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Trump Claims Many Federal Workers Being Laid Off Amid Shutdown

The Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers across a range of government agencies on Friday, the tenth day of the protracted U.S. government shutdown. President Donald Trump…

Trump Calls Nobel Winner Machado After His Administration Condemned Her Award

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado on Friday, shortly after his own administration publicly denounced the committee that granted her the honor. President…

Trump Threatens to Double Tariffs With New 100% China Duty

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on social media that he would impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China starting next month. In the same post, President Trump declared…

Nevada Says Musk’s Boring Company Broke Environmental Rules Nearly 800 Times

Elon Musk’s Boring Co., the tunneling and infrastructure enterprise, repeatedly violated state environmental regulations in Nevada, even after the company had formally agreed to comply with those laws, state regulators…

Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri Disputes MrBeast’s AI Concerns, Says Society Must Adapt

Instagram head Adam Mosseri stated this week that artificial intelligence will fundamentally change who can be a creator, granting people who were previously unable to produce content at a certain…

Microsoft Word Now Auto-Saves Documents to the Cloud

Microsoft quietly announced a subtle but important change to its popular word-processing software, Word, this week: the application will now automatically save newly created documents to OneDrive, Microsoft’s cloud storage…

Figma Teams Up With Google to Integrate Gemini AI

Design platform Figma announced on Thursday a strategic partnership with Google to integrate more artificial intelligence features. While Figma had previously introduced its own AI app-building tools, this new collaboration…

Google Expands Workplace AI Push With Gemini Enterprise

Google announced on Thursday the launch of Gemini Enterprise, a comprehensive new AI platform for businesses. This move is the latest significant effort by the Alphabet-owned company to compete with…

Duolingo Declares It Will Never Open a San Francisco Office

Duolingo, the widely used language learning application, has stated definitively that it will never open an office in San Francisco. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a city not…

PlayStation 6 Targets Major Graphics Upgrade With New Architecture

While the launch of the PlayStation 6 is still several years away, Sony has revealed that its next-generation console will feature re-architected hardware that goes beyond a traditional CPU and…

PepsiCo Beats Earnings Forecasts Thanks to Strong International Sales

PepsiCo reported quarterly earnings and revenue on Thursday that surpassed analysts’ expectations, a positive result driven primarily by international growth which managed to offset yet another quarter of declining sales…

Apple Outlines How App Store Will Comply With Texas Age-Verification Law

Apple on Wednesday provided a detailed account of the policy changes it will implement in its App Store to comply with a new Texas state law that requires app stores…

Tesla Under Investigation After Self-Driving Cars Drift to Wrong Lane

The U.S. government has initiated an investigation into Tesla after reports surfaced that the company’s self-driving cars had violated traffic laws, specifically citing instances of driving on the wrong side…

Netflix to Add Lego, Pictionary, and Tetris Party Games for TV Play

Netflix’s move into gaming, while previously considered an odd pivot for the brand, has found a clear purpose: bringing party games directly to your television that can be played by…

Trump Administration Issues Loan Forgiveness Notices Amid Government Shutdown

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Education has begun sending out notices to student loan borrowers informing them that their debt will soon be canceled. Multiple notices…

Apple to Follow Texas Age Check Law, Raises Privacy Concerns

Apple on Thursday detailed the necessary changes it is implementing to comply with Texas state law SB 2420, which introduces mandatory age assurance requirements for app stores and app developers…

India Trials AI Chatbot E-Commerce Using ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude

India has launched a national pilot project that allows consumers to shop and pay directly through AI chatbots, with OpenAI’s ChatGPT leading the initial rollout. Integrations with Google’s Gemini and…

IRS Unveils Updated Federal Tax Brackets for 2026

The IRS announced new federal income tax brackets and standard deduction amounts for the 2026 tax year on Thursday. These new figures apply to tax returns that will be filed…

China Imposes Stricter Export Controls on Key Rare Earth Materials

China has tightened its export controls on rare earths and other materials critical for advanced technology manufacturing as trade negotiations continue with the U.S. Beijing processes roughly 90% of the…

Hang Seng Bank Shares Surge 25% After HSBC’s $37B Privatization Offer

Shares of Hang Seng Bank listed in Hong Kong surged by 25.88% on Thursday following the announcement of a privatization bid by its majority parent company, HSBC, Europe’s largest lender.…