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This pipeline company tried to take South Dakota farmers’ land—but they fought back

Bossly is one of many landowners who were sued by Summit Carbon Solutions as it unleashed a barrage of eminent domain legal actions in South Dakota to obtain land for the nearly $9 billion pipeline spanning five Midwestern states.

Jared Bossly was planting soybeans one spring night in 2023 on his 2,000-acre farm in South Dakota when he spotted a sheriff’s vehicle parked at the corner of his property. He had a hunch it wasn’t a social visit.

Warning: Do not lick Nintendo Switch game cartridges

Nintendo’s games are coated in the most bitter substance known to humans. It’s a great design decision.

I have to admit that I’m a natural born sucker (in more than one sense, some would argue, and they will be right). I have an irresistible inclination to put things in my mouth to see how they taste, which is why today I’m glad I don’t have a Nintendo Switch. Apparently, Nintendo has coated the Switch’s thumb-size game cartridges with a demonic, bitter compound known as denatonium benzoate since it launched its handheld console in 2017. And it has done it again with the Switch 2’s new $80 cartridges.

How a million-dollar bet on AI ignited our company

Money may be a powerful motivator but it takes a lot more than that for people to adopt new ways of working.

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Women’s sports are not just a DEI play

With record-breaking engagement, brands sponsoring these athletes and teams are creating loyal consumers.

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The future of work is skill-based

AI is leading the charge to democratize this option and help provide opportunities to gain skills.

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Did Colossal Biosciences actually bring dire wolves back from extinction? Scientists say it depends

The genetics laboratory claims its dire wolf pups Romulus and Remus have resurrected the long-lost species—but the semantics are debatable.

According to the Center for Biological Diversity, climate change is projected to cause the extinction of more than a third of the species of plants and animals in the world in 25 years. But scientists at genetics laboratory Colossal Biosciences are claiming they may have a solution—one they say has resulted in the birth of the first dire wolves in more than 10,000 years.

NWS is no longer translating weather alerts for millions in the U.S.

A contract lapse has paused automated translations of emergency weather alerts, affecting more than 68 million non-English speakers in the U.S.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has paused language translation services of its products for non-English speakers living in the U.S., including emergency alerts.

“Due to a contract lapse, NWS paused the automated language translation services for our products until further notice,” Michael Musher, public affairs specialist and a meteorologist for The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service told Fast Company in an emailed statement.

Avelo Airlines is already facing calls for boycotts after signing a government deal for ICE deportation flights

In what the CEO acknowledged as a controversial move, the low-cost carrier will aid the Department of Homeland Security in its immigration crackdown.

Low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines has reportedly signed a deal with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) to start flying deportation flights from Arizona this May, a move the company’s CEO has acknowledged is controversial, according to the Associated Press.

China vows to ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens more tariffs

China has announced retaliatory tariffs and the ministry hinted in its latest statement that more may be coming.

China said Tuesday it would “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports.

Stock market slumps after an early gain amid uncertainty over Trump’s trade war

The S&P 500 lost an early gain of 4.1%, which had it on track for its best day in years, and slumped 1.7% with about an hour left in trading.

The U.S. stock market is careening through a second straight day of stunning swings Tuesday as uncertainty reigns about what whether President Donald Trump will ease up on his trade war, which is scheduled to kick into a higher gear after midnight.