The House’s AI Task Force leader says regulation can’t be rushed
California Congressman Jay Obernolte has his work cut out for him. In February, Obernolte, a Republican, and Ted Lieu, a Democrat, were named cochairs of a new task force in the House of...
View ArticleGround beef recall: E. Coli fears impact 16,000 pounds of meat sold at...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a recall notice for over 16,000 pounds of ground beef due to fears that it may be contaminated with E. Coli....
View ArticleGoogle gets grilled by judge during closing arguments of landmark antitrust case
The judge overseeing a pivotal antitrust trial focused on whether Google is stifling competition and innovation repeatedly indicated Thursday that he believes it would be difficult for a formidable...
View ArticleApple’s share buyback is the largest in U.S. history. Here’s what that means
Yesterday, Apple revealed earnings for its fiscal second quarter. While iPhone sales were down almost 10%, the company’s revenues and earnings per share beat expectations, albeit slightly. On the...
View ArticleAT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile being sued by Maui for communication failures...
Had emergency responders known about widespread cellphone outages during the height of last summer’s deadly Maui wildfires, they would have used other methods to warn about the disaster, county...
View Article39% of Americans do some kind of gig work. Why aren’t more universities...
Fletcher Medler, a student at Berklee College of Music, is enrolled in “The General Business Gig,” a course dedicated to teaching musicians how to survive in the gig economy. Medler had played a few...
View ArticleOvercome the 4 barriers to building a “for all” culture
In today’s workplace, equity for all should not be relegated to the mantra of the month or treated as a “nice to have” for organizations. A recent Great Place To Work study shows that companies that...
View ArticleUber and Lyft face an uncertain future in Massachusetts as state’s ballot...
Massachusetts has become the latest front in a years-long battle in the United States over whether ride-share drivers for Uber and Lyft should be treated as independent contractors or employees...
View ArticleWhy Amazon, Walmart, and Target just pulled this baby product from shelves
If you’ve had an infant at any point over the past decade, you’ve likely heard warnings about the dangers of using weighted products—like weighted swaddles, blankets, or sleep-sacks—to help your baby...
View ArticleBoeing is launching another Starliner space mission, as it struggles to...
Boeing is poised to send the first Starliner space capsule with a crew of humans into orbit next week, giving it a long-delayed chance to score a badly needed win as it struggles to compete with Elon...
View ArticleJobs report shows falling unemployment rate for Black workers
One of the most notable findings from the jobs report released this morning is that job creation has finally slowed down, with employers adding 175,000 jobs in April. The shift comes after a period of...
View ArticleThanks to AI, we’re in the golden age of freelancing
As white-collar work gets increasingly automated, you might assume that freelancers would be the first to feel the impact. Indeed, researchers found a 21% decrease in the number of freelance job...
View ArticleSEC charges Trump Media auditor with ‘massive fraud,’ saying it faked audits
The auditor of Donald Trump’s Trump Media has been charged with “massive fraud” by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which says the company “undermined trust and confidence in our...
View ArticleAir Force launches an AI-controlled F-16 fighter jet. A whole fleet is next
With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any...
View ArticleBiden expands ‘Obamacare’ health insurance to DACA recipients
Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act‘s health insurance next year under a directive the Biden administration released...
View ArticleArizona’s governor signs the repeal of an 1864 abortion law. Here’s what’s next
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure that the 19th century law remains in the past....
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How generative AI is clouding the future of Google search
To preserve the usefulness of its rankings as early adopters defect to ChatGPT, Bing, and Perplexity, Google just completed rolling out the largest algorithm update in the company’s history. But...
View ArticleThe federal government can help cities help immigrants. Here’s how
Immigration has become a defining issue in the 2024 elections and a major challenge in many U.S. cities. Over the past several years, wars and armed conflict, violent persecution and desperate poverty...
View ArticleSneaker sales for Sambas, the 2023 ‘Shoe of the Year’, will likely peak soon,...
As Adidas aims to build on hot demand for its three-striped white and black Samba and multicolored Gazelle sneakers, it’s also taking steps to prevent the shoes from becoming victims of their own...
View ArticleProven practices to rewire your brain to help you live your best life
Ashish Kothari is the founder and CEO of Happiness Squad, a company launched in 2022 with the mission of helping people integrate the art and science of happiness into their lives. Previously, he...
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