Posts by Grazia British
What AI “remembers” about you is privacy’s next frontier
[ad_1] When information is all in the same repository, it is prone to crossing contexts in ways that are deeply undesirable. A casual chat about dietary preferences to build a grocery list could later influence what health insurance options are offered, or a search for restaurants offering accessible entrances could leak into salary negotiations—all without…
Read MoreChip firm ASML to slash 1,700 jobs and posts record profit for 2025 thanks to AI boom
[ad_1] Dutch semiconductor chip machine maker ASML recorded a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in 2025 on sales of 32.7 billion euros fueled by AI-driven demand, the company reported Wednesday as it also announced plans to slash its workforce by about 1,700, about 4% of its workforce. The growth comes despite…
Read MoreSmokey Bones and Johnny Rockets restaurant closures: See list of doomed locations after FAT Brands bankruptcy
[ad_1] Another day, another announcement of restaurant closures in the casual-dining space. Earlier this week, FAT Brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As part of that process, the restaurant company is seeking to reject leases for a number of shuttered company-owned restaurants, including locations for Johnny Rockets, Smokey Bones, and Yalla Mediterranean, court filings…
Read MoreAmazon layoffs today: Tech giant slashes more jobs ‘in a world that’s changing faster than ever’
[ad_1] It’s been a brutal week when it comes to layoffs. On Monday, shoe giant Nike announced it would lay off 775 employees, and on Tuesday, Pinterest announced it would lay off around 15% of its workforce. The same day, UPS announced 30,000 job cuts. Now Amazon is also joining their ranks with the announcement…
Read MoreNo Phone, No Social Safety Net: Welcome to the ‘Offline Club’
[ad_1] On cue, the room fell silent. A man seated to my left at a long wooden table began to scratch at a piece of paper with a coloring pencil. To my right, another guy picked up a book. Across the way, someone buried themselves in a puzzle. We had gathered to take part in…
Read More‘Don’t worry, I’ve got you’: 3 artists channel the outrage of Minneapolis
[ad_1] Artist Edel Rodriguez published his new print, Minneapolis, just hours after a federal agent shot and killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti on January 24. The print features a pop art image of President Donald Trump, mouth agape and gun in hand, kneeling on the neck of Lady Liberty, who’s slowly bleeding out on the…
Read More9 startups from Palantir alumni you need to know
[ad_1] Last week, I published a deep exploration into Palantir and its founder factory and how the company’s power and success can be explained by its ability to attract elite talent and how it empowers them to develop their skills and learn new ones in the projects they pursue. That talent then goes on to…
Read MoreThe Forecast Wars on Weather Twitter
[ad_1] For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Brady Brickner-Wood is filling in for Kyle Chayka. What you expected from this past weekend’s winter storm likely depended on where you got your weather news. If you watched the Weather Channel or visited the National Weather Service web page, you’d have learned about the “increasing threat for…
Read MoreEVs just outsold gas cars in Europe for the first time
[ad_1] EVs hit a new milestone: In December, buyers in Europe registered more electric cars than gas cars for the first time. EV registrations hit 217,898 in the EU last month—up 50% year-over-year from 2024. Sales of gas cars, on the other hand, dropped nearly 20% to 216,492. The same trend played out in the…
Read MoreThe rise of weather influencers
[ad_1] “Snow Will Fall Too Fast for Plows,” “ICE STORM APOCALYPSE,” and “Another Big Storm May Be Coming …” were all headlines posted on YouTube this past weekend as the biggest snowstorm in years hit New York City. These videos, each with tens or hundreds of thousands of views, are part of an increasingly popular…
Read MoreTikTok settles youth social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial
[ad_1] TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff’s attorneys confirmed. The social video platform was one of three companies — along with Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube — facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. A fourth company named in the lawsuit, Snapchat…
Read MoreExperts warn that Trump’s use of AI images pushes new boundaries
[ad_1] The Trump administration has not shied away from sharing AI-generated imagery online, embracing cartoonlike visuals and memes and promoting them on official White House channels. But an edited — and realistic — image of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong in tears after being arrested is raising new alarms about how the administration is blurring the lines between…
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