VF Hive editor Jon Kelly, Kristen Scholer and the rest of the Hive Panel discuss the biggest stories of the week in politics, business and technology. Emily Jane Fox reports on her story on the rise of Hoda Kotb to Matt Lauer's former spot on the 7am and 8am hours of the Today Show on NBC. She discusses the notion that this role would have traditionally gone to a male. The panel also discusses a report on Fox that NBC had access to data indicating Matt Lauer's favorability had been declining for years.
Nick Bilton joins the discussion to weigh in on Uber's recent $20 billion haircut with latest investment from Softbank. They also talk about how this could impact a potential return for former CEO Travis Kalanick.
Bess Levin reports on the resurfacing of Anthony Scaramucci and what may be next for him. They debate the likelihood of a return to the White House for The Mooch. Tom Frank joins in to discuss Trump's use of Twitter in his feud with Kim Jong-un. Nick Bilton weighs in to talk about how far the social media platform has become, and the unfortunate things it can now be used for.
Emily Jane Fox returns to report on the recent trouble for Donald Trump Jr. in the Russia investigation. They discuss whether President Trump can protect his son and create separation from Don Jr. and Jared Kushner.
Schools, shops, banks and Iceland's famous swimming pools shut on Tuesday as women in the volcanic island nation — including the prime minister — went on strike to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence.
A group of 33 states including California and New York are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms.
In a courtroom showdown five years in the making, Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen testified Tuesday that he worked to boost the supposed value of the former president's assets to “whatever number Trump told us to."
Republican Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker, withdrawing hours after winning the internal party nomination once it became clear he would not have enough support from GOP colleagues for the gavel.
Eighty-five-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz spoke of a “hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience” as she described the harrowing Oct. 7 assault on her kibbutz by Hamas militants and the terror of being taken hostage into the Gaza Strip.
Jenna Ellis, an attorney and prominent conservative media figure, reached a deal with prosecutors Tuesday and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.
