BMW(GREER, S.C.) — German automaker BMW took a chance 27 years ago when it purchased 900 acres of peach orchards in rural Greer, South Carolina. The once-booming area had collapsed along with the textile industry. Cheaper manufacturing
iStock(NEW YORK) — Holiday shopping just got easier with Old Navy and Postmates latest partnership. The companies have teamed up this month for an on-demand shopping service, and customers who use Old Navy’s “Buy Online, Pickup In-Store”
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Multiple U.S. families have reported incidents of Ring camera systems being hacked in recent days, raising questions as to whether the systems are allowing hackers access to people’s homes, without ever having to
Alaska Airlines(NEW YORK) — Alaska Airlines is encouraging travelers to get dressed in holiday gear for National Ugly Sweater Day. The one-day only promotion will give guests who wear any kind of holiday sweater priority boarding on
Dustin Brantley(ATLANTA) — A couple in Georgia said they were terrified recently when a stranger hacked into their Ring security camera set up in their bedroom. The couple, who asked not to be identified, said they’d bought
iStock(NEW YORK) — The new owners of GEDmatch, a third-party genealogy site that’s helped investigators crack cases using DNA, have vowed to protect users’ privacy by fighting against police search warrants. Verogen, Inc., the California-based forensic genomics
Courtesy of Harbour Air (VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Harbour Air, a seaplane company based in Vancouver, completed the first successful test flight of what they claim will be the world’s first all-electric powered commercial airplane on Tuesday.
D-Keine/iStock(Los Angeles) — Three people were arrested — and two more remain at large — for involvement in an alleged “high-tech Ponzi scheme” that defrauded $722 million out of investors using the “complex world of cryptocurrency,” according
Erikona/iStock(New York) — This year people wanted to know about Disney+, Area 51 and where Sri Lanka is, according to Google’s annual Year in Search report, which gives insight into some of the top news, trends and
General Mills, Cheerios(NEW YORK) — A beloved breakfast has created new shapes with its heart-healthy cereal for the first time. General Mills has transformed the iconic “Os” inside Cheerios into heart shapes to celebrate the brand’s new
Natalie Behring/Getty Images(BEAVERTON, Ore.) — Almost 400 Nike employees at the company’s Oregon headquarters marched in droves to raise awareness of how women staffers can be treated better. The staff-run walkout at the sportswear company comes approximately
Chris Jackson(NEW YORK) — Fashion designer Misha Nonoo is a force to be reckoned with in the fashion industry, bringing bold new ideas to manufacturing and collaborating with the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle on a philanthropic
JHVEPhoto/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has launched an investigation into Google following the firing of four employees just days after a staff-organized protest last month. Google’s termination of the employees led to allegations of
coldsnowstorm/iStock(NEW YORK) — A private whisky collection, considered to be the world’s largest, will soon go up for auction and could be yours — for a cool $10.5 million. The collection, named none other than “The Perfect
FamVeld/iStock(NEW YORK) — The holidays bring a wealth of blessings, good feelings and extra garbage. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates 25% more waste is produced around the holidays. But a little ingenuity and some strategic choices can
Janet Weinstein/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Sparks fly everywhere as students wearing thick helmets observe their teacher carefully weld a piece of metal. As the flame settles down and dies, the students take off their protective gear. Ponytails
Courtesy Laura Stoltz (NEW YORK) — There’s no denying that delivery drivers are doing the hard work this holiday season, working overtime to make sure gifts and packages are delivered in time for the holidays. Kathy Ouma,
jetcityimage/iStock(NEW YORK) — Amazon places the blame directly on President Donald Trump for why it was passed over for a $10 billion Pentagon contract, arguing in newly unsealed court documents that Trump used his power to influence
Office of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra(NEW YORK) — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said he is “confident that the law is on our side” as he leads a coalition of states suing to block T-Mobile and
ABC News(ANAHEIM, Calif.) — Sneaker Con, arguably the world’s largest and most popular sneaker convention show, was held this year at the Anaheim Convention Center where sneaker fanatics convened to buy, sell and trade the latest and
