More people are moving out of the U.S. than moving in for the first time since the Great Depression—a bad omen for the $38.8 trillion national debt
In just one year, the Trump administration’s highly visible crusade against immigration has brought new entries into the U.S. to a grinding halt. The demographic consequences are already starting to…
Block CEO Jack Dorsey lays off nearly half of his staff because of AI and predicts most companies will make similar cuts in the next year
The Block founder announced Thursday the company would be laying off nearly half its workforce, cutting 4,000 employees, down to just under 6,000 workers from over 10,000.Block’s layoffs mark one…
Former General sees Pentagon painting ‘bullseye’ on Anthropic but warns, ‘they’re not trying to play cute here’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei drew a sharp red line 24 hours before the deadline, declaring his company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s final demand to allow unrestricted…
Dario Amodei says he ‘cannot in good conscience’ bow to Pentagon’s demands over AI use in military
The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations but that new contract language received from the Defense Department “made virtually…
New York City cops actually arrested someone for getting in a snowball fight with them
Gusmane Coulibaly, 27, was charged with obstructing governmental administration, a misdemeanor, and harassment, a non-criminal violation.He appeared in handcuffs and wearing an olive-green sweat suit during his arraignment Thursday evening…
ComfortDelGro considers bringing self-driving vehicles to London as the Singapore transit operator reports record $4 billion revenue
Singapore-based transit operator ComfortDelGro (CDG) is considering bringing autonomous vehicles to London, the U.K.’s capital city, after successful trials in both China and Singapore.An earlier pilot program in Guangzhou “has…
‘I sell millions of Halloween costumes to Americans. Mr. President, here’s my takeaway from the wild tariffs ride’
MorphCostumes’ biggest market is America, particularly around Halloween, when children from Detroit to West Palm Beach like nothing better than ghost outfits and fake blood. Smeaton—who runs the company from…
Trump releases Columbia student from immigration detention hours after meeting with Mamdani
Federal immigration authorities arrested a Columbia University student early Thursday, triggering protests on campus and allegations that agents gained entry to the university-owned residence by posing as police officers searching…
The AI resource reallocation challenge: How can companies capture the value of time?
It is easy enough to use AI to improve how specific tasks are done. Substantial value creation, however, will only come from reconfiguring an organization around AI, rethinking design practices…
U.S. stocks are being battered by ‘AI derangement syndrome,’ and CEOs are learning not to talk about it
S&P 500 futures were down 0.32% this morning prior to the opening bell in New York, after the index fell 0.54% yesterday, suggesting that investors hate U.S. equities right now.The…
