Former President Donald Trump’s plan to have Elon Musk lead a government efficiency commission would vault the world’s richest man to an unprecedented role: American oligarch. The details of the commission and Musk’s involvement are still vague, but any formal role in government would give greater influence to the billionaire owner of Tesla, Space X,…
Catherine, Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy treatment. In a video released Monday, the 42-year-old described the past nine months as “incredibly tough” for her and her family, sharing that the “path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes.” The challenges, however scary, have…
Eric Moody, ESPNSep 9, 2024, 02:56 PM ET Close Former manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company, now living my dream creating fantasy and sports betting content about the NFL, NBA, and WNBA for ESPN. The NFL is a “next man up” league and, by extension, your fantasy football league is as well. You…
A love of food — and, well, cheese — has landed German fermentation startup Formo‘s co-founder Roman Plewka and its team a hefty $61 million Series B round to keep scaling production of their climate-friendly, animal-free cheese. The Berlin-based startup’s first products use a base of Koji protein, a type of fungal microorganism that’s been…
When I was a young backpacker, I didn’t think much about travel insurance. I browsed a couple plans, bought one, and went on my way. I mean, I probably I wasn’t even going to even need it, right? Wrong. While most of my travels over the past seventeen years have gone smoothly, I’ve definitely had…
Colorado wildlife officials said Monday that they captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under the state’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program. A sixth wolf — the pack’s adult male — was captured but died in captivity due to injuries unrelated to its capture, officials said. That wolf…
Speaker Mike Johnson is rolling out the House GOP’s strategy for a high-stakes government funding fight, teeing up a showdown with Senate Democrats ahead of the Oct. 1 shutdown deadline. House Republicans on Friday unveiled a stopgap funding bill, also known as a continuing resolution, that will fund the government at largely current levels through…
We like to start a new week off with some good news, so here it is: These 10 items are all on sale, up to 70% off, right now. First up is a Hisense 65-inch 4K Google Smart TV — it’s like a Fire TV, but Google’s version, and you can get it for just…
NFL Nation, ESPNSep 9, 2024, 12:14 AM ET The 2024 NFL season is here, and Week 1 has been wild. In the early window, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams won his NFL debut, Jerod Mayo and Mike Macdonald earned their first wins as head coaches and Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings shut down the New…
As European startups continue to look for signs of sustained market confidence beyond the hype around AI companies, Atomico — one of the region’s more iconic, largest venture capital firms — has raised more money to make investments that might indicate how the market is really moving. The VC has closed new funds totalling $1.24…
