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How Zipline’s Keller Cliffton built the world’s largest drone delivery network

The Zipline CEO shares how a mission-driven startup evolved into a global logistics powerhouse.

Zipline’s cofounder and CEO Keller Cliffton charts the company’s recent expansion from transporting blood for lifesaving transfusions in Rwanda to retail deliveries across eight countries—including high-profile partnerships with the likes of Walmart, Chipotle, Panera, and the Mayo Clinic. Zipline’s do-good health efforts and commercial deliveries are all part of Cliffton’s vision for a radical, new transportation network that meets consumers’ desire for accessibility and speed.

Trump’s tariffs added $4M to this Virginia wind project in just a few weeks

Dominion Energy says if Trump’s tariffs continue, they could add up to $500 million in costs to its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.

Off the coast of Virginia, Dominion Energy is building what will be the largest offshore wind facility in the U.S., a 2.6-gigawatt project that will provide energy to as many as 660,000 homes. It has been under construction since 2023 and is expected to be completed by 2026—but President Donald Trump’s tariffs are adding to the project’s costs. 

Housing market shift: 9 states where buyers are quickly gaining power

ResiClub analyzed end-of-April 2025 housing inventory data just released. Here’s what it shows.

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How zoning quietly reshaped the world

Sara Bronin explains how zoning has become the hidden force that shapes everything from the house you can afford to the way you get to work.

Zoning can be difficult for the average person to parse, but it has an immense impact on our lives—everything from housing to roads and green spaces are set by these rules. Zoning boils down to regulations of how land can, and cannot be used, whether commercial, industrial, and residential areas. From rising housing costs to struggling main streets and long commutes, zoning touches upon almost every aspect of our daily lives. 

Ready for stagflation? Here’s how the Trump tariffs could take us back to the not-so-groovy 70s

When inflation joins forces with stagnant economic growth and adds a side of high unemployment, the result is stagflation. Here’s what you need to know about this economic quicksand.

Just over a month ago, economists were so frightened of a potential recession they refused to call it by its name. The dreaded R word kept the financial punditry quaking in their boots on news shows—which feels a bit quaint now that we’re seeing signs of a possible stagflation on the horizon.

This free app is like Shazam for bird calls

Get ready to experience the great outdoors like never before with Merlin.

It’s spring, and nature is pulling me away from my computer as I write this. The sun is shining, the world is warming up, and the birds are chirping away.

Kentucky Derby 2025: How to stream the horse race live and what to know about this year’s drama

The 151st Run for the Roses will take place at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday. Here’s how cord-cutters can see it.

This weekend, you will need to put on your Sunday clothes—especially a fancy hat—a day early.

Skype is shutting down. If you still use it, like I do, here are some alternatives

Skype, the once-revolutionary voice-over internet platform, will cease to exist. Those still using it to make calls should check out these other options.

When Skype debuted in 2003, it was the first time I remember feeling that an individual app—and not just the broader internet—was radically disrupting communications.

‘Tagle core’ goes viral on TikTok as Gen Z swoons for pope contender who sang John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’

As the Vatican readies for the conclave, social media has already found its winner: Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.

A cardinal of the Catholic Church going viral for singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” was not on this year’s bingo card.

Trump orders end to NPR and PBS funding—legal experts say he can’t

The president accused public media of ideological bias. But CPB, which distributes federal funds, says it’s beyond his reach.

President Trump issued an executive order ceasing public funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) late Thursday. The order directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to eliminate funding for the two news organizations, citing ideological bias.