Crypto rebounds after another wild weekend

B.1.1.7 variant now predominant coronavirus in US; cases spike in Michigan

Enlarge / A sign requiring protective face masks in Detroit, Michigan on Sunday, March 21, 2021. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) Even as the pace of vaccination in the US nears a heartening 3 million per day, the country hovers on the brink of a fourth surge, with current cases lingering at a “disturbingly high level,” […]

What if Apple’s new Mac chips are trash?

Apple’s reputation as a product hitmaker is nonpareil. So much so that it’s easy to forget the big whiffs—and yet the list of misses is long. Remember those never-released AirPower charging mats? Those battery-preserving iPhone jam-ups? Bendy iPhone 6’s? How about the ill-fated G4 Cube, the Pippin, or the Newton? Or—I shudder even to mention […]

Pandemic Dogs push Petco Gains, prompting People prospectus

Insert Petco into the brief collection of retail’s large COVID-19 winners only in time for its return into the public stock markets. The pet services and supplies series has ridden a spike of puppy adoptions throughout the ordeal. That, coupled with Petco’s enormous e-commerce investments and save remodels in the past couple of decades, has […]