investigated by a federal grand jury, has hired two former federal prosecutors who specialize in fraud and bribery cases and work as defense lawyers for a Washington, D.C., firm with a stable of high-profile clients, including trillionaire Elon Musk and former New York City Mayor Eric Adams....Read more

Minnesota and four other states joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in settling a high-profile lawsuit against Deere & Company, with a stipulation that the company make it easier for farmers to repair their own iconic green John Deere tractors.

For years, farmers have felt frustrated that John Deere withholds resources such as diagnostic ...Read more

More than three dozen California legislators are calling for Gov. Gavin Newsom to exempt the state’s film and TV production incentive program from a recently approved cap on corporate tax credits, warning that without action it will be “significantly kneecapped.”

Though the state’s budget has already been approved, the legislators say a...Read more

Stellantis NV said Monday its second-quarter estimated vehicle shipments in North America increased 38% compared to a year ago, largely thanks to new and refreshed models such as the Ram 1500 Hemi V-8, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Chrysler Pacifica.

The North American surge helped Stellantis globally record a 10% rise in shipments despite challenges...Read more