The Carlmont Varsity Football team fights to restore their glory after struggling the past few seasons. Leading the charge are seniors Johnny Dunne, Keoki Firenze, Sean Chopoff, Daniel Mattioli, and Brian...

After the pandemic, the online education company Chegg enjoyed a booming market cap, reaching $12 billion at one point. Now, the company is valued at around $159 million – around a 90% decline. Why?...

Ten years ago, NASA awarded Boeing a $4.2 billion contract and SpaceX a $2.6 billion contract to develop crewed launch vehicles. Boeing has had limited success. Meanwhile, SpaceX has completed nine crewed...

With the world racing toward a greener future, people are leaning towards hybrid cars rather than electric vehicles (EVs). In 2023, hybrid vehicle sales surged by 65%, while EVs saw a much smaller...

In 2016, a National Football League (NFL) fan could watch almost any primetime game with a basic cable subscription. Now, they need cable along with three other streaming services to watch all primetime...

Google paid around $26.3 billion to be the default search engine on browsers and iPhones in 2021. This left consumers with no choice but to use Google as their search engine. The District of Columbia...

The heads of America's largest companies received record pay in 2023 with growing compensation for improved company performance. In a Wall Street Journal analysis, half of the executives earned at least...

Netflix is making its push into live streaming events with a surprise three-season deal with the National Football League (NFL). The streaming giant is taking a step out of its comfort zone with the deal,...

Walmart is launching a new grocery brand, bettergoods, a line of premium foods aimed at bringing in new and often higher-income shoppers and encouraging current shoppers to increase their spending. Walmart...

Meta shares plummeted Thursday after the CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced plans to "invest aggressively" in artificial intelligence, scaring investors. It was Meta's worst trading day in 18 months, as the...

Tesla delivered just 386,810 vehicles globally in the first three months of 2024, down 8.5% from a year earlier when it delivered 423,000 vehicles. It was the company's lowest quarterly performance since...

OpenAI just unveiled Voice Engine, a tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate a version of a person’s voice from a 15-second clip. OpenAI first developed Voice Engine in 2022 to power...

Imagine you just finished watching a Golden State Warriors game and want to get an Uber. You become outraged when you see that a short drive home costs over $75. Last Tuesday, around noon, the price for...

Shrinkflation is the practice of reducing the size of a product while maintaining its price. When products shrink and prices don't change, it causes inflation because the per-unit prices are increasing....

Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced that they are building a new streaming service that will offer content from all major sports leagues. Each company will have one-third ownership of...

Almost 30 years ago, Toyota placed a bold bet on hybrid cars being the future, building their first hybrid in 1977. That bet has paid off. Toyota has projected a record $30.3 billion net profit for the...

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD poses significant competition for Tesla. BYD recently surpassed Tesla as the world's top-selling EV brand during the final quarter of 2023 as it sold 526,409 pure...

Several major companies are starting off the new year by laying off staff as the stable labor market shows signs of slowing down. Last year, there was a large number of layoffs as companies made it...

Air travel demand is back In the past few years, a decline in air travel has shaken the aviation industry. However, massive growth has occurred since 2023, given increased airline sales and traveling....

Maxwell Gruver was a typical college student starting his first year at LSU with dreams of pursuing a career in political communications. He loved every aspect of college life. "He wrote for the high...

Non-profit public school organization School Force hosted the 19th annual Celebrate the Music festival earlier this month. Family and friends gathered to watch local music groups, aspiring musicians, and...

The Carlmont Scots track team faced Woodside and San Mateo High School in their second tri-meet of the season. Due to severe weather, the Scots have only run a few league meets this season. However, that...

The San Francisco St. Patrick's day parade was filled with rain, but that did not stop people from coming in from all over the world. People gather on Market Street to watch different St. Patrick's day...

During a routine sweep by San Francisco's gang task force, which was created to handle gang-related crimes, Antonio Napoleon was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana at 18 years old. That...

Carlmont's Attendance Window is where students can go to receive late slips or passes to leave early.

Halloween: the one day of the year when children can go sugar-crazy, dress freely, and stay up past bedtime.  Carlmont's Associated Student Body (ASB) strives to bring back that feeling for students...

Carlmont’s Students Offering Support (SOS) program changes some of its presentations to fit the Life Skills curriculum better. SOS is a program at Carlmont designed to have students help other students...