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Rescuers found a 71-year-old hiker alive after a three-day search in the northern California wilderness. A chance encounter with a local guide company, Skunk Train, saved her life.A 71-year-old hiker was rescued after being lost for three days in the northern California backcountry (Photo: Smileus/Getty Images)Published March 23, 2026 12:30PMGuides leading a tour group on an old stretch of railway found a missing 71-year-old hiker on March 18 in a remote, heavily wooded part of Northern California. The woman, whose name has not been released, had been lost without food or water for three days.Xochitl Villa, a guide for the electric…
The price for a barrel of Brent crude fell 9.4% to $101.62, down from nearly $120 at one point last week, after Trump said the United States and Iran held productive talks the last two days “regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.” The S&P 500 rose 1.2% toward its best day since the war began.The market’s moves remain tentative, though, and Iran denied such talks took place. The S&P 500 trimmed its gain, which had reached 2.2% in the morning.Over the weekend, Trump had threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t open…
There is a chip shortage and Elon Musk isn’t waiting for suppliers to fix it. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO announced plans Sunday to build “Terafab,” two advanced chip factories in Austin, Texas. Musk says current global chip production meets only 3% of his companies’ future needs, according to Reuters. Given that several companies make advanced chips, but no companies have ever made fully reusable rockets or achieved SpaceX scale, I think Starship is harder, but we shall see.Terafab will technically be two fabs, each making only one chip design. This greatly simplifies…— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 22, 2026 One…
The Trump administration on Friday outlined to Congress how it wants lawmakers to regulate AI. It is urging Congress to preempt states from passing their own AI laws, while offering guidance on how a broader federal framework could address state-level concerns without overburdening the industry.Writing on X, White House “AI czar” David Sacks said the administration is responding to what it sees as a fragmented landscape of state-level rules, warning that a “patchwork” of regulations could slow innovation and undermine U.S. competitiveness in AI. But getting Congress to agree on sweeping AI legislation in an election year is a tall…
Key Takeaways Patricia Nash built her namesake brand at age 50 after discovering a bag as old as she was in her mother’s closet and realizing that handbags could carry powerful memories. Her “affordable luxury” formula is to use full-grain leather and high craftsmanship while stripping out most traditional marketing margin, giving that value back to customers in lower price points. She scaled to around $100 million in annual revenue by combining unique assortments for each retail partner and high-visibility sales through HSN and QVC. In 2010, when Patricia Nash helped move her mother out of the house she’d lived…
On Friday, Trumark Homes—which has been majority owned by Japan-based Daiwa House since 2020—announced that it has struck a deal to acquire a Seattle metro-based homebuilder JK Monarch.The deal is the latest in a recent string of U.S. homebuilder acquisitions by Japanese firms. Exactly five weeks ago today (February 13), Japan-based Sumitomo Forestry announced that it had agreed to acquire Tri Pointe Homes—a giant public homebuilder ranked No. 715 on the Fortune 1000—for $4.5 billion.Then on February 23, Stanley Martin Homes—which has been owned by Japan-based Daiwa House since 2017—announced that it has agreed to buy United Homes Group, which…
Key Takeaways Warren Buffett recently doubled down on the Giving Pledge, calling it “quite a success” and saying he still quietly recruits members. The initiative faces a growing “billionaire backlash,” including a campaign by Peter Thiel, who said that most signatories he has spoken to regret joining. The broader tension is over how billionaires should do good: through large philanthropy or through business-building. Warren Buffett is making a rare public statement to reassert his allegiance to the Giving Pledge, a commitment made by the world’s wealthiest philanthropists to give the majority of their wealth to charitable organizations throughout their lifetime…
Amid the ongoing partial U.S. government shutdown, social media is dominated by images of airports in chaos. Security lines are stretching into airport parking garages. Wait times are hours long. More and more travelers are outright missing their flights due to the delays.On paper, the solution is clear: restore funding to the TSA to get agents paid again and back into airports. But President Donald Trump had a different idea that’s gone into effect as of Monday: send ICE agents into airports instead.The partial shutdown began when the Department of Homeland Security’s funding lapsed on February 14, with Democrats refusing…
Key Takeaways Meyer launched her jewelry brand Spicy Dan, know for its bold beading and carabiner claps, in 2023. In the beginning, she sold mostly to family and friends; that changed with a viral TikTok moment. Meyer continues to scale Spicy Dan with a small team and strategic collaborations. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Danielle Meyer, the New York-based founder of jewelry brand Spicy Dan. Meyer officially launched her business in 2023; now, the brand is on track for $2.5 million this year. Here’s how she did it. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.…
As return-to-office mandates tighten, many workers are reckoning what life in a cubicle looks like. If it’s up to the Swiss furniture and design firm Vitra, your next cubicle might not look much like a cubicle at all.Vitra partnered with German industrial designer Konstantin Grcic to create Scout, a family of minimalist office furniture built to adapt to the flexible ways people work today. Launched on March 19, Scout is comprised of five pieces that range in sizes, offering stationary and mobile workspaces with customizable options for workplaces and schools.Konstantin Grcic [Photo: courtesy Vitra]The tables feature trapezoidal desks that have…