Trump’s firing of the U.S. government archivist is far worse than it might seem

Amid his dramatic reshaping of the federal government, President Donald Trump’s latest high-profile dismissal could become among his most consequential.

On Feb. 7, Trump fired Colleen Shogan from her role as Archivist of the United States, the head of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and government official responsible for overseeing the preservation—both physical and digital—and promulgation of government records. Shogan’s dismissal marks the first tim

Following Google, Apple’s maps now show Trump’s Gulf of Mexico name change

Apple renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps Tuesday after an order by President Donald Trump was made official by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System.

The move follows

ChatGPT’s latest feature is a transformative leap for web research

I’m not sure who first compared ChatGPT to Cliff Clavin, the garrulous mailman/barfly from TV’s Cheers. It’s so an apt comparison that many people probably came up

When it comes to AI, innovation isn’t enough

The AI landscape is rapidly evolving, with America’s $500 billion Stargate Project signaling massive infrastructure investment while China’s DeepSeek emerges as a formidable competitor. DeepSeek’s advanced AI models, rivaling West

Are you ‘AI literate’? Schools and jobs are insisting on it—and now it’s EU law

Even tech giant Apple couldn’t prevent its artificial intelligence from making things up. Last month, the company suspended its AI-powered news alert feature after it falsely claimed a murder suspect had shot himself, one of several fabricated headlines that appeared under trusted news organizations’ logos. The embarrassing pullback came despite Apple’s vast resources and technical expertise.

Most users

Don’t let Elon Musk’s crew at DOGE off the hook just because they’re Zoomers

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is ripping apart the federal government at the seams. They’ve decimated the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), strong-armed their way into troves of sensitive personal data, and

Autodesk’s CMO says Nike was the big brand winner on Super Bowl Sunday

Super Bowl LIX had a clear winner on the field, but victory for brands was more hard-won. Many aimed for impact, but did they deliver? Autodesk CMO Dara Treseder offers hot takes on this year’s hits and misses from the big game’s ads. She joins host Bob Safian to break down what makes an NBDB (“never been done before”) moment, why so many brands adopted a “safe” approach, and what trends business leaders shoul

Meta’s laid-off ‘low performers’ defend themselves on LinkedIn and Reddit

Meta underwent another big round of layoffs on Monday, cutting 3,600 jobs, or roughly 5%, of its total workforce. Between 2022 and 2023, the tech giant eliminated 21,000 positions, nearly a quarter of its workforce, and

‘The bad news is, this was fake’: The tear-jerking story of author Barbara Miller was a marketing stunt, influencer says

A viral TikTok video showing an empty book signing for an elderly author tugged at millions of hearts—until it was exposed as an alleged marketing stunt.

The book in question, Just Cuz, was reportedly written by Barbara Miller as a tribute to her late husband, Marv. “She wrote it as a way to deal with her grief,” the video’s voiceover explained. Posted last month, the video shows an empty


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