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Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it
Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it

The Bezos Earth Fund has disbursed more than $2 billion so far. With less than four years left to deploy the rest, the couple’s philanthropy is accelerating—though it still trails MacKenzie Scott’s by billions.

By Sydney LakeApril 15, 2026
Members of the public pose for photographs beside the Charging Bull, sometimes referred to as the Bull of Wall Street or the Bowling Green Bull on Broadway on April 14, 2025 in New York City.
Markets haven’t rallied this fast since COVID. Iran volatility is just another ‘notch on the belt’ for investors, says J.P. Morgan strategist
By Eleanor PringleApril 15, 2026
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Colombia approves plan to kill cocaine hippos roaming through center of country
By Manuel Rueda and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
Legendary investor says the AI boom masks a deeper crisis: Falling sperm counts, shrinking populations, and vanishing resources
Legendary investor says the AI boom masks a deeper crisis: Falling sperm counts, shrinking populations, and vanishing resources
By Nick LichtenbergApril 12, 2026
zohran
Zohran Mamdani’s promise at 100 days: ‘At our stores, eggs will be cheaper. Bread will be cheaper’
By Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’
A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’
By Michael Phillis and The Associated PressApril 12, 2026
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U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the media after walking off of Air Force One at Miami International Airport on April 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida.
PoliticsTrump says the Iran war is ‘very close to over’—despite no deal, a live blockade, and threats mounting
By Eva RoytburgApril 15, 2026
Dow COO Karen Carter wearing a white lab coat and sitting while smiling
NewslettersWhat to know about Dow’s next CEO, the Fortune 500’s third Black female chief today who started at the $40 billion chemical maker as an intern
By Emma HinchliffeApril 15, 2026
Boss has lunch with her workers outside
SuccessA $24 billion Dutch lender is cutting its workforce—and to get the remaining staff on board, the CEO is having sandwiches with them
By Emma BurleighApril 15, 2026
Sal Khan
SuccessThis CEO has teamed up with Google, Microsoft, and McKinsey to build an AI degree that could rival Harvard—and it will only cost $10,000 to attend
By Preston ForeApril 15, 2026
Why insurance giant Travelers’ CTO is placing fewer, bigger bets on AI
NewslettersWhy insurance giant Travelers’ CTO is placing fewer, bigger bets on AI
By John KellApril 15, 2026
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AIa16z’s Ben Horowitz sees ‘AI anxiety’ consuming Silicon Valley founders. Workers’ fear of something else is killing adoption
By Nick LichtenbergApril 15, 2026
News outlets like NYT and USA Today are blocking the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to prevent AI training models from using their content
AINews outlets like NYT and USA Today are blocking the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to prevent AI training models from using their content
By Dave Lozo and Morning BrewApril 15, 2026
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Future of WorkThe org chart isn’t ready: How AI exposed the hidden crisis inside the American corporation
By Nick LichtenbergApril 15, 2026
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SEC chairman Gary Gensler
EnvironmentSEC chair drags climate rule across the finish line despite objections from commissioners, who say it will ‘spam investors with the commission’s pet topic of the day’
By Amanda GerutMarch 6, 2024
  • Centcom Red Sea
    EnvironmentThe Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping have created an 18-mile oil slick and an ‘environmental disaster’ that could only get worse, U.S. military says
    By Samy Magdy and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2024
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink
EnvironmentHarvard professor on crucial SEC climate rule: ‘A lawsuit is, sadly, almost guaranteed’ 
By Amanda GerutMarch 5, 2024
Black Female farmer
EnvironmentClimate change disproportionately affects women who run farms and rural households in poor countries, UN warns
By The Associated PressMarch 5, 2024
As John Kerry steps down from climate role, he sees a ‘vast change in the marketplace’
EnvironmentAs John Kerry steps down from climate role, he sees a ‘vast change in the marketplace’
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2024
A skier walks passed cars parked near a wall of snow at Sugar Bowl Resort
EnvironmentCalifornia ski resort employees have to tunnel their way to work after area is slammed with 10 feet of snow
By Julie Watson, Scott Sonner, John Antczak and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2024
Industrial plant fire causes multiple explosions that rock Detroit suburbs and send debris flying a mile away: ‘We can not stress enough the danger that is happening right now’
EnvironmentIndustrial plant fire causes multiple explosions that rock Detroit suburbs and send debris flying a mile away: ‘We can not stress enough the danger that is happening right now’
By The Associated PressMarch 5, 2024
  • Death Valley
    EnvironmentThe hottest place on earth has water as kayakers take ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity to boat around Death Valley lake
    By Ty O'Neil, John Locher, Stefanie Dazio and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2024
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
FinanceJamie Dimon takes a stand by signing JPMorgan up as the first big bank to reveal a key clean energy metric to investors
By Amanda GerutMarch 4, 2024
Man operating a snowblower in a blizzard
EnvironmentCalifornia starts to dig out from massive blizzard, but more snow is on the way
By Chris MorrisMarch 4, 2024
People standing in line outside of shade structure
Environment‘The children can’t play because there’s no shade’: California’s desert communities look into requiring shade as a reprieve from dangerous heat
By Dorany Pineda and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2024
Airbnb searches in eclipse cities surge as much as 1,000%
EnvironmentAirbnb searches in eclipse cities surge as much as 1,000%
By Chris MorrisMarch 4, 2024
Texas wildfires
Environment‘It’s a remarkable phenomenon’: More than 1 million acres of Texas land have burned in wildfires
By Valerie Gonzalez and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2024
  • First large-scale offshore wind farm in U.S., off Massachusetts coast, has started delivering electricity
    EnvironmentFirst large-scale offshore wind farm in U.S., off Massachusetts coast, has started delivering electricity
    By Steve LeBlanc and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2024
Left-for-dead uranium mines are being revived as prices soar, countries eye nuclear power to address climate change
EnvironmentLeft-for-dead uranium mines are being revived as prices soar, countries eye nuclear power to address climate change
By Jacob Lorinc, Maria Clara Cobo and BloombergMarch 3, 2024
Texas rancher
Environment‘These cows you see dead are worth between $2,500 and $3,000 apiece’: Texas ranchers pick up the pieces after wildfire
By Sean Murphy, Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressMarch 1, 2024
Elderly elephant
EnvironmentClimate change could be coming for the elephants, study shows
By Ray Ndlovu and BloombergMarch 1, 2024
Maine lobster
EnvironmentIn just 8 years, Maine’s lobster haul has lost nearly 40 million pounds per year: ‘There’s no question climate change is affecting it’
By Patrick Whittle and The Associated PressMarch 1, 2024
Over 1 million acres of Texas are aflame in the biggest wildfire in state history
EnvironmentOver 1 million acres of Texas are aflame in the biggest wildfire in state history
By Chris MorrisMarch 1, 2024
Jean Ryan
EnvironmentNew York City wants you to pay another $15 (at least) to drive into Manhattan, starting this summer
By Philip Marcelo and The Associated PressFebruary 29, 2024
Millionaire banking boss says ESG investing is good for business: ‘If that makes me woke, shoot me’
EnvironmentMillionaire banking boss says ESG investing is good for business: ‘If that makes me woke, shoot me’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 28, 2024
Texas Panhandle wildfire hits nearly 800 square miles, second-largest in state history, shutting down nuclear weapons facility
EnvironmentTexas Panhandle wildfire hits nearly 800 square miles, second-largest in state history, shutting down nuclear weapons facility
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2024
Young women are pranking their dads by saying they’re going to work on oil rigs. The responses are heartwarming: ‘Money can’t bring your life back.’
LifestyleYoung women are pranking their dads by saying they’re going to work on oil rigs. The responses are heartwarming: ‘Money can’t bring your life back.’
By Sunny NagpaulFebruary 27, 2024
A worker installs a transformer.
TechElectrical transformers could be a giant bottleneck waiting for the AI industry—unless AI itself solves the problem first
By Dylan SloanFebruary 27, 2024
Photo of Darren Woods
EnvironmentExxon Mobil CEO on the ‘dirty secret’ of Net Zero: ‘People who are generating the emissions need to be aware … and pay the price’
By Jane ThierFebruary 27, 2024
A worker gathers cocoa pods cut from trees into a sack on a farm in Azaguie, Ivory Coast.
EnvironmentChocolate and cosmetic prices could soar on Europe’s new cocoa law that requires firms to prove that every bean they import didn’t contribute to deforestation
By Mumbi Gitau, Baudelaire Mieu, Ekow Dontoh and BloombergFebruary 27, 2024
Large electricity pylons at sunset
CompaniesTexas Bitcoin miner sues feds over energy survey: ‘We don’t want politics infecting data’
By Niamh RoweFebruary 27, 2024
The 2017 Thomas fire
EnvironmentUtility will pay $80 million to resolve allegations that power lines ignited dry brush in California blaze that ravaged more than a thousand homes
By The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2024
Italy has been trying to woo Tesla-beating BYD as the second auto giant on its shores
EnvironmentItaly has been trying to woo Tesla-beating BYD as the second auto giant on its shores
By Albertina Torsoli and BloombergFebruary 26, 2024
Moon landing
EnvironmentThe private company whose spacecraft on the moon tipped over is expected to cease operations after cutting mission short
By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2024
Germany’s latest ‘net zero’ plan involves storing carbon dioxide underground beneath the sea
EnvironmentGermany’s latest ‘net zero’ plan involves storing carbon dioxide underground beneath the sea
By Geir Moulson and The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2024
Flaco the owl
EnvironmentFlaco superfans’ theory that NYC’s celebrity owl was ill before his death will get tested out by zoologists
By Cedar Attanasio and The Associated PressFebruary 25, 2024
White House salmon
EnvironmentBiden brokers $1 billion deal with Oregon, Washington, 4 Columbia River tribes to revive Northwest salmon population
By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2024
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