In this issue

More workers may soon be able to stake some of their 401(k) retirement savings to bitcoin, as cryptocurrencies crack even deeper into the mainstream. Retirement giant Fidelity said that it’s launched a way for workers to put some of their 401(k) savings and contributions directly in bitcoin, potentially up to 20%, all from the account’s main menu of investment options. Fidelity said it’s the first in the industry to allow such investments.

GROUPS THAT WANT TO ELECTRIFY USPS FLEET FILE LAWSUITS

Groups that want the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks as the agency modernizes its mail delivery fleet.

2 mins

SHARES OF FACEBOOK PARENT META SOAR DESPITE GROWTH SLOWDOWN

Facebook parent Meta’s first-quarter profit and its count of daily users jumped past Wall Street’s expectations despite the company’s slowest revenue growth since going public a decade ago. Shares were up sharply in after-hours trading.

3 mins

ROUNDING LIFE'S SECOND CURVE A HARD ROAD OF SELF DISCOVERY

It took Jack Craven 20 years to grasp that running his family’s wholesale business selling goods to discount stores wasn’t how he wanted to spend the second half of his life. He also figured out his ever-mounting unhappiness had taken a toll on his relationships with loved ones.

6 mins

CLIMATE CHANGE MAY INCREASE RISK OF NEW INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and that’s likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, according to a new study.

2 mins

A CHILLING RUSSIAN CYBER AIM IN UKRAINE: DIGITAL DOSSIERS

Russia’s relentless digital assaults on Ukraine may have caused less damage than many anticipated. But most of its hacking is focused on a different goal that gets less attention but has chilling potential consequences: data collection.

5 mins

CHINA GRANTS FIRST DRIVERLESS TAXI PERMITS TO BAIDU, PONY.AI

China has granted Chinese internet services company Baidu and a rival autonomous car company, Pony.ai, permits to provide driverless ride-hailing services to the public in Beijing, a significant regulatory step in the country’s pursuit of driverless technology.

1 min

TRUMP SAYS HE HAS NO PLANS TO REJOIN TWITTER AFTER MUSK DEAL

Former President Donald Trump said that he has no intention of rejoining Twitter even if his account is reinstated following Elon Musk’s agreement to buy the social media giant for roughly $44 billion.

2 mins

GOOGLE PARENT SUFFERS 1Q GROWTH SLOWDOWN, PROFIT DECLINE

Google’s corporate parent posted its slowest quarterly revenue growth since 2020, the latest sign that the huge gains enjoyed by technology companies during the pandemic are fading into the rear-view mirror.

1 min

GM TO OFFER ELECTRIFIED CORVETTE AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR

General Motors says it will offer an electrified Chevrolet Corvette as early as next year.

1 min

IDEAS ON MUTE? STUDY: REMOTE MEETINGS BRAINSTORMING

Video meetings dampen brainstorming because we are so hyper-focused on the face in that box that we don’t let our eyes and minds wander as much, a new study found.

2 mins

COOKIE MONSTER, ELMO, ABBY UNITE FOR SHOW ‘MECHA BUILDERS'

Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby Cadabby are utterly transformed in a new “Sesame Street” show. You might even say they’re Transformers.

2 mins

DJI HALTS RUSSIA, UKRAINE BUSINESS TO PREVENT DRONE MISUSE

Drone company DJI Technology Co has temporarily suspended business activities in Russia and Ukraine to prevent use of its drones in combat, in a rare case of a Chinese company pulling out of Russia because of the war.

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