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Companies laying off staff this year include Meta, Amazon, and Visa — see the list
More than 40 companies have laid off employees so far in 2026, continuing the trend of significant workforce reductions across a broad range of industries, including tech, media, finance, and retail. Some, including Block, Coinbase, and Standard Chartered, have cited the impact of artificial…
McDonald’s is facing slowing sales. Its under $3 value menu shows why
McDonald’s tried a new value menu. Customers aren’t loving it. The fast-food giant’s comparable US sales growth slowed to 0.8% during its second quarter, a slower clip than the 2.5% it reported for the year-ago quarter. The chain also changed leadership of its US business, naming Skye Anderson as…
Lime is doubling down on cities where it already operates. It’s about creating more loyal riders, its CEO says
Expect to see even more Lime scooters and bikes zooming around major US cities. Wayne Ting, Lime’s CEO, told Business Insider on Tuesday that the company is focused on getting more of its vehicles on the roads where it already operates rather than making a big push to expand to more cities. Ting…
McDonald’s US sales miss analyst targets as CEO cites execution
McDonald’s sales growth came in slower than expected when the company released its second quarter earnings on Tuesday, with leaders pointing to execution lapses they say hampered its push to promote value deals aimed at lower-income consumers. CEO Chris Kempczinski said that weak promotion of value…
9 Colleges That Offer Free Tuition for Seniors
Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.com Seniors enjoy discounts for just about everything. Did you know that can even include the cost of higher education? Some schools think it’s a smart idea. Whether through a state-supported program or school-based initiative, there are plenty of opportunities to…
What smart people are saying about OpenAI’s ‘Apple is getting this wrong’ rebuttal
OpenAI is clapping back against Apple’s lawsuit. On Monday, the AI company published a blog post titled “Apple is getting this wrong,” accusing the iPhone maker of presenting a misleading account of the events behind its trade-secret lawsuit. OpenAI highlighted what it said were errors in Apple’s…
OpenAI reaches $3.2 million settlement with DOJ over claims it discriminated against US workers
The Justice Department said OpenAI and one of its subsidiaries discriminated against US workers by unfairly favoring workers with temporary visa status during the hiring process. On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced that OpenAI and Statsig, a subsidiary software development company based in…
6 Everyday Goods That Are Basically Burning Your Money
While we’re all used to hearing about how new cars lose 20% of their value the moment they leave the showroom, they aren’t the only culprits. In today’s world of rapid-fire tech updates and “fast furniture,” your net worth is under constant attack from things sitting right in your living room. If…
The Pentagon’s counter-drone force has rolled out a new online marketplace for buying defensive tech
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force and software company Kaizen Laboratories have developed a new online marketplace built to help users find and acquire systems for defending against uncrewed aerial systems. The “Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Marketplace” is a catalog that military…
David Ellison’s Paramount would owe more than $1 billion to WBD shareholders based on the March trial date a judge set
David Ellison and his billionaire father may need to get their checkbooks ready. Paramount Skydance is expected to need to pay Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders more than $1 billion in so-called ticking fees after a federal judge set the date for the trial about its merger: It’s March 2. The…