
A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that roughly 150 older workers who were laid off by social media platform X when Elon Musk acquired the company can sue for age di

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AI goes back to school
Students around the country are returning to school, meaning educators need to once again wrestle with what place generative AI tools shou

Artificial Intelligence is changing everything, from accountancy to zoology. Used well, it can be a remarkable tool, automating processes, saving time and creating new opportunities. Used poorly, it can mess up everything.

Uber and car-sharing marketplace Turo announced on Thursday a multi-year partnership that will allow Uber users to rent from Turo’s directory directly within the Uber app.
The vehicles will be added to Uber’s rental arm, Uber Rent, in early 2025.
“Our partnership with Uber unlocks a huge opportunity to u

Summer is coming to a close, which means we’re once again getting ready for pumpkin spice lattes, leaf peeping—and “Christian Girl Autumn.”
Since (unwittingly) appearing in a viral tweet in 2019, Caitlin Covington has been the face of “Christian Girl Autumn.” She’s remained an annual sensation, earning b

ChatGPT’s 200 million weekly active users have helped propel OpenAI, the company behind the chatbot, to a $100 billion valuation. But outside the mainstream there’s still plenty of money to be made—especially if you’re catering to the

Safe Superintelligence (SSI), newly co-founded by OpenAI‘s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised $1 billion in cash to help develop safe artificial intelligence systems that

Lyft is restructuring its micromobility division and laying off about 1% of its workforce in an attempt to cut costs, the company said in a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SEC filing came as part of a broader announcement from Lyft on the future of its bikes and scooters segment, which the company had been considering selling off last year. &#

Energy company Halliburton filed a notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday to inform the regulator that it had fallen victim to a “material cybersecurity incident.”
While details remain hazy, the company said in its filing that “the unauthorized third party accessed and exfiltrated information from the Company’s systems.” Halliburton is now reportedly evalua

The right-wing social media ecosystem is getting more crowded these days—and as those sites become more popular with some conservative voters, their founders are looking to cash in. But the long-term success of those investments is looking increasingly uncertain.
Mike Lindell is the latest to explore a public offering. In 2021, the MyPillow CEO launched FrankSpeech, which describes itself as a “pioneering force dedicated to freedom of speech and technology.” Lindell has said he own