How the west got hooked on economic support
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Silicon Valley talent keeps getting recycled, so this CEO uses a ‘moneyball’ approach for uncovering hidden AI geniuses in the new era
As AI becomes more ubiquitous, the need for the top-tier talent at tech firms becomes even more important—and it’s starting…
Government forces Air Canada and flight attendants back to work and into arbitration, after strike strands over 100,000 travelers
Canada’s government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded…
OpenAI staffers to sell $6 billion in stock to SoftBank, other investors
Current and former OpenAI employees plan to sell approximately $6 billion worth of shares to an investor group that includes Thrive…
Airfares are surging again after a months-long slump as carriers trim flights to ease a capacity glut
The latest consumer price index report showed airfares jumped 4% in July from the prior month, reversing a slump that…
Trump’s tax cut could mean a nearly half-trillion-dollar cut to Medicare starting in 2027, CBO warns
The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does…
The billion-dollar remote work opportunity that rural America can’t reach
The U.S. has spent billions to bring broadband to rural communities—but many of the people it’s meant to help still…
Meta spends more guarding Mark Zuckerberg than Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet do for their own CEOs—combined
Mark Zuckerberg goes to great lengths to protect himself. It makes sense: Critics say his social networks are bad for…
Waymo engineering exec says LiDAR and radar sensors are key to safety in self-driving tech stack
Waymo is experimenting with generative AI and other technologies for its self-driving cars, but the company believes the assortment of…
Trump says ‘we didn’t get there’ but touts progress as meeting with Putin ends without a deal to stop Ukraine war
The highly anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended Friday night without a clear agreement…
