Starting today, Facebook will update the way news is ranked in its News Feed to prioritize original reports, executives explain to Axios. It will also degrade stories that are not transparent about who wrote them. Because it is important: The tech giant has long been criticized for not doing enough …

Text size Photograph by Tomohiro Ohsumi / Bloomberg Shares of Micron Technology rose after the memory chip maker reported fiscal third-quarter earnings and sales on Monday that exceeded guidance released by the company just a month ago. Micron’s shares (ticker: MU) rose 5.2% in pre-trade trading. Shares closed 1.4% during …

After the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota, advocates of police reform called for the police to be removed, banned from strangleholds, and more effectively punished officers who abuse their power or display racial bias. Before any of those proposed reforms can take effect, lawmakers and department heads would first …

NEW YORK – Something still bothers Barry Larkin about his MVP award. The other name engraved on the trophy: Kenesaw Mountain Landis. “Because it is there?” said Larkin, the black shortstop voted National League MVP in 1995 with the Cincinnati Reds. “I was always aware of his name and what …

His generosity is abundant. After Kim Kardashian signed a $ 200 million deal with Coty for a 20 percent stake in her KKW beauty line, the 39-year-old woman has come very close to becoming the family’s first real billionaire after Forbes will discredit Kylie Jenner’s billionaire status earlier this year. …