The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Volkswagen engineers with securities fraud for an alleged insider-trading scheme connected to the German automaker’s joint venture with Rivian.
The indictment, unsealed Friday by the U.S. District Attorney for the Southern District of New York, alleges that Michael Stamp and Marcus Plank made more than $300,000 by using confidential insider information. Stamp and Plank allegedly bought Rivian stock and options after learning that the EV maker and Volkswagen planned to form a joint venture — internally codenamed “Project Climb” — but before the companies made any public announcements.
A customer shops for cilantro at a Walmart Supercenter on July 23, 2026, in Austin, Texas.
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The nation's largest multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to shredded iceberg lettuce has expanded to nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Chuck Russell, who employed groundbreaking visual effects while directing such box office hits as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Mask, has died. He was 74.
Back-to-school season often requires a major shopping haul, and if you're debating between two stores, it's probably Walmart and Target.
Both are go-to spots for all things school, but I was curious which offered a wider selection and better deals. With Labor Day looming, I looked for basic school supplies at each store, searching for the same items in equivalent sizes.
Halo Studios seems to have teased a Halo 2 remake in a secret ending cutscene for Halo: Campaign Evolved.
Microsoft's Halo 1 remake is finally out in the wild for those who gained early access by purchasing its Premium or Collector's Editions. Just one day removed from its early launch, that means many have already blown through the game multiple times, and some have even discovered a tease for a Halo 2 remake.
FRANCE - FEBRUARY 6: Director Chuck Russell, February 6, 1995. (Photo by Francis DEMANGE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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Chuck Russell, who directed the hit Jim Carrey comedy The Mask, as well as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the action thriller The Scorpion King, has died.
Graphical abstract. Credit: The American Journal of Human Genetics (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2026.07.002
For more than a century, scientists have sought to reconstruct human evolution using diverse lines of evidence, including fossils, genetic variation across populations and ancient DNA. Building on these approaches, researchers are increasingly using large population biobanks to investigate how natural selection continues to shape the genomes of living populations.
Co-Star CEO Banu Guler is also becoming the company's Chief Design Officer.
Midjourney, the company best known as a maker of AI image and video generation tools, has decided to get into astrology. The company has announced it's purchasing Co-Star, a popular astrology app, and bringing on its CEO Banu Guler as its new Chief Design Officer. The app will still be under Guler's "complete control," according to the company, but now with Midjourney's resources behind it.
