As Tech Layoffs Mount, Blame a Broken System, Not Broken People

U.S. farmers react to China's retaliatory tariff increase

China slapped an additional 15% import tax on American farm products, including pork, poultry, beef and soybeans. Lana Zak reports from Mount Vernon, Iowa. Then, Ed O'Keefe has the latest on ...

CBS News - 3d

Tesla faces backlash over Elon Musk's ties to Trump and far-right support

Tesla shares have plunged more than 47% since President Trump's inauguration as criticism mounts over Elon Musk's involvement in the administration and his statements backing far-right views. ...

CBS News - 2d

Watch live: Trump addresses business leaders amid economic uncertainty

President Trump will give remarks to a room of business leaders Tuesday evening, as concerns around a possible trade war and the impact of tariffs on the U.S. economy mount. Trump's 25 percent ...

The Hill - 2d

Trump buys Tesla to 'make a statement' about Musk backlash

President Trump said Tuesday he was buying a Tesla vehicle as he doubled down on his support of Elon Musk, who has come under mounting scrutiny for leading the Trump administration's government ...

The Hill - 2d

Johnson says Congress will investigate attacks against Tesla owners, vehicles

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that Congress will investigate attacks against Tesla vehicles and their owners as Elon Musk’s flagship electric vehicle company faces mounting backlash ...

The Hill - 1d

Israel to occupy Syrian southern territory for ‘unlimited time’, says minister

Israel Katz reaffirms IDF will continue holding Mount Hermon area beyond contested northern Israeli borders. Israel’s defence minister has reaffirmed the country’s intention to occupy a swath of ...

The Guardian - 1d

AppLovin short-seller urges exclusion of the stock from S&P 500 index

Short-seller firm Fuzzy Panda Research is trying to keep shares of AppLovin out of the S&P 500, accusing the company of fraudulent ad-tech practices.

CNBC - 6d

DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk

In its apparent quest to cut government spending and improve efficiency, DOGE has fired entire tech teams devoted to those very things.

Wired - 6d

Figma in Talks With Bankers to Explore an I.P.O. This Year

The design tech company is exploring a public offering after regulators stymied its $20 billion sale to the software giant Adobe in 2023.

The New York Times - 6d

'SNL' taps into cynicism over Elon Musk's White House influence

Questions about tech investor Elon Musk's extraordinary influence in President Donald Trump's White House found answers that doubled as punchlines on "Saturday Night Live."

NBC News - 5d

X sees major outages as Musk claims 'massive cyberattack' hit platform

Three separate outages appeared to hit Elon Musk's X social media site Monday, as the tech titan claimed it was suffering a "massive cyberattack."

NBC News - 3d

Computer owners duped in antivirus scam to get over $25M: What to know about payments

More than $25 million in payments will go out this week to customers who were tricked into paying for fraudulent tech support offered by two companies.

The Hill - 3d

Elon Musk calls Sen. Mark Kelly a 'traitor' over his social media posts in support of Ukraine

Kelly, a former Navy combat pilot, responded to the tech billionaire’s remark by saying “he’s not a serious guy” and should “go back to building rockets.”

NBC News - 3d

The clock is ticking on the TikTok ban — will the US champion freedom or protectionism?

Lucrative as it is for Big Tech, the U.S. must fight the urge of using its enemies’ tactics: Defending democracy is the one thing that banning TikTok will not do.

The Hill - 2d

Apple Paused a Big Update to Siri and Fessed Up to Its Woes. It’s a Lesson for All Innovators

Apple lags behind its peers in releasing more sophisticated AI. The tech giant just admitted it’s proving a harder nut to crack than first expected.

Inc. - 2d

FirstFT: EU retaliates to US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports

Also in today’s newsletter, Ukraine agrees immediate 30-day ceasefire and Palantir boss becomes one of highest paid tech bosses

Financial Times - 1d

Elon Musk’s Starlink Pushes Its Way Into India

By signing deals with India’s two biggest telecom players, the tech tycoon and Trump adviser has improved his odds of breaking into an enormous market.

The New York Times - 19h

This ETF plays defensively within growth stocks. Here’s how it’s faring better than the S&P 500.

Investors with an appetite for growth stocks can play defensively within the category by focusing more on high-quality stocks beyond Big Tech.

MarketWatch - 13h

Publisher stands behind ex-Facebook employee's book, rebuffing Meta

Book publisher Macmillan said on Thursday it would continue promoting a book written by a former Facebook employee who is now critical of the tech company.

NBC News - 14h

How MTSU men's basketball reached Conference USA semifinals with double overtime win

Middle Tennessee State men's basketball won an overtime thriller over Louisiana Tech Thursday to reach the Conference USA Tournament semifinals.

Yahoo Sports - 5h

Want to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier? Then Cultivate Your Social Connections

Chronic loneliness can increase cortisol and inflammation and weaken your immune system, says social scientist Kasley Killiam. She argues it’s time to accept that good quality social connections ...

Wired - Mar. 7

In AI Agent Battle, Meta Seeks Total Dominance as OpenAI Plans to Charge $20K for Some Models

If your company isn’t already using AI, the arrival of “agent” tools may change your mind. Meta wants this to happen, and OpenAI is planning on hefty prices for some advanced systems.

Inc. - 6d

Why You Should Sign Up for an I.R.S. Identity Protection PIN

With employees from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency poking around in agency systems, faith in data security isn’t what it once was. The tool, an identity protection PIN, can help.

The New York Times - 6d

North Korea unveils work on nuclear-powered submarine for the first time

North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the U.S.

NBC News - 5d

OPM inspector general investigating DOGE emails, access to agency data

The inspector general for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told lawmakers he is investigating the use of a new data system at the agency that has been part of a broader effort by Elon Musk ...

The Hill - 3d

OPM Watchdog Says Review of DOGE Work Is Underway

The acting inspector general says the Office of Personnel Management is investigating whether any “emerging threats” have arisen as Elon Musk’s DOGE works to rapidly transform government systems.

Wired - 3d

The Sims 4 Businesses And Hobbies: How To Start A Business And Make Money Fast

The latest expansion for The Sims 4 , Businesses and Hobbies, has introduced a major wrinkle to the 11-year-old game in the form of a system that allows players to design and customize their own ...

GameSpot - 3d

Cerebras just announced 6 new AI datacenters that process 40M tokens per second — and it could be bad news for Nvidia

Cerebras Systems is challenging Nvidia with six new AI data centers across North America, promising 10x faster inference speeds and 7x cost reduction for companies using advanced AI models like ...

VentureBeat - 2d

USDA pauses funding to University of Maine after Trump clash with governor

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday it is temporarily pausing funding to the University of Maine System, a move that comes after President Trump and the state’s governor got ...

The Hill - 2d

WoW Housing Will Allow For Plenty Of Nitty-Gritty Interior Decoration Options

Blizzard is continuing to peel back the curtain on World of Warcraft's in-the-works player-housing system, this time revealing new details about how players will be able to decorate the interior ...

GameSpot - 1d

Norwegian ski jumpers suspended over 'cheat' suits

Norwegian Olympic medal-winning ski jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang and three team officials are provisionally suspended for using manipulated suits to "cheat the system".

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Adobe’s stock has been an AI laggard. A ho-hum earnings forecast is adding to its declines.

Adobe Systems Inc. shares fell in after-hours trading Wednesday after disappointing quarterly earnings guidance, amid criticism on Wall Street that the software company is not yet monetizing ...

MarketWatch - 1d

Anthropic researchers forced Claude to become deceptive — what they discovered could save us from rogue AI

Anthropic researchers reveal groundbreaking techniques to detect hidden objectives in AI systems, training Claude to conceal its true goals before successfully uncovering them through innovative ...

VentureBeat - 18h

Patronus AI’s Judge-Image wants to keep AI honest — and Etsy is already using it

Patronus AI launches the first multimodal LLM-as-a-Judge for evaluating AI systems that process images, with Etsy already implementing the technology to validate product image captions across its ...

VentureBeat - 18h

Connecticut's 'lax' homeschooling rules could have aided boy's abuse, some education advocates say

After a Connecticut woman was accused of holding her stepson captive for two decades, education advocates said the state’s largely unregulated homeschooling system could allow abusive parents to ...

NBC News - 10h

His cancer treatment was failing. A fecal transplant turned it around.

New research shows that fecal transplants may boost the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy drugs called PD-1 inhibitors. The gut microbes can affect the immune system.

NBC News - 1h