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Justin Timberlake Scored His First Solo No. 1 Two Decades Ago
Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack” rocketed from No. 31 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 20 years ago, giving the singer his first solo leader on the ranking.
New Tampa Bay Rays Ballpark Closer Than Ever After Decades Of Check Swings
Rays' CEO Ken Babby noted he and his fellow members of the team’s ownership group would “toast a glass to Tampa, the county and the city for this incredible moment.”
The companies getting the most from AI are rethinking how work gets done
AI adoption is nearly universal, but McKinsey finds only 37% of companies have seen it move the bottom line.
Stripe is giving off early Google vibes—for good and for bad
The fintech’s recent M&A spree is reminiscent of what Google did a generation before.
Current price of oil as of September 2, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

The Army just used a 20-kilowatt laser to take out three drones
The Army says its laser system can track and destroy hostile drones.
The Download: AI puzzles and a path to our nearest star system
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI models flub these intelligence tests. Can you fare any better? Puzzles and games have always been central to AI development. The term “machine learning” was popularized in a 1959 article…
Is Russia's rival to Starlink failing? Here's what we know.
At least three of the first 32 Rassvet satellites likely suffered outright failures, and more may be in trouble.
BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all
What can we learn from a BGP hijacking that poisoned production software? Plenty.
Here's our first look—and drive—of the 2027 Range Rover Electric
333 miles of real-world range with uncompromised comfort and off-road ability.