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Melania posed for photos in front of pyramids in Egypt wearing cream trousers, a white blouse, a black tie, and a sand-colored Ralph Lauren blazer. A white-and-black boater hat completed the look.The outfit may have been innocuously stylish in a different venue, but some social-media users thought it looked similar…
Top Trump administration AI safety official Chris Fall has left after just three months on the job, according to a Commerce Department spokesperson.Fall, who was director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, has been at the center of the federal government’s voluntary review process of frontier AI models.…
Netflix expects employees across the company to develop an “aspiration for AI fluency” as the technology reshapes how work gets done, a top executive said.Elizabeth Stone, Netflix’s chief product and technology officer, said on an episode of “Lenny’s Podcast” released Sunday that the streaming giant is encouraging all employees —…
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said the global aerospace company has begun early work on a possible new airplane design but is not yet ready to move forward. Ortberg, who became president and CEO in August 2024, said Boeing is spending “time and money” evaluating its options and preparing to introduce…
Trade tensions are flaring between the Trump administration and Canada once again.On Monday, Donald Trump announced a new 50% tariff on some Canadian goods under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which empowers the US President to impose additional duties of up to 50% on imports from any…
Taylor Farms is facing a fast-moving public health crisis, and communications veterans say its latest messaging has muddied an already confusing situation.The major food supplier said Sunday that the FDA had retracted a positive cyclospora test involving its lettuce, calling it a false positive. The cyclospora parasite has sickened thousands…
Agility Robotics has a new hub in Silicon Valley, where it will be luring more world-class engineers to join the humanoid maker. Just don’t expect the startup to get into a spending war for talent.Jonathan Hurst, Agility’s cofounder and chief robot officer, told Business Insider his company has no interest…
TikTok Shop side hustlers should watch their backs.Brands — and TikTok’s algorithm — are increasingly embracing videos with AI-generated influencers and product imagery. The tech could put a dent in the businesses of creators who focus their content on shoppable videos designed to make them money through TikTok’s e-commerce affiliate program.These creators…
Check your bank account: you might be a couple of thousand dollars richer.On July 20, the first batch of payments to current and former students who attended 10 elite schools was distributed from a $284 million settlement. It follows a 2022 lawsuit filed by students who accused the schools of…
Mars Wrigley signaled it will lay off hundreds of workers as it relocates its headquarters from Newark, New Jersey, to an expanded facility in Chicago. The company on Friday submitted a WARN filing with the state of New Jersey that indicated it will eliminate 307 jobs at its Newark headquarters…
