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Deliveroo shares surge following DoorDash’s $3.6 billion proposed takeover

Deliveroo said DoorDash must decide by May 23 whether it plans to make a firm buyout offer or not.

Shares of Deliveroo, the food delivery service based in London, are hitting three-year highs on Monday after it received a $3.6 billion proposed takeover offer from DoorDash.

How the U.S.-China trade war is forcing countries to pick sides

With Trump saying that countries are ‘kissing my ass’ to negotiate trade deals on his terms or risk stiff import taxes, China is reaching out to countries.

One went to the United States. The other went to China. It was a sign of the times.

IBM is supercharging its quantum computer efforts as part of a major 5-year investment in U.S. tech

The tech giant is the latest to announce U.S.-based commitments in the wake of the Trump administration’s push to increase domestic manufacturing.

IBM plans to invest $150 billion in tech manufacturing, research, and development in the United States over the next five years. The technology giant announced this commitment in a news release on Monday. IBM says the investment will accelerate American production of quantum computers and fuel the economy.  

The kerning on the pope’s tomb is a travesty

It’s an unfortunate resting place for an individual who leaves a rich legacy. Luckily, the legacy is a lot more important.

Last weekend, hundreds of thousands of worshippers lined the streets of Rome and Vatican City as Pope Francis was laid to rest. As a pope, he will be remembered for modernizing Catholicism with a viewpoint of empathy, from his calls to include transgender people in sacraments of the church to his final address that called for a ceasefire in Gaza.

More people are taking their Social Security benefits early. Should you?

Here’s what you should know if you’re considering taking Social Security benefits before your full retirement age.

While the talk about the future of Social Security might be part of the political white noise to people just entering the workforce, for people at the other end, it’s becoming an existential crisis.

Can coal make a comeback? West Virginians hold on to hope

Much of that renewed sense of hope is based on the actions of President Donald Trump, who earlier this month issued new executive orders aimed at reviving coal as an energy source.

The winner of this year’s West Virginia Coal Festival teen beauty pageant walks among the ruins of a community abandoned 70 years ago and imagines the rusted remains of coal tipples and processing plants coming back to life.

Artificial food dyes are being phased out. Food companies are racing to replace them

About 1 in 5 food products in the U.S. contains added colors, whether natural or synthetic.

As pressure grows to get artificial colors out of the U.S. food supply, the shift may well start at Abby Tampow’s laboratory desk.

Buyer’s or seller’s housing market? Zillow’s analysis for 250 markets

Here’s where home sellers—and homebuyers—have the most power right now, according to Zillow’s most recent analysis.

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Is social media hurting teens’ mental health? It’s complicated

A new Pew study finds that young people are more connected but also more critical of how social media shapes their lives.

Social media is terrible for teens’ mental health—or is it?

3 quick, easy AI chatbot prompts that can help you do your job better

Get more done—and spend less time doing it. Thank you, AI!

Fun fact: The saying “work smarter, not harder” is coming up on its 100th birthday. Coined in the 1930s by industrial engineer Allen Morgenstern, this simple, pithy directive is arguably more achievable today than ever before.