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3 Takeaways From Penguins Brutal 8-3 Loss To Capitals
The Pittsburgh Penguins returned from the 4 Nations Face-off break, where Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, and Rickard Rakell played. However, it appeared that the team didn't get the memo that NHL ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
If You’re Using One of These 8 Ways to Deliver Feedback, Stop Now
Honest assessments of employee projects and overall performance are crucial. Our columnist describes common ways they can go wrong and offers suggestions for maximizing the effectiveness of clear ...Inc. - 1d -
Remembering Roberta Flack: 8 timeless hits to salute an unrivaled talent
The great Roberta Flack has diedABC News - 1d -
Inside the Telegram Groups Doxing Women for Their Facebook Posts
A WIRED investigation goes inside the Telegram groups targeting women who joined “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” groups on Facebook with doxing, harassment, and sharing of nonconsensual intimate images.Wired - 1d -
Crypto and big tech’s backing pays off as Trump makes tech-friendly moves
Flurry of directives relaxes regulations and drop lawsuit – and billionaires who donated to Trump are ready to benefit. The millions that US tech companies invested in currying favor with Donald ...The Guardian - 3d -
Censoring Games
What China’s influence over Marvel Rivals reveals about censorship.The New York Times - 2d -
Anti-U.S. Hiring Bias Now Targeted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
As efforts to prosecute gender discrimination cases grind to a halt, the agency’s acting chair plans to enforce those discrimination laws against employers that ‘illegally’ favor non-American staff.Inc. - 5d -
Saints hiring former Eagles QBs coach Doug Nussmeier as offensive coordinator
Nussmeier joins his son down in LouisianaCBS Sports - 4d -
Saints hire former Chargers coach Brandon Staley to be their defensive coordinator
The Saints' new defensive coordinator is a familiar face to NFL fans.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Jaguars agree to terms to hire Rams' James Gladstone as new general manager
Gladstone has spent the past four years as the Rams' director of scouting strategy.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Pentagon to fire 5,400 probationary workers, institute hiring freeze
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to come up with plans to cut 8% from the defense budget in each of the next five years, sources familiar with his plans told CBS News.CBS News - 3d -
With Messi's backing, Inter Miami hired inexperienced Mascherano. Will it backfire?
Inter Miami broke records in MLS last season, and now must continue with a new, inexperienced coach and a new GM with Messi's backing.ESPN - 3d -
Apple planning to invest $500B in US, hire 20K people
Apple announced Monday that it plans to spend more than $500 billion in the United States and hire more than 20,000 people over the next several years. The tech behemoth said the investments will ...The Hill - 1d -
Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief as top doctor
The former head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug division is joining Pfizer as its chief medical officer, the company announced Monday. Patrizia Cavazzoni was formerly director of ...The Hill - 1d -
Google makes Gemini Code Assist free with 180,000 code completions per month as AI-powered dev race heats up
Google’s decision to provide a free version with significantly higher usage limits positions Gemini Code Assist as a compelling choice.VentureBeat - 4h -
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Work Has Given Me Tech Neck. This Device Is Helping Undo the Damage
Hours of screen time lead to stiffness, pain, and brain fog. I tested the Chirp Wheel to see if it could help—and the results were surprising.Wired - 5d -
Tech stocks seem to have ended their ‘difficult relationship’ with the bond market
At least for now, U.S. large-cap technology and growth stocks appear “free of their difficult relationship with long-term yields,” according to DataTrek Research.MarketWatch - 4d -
Trump considers tariffs to counter digital services taxes on Big Tech
President orders probes into levies imposed by EU, UK and Turkey on US companiesFinancial Times - 3d -
China taps tech talent to boost AI data centre boom
Beijing is pooling resources from the private and state sectors to accelerate adoption of the fast-developing technologyFinancial Times - 3d -
Can Tech Save Small Ski Resorts From Extinction?
The small Colorado company Entabeni Systems is quietly working to upend the ski industry with a business model built on handshake deals made in ski resort parking lots.Wired - 2d -
BYD’s Free Self-Driving Tech Might Not Be Such a Boon After All
Aside from unfavorable comparisons to rival advanced driver systems, calling it God’s Eye could be as misleading a moniker as Tesla’s Full Self-Driving.Wired - 2d -
Top tech companies turn to hydrogen and nuclear energy for AI data centers
Silicon Valley is looking at hydrogen and nuclear energy alternatives to meet the energy demands of the AI race.CNBC - 1d -
UK to name and shame tech firms in online misogyny crackdown
Regulator Ofcom publishing plan intended to reduce abuse of women on social media platformsFinancial Times - 20h -
Huawei improves AI chip production in boost for China’s tech goals
Chinese company improves ‘yield’ of latest semiconductor, despite US efforts to prevent manufacturing advancesFinancial Times - 19h -
Potential cuts at AI Safety Institute stoke concerns in tech industry
Potential cuts to the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) are causing alarm among some in the technology space who fear the development of responsible artificial intelligence (AI) could be at risk as ...The Hill - 9h -
Chinese tech firms take two steps forward, one step back
Well-founded rally remains in jeopardy from geopolitical risksFinancial Times - 5h -
FireAid distributes first $50 million to L.A. wildfire relief groups
These grants coming from the massive benefit concert in January will prioritize immediate recovery services for displaced residents, workers, small-business owners and first responders.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 18 -
Meta slashes staff stock awards as group embarks on AI spending drive
Most employees will receive about 10% less equity options this yearFinancial Times - 4d -
International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze
Fears that cuts will ‘decimate’ ability to react to crises as sector loses expertise and skills at every level, report finds. Some of the world’s largest aid organisations are axing thousands of ...The Guardian - 4d -
Group of mostly Asian migrants deported from U.S. arrive in Costa Rica
The flight of 135 deportees, half of them minors, included families from China, Afghanistan, Russia and more.NBC News - 4d -
Trump administration allows groups to provide legal help to migrant kids
The Trump administration has lifted its order that suspended some groups from providing legal services to migrant children. Michael Lukens, executive director for the Amica Center for immigration ...CBS News - 3d -
Investigations Into 6 Killings Look to a Fringe Group Known as the Zizians
The violent deaths, including of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont, a landlord in California, and a couple in Pennsylvania, have led law enforcement to a group with obscure ideas.The New York Times - 3d -
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College student groups based on race, ethnicity could be in jeopardy under Trump
The future of college student groups based on race or ethnicity could be in jeopardy. As the Trump administration ramps up its efforts against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the ...The Hill - 2d -
Colombian city faces worst violence in decades as armed groups wreak havoc
Cúcuta imposes curfew as National Liberation Army (ELN) clashes with army in province bordering Venezuela. Residents of a violence-torn province in northern Colombia are bracing for further ...The Guardian - 2d -
Embattled Wood Group enters takeover talks with UAE’s Sidara
Middle Eastern company makes fresh approach after walking away from offer last yearFinancial Times - 1d -
Judge blocks immigration raids at religious groups suing Trump administration
A federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration from conducting immigration raids at Quaker, Baptist and Sikh places of worship that are suing over its new enforcement policy. Policy ...The Hill - 1d -
Top London-listed groups plan US-style CEO pay
FTSE 100 companies seek to capitalise on investors’ ‘change in tone’ towards bigger payoutsFinancial Times - 15h -
Forgotten by the west, Syria’s IS prisons are under threat as militant group mobilises
Kurdish officials warn that Islamic State threat is greater than ever in the vacuum left from Syrian regime’s collapse. With each gust of wind came a wave of body odour, the stench of two-dozen men ...The Guardian - 15h -
