President Donald Trump’s plan to save TikTok for Americans casts Oracle Corp. as the security guard for U.S. user data and the app’s all-important algorithm.

“Oracle is playing a very big part. Oracle really understands this,” Trump said from the Oval Office this week. “So I think it’s going to be very well protected.” White House...Read more

Chicago has quickly emerged as a hub for quantum computing, with the state of Illinois and technology companies pouring millions of dollars into developing a campus to build the world’s first commercially viable quantum computer on the city’s Southeast Side.

But what does a quantum computer even look like? And how do they work?

Those are ...Read more

The Federal Aviation Administration will once again allow Boeing employees to help certify that the company’s planes are safe to fly.

The FAA revoked that authority for Boeing’s 737 Max in 2019, after two fatal crashes caused by faulty software on the then-new plane, and for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner in 2022, because of production quality ...Read more

The once-popular, now bankrupt fabric store, Joann, is being resurrected by its previous competitor Michaels.

Michaels has introduced a new corner in its many outlets called the Knit & Sew Shop, which will use Joann's branding and popular products. It is also introducing a new section to some stores for party goods.

The company said the ...Read more

Michigan's buildout of electric vehicle chargers, its future clouded by a federal funding freeze, is moving forward after receiving approval of a revised plan for spending more than $50 million in remaining funds.

The Michigan Department of Transportation expects next spring to issue another round of requests for proposals to add more DC fast ...Read more

U.S. personal spending rose at a solid clip in August for a third month, suggesting consumers continued to power the economy despite elevated inflation.

Consumer spending, adjusted for changes in prices, increased 0.4% last month, according to Bureau of Economic Analysis data out Friday.

The consecutive strong gains in consumer spending add to...Read more

Physicians should be exempt from a new $100,000 fee for workers from other countries who are in the U.S. on H-1B visas, the Chicago-based American Medical Association and 53 other medical societies told the federal government Thursday.

The medical associations wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday...Read more

The sale of WK Kellogg Co. was approved Friday by shareholders, transferring the company that made Battle Creek, Michigan, known as Cereal City to foreign ownership.

The vote finalizes the $3.1 billion deal selling the company to Ferrero Group, the maker of Butterfinger candy bars and Nutella hazelnut spread.

“The acquisition of WK Kellogg ...Read more

SEATTLE — Starbucks’ stricter return-to-office mandate goes into effect on Monday, increasing the number of in-person days from three to four. The policy change — not an exception among large Seattle employers — comes at a difficult time for some of the coffee giant’s workers.

On Thursday, Starbucks announced a $1 billion ...Read more

One weapon being tested can be dropped into the stratosphere thousands of miles from its target and can deliver an explosive with precision even without GPS.

Another is a cruise missile that takes off vertically without a runway so it can deliver a strike from at least 180 miles with the accuracy of a helicopter-launched rocket.

The weapons ...Read more

WATKINS GLEN, New York — The 2026 Hyundai Palisade has an off-road-focused XRT Pro model because, well, you never know when Google Maps will navigate you off-road.

Heading east from Niagara Falls toward Watkins Glen International Raceway, Google sent me off Interstate 86 and onto a series of two-lane state roads — including dirt roads.

Had...Read more

During a regular office visit, one of Dr. Nancy Keating’s patients mentioned that a UnitedHealth Group representative had recently dropped by her home.

The sixty-something patient belonged to a Medicare Advantage plan run by UnitedHealth. Insurers commonly make such house calls on seniors, but Keating was troubled by the company’s medical ...Read more

Sometimes here in Grasso’s Garage, we like to shake things up a bit and consider vehicles a little out of the ordinary. In that spirit, I present the 2025 Can-Am Defender Limited. Perfect for offroading, trail riding, farm work and all sorts of work tasks, the Can-Am Defender Limited is ready for the ultimate test. In a month-long test in the ...Read more

Subaru owners are an eclectic lot, some embracing the wild outdoors and others just looking for a family truckster. For 30 years, the Outback has been the brand’s icon that once claimed to have “more cargo space than a Honda Passport, more driver headroom than a Jeep Cherokee, ground clearance like a Ford Explorer, plus the riding comfort ...Read more

There was very little wrong with the Subaru Solterra EV that debuted in 2022, beyond range and charging times. At its California debut, it sliced through Santa Barbara traffic and proved its off-road chops on Catalina. It was a no-hassle city car and all-capable Subaru — as long as you didn't need to go far or fast.

Now, we’re in mile-high ...Read more

For Jaguar Land Rover, this September’s been less Indian summer and more digital Armageddon. A cyberattack all but unplugged the lights three weeks ago at JLR’s Solihull, Halewood and Wolverhampton plants, turning off the hum of British manufacturing faster than you can say “two-tone Range Rover.” Production is frozen. As for Jaguar, ...Read more

Legislation that allows victims of the Jan. 7 fire storms to receive up to a year of mortgage relief was signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom as an urgency measure that takes effect immediately.

Assembly Bill 238 enables borrowers to put a stop to their mortgage payments for up to 12 months with no late fees or penalties, by attesting without...Read more

Microsoft is disabling some of cloud computing services provides to an Israeli military unit after it found evidence backing up reports that the technology was used to surveil Palestinian civilians.

The tech giant has faced backlash from activists over its ties with the Israeli government, including escalating protests on the company’s campus...Read more

President Donald Trump advanced plans for American investors to buy TikTok’s U.S. operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance Ltd., with officials setting a potential value of $14 billion and outlining measures to ensure security of the new venture.

In an executive order signed Thursday at the White House, Trump declared that the deal ...Read more

A worker at Ford Motor Co.'s joint-venture battery plant in Kentucky is suing over unpaid time spent putting on mandatory "protective footwear" before and after shifts.

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court, seeks overtime pay for the amount of time it takes workers to put on the company-issued footgear necessary "to perform their jobs ...Read more