<![CDATA[Quartz]]> https://qz.com en Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:38:20 GMT Trump threatens to shut Exxon out of Venezuela for 'playing too cute' https://qz.com/trump-exxon-venezuela https://qz.com/trump-exxon-venezuela Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:36:48 GMT Politics & Government Business News This Valentine's Day, name a New York City rat after your ex https://qz.com/valentines-day-rat-naming-ex https://qz.com/valentines-day-rat-naming-ex Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:10:39 GMT Business News Nvidia and Eli Lilly are launching an AI drug discovery lab https://qz.com/eli-lilly-nvidia-ai-drug-discovery-lab https://qz.com/eli-lilly-nvidia-ai-drug-discovery-lab Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:41:29 GMT Tech & Innovation A.I. American Airlines will soon begin serving award winning BBQ on some flights https://qz.com/american-airlines-serving-bbq-brisket-pecan-lodge https://qz.com/american-airlines-serving-bbq-brisket-pecan-lodge Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:40:34 GMT Business News Airlines Big banks had a big year. 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Trump and Big Oil aren't on the same page https://qz.com/trump-venezuela-us-oil-companies-production-costs https://qz.com/trump-venezuela-us-oil-companies-production-costs Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:12:23 GMT Business News Politics & Government A turbulent year for jobs ends with signs of an uneven slowdown https://qz.com/us-jobs-report-caps-turbulent-year-with-signs-of-uneven-slowdown https://qz.com/us-jobs-report-caps-turbulent-year-with-signs-of-uneven-slowdown Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:11:29 GMT Money & Markets Economic Indicators Meta’s AI data centers get nuclear boost equal to 5 million homes https://qz.com/meta-hyperscaler-data-center-ai-nuclear-power-energy https://qz.com/meta-hyperscaler-data-center-ai-nuclear-power-energy Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:30:54 GMT Tech & Innovation A.I. 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All about our K-shaped economy https://qz.com/k-shaped-economy-explained https://qz.com/k-shaped-economy-explained Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:31:59 GMT Money & Markets Economic Indicators AI web browsers are here. They're not safe https://qz.com/ai-web-browsers-privacy-security https://qz.com/ai-web-browsers-privacy-security Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:31:31 GMT Tech & Innovation A.I. China is investigating Meta's big AI purchase https://qz.com/meta-manus-chinese-government-investigation-ai-agents https://qz.com/meta-manus-chinese-government-investigation-ai-agents Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:31:10 GMT Tech & Innovation A.I. Layoffs are getting better. 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The cities with the oldest homes in America — and no, they’re not all in New England https://qz.com/10-cities-oldest-homes-in-america https://qz.com/10-cities-oldest-homes-in-america Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:11:03 GMT Lifestyle Real Estate The wettest cities in America — and the driest https://qz.com/rainiest-wettest-driest-us-cities https://qz.com/rainiest-wettest-driest-us-cities Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:11:00 GMT Lifestyle 5 exciting new cars, trucks, and SUVs hitting the market this year, according to Car and Driver https://qz.com/new-cars-for-sale-2026 https://qz.com/new-cars-for-sale-2026 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:10:38 GMT Autos Business News Tariff refunds are now easier to claim, and the Supreme Court is about to decide their fate https://qz.com/trump-tariffs-cbp-refunds-supreme-court https://qz.com/trump-tariffs-cbp-refunds-supreme-court Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:20:52 GMT Politics & Government Business News Investors pick their AI winners and losers for 2026 https://qz.com/2026-ai-trends-winners-losers-investors https://qz.com/2026-ai-trends-winners-losers-investors Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:31:53 GMT Tech & Innovation A.I. Trump wants to 'immediately' restrict corporate landlords from snapping up more homes https://qz.com/trump-ban-corporate-landlords-blackrock https://qz.com/trump-ban-corporate-landlords-blackrock Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:30:32 GMT Politics & Government Business News Nvidia’s chips are back in China? Not so fast, Beijing says https://qz.com/nvidia-china-h200-chip-sales-us-trump-policy https://qz.com/nvidia-china-h200-chip-sales-us-trump-policy Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:11:27 GMT Tech & Innovation A.I. Oil for Trump: The U.S. starts dictating Venezuela's future https://qz.com/trump-venezuela-future-control https://qz.com/trump-venezuela-future-control Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:51:08 GMT Politics & Government Business News Polymarket says the U.S. raid on Venezuela wasn’t an invasion. 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Trump says Venezuela will be 'turning over' up to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S. https://qz.com/trump-venezuela-oil-us https://qz.com/trump-venezuela-oil-us Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:30:36 GMT Business News Politics & Government 10 of the best cities in the world for riding a bike in 2026 https://qz.com/best-cities-for-riding-a-bike https://qz.com/best-cities-for-riding-a-bike Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:10:59 GMT Lifestyle The best e-bikes, according to Consumer Reports https://qz.com/best-ebikes-consumer-reports https://qz.com/best-ebikes-consumer-reports Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:10:54 GMT Business News I rode along in Nvidia’s AV pilot. It made better decisions than me https://qz.com/nvidia-autonomous-vehicles-demo-drive-waymo-tesla https://qz.com/nvidia-autonomous-vehicles-demo-drive-waymo-tesla Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:44:17 GMT Business News Autos Tech & Innovation A.I. 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