Neil Young might be a 76-year-old rocker, but he’s still starting trends with his decision to pull his catalog from Spotify over Joe Rogan’s controversial podcast. Do celebrity boycotts matter? Here are five that forced business’ hands, sparking change and conversation. #5: George Clooney boycotts Dorchester Hotels The Oscar-winning actor led a boycott of hotels…

Can you imagine how difficult the past two years would have been without the hard-working members of the service industry? I can’t. If those people hadn’t reported for duty to make deliveries, stock grocery shelves, and maintain the trains, trucks, and planes that our economy relies on so heavily, the pandemic would have been exponentially…

Update (Jan. 27, 2022): After an additional four bodies were found, the Coast Guard announced the search for a suspected human smuggling boat that capsized over the weekend would be suspended. There are now 34 people missing, with five dead and only one survivor. The video above includes the scene near where the boat went missing,…

The San Jose City Council voted Tuesday night to pass a two-part ordinance, the first of which would require gun owners in the city to get liability insurance. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said gun owners who don’t get insurance will be fined but won’t lose their guns or face criminal charges. The ordinance does…

Peloton’s CEO has denied a report the troubled company plans to halt production on its Bikes and Treads to cut costs, adding that the company has identified the “leaker” and is taking legal action. The CNBC scoop published Thursday cited internal documents obtained by the network. The news sent Peloton’s stock spinning out of control Thursday afternoon. It…

After starting the week on a high note at a rally in Arizona, former President Donald Trump’s week took a turn for the worse. Investigations into Trump and his companies progressed in Georgia and New York, the Supreme Court ruled against his request, and two more confidants, including his daughter, have been requested to testify…

After multiple delays over aviation pushback, Verizon Wireless and AT&T finally flipped the switch Wednesday on the new C-band 5G service. But the launch was muddled by eleventh-hour pleas from the airline industry to block 5G near some airports, even requesting presidential interference. In the end, the wireless companies agreed to temporarily avoid busy runways…

Microsoft announced Tuesday it plans to pay a blockbuster $68.7 billion to acquire Activision Blizzard, the gaming behemoth behind Call of Duty and Candy Crush. The move is Microsoft’s largest acquisition to date, toppling the $26.2 billion it paid for LinkedIn in 2016. It comes as the Xbox owner looks to further cement its presence…

Ongoing investigations into last January’s Capitol riots are targeting two groups: the far-right Oath Keepers militia group and social media companies. The companies, which include Meta (formerly Facebook), Twitter, Reddit and Alphabet (home of YouTube), have been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the riots. “Two key questions for the Select Committee are how the…

Two former editors with the Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News were charged with sedition Thursday. Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam are set to remain in jail after their bail requests were denied. The video above shows police taking Chung Pui-kuen to court. “This is such a pity. Of course, we had expected this, but we…