Meet Google Maps’s new intelligent planning companion
Planning to hit the road this holiday season? Or maybe just thinking about an extended drive of some sort for sometime in the new year? The next time you’ve got a driving adventure ahead…
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Apple’s 3 biggest wins and 3 greatest failures of 2025
The tech industry has endured another turbulent year, buffeted by the continued rise of artificial intelligence and the economic threats posed by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Even the…
Why the ‘one chatbot per child’ model in classrooms may be flawed
In the Star Trek universe, the audience occasionally gets a glimpse inside schools on the planet Vulcan. Young children stand alone in pods surrounded by 360-degree digital screens. Adults…
How leaders can bridge the gap between vision and execution
In today’s corporate landscape, optics often precede outcomes, especially in technology-led transformations. Announcements of new platforms, AI-powered strategies, or “digital-first”…
UnitedHealth vows to be a better company amid layoffs
UnitedHealth Group has laid off dozens of remote employees in healthcare technology and services marketing from its Optum unit, who were given two weeks notice in November, sources told…
WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025
Zoë Schiffer: Yeah, that was another executive order that came out. I think it was literally titled something around eliminating data silos. Another thing that on its surface sounds good:…
Will a ‘Santa rally’ bring good cheer to the stock market next week? Here’s what analysts say
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for the stock market, which may be headed for a “Santa Claus Rally,” according to analysts, including at Goldman Sachs and Citadel Securities.…
Introducing a New Chapter for ‘Uncanny Valley’
In this episode, we look back at 2025 and look ahead to what's happening in 2026—including what’s in store for Uncanny Valley. Source link
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ could break box office records. Do critics like it?
Much like how the character Jack Dawson proudly proclaims to be king of the world after boarding the Titanic, film director James Cameron could claim to be king of the box office. Cameron…
Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire accused an innocent Palestinian of being the Brown shooter. Then he doubled down.
The discovery of the body of Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a Portuguese national who studied physics at Brown University, earlier this week in a New Hampshire storage facility brought…
Sony owns majority stake in ‘Peanuts’ comic after $457 million buyout
Happiness is taking control of a beloved comic strip. Sony is buying a 41% stake in the Charles M. Schulz comic Peanuts and its characters including Snoopy and Charlie Brown from Canada’s…
Even LinkedIn has hopped on the Spotify Wrapped train
First there was Spotify Wrapped. Then came Snapchat Wrapped, YouTube Wrapped, and even Uber Eats Wrapped. Shortly after, Saturday Night Live parodied the idea. If you thought you were…
How to keep entrepreneurial energy alive as you scale
Most businesses start with a spark, an idea fueled by hunger, resilience, or grit. But sustaining that energy through scale is the real challenge. Founders and leaders play a defining role…
Trump administration calls on white men to report job discrimination
The Trump administration is calling on white men who believe they’ve faced discrimination at work to file their complaints with a federal civil rights agency. In a video posted to X this…
Scammers in China Are Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds
I don’t want to admit it, but I did spend a lot of money online this holiday shopping season. And unsurprisingly, some of those purchases didn’t meet my expectations. A photobook I bought…
YouTube creator’s finance livestream mysteriously appears on White House website
The livestream of a YouTube content creator talking about investments mysteriously appeared to take over a White House website, raising questions about whether the site was hacked. The…
Yes, the Trump administration is likely to buy more equity in more private companies in 2026
The government took stakes in a number of private companies during 2025, and it’s likely to continue making equity investments while Donald Trump remains in office. Whether or not this is…
States are divided on whether to follow Trump’s tax breaks on tips, overtime, and more
To tax tips or not? That is a question that will confront lawmakers in states across the U.S. as they convene for work next year. President Donald Trump’s administration is urging states…
Home sales rose in November, but are down from last year
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November from the previous month, but slowed compared to a year earlier for the first time since May despite average long-term mortgage…
Inside the marketing playbook that made ‘Stranger Things’ impossible to escape
It’s been nearly a decade since Netflix introduced fans to the fictional town of Hawkins, Ind., the Upside Down, Demogorgons, and the Stranger Things universe. Since 2016, the sci-fi…
Wall Street recovers from losses earlier in the week, as AI stocks climb
Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Friday and further trimmed losses from earlier in the week for several major indexes. The S&P 500 jumped 0.8%, adding to gains made on…
6 Scary Predictions for AI in 2026
When OpenAI declared a “code red” this month to refocus its teams on competing with Google, I couldn’t help but think back to December three years ago when the companies’ roles were…
Instacart settles with FTC for $60 million over alleged false advertising
Delivery company Instacart will pay $60 million in customer refunds under a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission over alleged deceptive practices. The FTC said Thursday…
Luigi Mangione’s pretrial hearing is over. Here’s what we learned about his UnitedHealthcare murder case
A 911 call about a man resembling “the CEO shooter.” Body-camera footage of police arresting Luigi Mangione and pulling items from his backpack, including a gun that prosecutors say…