Silicon Valley hiring tech mavericks and trailblazers without college degrees
The world of technology is carried over by a precocious genius of lesser degree. Selected staff at Elon Musk of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Age range Includes recent high school graduates, ages 19 to 24, and former SpaceX interns who received a $100,000 grant from Peter Tiel to drop out of school. Musk and Tiel are […]
Gen Z workers training to become plumbers, electricians as they lose faith in college degrees
More Gen Zers are planning to take traditional blue-collar jobs like welding, plumbing and electrical work as young people lose faith in the value of a college degree, according to a new study. It became clear. About 23% of Americans not currently working in the trade sector say they plan to work in a blue-collar […]
Trump, Kamala aiming for the middle with varying degrees of success
Now everyone wants to be a centrist. It's currently all the rage. Now, if a normal person, say your friend, changed their position on a major issue, they would probably hold you accountable. But politicians play by different rules. After a primary season in which both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris focused their efforts on […]
Tesla Semi battery fire in California rages at 1,000 degrees, spews toxic fumes, shuts down interstate
See what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Tesla trailer hits vehicle North California Officials said the battery ignited on Monday, sparking a raging fire and releasing toxic fumes, creating a hazardous materials incident. Interstate 80 was closed in both directions near Colfax around 3:15 a.m. Monday after a Tesla heavy-duty electric truck crashed into a tree on […]
Las Vegas marks historic fifth day of 115+ degrees in ‘most extreme’ heat wave ever recorded
Las Vegas recorded record-breaking heat on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching 115 degrees Fahrenheit or higher for the fifth consecutive day, in what forecasters are calling the “most extreme heat wave” ever recorded in the “Sin City.” The previous record of four consecutive days with thermostats reading 115 degrees or higher was set nearly two decades […]
Four-month-old baby dies after temps soared to 120 degrees on July 4 trip
A 4-month-old baby girl tragically died after being exposed to scorching heat during an outing at an Arizona lake over the Fourth of July weekend, authorities said. The infant, identified by relatives as Tana Rae Wroblewski, was boating with her parents on Lake Havasu last Friday evening when she suddenly became ill and lost consciousness. […]
Palm Springs Hits Record High Temperature of 124 Degrees Fahrenheit
The city of Palm Springs, California, recorded a high of 124 degrees Fahrenheit (51 degrees Celsius) on Friday, breaking the last record of 123 degrees Fahrenheit recorded in 2021. It’s official. Palm Springs recorded 124°F today (so far), breaking the previous record of 123°F. Several other locations also broke or tied their daily high temperature […]
Want an AI career? These colleges offer degrees for the best chance
XPRIZE Foundation Founder and Chairman Peter Diamandis discusses the pros and cons of artificial intelligence on “The Claman Countdown.” Artificial intelligence skills are in high demand these days, with some companies paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in salaries to employees who specialize in this rapidly evolving technology. For those looking to build a highly […]
Anti-Israel group has meltdown after Harvard withholds degrees for 13 protesters
The Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee announced on Wednesday that the Harvard University Board of Trustees has voted to withhold the degrees of 13 protesters who were scheduled to graduate this year. “The Harvard University Board of Trustees has formally resolved to withhold the degrees of 13 fourth-year students for protesting the genocide in Gaza. […]
Nearly half of master’s degrees have a negative ROI
As thousands of new graduates toss their hats this month, research result More than 40 percent of master’s degrees are not economically worth pursuing, the Equal Opportunity Research Foundation has found. By examining career earnings upon graduation and 10 years later, while accounting for factors such as dropout rates, we found that a bachelor’s degree […]