Industries

Autos

Rolls-Royce Bets Big on Customized Cars

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Owning a Rolls-Royce is pretty good. But is it really that impressive when you could have a unique Rolls-Royce?

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Healthcare

AI Wants to be the Future of Drug Discovery

Novo Nordisk on Wednesday announced an expanded deal with healthtech firm Valo Health to use AI to fuel drug discovery.

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Energy

Oil Prices Trapped Between Falling US Crude Inventories and Rising Gasoline Stockpiles

A spill of new data Wednesday sent oil futures slipping and sliding in opposite directions. So is Big Oil’s tank is half-full or half-empty?

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Media & Entertainment

Apple Wants in on the News Business, but its News AI Is Alienating Publishers

According to the Financial Times, Apple is ramping up its Apple News division. But can it fix its irritating AI hallucinations?

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Consumer

Florida Oranges are Doing So Badly a Tropicana Supplier is Ditching its Citrus Business

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Alico, a major supplier to Tropicana, announced Monday that it is sunsetting its citrus business in the Sunshine State.

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Healthcare

2025 is the Year of the Weight Loss Pill

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Traditionally, New Year’s resolutions to lose weight involve getting to the gym more. In a post-GLP-1 world, that’s looking less necessary.

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Big Tech

2024: The Year Big Tech Got into the Energy Game

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This year Big Tech got into the energy game in a big way, and if it wants to chase AI it’ll need even more energy in years to come.

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Consumer

Is the Restaurant Industry at the End of an Era?

Across-the-board inflation — including food costs, labor costs, and real estate costs — is pummeling restaurants. Can the industry survive?

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year Legacy Media Gave Up on Cable

In 2024, legacy media giants like Disney and NBCUniversal finally had enough with cable — and started making their own off-ramps.

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year Streamers Cracked Live Programming

For years, traditional cable had one trump card against the upstart streamers devouring their business: live programming. Not anymore.

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