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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
horowitz
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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Wildfire
FinanceThe world being on fire is swelling ‘catastrophe bonds’ to a record $45 billion—and it’s a key hedge fund strategy
By Sheryl Tian Tong Lee, Gautam Naik and BloombergJanuary 21, 2024
  • The U.S. clean energy push just marked a huge milestone as major offshore wind farms start powering the domestic grid for the first time ever
    EnvironmentThe U.S. clean energy push just marked a huge milestone as major offshore wind farms start powering the domestic grid for the first time ever
    By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressJanuary 3, 2024
Scotland salmon
Environment‘You also end up with the salmon being squeezed’: Scotland’s top food export reels from 53 million excess deaths over last 5 years
By Dasha Afanasieva, Stephen Treloar and BloombergJanuary 21, 2024
Alabama
EnvironmentThe Arctic air blasting America burst so many pipes in Memphis that water pressure fell citywide
By Adrian Sainz and The Associated PressJanuary 20, 2024
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EnvironmentRevolutionary 3D imaging tech reveals coral reef 3 times the size of Yellowstone ‘right under our noses, waiting to be discovered’
By Christina Larson and The Associated PressJanuary 19, 2024
Deadly January storms have turned U.S. roads into icy death traps, kill at least 45 from Oregon to Tennessee and sent a plane skidding off a runway
EnvironmentDeadly January storms have turned U.S. roads into icy death traps, kill at least 45 from Oregon to Tennessee and sent a plane skidding off a runway
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressJanuary 19, 2024
Detroit’s big 3 car makers all pass on the Super Bowl for the first time in 23 years — and the race to catch Elon Musk could be to blame
FinanceDetroit’s big 3 car makers all pass on the Super Bowl for the first time in 23 years — and the race to catch Elon Musk could be to blame
By Dylan SloanJanuary 18, 2024
  • Stephens’ kangaroo rat
    EnvironmentAmerica spends $1.2 billion a year on endangered species, but almost half goes to just 2 kinds of fish
    By Matthew Brown, John Flesher and The Associated PressJanuary 3, 2024
Akasa Air
EnvironmentWhy did an Indian airline just place an order for 150 more 737 Max planes from a reeling Boeing? All because of ‘sustainability’
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 18, 2024
Amazon rainforest
EnvironmentBig Meat giant JBS’ bid to list on NYSE draws widespread opposition from UK, US lawmakers over Amazon deforestation
By Fabiano Maisonnave and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2024
Brian Kemp
EnvironmentElectric vehicles are ‘resetting a bit’ after Biden ‘tried to push the market too quick,’ Georgia’s Brian Kemp says
By Jeff Amy and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2024
‘Nobody’s heard anything at all’: Jeff Bezos promised $100 million after Maui wildfire but locals are mystified about where it’s going
Finance‘Nobody’s heard anything at all’: Jeff Bezos promised $100 million after Maui wildfire but locals are mystified about where it’s going
By BloombergJanuary 18, 2024
A customer walks out of an Aldi supermarket holding groceries in her hands.
EnvironmentAldi eliminates plastic shopping bags in its U.S. stores
By Chris MorrisJanuary 17, 2024
  • Albuquerque power lines
    EnvironmentSpanish giant’s $4.3 billion plan to unite New Mexico’s largest utility with Connecticut subsidiary gets spiked in the southwest
    By The Associated PressJanuary 3, 2024
Amid climate disasters and despite its own tragedy, Hawaii provides a model for community-centered innovation
CommentaryAmid climate disasters and despite its own tragedy, Hawaii provides a model for community-centered innovation
By Dawn Lippert and Josh StanbroJanuary 16, 2024
Bill Gates says at Davos that health spending is key to combatting climate change: ‘That’s where you get population growth to a steady state’
EnvironmentBill Gates says at Davos that health spending is key to combatting climate change: ‘That’s where you get population growth to a steady state’
By Francine Lacqua, Mark Bergen and BloombergJanuary 16, 2024
Crews work to deice an airplane at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado
EnvironmentAlmost 3,000 flights canceled and 110,000 businesses and homes without power after massive cold blast slams U.S.
By Carolyn Thompson, Matthew Brown, Valerie Gonzalez and The Associated PressJanuary 16, 2024
Clean energy projects keep getting derailed by local opposition. Now states are trying to grab enough power to overrule it
EnvironmentClean energy projects keep getting derailed by local opposition. Now states are trying to grab enough power to overrule it
By Joey Cappelletti, John Hanna and The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2024
Biden’s climate law enriches middlemen while leaving less money for green projects, says clean-energy investor overseeing $50B in assets
EnvironmentBiden’s climate law enriches middlemen while leaving less money for green projects, says clean-energy investor overseeing $50B in assets
By Natasha White and BloombergJanuary 14, 2024
Norway just opened an area bigger than Ecuador to deep-sea mining activities—a move that could hurt the environment while helping EV makers
EnvironmentNorway just opened an area bigger than Ecuador to deep-sea mining activities—a move that could hurt the environment while helping EV makers
By Todd Woody and BloombergJanuary 13, 2024
Jerome Powell
EnvironmentInflation hotter than expected in December, signaling bumpy ride ahead in supposed soft landing for the economy
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressJanuary 11, 2024
Pete Buttigieg
EnvironmentPete Buttigieg says ‘electric vehicle revolution’ is here as White House scrambles to build nationwide charging network with $623 million grant program
By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressJanuary 11, 2024
The government just stripped a $7,500 credit from dozens of EV models and confusion reigns, leaving shoppers ‘playing the odds’
TechThe government just stripped a $7,500 credit from dozens of EV models and confusion reigns, leaving shoppers ‘playing the odds’
By Alexa St. John and The Associated PressJanuary 10, 2024
New York City
EnvironmentViolent winds, inches of rain pound Northeast after day or tornadoes and blizzards south and west
By Kathy McCormack, Scott McFettridge and The Associated PressJanuary 10, 2024
Maine lobster
EnvironmentMaine’s lobstermen claim their boats have unconstitutional ankle bracelets because of rules designed to save rare whales
By Patrick Whittle and The Associated PressJanuary 9, 2024
GE spinoff will build 674 turbines to power the SunZia wind farm, the Western Hemisphere’s largest wind project
EnvironmentGE spinoff will build 674 turbines to power the SunZia wind farm, the Western Hemisphere’s largest wind project
By Susan Montoya Bryan and The Associated PressJanuary 9, 2024
After the hottest year ever, January is on track to be so warm that for the first time a 12-month period will exceed the 1.5-degree Paris Accords threshold
EnvironmentAfter the hottest year ever, January is on track to be so warm that for the first time a 12-month period will exceed the 1.5-degree Paris Accords threshold
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressJanuary 9, 2024
Moon landing
EnvironmentFirst moon landing attempt in 50 years foiled by ‘critical’ fuel leak hours before blast-off
By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressJanuary 8, 2024
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
EnvironmentHuge storms highlight ‘very weird’ winters in climate change era. ‘From a selfish side it’s like kind of nice to not have snow’
By Steve LeBlanc and The Associated PressJanuary 8, 2024
U.S. EV sales fell short of predictions in 2023. Elon Musk and range anxiety could be to blame, according to a new poll
CommentaryU.S. EV sales fell short of predictions in 2023. Elon Musk and range anxiety could be to blame, according to a new poll
By Will JohnsonJanuary 8, 2024
Snow storm
EnvironmentNortheast braces for the heaviest snowfall in years from the Poconos to parts of New England
By The Associated PressJanuary 5, 2024
Despite Europe’s economic woes, consumers are sticking to their guns on sustainability
CommentaryDespite Europe’s economic woes, consumers are sticking to their guns on sustainability
By Thomas KörmendiJanuary 5, 2024
Wind farn=m
EnvironmentOffshore wind farms are sending electricity to America’s grid for the first time ever—with the help of Europe’s green giants
By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressJanuary 4, 2024
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