Whatever happened to the tech industry's “benefits culture”?
After mass layoffs and a shift to AI, the tech industry has scaled back the splashy and quirky benefits it was known for.
FTC sues Southern Glazer's for illegal pricing
The lawsuit, under a long-dormant antitrust law, accuses Southern Glazer's of charging small businesses “dramatically” more than large chains.
Maitland restaurant closes without warning weeks after workers told jobs were safe
Maitland has emptied another restaurant – leaving 25 staff suddenly without jobs – just as the festive season kicks into high gear. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL… Read More »Maitland restaurant closes without warning weeks after workers told jobs were safe
Are LLMs capable of non-verbal reasoning?
Large language models have thus far achieved great success by using their transformer architecture to effectively predict the next words (i.e. language tokens) needed to… Read More »Are LLMs capable of non-verbal reasoning?
Owner of the Los Angeles Times delves deeper into the opinion section
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong's public comments and actions, including recently blocking an editorial about President-elect Trump's cabinet choices, have concerned many staff members.
Xi's RSVP is a slight to Trump, but the inauguration invite is still a big deal
Picture the scene at noon on January 20 on the west side of the U.S. Capitol. As Donald Trump vows to preserve, protect and defend… Read More »Xi's RSVP is a slight to Trump, but the inauguration invite is still a big deal
YouTube TV is increasing its monthly price to $82.99, an increase of 14 percent
The increase is the latest for the streaming service, which debuted in 2017 for $35 per month. The company blamed “rising content costs.”
The city representative's husband has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a city worker
The husband of El Paso city Rep. Cassandra Hernandez was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault after he allegedly threatened to kill a city employee… Read More »The city representative's husband has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a city worker
Amazon plans $1 million donation to Trump's inaugural fund
The move follows Meta's donation of the same amount to the fund earlier this week.
Stanley recalls more than 2 million travel mugs due to fire hazards
Stanley, which also makes trendy cups that are wildly popular on social media, urged consumers to contact them for replacement lids.
Stanley recalls 2.6 million travel mugs due to fire hazard
Stanley is recalling more than 2.5 million of its Switchback and Trigger Action travel mugs. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says the lids can… Read More »Stanley recalls 2.6 million travel mugs due to fire hazard
Character.AI is increasing teen safety after bots reportedly caused suicide and self-harm
Following a pair of lawsuits claiming chatbots caused the suicide of a teenage boy, groomed a 9-year-old girl and caused a vulnerable teenager to self-harm,… Read More »Character.AI is increasing teen safety after bots reportedly caused suicide and self-harm
Is this the year everyone quits social media?
Michael Calore: Yes. Lauren Goode: Yes. Michael Calore: What about you, Zoe? Zoë Schiffer: My total screen time. I looked it up earlier and I… Read More »Is this the year everyone quits social media?
It is much less than 1%
Can you guess what percentage of people retire with a $5 million nest egg? Tip: it is much less than 1% When it comes to… Read More »It is much less than 1%
How American companies fought government crackdowns to keep technology sales to China
An intense battle has unfolded in Washington between companies and officials over where to draw the line on selling technology to China.
