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I've written about my now deceased friend, Don Winters, before. But I can tell from my emails that it's time to share his story again.

Every single day, I get emails from readers who seem to be absolutely obsessed with ...Read more

At a Cargill slaughterhouse in Texas, AI-equipped cameras scan every cattle carcass and let workers know when they’re literally leaving too much meat on the bone.

Even a 1% improvement in yield could produce millions ...Read more

In little more than five months, Amazon and Microsoft have announced they're collectively cutting more than 29,000 roles.

Microsoft has let go more than 15,000 workers since May, and Amazon announced last week it was ...Read more

CHENNAI, India — Now that artificial intelligence has mastered almost everything we do online, it needs help learning how we physically move around in the real world.

A growing global army of trainers is helping it ...Read more

Rapper RBX has sued Spotify, alleging that the Swedish audio company has failed to stop the artificial inflation of music streams for artists like Drake and is hurting the revenue other rights holders receive through the...Read more

UnitedHealth Group is closing 16 clinics and laying off hundreds in its fast-growing Optum Health business, which has grown to become a major provider of medical care.

The closures include five clinics and a lab in New ...Read more

Sam Bankman-Fried’s bid to reverse his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence ran into a trio of appeals court judges who appeared skeptical of arguments that he didn’t get a fair trial.

Bankman-Fried’s legal ...Read more

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether President Donald Trump exceeded his executive authority by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to implement his sweeping tariffs without ...Read more

Bank of America is responding to demands regarding fair access to banking in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order that will penalize banks for denying services to conservatives and crypto-industry ...Read more

Hotel workers who went on a four-day strike in Philadelphia last month have secured a new contract at the Hampton Inn Philadelphia Center City-Convention Center.

On Monday, their union, Unite Here Local 274, announced ...Read more

The median age of first-time homebuyers in the U.S. has climbed to a record of 40 as soaring prices and mortgage rates over the last few years delay homeownership for millions of Americans.

The age at which people ...Read more

Everybody was out to get Sam Bankman-Fried after the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange in 2022. At least that’s what his lawyers will tell an appeals court Tuesday as the FTX co-founder seeks to reverse his fraud ...Read more

A quarter of Floridians surveyed are “seriously considering” moving elsewhere because of the high cost of living in the state.

And when those who are thinking about it somewhat are added, half are contemplating ...Read more

If you've spent any time on a California freeway, you've probably seen an increasing number of Tesla cars on the road bearing anti-Musk bumper stickers.

"I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy," reads one. "Eco-...Read more

The United States is seeing a change in its regional demographics, and it is not a result of typical mobility and migration driven by work pursuits.

The urban scholar Richard Florida recently noted the trend.

“The ...Read more

Tesla shareholders have just days left to vote on whether to approve a staggering pay package for chief executive Elon Musk that could award him nearly $1 trillion in shares.

Musk could leave the company if shareholders ...Read more

Seth Poston’s company makes outdoor and hunting products including lightweight archery quivers. They’re popular with bow hunters and generally sell well during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

They’re also not ...Read more

Three decades ago, a promising young industry was taking hold in Washington.

The technology sector was robust and growing fast. Microsoft had made the Pacific Northwest home, while newer companies flocked steadily to the ...Read more

Don’t worry.

Penny slots aren’t going to go away once the U.S. Treasury Department decommissions the copper-colored 1-cent coin currently in circulation in the United States.

The federal government has determined ...Read more

The most important question that companies face in deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not technological but organizational: Should they use AI to increase the power of high-up managers or liberate front-line workers...Read more