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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani isn’t done going after delivery apps.Mamdani on Wednesday touted a new city report that found the crackdown on deceptive tipping practices by food-delivery platforms has resulted…
Jersey Mike’s IPO is almost here.The restaurant chain said it expects its shares to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday using the ticker “JMKE,” according to an SEC filing. The company expects the stock to price…
Many Americans are very concerned about AI. Can Mark Zuckerberg change their minds?That is what the Meta CEO is trying to do, via a persuasion campaign: Last week, the company launched an ad, scored by a David Bowie song, telling…
Microsoft’s latest earnings were as much about reassurance as results.In a memo to employees after the company reported quarterly earnings, CFO Amy Hood pointed to Azure’s growth and Copilot’s momentum as evidence that Microsoft’s biggest AI bets are paying off,…
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Geber86 / Shutterstock.comAdvertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Mark and Sarah stared at a number that made their stomachs turn: $42,500. They weren’t reckless. But life, a roof…
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Lilian Weng, a cofounder of the AI startup Thinking Machines Lab who stepped down this week, is rejoining OpenAI.The researcher will lead a team focused on accelerating internal research at…
Worldwide gross: $2,799,439,100Fans needed to know if the remaining Avengers could rise up, defeat Thanos, and reverse the effects of the end of “Infinity War.” They came out in droves as the film shattered box-office records, grossing over $1.2 billion…
Airbus completed a test flight lasting more than 24 hours, a key step toward Qantas’ planned nonstop service linking Australia and Europe. The aircraft – a specially adapted A350-1000ULR – flew 14,338 miles from Melbourne, Australia, to Toulouse, France, in…
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The US Army is developing new warfighting software to change the way it fights a large-scale, high-speed, high-tech war. A major exercise recently held in the California desert showed both why the service is moving so quickly and what challenges…
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Americans opposing AI data center construction can officially count superstar activist Willie Nelson as an ally.Nelson criticized the hefty facilities in an Instagram post on Tuesday. He said residents in his hometown of Abbott, Texas — like elsewhere in the…
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Anxious after the shock removal of Ukraine’s reformist defense minister, the country’s front-line troops say that they’ve found some solace in a new appointment for another key war role — commander in chief.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed 43-year-old Brig. Gen.…
When I became pregnant for the first time over 15 years ago, a friend offered me words I never forgot: “Having children is like having your heart walking around outside your body.” His words were sweet, but I didn’t fully…
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She arrived in Malta on a Thursday, and by Friday, we were stretched out on one of the island’s pale limestone beaches, watching the water shift from turquoise to deep blue at the horizon.My best friend of 24 years was…
Insecure CEOs may not recognize their own behavior — or realize how much it is hurting them.Jamie Dimon recently said a lack of self-confidence can sink a leader’s career by disconnecting them from what is happening inside their companies. Speaking…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hali Mo, founder of Hali Home Bakes, a San Francisco microbakery specializing in laminated pastries. The essay has been edited for length and clarity.When I graduated from Stanford in 2018 with…
Meta’s new ad is a Lisa Frank wet dream. There are rainbows, butterflies, bear hugs, and smash-cuts between three grinning children.It’s a smiley, cloying vision for AI. The ad’s narrator beckons us to call Meta’s staff “optimists” and “dreamers,” and…
President Donald Trump’s plans for H-1B visas are running into legal roadblocks.A federal appeals court on Friday refused to revive Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B work visas, dealing another setback to the administration’s effort to dramatically raise the cost…
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