ROSEVILLE, Minnesota — Slipping on Meta’s AI-powered glasses at Best Buy’s new in-store hub, shoppers can navigate to the nearest coffee shop, view text messages or translate menus in real time with a voice command or subtle hand gesture.

But as the retailer rolls out dozens of Meta Labs hubs, privacy concerns around glasses and other AI ...Read more

Apartment renters with $1,500 a month to spend can get the equivalent of one or two bedrooms in Pittsburgh, a studio in Philadelphia, or a dorm room in Manhattan.

That’s according to an analysis by RentCafe, a national apartment search website, based on average price per square foot for apartments in properties with 50 or more units.

A ...Read more

Voters in Half Moon Bay, California, will decide in November whether to allow a 40-unit affordable housing development for older farmworkers to move forward, extending a years-long fight that has drawn threats from Gov. Gavin Newsom and could exacerbate an ongoing confrontation between city and state officials over housing mandates.

The City ...Read more

Over the last year, Chicago rideshare drivers have faced a mounting list of challenges including app deactivations and immigration raids. Now, the city is launching an initiative to help connect drivers with help.

The nonprofit People’s Lobby Education Institute will run the program, which launches Monday and is set to last at least one year...Read more

Federal Reserve officials will head into their policy meeting this week confronting a resurgence in price pressures that could make their decision on whether to hold or hike interest rates a close call — and a contentious one.

Renewed tensions in the Middle East have sent oil prices soaring again, overshadowing a tamer-than-expected reading ...Read more

The latest transatlantic technology brouhaha unfolded on Instagram.

During a week in June when the leaders of the Group of Seven descended on France and Paris held its flagship technology conference, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu took to the platform better known for aspirational travel content to announce his government was seeking...Read more

Roundabouts have emerged in force on Minnesota roads in the last two decades, now numbering nearly 600.

Drivers tend to love or hate them — specifically, they hate the way other drivers use them. But they’re beloved by traffic engineers, who praise the way they keep vehicles flowing and reduce serious crashes.

Once in a while, though, they...Read more

Nvidia Corp. is working on a fresh round of AI infrastructure deals potentially worth more than $750 billion, accelerating a streak of investments that skeptics warn is artificially inflating demand and valuations across the industry.

An artificial intelligence initiative with the parent of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. unveiled late ...Read more

Two Nevada resort companies that dominate the Strip came a step closer to converting from publicly traded to privately held after actions Thursday before the Nevada Gaming Commission.

In separate votes, commissioners unanimously approved licenses and amended orders of registration involving MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment ...Read more

Tesla has reached a settlement deal with the Black worker who launched a landmark racial-discrimination lawsuit against the automaker in 2017, resolving his claims even as hundreds of current and former Tesla workers spurred by his lawsuit to join legal action against the company continue pursuing allegations of rampant racism at the company’s...Read more

Businesses and bureaucrats got an early indicator this week of whether the World Cup was worth the cost for Los Angeles—beer sales.

Although there were some struggling sectors and important lessons to apply before the Olympics, the number of people pounding pints at pubs was unprecedented.

At Ye Olde King's Head in Santa Monica, the line for...Read more

Paramount Skydance has agreed to delay its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery to as late as next June as David Ellison’s media company mounts its defense to the antitrust challenge brought by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and his coalition of 11 other state attorneys general.

The major concession comes as Paramount was facing an Aug. ...Read more

Paramount Skydance has agreed to delay its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery to as late as next June as David Ellison's media company mounts its defense to the antitrust challenge brought by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and his coalition of 11 other state attorneys general.

The major concession comes as Paramount was facing an Aug. 3 ...Read more

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh recently told Congress he would provide less guidance about the Fed’s next interest rate moves than his predecessors.

It’s common for Fed chairs to forecast thoughts on if rates may come up or down. Yet Warsh’s first policy statement dropped guidance on the future path of rates.

One concern is less ...Read more

When an automotive journalist drives somebody else’s car, the price of gas might not be top of mind. However, when said journalist takes a summer trip to visit relatives, state parks, and his old hometown, gas prices matter.

That's why this journalist took advantage of the opportunity to test-drive the 2026 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited. It ...Read more

GAYDON, England — This week witnessed another luxury automobile unveiling. Yet this time, it seems to have wandered off script. Range Rover, the company that became fabulously wealthy convincing the world's affluent that every trip to the opera required eight inches of ground clearance and enough suspension travel to cross the Kalahari, has ...Read more

Even chart-topping commuter vehicles are held to lower expectations by consumers than other types of vehicles. They serve a purpose, are relatively inexpensive, and have limited frills and no thrills.

But KIA has gained tremendous traction in this market segment in recent years with redesigns, new model roll-outs and expansive hybrid options, ...Read more

BROOKLYN, Michigan — In the year after Ford Custom Garage launched, offering special vehicle packages outfitted by dealers and upfitters before delivery to customers, sales have more than tripled this year over the last.

The channel, one of three under the Ford Customization division, offers personality and performance at an affordable price ...Read more

Inside Raeya Wellness in Boca Park, guests are greeted by soft earth tones, curved organic designs and attendants who speak in hushed voices. The atmosphere feels more like a luxury retreat than a medical office.

Founder Kelley Nemiro has built a wellness brand around that experience. With more than 85,000 followers on Instagram, where she ...Read more

FARNBOROUGH, England — Airbus and Boeing are each considering their next new aircraft programs, and the competition for who will make those engines is heating up.

CFM International, a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aerospace and France-based Safran Aircraft Engines, has bet big on a futuristic open-fan design which, unlike conventional ...Read more