Britain sees fewer female leaders in 2024
The number of women who hold executive reins in corporate Britain has fallen for the first time in eight years in an “unacceptable” reversal that could delay gender parity for another five...
View ArticleMrBeast’s YouTube dominance takes a dip
MrBeast’s YouTube growth has hit a rough patch. On Saturday, MrBeast uploaded a new video. “7 Days Exploring An Underground City” amassed 56.5 million views within four days. For any other YouTuber,...
View ArticleHarris vs. Fox News: Here are key moments from the interview
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris defended the Biden administration’s handling of illegal immigration in a combative television interview on Wednesday, blaming Republicans for failing to...
View ArticleThe Menendez brothers’ house is all over TikTok following the hit Netflix drama
With the recent release of the Netflix drama Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and the follow-up documentary The Menendez Brothers, true-crime enthusiasts are now turning their attention to...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg’s ‘Year of Efficiency’ is turning into a multi-year effort as...
Meta Platforms laid off employees from multiple teams, including Instagram, WhatsApp, and Reality Labs, in a fresh wave of job cuts at the Facebook parent company on Wednesday. “A few teams at Meta...
View ArticleCEO pay dropped in 2023—but it’s not clear why
For decades, chief executive pay has climbed precipitously, buttressed by generous stock awards and six-figure bonuses. Since 1978, CEO compensation has spiked by 1,085%, a far cry from the 24% bump...
View ArticleWhere abortion will be on the ballot this election
Abortion will be on the ballot in 10 U.S. states for the Nov. 5 election, including battleground states that will play critical roles in the presidential race and the fight for control of Congress....
View ArticleKroger says it has no plans to use facial recognition after uproar about...
On Tuesday, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib took to X with a letter directed at Rodney McMullen, the CEO of Kroger. In it, she expressed her concern about Kroger’s electronic shelving labels (ESLs), as...
View ArticleHurricane Helene recovery: FEMA workers resume door-to-door visits in N.C....
Federal disaster personnel have resumed door-to-door visits as part of their hurricane-recovery work in North Carolina, an effort temporarily suspended amid threats that prompted officials to condemn...
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New Chrome extension aims to detect deepfake AI-generated voices—but it’s far...
Deepfakes have already been a problem in the 2024 presidential election—and could potentially become a bigger one as November 5 draws near. But a new Chrome browser extension claims it can help people...
View ArticleHurricane-ravaged North Carolina kicks off early voting
Polls opened for early voting on Thursday in North Carolina—a critical battleground in the 2024 U.S. presidential election—just weeks after Hurricane Helene left some residents still without power,...
View Article‘I figured I ought not to waste the dinner credit’: Meta laid off staffers...
Meta has sacked a number of staff for abusing the company’s $25 meal scheme to order everything but lunch—including acne pads, toothbrushes, and wine glasses. The sacking of nearly 30 staff in the...
View ArticleEarly-voting tracker 2024: This handy tool lets you see who has voted in the...
With just 19 days until the 2024 presidential election, early voting returns have become a major focus for both candidates as Americans cast pre-Election Day ballots in record numbers. What is early...
View ArticleTrump will likely challenge any election loss in November. Here’s how
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that if he does not win the Nov. 5 election, he will cry fraud and not accept the results – just as he did four years ago when he lost to Democratic...
View ArticleNetflix is looking unstoppable right now as profit rises and a ‘Squid Game’...
A good year for Netflix is only getting better, as the streaming giant saw its ranks of paid subscribers surge 14.4% to 282.7 million members during the third quarter of 2024. The company also...
View ArticleMeta partners with horror movie maker Blumhouse Productions to test Movie Gen
Facebook owner Meta said on Thursday it had teamed up with Blumhouse Productions, the Hollywood company behind popular horror films such as The Purge and Get Out, to put its new generative AI video...
View ArticleMeat and poultry Listeria recall hits at least 200 schools across 16 states:...
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has released a preliminary list of schools that received ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that were recalled over fears of Listeria contamination....
View ArticleCalifornia wildfire risk will escalate with arrival of notorious ‘diablo wind’
A major “diablo wind”—notorious in autumn for its hot, dry gusts—is expected to whip up across Northern California on Thursday evening, causing humidity levels to drop and raising the risk of...
View ArticleSamsung’s $17 billion Texas chip factory faces another setback. Here’s why
Samsung Electronics has postponed taking deliveries of ASML chipmaking equipment for its upcoming factory in Texas as it has yet to win any major customers for the project, three people familiar with...
View ArticleTikTok approved election misinformation ads despite its own ban, says watchdog
Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok approved advertisements that contained election disinformation even though it has a ban on political ads, according to a report published...
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