Nvidia Corp.’s $20 billion licensing deal with artificial intelligence startup Groq is being probed by a pair of Democratic senators over whether it violates antitrust laws by improperly avoiding a merger review and illegally consolidating its power in the market for AI computing.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts and Richard ...Read more

Costco's CEO and the warehouse club chain's beloved hot dog have entered the ring of fast food leaders sampling their brands' chow on camera as part of a viral social media trend.

The trend was kicked off — perhaps unknowingly — by McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski, whose lackluster nibble of the new Big Arch burger was widely teased by ...Read more

Crossovers are America's hottest vehicle segment. But the company recently named America's "most iconic" — Ford Motor Co. — is missing from the segment and is breaking from competitors in approaching the affordable electric vehicle space with a truck, not a crossover.

The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker, which topped Time Magazine's list of ...Read more

Rocket Companies has begun offering voluntary buyouts to select employees as it continues integrating recently acquired Mr. Cooper and Redfin.

In a statement, the company wrote that the move is a part of an effort to increase efficiency.

“Rocket, Mr. Cooper and Redfin share a vision of a stronger, more connected homeownership platform built ...Read more

Uber is expanding its role in the robotaxi industry through a new partnership with Rivian, the Irvine-based electric-vehicle maker.

Uber and Rivian announced a partnership Thursday that could bring up to 50,000 self-driving R2 vehicles to cities across the U.S., Canada and Europe by 2031.

The Rivian robotaxis would be available exclusively ...Read more

Owners of electric vehicles from Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat and Maserati can now plug into Tesla Inc.'s expansive North American network of chargers using an adapter, Stellantis NV said Thursday.

Stellantis EV drivers can use more than 27,500 Tesla V3 and V4 Supercharger stalls spread across North America after the company initially announced that ...Read more

Artificial intelligence powerhouse Anthropic's battle with the Pentagon has sparked some soul-searching in Silicon Valley that could reshape the tech sector's complicated relationship with war and the White House.

Anthropic is the San Francisco-based startup behind the chatbot Claude and some of the most powerful AI on the market. In its ...Read more

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 plane nearly collided with a FedEx Boeing 777 at Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey on Tuesday, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

The Alaska plane “overflew” the FedEx aircraft while both jets were attempting to land on crossing runways, the NTSB said in a statement Thursday announcing it...Read more

RICHMOND, Michigan — The compact Ford Maverick Lobo street truck is a treat. Lowered chassis, Turbofan wheels, four-wheel-drift mode. All that’s missing is a supercharged Coyote V-8 engine.

EEEEEEAHWWWRRGH! Say hello to big brother, Ford F-150 Lobo with Supercharger Kit.

The Dream Cruise is gonna freak over this beast. I exited Rapid Road ...Read more

At their best, Chevrolets have always been designed for Middle America, where the high school gym is a coliseum, the marching band is a Roman legion, and Friday night lights are worshipped with the fervor of a televangelist after three cans of Mountain Dew. These cars don’t try to impress, because impressing costs money, and Middle America has...Read more

I don’t want to like this car. Subaru decided to redesign its iconic Outback, a high-riding wagon that virtually invented the crossover segment, with boxy SUV styling that seemingly rejects its wagon origins.

However, if we peel away the new rugged suit, we find the 2026 Subaru Outback Wilderness doesn’t stray far from what very loyal ...Read more

KTLA-owner Nexstar Media Group said it has closed its deal to acquire rival Tegna’s TV stations, despite opposition from eight state attorneys general who filed a lawsuit to block the merger.

The acquisition was approved by the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau and the Justice Department, Irving, Texas-based Nexstar said ...Read more

NASA is revising its moon-landing plans, reducing Boeing Co.’s role while elevating SpaceX’s Starship rocket to do the job of propelling astronauts to lunar orbit, people familiar with the matter said.

Under the original plan set years ago, Boeing’s Space Launch System rocket would have sent a crew of four riding inside the Lockheed ...Read more

Live Nation Entertainment Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Rapino told a New York jury that his multi-million-dollar compensation is tied in part to his “solving the DOJ problem” — a reference to the threat posed by government antitrust enforcers who want to break up the company.

About 90% of Rapino’s pay comes from a cash bonus ...Read more

Workers are discovering that a new overtime tax break is proving less generous — and more complicated — than expected.

In some cases, workers are discovering they can’t even claim the deduction without doing extra legwork. Pittsburgh tax accountant Howard Davis said a client recently came in expecting to write off his overtime pay, only ...Read more

Two online real estate rivals seem to be inching closer to finding common ground.

After a yearlong lawsuit over Zillow’s ban on private and early marketing of homes championed by the real estate brokerage Compass, the standoff came to an end Wednesday.

Compass dropped its lawsuit, just a day after Seattle-based Zillow announced it will allow...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles school officials defended their contract offers Thursday, saying "nobody wants a strike" — a day after the district's two largest unions set April 14 as a strike date if no agreement is reached.

The Los Angeles Unified School District made its case in a news conference at its downtown headquarters the morning ...Read more

The only survivor of a Cybertruck crash in Piedmont is suing Tesla, saying the vehicle's electronic doors failed to open while he was trapped inside, surrounded by flames.

On Nov. 27, 2024, Jordan Miller was riding in the passenger seat when the driver, who was speeding, lost control and crashed into a tree at Hampton Road and King Avenue. The ...Read more

A group of attorneys general are taking legal action to block Nexstar Media Group's proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna's TV stations, calling the deal bad for consumer cable bills and local journalism.

A lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento says the proposed deal by eight state law enforcers including California ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When the January 2025 firestorms swept through Altadena and Pacific Palisades they not only burned down homes but left thousands still standing riddled with smoke damage.

The disaster set the stage for lawsuits by fire victims who alleged their homes were filled with toxic contaminants, yet insurers refused to do hygienic ...Read more