Business

Twitter CEO Elon Musk gives staff an ultimatum, and many people are choosing to go

4:38pm November 18, 2022

by Shannon Bond

This was another wild week at Twitter after CEO Elon Musk gave staff an ultimatum to stay or go, and it seems many people are choosing the latter. What's the future of the social network?

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Vikram-S rocket, India's first private rocket developed by Skyroot Aerospace, an Indian startup, lifts off in Sriharikota, India, on Friday.

World News

Indian startup launches country's first privately built rocket

3:31pm November 18, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

The launch is a milestone in India's effort to foster a private space industry. The rocket, made by Hyderabad-based Skyroot, was aloft for about five minutes and reached peak altitude of 55 miles.

Jake Thacker in Portland Ore. had about $70,000 worth of investments in his account on FTX. He may have lost it all.

Economy

FTX investors fear they lost everything, and wonder if there's anything they can do

2:28pm November 18, 2022

by Chris Arnold

More than one million people may have lost their money in the spectacular collapse of the cryptocurrency trading firm. Some had big chunks of their life savings disappear into a black hole.

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Iceland is like Mars — "if Mars had hot tubs," according to a new ad campaign from Visit Iceland.

Iceland tells tourists it's like an alien planet. A NASA scientist agrees

10:01am November 18, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"Iceland. Better than space." That's the new tagline from Iceland's tourism board. We asked the head of Visit Iceland why her country might have an edge over space — and consulted NASA as well.

News brief: Twitter resignations, who will replace Pelosi?, Ticketmaster criticism

6:58am November 18, 2022

There are mass resignations at Twitter after Musk's ultimatum. Pelosi's historic leadership will end — who's lining up to succeed her? Congress is involved in the Ticketmaster-Taylor Swift fiasco.

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Music & Culture

Congress has gotten involved in the Ticketmaster-Taylor Swift fiasco

6:58am November 18, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Anne Steele of The Wall Street Journal about Ticketmaster bungling the ticket release for Swift's new tour. Questions are raised about the company's grip on the industry.

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Music & Culture

Federal trademark board rules Mariah Carey is legally not the Queen of Christmas

5:51am November 18, 2022

Carey's 1994 hit "All I Want For Christmas is You" may be one of the most ubiquitous holiday tunes. Carey had asked to trademark the term "Queen of Christmas" for lotions, clothes and other products.

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After crypto exchange FTX collapsed, Washington policymakers debate how to respond

5:10am November 18, 2022

by David Gura

After the spectacular collapse of the crypto exchange FTX, a growing chorus of people in Washington, D.C., are asking Congress for more clarity on how to regulate crypto.

Clothing stores have a major problem on their hands: Too many things

5:10am November 18, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

Major clothing stores have been receiving too many wrong items this year thanks to shipping turmoil, messy ordering and rapid changes in tastes and trends. This means lots of discounts.

Taylor Swift's fans caused Ticketmaster to crash and lawmakers are demanding answers

4:32pm November 17, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Taylor Swift's fans are outraged after tickets for her upcoming tour caused Ticketmaster to crash. Now lawmakers are demanding answers about the company's operations.