Business

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...
Chip 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,...
Smokey 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...
Amazon 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...
No 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....
‘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...
9 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...
EVs 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...
The 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...
TikTok 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...
Experts 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...
This company pioneered virtual therapy for OCD. Now it wants to do the same for PTSD
[ad_1] When Stephen Smith started NOCD 11 years ago, he wanted to build an app for people like himself—one of the 8.2 million Americans with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)—to track their...