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Auto review: 2026 Chevrolet Silverado High Country is the last of a vintage, and worth savoring
Chevrolet is preparing to release a new Silverado 1500 pickup for 2027, but it will have to be pretty good to surpass the current vintage of its High Country luxury trim. Equal parts farmhand, family cradle and luxury limo, the big pickup seemingly does it all. Even as the big truck will be redesigned for 2027, it’s a vintage worth savoring.
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Auto review: 2027 Lexus NX smells a little like luxury
The 2027 Lexus NX is bringing a whole new meaning to new car smell.
Lexus has fitted its second-best selling model with something called Sensory Concierge, a system that coordinates lighting, sound, climate control, seat temperature and fragrance in an effort to improve your emotional well-being. Similar systems are available from Lincoln and ...Read more
Auto review: 2026 GMC Hummer EV 3X is big, bold and ready for fun
As brands continue to cycle nameplates from deep in their archives, General Motors is no different. Known for its exceptional truck offerings, GMC brings forward a riff on the venerable Hummer with a new twist. This week, it’s the all-electric 2026 GMC Hummer Pickup.
Powered by a 24-module battery pack, which offers up to 380 mile range with ...Read more
Expedia, Visa, and IBM have hired Mike Davis to train their sales agents. He's not ready to do the job himself
Meet Mike Davis.
He’s middle-aged, has jet-black hair, and technically works at Expedia Group. “He’s kind of a legend at our company,” said Beth Potter, Expedia’s senior manager of field enablement.
But Mike Davis isn’t a person. He’s an AI agent built by Seismic, a San Diego company that recently showcased him along with a ...Read more
Coming soon to Seattle: $600K waterfront 'condos' -- for cars
SEATTLE — The driver behind the wheel of a Range Rover whipped his vehicle around the construction site, kicking up dust before parking next to Caterpillar heavy machinery.
On a pile of dirt, a row of golden shovels waited, as attendees of the ground-breaking for Terminal One Motor and Yacht Club milled around the gravel lot, champagne flutes...Read more
Tech entrepreneurs are leaving California for Las Vegas. What's drawing them?
When Brian Lee, the co-founder of The Honest Company with actress Jessica Alba and a serial entrepreneur, moved his family last year from Los Angeles to Summerlin, an upscale housing development in Las Vegas, he had a lot of things on his mind.
“I’d lived there pretty much my entire life, and L.A. is just not what it used to be,” he said ...Read more
Roblox shareholder sues CEO, directors over age verification disclosures
A shareholder is suing Roblox, alleging company leaders misled investors about the potential negative effects of age verification checks on platform growth.
The lawsuit names nine current and former officers and directors of Roblox Corp., including co-founder and CEO David Baszucki. It alleges the company misled shareholders about the potential...Read more
Netflix, eBay reveal plans to cut hundreds of Bay Area jobs
Netflix and eBay both revealed plans to slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs, adding to the thousands of regional layoffs already announced this year by tech companies.
eBay eliminated 229 positions on Oct. 21 at its 2025 Hamilton Ave. headquarters in the Willow Glen district of San Jose, according to a WARN notice filed with the state Employment ...Read more
How Meta struck a deal to keep Mark Zuckerberg in California despite looming billionaire tax
Meta's Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has wielded enormous power over the social media empire he built more than two decades ago, leading the California juggernaut through major scandals, scrutiny and technological shifts.
But the 42-year-old tech mogul considered leaving the state because he feared that a ballot measure to impose a one-time 5...Read more
Westinghouse is adding more fuel to a nuclear revival ahead of IPO
Within the span of a few hours on Wednesday, Westinghouse Electric Co. announced a $1 billion new nuclear fuel factory in South Carolina, was named as the technology of choice in a proposal for a mammoth nuclear campus in Kentucky, and hosted the Under Secretary of Energy at its Etna innovation center.
The latest announcements came days after ...Read more
Treasury unveils rule to ban large investors from homebuying
The Treasury Department on Thursday proposed new regulations to bar large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes, the latest step in the process to implement the most controversial section of the sweeping bipartisan housing law passed this summer.
Under the law, the ban — which prohibits investors with more than 350 ...Read more
Real estate Q&A: Can we keep deposit after buyer backed out of home sale?
Q: We had our house under contract. and everything was on track. The inspection period had passed, and the buyer’s loan was approved; then he simply changed his mind because he found another house he liked better. We took our home off the market for six weeks for him. He left a good-sized deposit in escrow. Can we keep it? — Theodore
A: You...Read more
The Live Nation empire that music fans hate is at risk of a breakup
The Crowbar nightclub of Tampa, Florida, never looked like much outside: a squat building with painted-over windows in a neighborhood where feral chickens roam brick streets.
Inside was where the magic happened. For 20 years, Crowbar’s single, 300-person room served as a place to hear unknown artists before they broke or popular acts ...Read more
Amazon employee sues company, claiming it mishandled rape report
A Seattle-based Amazon employee is suing the company, claiming it tried to silence her after she alleged that a senior manager raped her in 2023.
Laura Danbom, who joined the company in 2017 and is still working there, told The Seattle Times that after the assault during a work trip in New York City, she alerted Amazon’s human resources ...Read more
Behind Elon Musk's plans for a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla
One company makes electric cars that are inherently terrestrial, ferrying millions of drivers on roads around the world. The other shoots rockets into space and has aspirations to make it to Mars. At first glance, they would seem like an odd pairing.
Yet, this week Elon Musk said that aerospace firm SpaceX and EV carmaker Tesla— two ...Read more
Legendary Hollywood recording studio is up for sale
One of Hollywood's legendary music recording studios is for sale as its owner prepares to end his half-century run immortalizing many of the biggest acts.
The list of household names who have recorded at Conway Recording Studios spans generations and genres. Burt Bacharach, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Wonder, U2, Guns N' Roses, Daft Punk, Taylor ...Read more
Las Vegas home sellers turn to mortgage buydowns to attract buyers
To buydown or not to buydown? That’s become a pressing question for Las Vegas Valley home sellers as mortgage rates remain elevated and buyers struggle with affordability.
With 30-year mortgage rates hovering above 7 percent since September, home sellers are increasingly being asked to help buyers lower their monthly payments through mortgage...Read more
Comcast planning significant jobs cuts as part of reorganization
Comcast Corp. is planning a significant number of job cuts as part of an overall restructuring of its cable-TV, broadband and wireless businesses, according to people familiar with the company’s thinking.
The reorganization is designed to put Comcast in a stronger position to operate as an independent company after it spins off the ...Read more
Tipping is not required, say new Las Vegas Strip signs
You don’t have to tip that street performer, says Clark County, Nevada.
Digital marquees on the Las Vegas Strip have a new message: “When watching a performance or taking a photo, tipping is not required.”
The signs from Clark County are being put up for “public safety,” said a representative from the county.
Clark County ...Read more
Jeep Wrangler production halted in Toledo amid nearby hazardous material release
Jeep maker Stellantis NV has halted production at its Wrangler plant in Toledo, Ohio, because of a hazardous material release.
The Toledo Fire & Rescue Department on Tuesday evening, Oct. 20 issued an immediate evacuation order for a 1-mile radius around MC Tank Terminal, a bulk liquid chemical storage and transport facility at 1266 Progress ...Read more
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