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TikTok signals layoffs as U.S. e-commerce team told to work from home
U.S. TikTok Shop employees received a memo on Tuesday, recommending staff to work from home Wednesday ahead of “difficult decisions.” The memo, which was earlier reported by Bloomberg, told...
Roundtables: A New Look at AI’s Energy Use
Recorded on May 21, 2025 Big Tech's appetite for energy is growing rapidly as adoption of AI accelerates. But just how much energy does even a single AI query...
What it’s like to wear Google’s Gemini-powered AI glasses
Google wants to give people access to its Gemini AI assistant with the blink of an eye: The company has struck a partnership with eyeglasses makers Warby Parker and...
Windows are the leading human cause of bird deaths. Here’s how to help
When wood thrushes arrive in northern Mississippi on their spring migration and begin to serenade my neighborhood with their ethereal, harmonized song, it’s one of the great joys of...
Electricity bills are increasing in Pennsylvania. Here’s what it’s doing about it
Americans’ electricity bills tend to tick up each year in line with inflation. But upgrades to electric wires, reinforcing and protecting power lines from severe weather, and changing fuel...
DOJ abandons police reform lawsuits in cities at heart of BLM protests
The Justice Department announced plans Wednesday to abandon lawsuits against police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, a reversal of Biden-era initiatives to reform policing in two cities that...
No Tax on Tips Act: Senate passed bill unanimously, but it doesn’t apply to all workers. Here’s everything to know
The Senate unanimously passed the “No Tax on Tips Act” on Tuesday, a bill that would eliminate federal taxes on tips, and that President Donald Trump made a campaign...
Divided House GOP head to the White House to save Trump’s big bill
With President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package at risk of stalling, House Speaker Mike Johnson and conservative Republican holdouts are heading Wednesday to the White House for the last-ditch talks to salvage...
What is a ‘zombiecorn’? AI companies are bleeding these startups dry of VC funding
AI startups are the belle of the VC funding ball, and it’s coming at the expense of pretty much every other type of company. That’s a main takeaway from...
In rural Texas, where Elon Musk lives, his DOGE cuts are devastating local residents
Elon Musk’s SpaceX employees voted this month to make their small community on the southeastern tip of Texas its own city, with a mayor and city commissioners. But the rest...
Meta AI chief: ‘Inferiority complex’ is stunting European tech
Europe’s not lacking talent — it’s lacking confidence. That’s the verdict from Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, who says an “inferiority complex” among European media and investors is...
The world’s critical minerals come from just a few countries. That’s a big problem for clean energy
The world’s sources of critical minerals are increasingly concentrated in just a few countries, most notably China, leaving the global economy vulnerable to supply cutoffs that could disrupt industry...