When Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994, he wanted it to become the world’s largest bookstore.

Now the company is reportedly buying books, slicing off their spines and scanning the pages for artificial intelligence training data before destroying the originals.

Amazon, which operates 19 facilities in Southern Nevada, scans and shreds ...Read more

The insurance company State Farm has begun sending checks to millions of policyholders as part of the company's largest-ever cash-back dividend.

Eligible auto insurance customers will receive an average of $100 from the company. Exact amounts depend on the state and the premium paid for each qualifying policy.

More than 7 million checks have ...Read more

For the 230,000 people living in rural Doña Ana County, Oracle Corp.’s Project Jupiter data center has quickly become an inescapable part of life. Mailers hailing “A NEW DAY FOR NEW MEXICO” have been sent to homes, touting its economic benefits. Oracle and its partners have donated money to sponsor organizations like the Boys & Girls Club...Read more

Target Corp. said Wednesday it received a nearly $1 billion tariff refund from the federal government.

It is among the first major Minnesota companies to report its refund following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs.

Trump’s tariffs, imposed at the start of his second term in ...Read more

Many people are surprised to find out that other people can legally collect benefits on their Social Security work records. And it doesn’t diminish their own benefits.

For example, if you’re an ex-spouse, you can legally collect on your former spouse’s record if you meet certain conditions. And if you are a surviving spouse — a widow or...Read more

It sounds like an illusion from a Las Vegas magic show.

Watch as we pull water out of thin air.

But it’s not a trick. Las Vegas-based WAVR Technologies can actually turn air into water.

The deep tech startup that spun out of UNLV is commercializing atmospheric water harvesting systems that extract water directly from the air — even in ...Read more

Smart door locks are some of the most convenient gadgets I’ve ever installed at my house.

It doesn’t take long to get used to getting into your house without a key. Entering a passcode on a keypad or using an app on your phone to open the door is pretty slick.

Newer smart locks have incorporated biometrics, so you can use a fingerprint or ...Read more

At the beginning of this year, Las Vegas insurance broker Harry Mex’s cellphone started ringing more than usual.

Clients were calling Mex after learning what they would have to pay for health insurance in 2026. Some said their monthly premiums had doubled or tripled even though their incomes had not changed. Others were facing higher ...Read more

California accused Meta on Tuesday of studying “vulnerabilities in teens’ brains” to hook children on Facebook and Instagram, then concealing the harm, in opening statements of a potentially transformative federal trial in Oakland.

Meta countered that it has recognized the risks of social media, researched user safety and developed tools ...Read more

The Nevada Gaming Control Board is seeking $120,000 a day in fines against prediction market Kalshi, alleging the company failed to comply with a judge’s order to stop offering sports, election and entertainment event contracts in Nevada by an Aug. 12 deadline.

The board made the allegation in a late Friday court filing in Carson City after ...Read more

Rents are dropping across the Las Vegas Valley, according to a new report from Zumper.

One-bedroom apartment rents dropped 18.8% in July year over year, the biggest drop in the valley, in Winchester, which includes the north end of the Strip and to the east, according to the apartment rental platform.

The second biggest decline was in North ...Read more

Victoria Hinks tried taking her 16-year-old daughter’s phone away time and again as the San Rafael, California, girl became consumed by social media feeds that Hinks said repeatedly served her posts about anorexia and self-harm. And every time her daughter would fight back — even sneaking into her parents’ room to nab her phone and get ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s administration is downplaying expectations for a last-minute deal with Canada to avert fresh tariffs set to take effect Wednesday, people familiar with the matter said.

The U.S. has signaled privately that the chances of a deal on Tuesday are a coin flip or worse, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity ...Read more

Three workers were repairing a machine inside Stellantis NV's Dundee Engine Plant early on April 7, 2025, when two of them stepped away for a break, leaving their third colleague to toil away on the large industrial washer alone.

When one worker returned from the restroom minutes later, he found Ronald Adams trapped, his body pinned between a ...Read more

California just became the first state in the nation to require that replacement car tires be as energy-efficient as new ones, a move the state says will save drivers a billion dollars annually while reducing gasoline and electricity demand.

“This is a time where there’s great economic pressure on a lot of working people across the country,...Read more

California launched a salacious opening to its hotly anticipated multistate lawsuit against Meta on Tuesday morning, detailing the tech titan's focus on its preteen users in language that could have been lifted from Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita."

"You're going hear how Meta desperately tried to hold on to those kids, how it wanted them so badly, ...Read more

Boeing had hoped for smooth negotiations with its white-collar union members, aiming to avoid the type of tense impasse that resulted in financially crippling strikes in the past.

But after an early endorsement of Boeing's final contract offer from the union's negotiating team last month, there are indications of trouble ahead, as the deadline ...Read more

OpenAI, the maker of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, is rolling out an experience for teens that includes safety and learning features.

The global introduction of "ChatGPT for Teens" comes as OpenAI and other tech companies face lawsuits that allege AI chatbots are harming young people by providing information used to plan mass ...Read more

Costco is partnering with a nonprofit to launch its own brand of Medicare.

The Issaquah, Washington-based warehouse chain has agreed to work with a California-based nonprofit insurer called SCAN to offer a Medicare Advantage plan that includes a suite of senior-focused insurance products.

For Costco, the move means breaking into a Medicare ...Read more

A months-long worker lockout at one of Cargill’s largest meatpacking facilities will end after union workers Monday ratified a new contract that will increase wages.

The Minnesota-based company stopped operations at its Fort Morgan, Colorado, facility in May after pay negotiations between the global food company and Teamsters members reached ...Read more