Amazon dethrones Walmart as the world's biggest company by sales

In a slow-motion race of two retail behemoths, Amazon's trump card was its lucrative cloud-computing business.

World's largest aircraft carrier heads to Middle East as Iran nuclear tensions spike dramatically

USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group heads to Middle East as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate, joining USS Abraham Lincoln already deployed in region.

How the world's largest truck stop makes 350,000 meals a year

Inside the kitchen at Iowa 80, the world's biggest truck stop.

Construction of the world's largest stadium begins! (Official)

The world's largest stadium is under constructionConstruction of the world's largest stadium begins! (Official)Vietnam is thinking big—very big. On the outskirts of Hanoi,

Lowcountry Gullah artist creates world’s largest sweetgrass basket

The world’s largest sweetgrass basket ever documented on record as art now sits at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia as part of the museum’s permanent collection.
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World's largest spherical building brings space tourism down to Earth

Longtime readers may remember a proposal to recreate the experience of standing on the the Moon inside a giant spherical structure here on Earth. That concept never materialized, but now, four years later,

World's largest brewing company to put 50-year-old Bay Area plant on market

The news comes ahead of the plant's last day in operation next week.

Amazon surpasses Walmart in annual revenue for first time, as both chase AI-fueled growth

The shuffle underscores the rivalry between the two retailers, particularly as Walmart expands its advertising and third-party marketplace businesses.