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The global sneaker resale market is predicted to grow to $30 billion by 2030 and is only spurred by a phenomenon known as sneaker botting. Sneaker bots took off in 2012, when Nike released its Air Jordan Doernbecher 9 shoes on Twitter. And today, sneakerheads say that buying shoes without bots is nearly impossible. CNBC dives into the sneaker industry to find out what bots have made buying sneakers harder than ever and what companies like Nike are doing to get ahead of the problem. Chapters: 00:...

For years, Amazon warehouse workers have been speaking up about unsafe conditions and the risk of injury they say they face while churning out millions of packages every day. Now their claims are being backed up by federal investigators who cited Amazon for “failing to keep workers safe” and new 2022 facility-level injury data that shows Amazon workers get injured at a rate of 6.9 for every 100 workers. CNBC spoke with Amazon workers who’ve been hurt and asked the government, and Amazon, w...

E-bikes are becoming increasingly popular in the U.S. and are even outpacing the electric and hybrid car sales. However, they’re also more dangerous than traditional bicycles. While some blame e-bikes’ speed for the increase in injuries, others blame America’s car-centric infrastructure. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:05 Chapter 1 4:24 Chapter 2 7:50 Chapter 3 Produced by: Liam Mays Edited by: Liam Mays Camera: Liam Mays, Katie Brigham Supervising producer: Jeniece Pettitt Graphics: Mallory Brang...

Two brothers in Calgary, Canada, turned their love of skateboarding into a business upcycling skateboards into bowls and furniture.

Nine million Americans live near an orphan oil or gas well leaking out methane. One ex-oil exec and his team are hunting them down and plugging them.