Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined with Frank McCourt and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary in their bid to acquire TikTok from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, the group announced Monday. Ohanian, a venture capitalist and onetime executive chairman at Reddit, will serve as a “strategic adviser.” McCourt has referred to his plans to buy … Read more
NBC News on Wednesday tapped Tom Llamas to take over the “Nightly News” anchor chair from Lester Holt when he steps down this summer. Llamas, a senior national correspondent and anchor of “Top Story with Tom Llamas,” had been rumored as Holt’s replacement after the veteran journalist announced his departure last week. Holt announced he … Read more
When Dom Versaci and Abella Bala can’t see eye to eye, the sweethearts tech advice from AI. “ChatGPT has saved our relationship,” Bala, 36, an influencer talent manager from Los Angeles, told The Post. “Until it takes Dom’s side,” she joked, adding that artificial intelligence has served as a handy “referee” in their disputes for the past … Read more
Foot Locker’s quarterly results missed Wall Street’s expectations as total sales decreased due to Gen Alpha and Gen Z’s “cautious” spending habits. The sneaker retailing giant’s total sales were down 5.8% for the year, partially attributed to Nike, its largest brand partners, use of discounts to clear out old inventory. This has caused Gen Z … Read more
Apple had social media buzzing on Tuesday after unveiling the latest version of its iPad Air – and another major product upgrade announcement is likely just around the corner. CEO Tim Cook had teased some major product announcements “this week” in an X post on Monday, which included a stylized video with the phrase “There’s … Read more
Rodney McMullen, the now-former CEO of supermarket giant Kroger who stepped down following an investigation into his personal conduct, had to forfeit $11.2 million in unvested stock and options, according to government filings. McMullen also had to give up any bonus eligibility for the fiscal year that ended on Feb. 1, according to recent disclosures … Read more
Google is urging President Trump’s Justice Department to abandon plans to break up its illegal monopoly over online search – and argued that doing so would jeopardize national security. In November, former President Joe Biden’s Justice Department said in court filings that Google should be required to sell off its Chrome web browser and end its exclusive … Read more
Toy makers with US manufacturing facilities are getting slammed with orders as the industry scrambles to negotiate a slew of stiff tariffs from the Trump administration, The Post has learned. MGA Entertainment, which makes Bratz and LOL Surprise dolls, also owns the 56-year-old Little Tikes brand, which manufactures larger, indoor and outdoor toys at a … Read more
Elon Musk has lost his bid to block Sam Altman from transforming OpenAI into a for-profit entity – but a federal judge signaled Tuesday that she could expedite a trial to consider other elements of his antitrust case against the ChatGPT creator. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said Musk and his fellow plaintiffs had … Read more
The county of Los Angeles and city of Pasadena, along with other public entities, filed lawsuits against Edison International and its subsidiary Southern California Edison (SCE) on Wednesday, alleging their role in igniting one of California’s worst wildfires. The Eaton fire, one of the major fires that began in early January in the foothills east of Los Angeles, scorched more than 14,000 … Read more