Antitrust Trial to Challenge Live Nation’s Grip on the Music Industry March 02, 2026 A jury will decide whether the music colossus as the Justice Department contends. is a monopoly NYT NYTimes represents artists and operates Ticketmaster which owns venues NYT > Business +
In Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu, China and America See a Mirror Image March 02, 2026 NYT NYTimes The Olympic athletes are the subject of uncomfortable public comparisons that present online narratives that overlap more than both sides may realize. NYT > Business +
Are ‘Bossware’ Tools Tracking You? March 01, 2026 In recent years NYT NYTimes the technologies used to surveil workers have become more sophisticated and widespread. NYT > Business +
40 Years and 10,000 Broadcasts In, They’re Still Live on Air March 01, 2026 NYT NYTimes Rick Ardon and Susannah Carr have been delivering the news together in Western Australia since 1985 — a Guinness World Record. NYT > Business +
New Geothermal Technology Aims to Produce Clean Energy in Germany February 28, 2026 Developers are using a new geothermal technology in Germany to produce clean energy. NYT NYTimes NYT > Business +
In a Memoir Draft, Changpeng Zhao of Binance Details the Talks Leading to His Prison Time February 27, 2026 Changpeng Zhao In a draft of his memoir laid out the secret negotiations that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE. NYT NYTimes the founder of Binance NYT > Business +
Instagram to Alert Parents to Teens’ Self-Harm Searches February 27, 2026 but users must opt in to get them. NYT NYTimes Parents will receive notifications if a child has used the platform repeatedly to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm NYT > Business +
Germany’s Oil and Gas Output Is Dwindling as Prices Rise February 27, 2026 Natural gas production in Germany has fallen about 80 percent in the past two decades even as the country seeks to replace flows from Russia. NYT NYTimes NYT > Business +
32.6 Million Watched State of the Union, Nielsen Says February 26, 2026 NYT NYTimes The audience was roughly on par with former President Biden’s final State of the Union address in 2024. NYT > Business +
Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for Paramount Takeover February 26, 2026 NYT NYTimes The move was a stunning development in the long-running corporate battle for the storied media giant. NYT > Business +
A.I. Dating Apps Complicate China’s Efforts to Boost Birthrate February 26, 2026 As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate NYT NYTimes people are finding romance with chatbots instead. NYT > Business +
Kalshi Accuses a ‘MrBeast’ Employee of Insider Trading February 25, 2026 NYT NYTimes The prediction-market platform said it had reported the employee to federal regulators. The show’s parent company said it had “no tolerance for this behavior.” NYT > Business +
Wayve, an A.I. Driverless Car Start-Up in Europe, Raises $1.2 Billion February 24, 2026 NYT NYTimes The London-based company is building a system that uses artificial intelligence to power autonomous vehicles. NYT > Business +