Economy

Tech titans Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg continue their public rivalry, with Musk criticizing Zuckerberg’s Independence Day celebrations, sourly stating, “I prefer to work.”

Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, is set to implement a significant redesign that will remove interaction and engagement buttons from posts on users’ timelines, sparking controversy among its user base.

This Fourth of July is the most expensive on record in terms of the grocery bill, according to data from the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Privacy-focused email and VPN company Proton has unveiled Proton Docs, a privacy-focused document editor that aims to provide users with a secure alternative to Google Docs.

Despite recent algorithm changes aimed at improving search quality, Google News continues to face challenges with AI-generated spam content appearing in its top results, frequently outranking original reporting.

Multinational automaker Stellantis is temporarily laying off about 1,600 auto workers at its Warren Truck Assembly Plant outside Detroit, Michigan, as executives cut production.

AAA is predicting record travel — surpassing figures seen prior to the coronavirus pandemic — this Fourth of July week.

A recent investigation by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has uncovered a disturbing trend in AI development, where images of children are being used to train artificial intelligence models without consent, potentially exposing them to significant privacy and safety risks.

The Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) cut power to nearly 2,000 households in northern California on Tuesday due to high winds that raise the risk of downed power lines, which in turn lead to sparks that can ignite wildfires.

Elon Musk’s Tesla has suffered a massive 24.2 percent year-on-year decrease in shipments from its Shanghai factory in June, marking the fourth decline this year as the company grapples with an intensifying price war in the Chinese market.

The economy — not social issues — is the number one issue of concern for students, the Young America’s Foundation “2024 Understanding Students’ Views on Current Issues” survey, conducted by Echelon Insights, found.

President Joe Biden’s administration is reportedly giving $504 million in funding to twelve technology hubs in an effort to expand research in AI, semiconductor manufacturing, and clean energy.

In the ongoing conflict with Russia, Ukraine has emerged as a hotbed for autonomous drone technology, pushing the boundaries of weaponized AI and raising ethical concerns about the future of warfare.

A federal grand jury has reportedly indicted Hoau-Yan Wang, a 67-year-old medical professor at the City University of New York, for allegedly falsifying data to fraudulently obtain $16 million in federal research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the development of a controversial Alzheimer’s drug and diagnostic test.

The European Commission has released preliminary findings indicating that Mark Zuckerberg’s “pay or consent” offer to Facebook and Instagram users in Europe violates the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Amazon is planning to launch a steep discount website featuring direct shipments from dubious Chinese suppliers, multiple outlets reported in late June.

Is the U.S. manufacturing sector expanding or contracting? It depends who you ask.

U.S. construction spending took a hit in May, as businesses and homebuilders pulled back on projects due to stubbornly high interest rates.

Courts in Hong Kong heard four liquidation suits against Chinese developers from their frustrated creditors last week, a record number of cases to hit the courts at the same time.

The Supreme Court has opened the door to new, broad challenges to regulations long after they take effect, the third blow in a week to federal agencies.

Walmart has reportedly deployed its first hydrogen fuel cell-powered Nikola Tre semi truck, marking a significant milestone in the retail industry’s transition to alternative fuel vehicles. Hydrogen technology stands as a potential competitor to EV trucks, which have the disadvantage of massive battery weight.

The nonprofit organization behind Mother Jones and Reveal, the Center for Investigative Reporting, has joined the growing list of media outlets taking legal action against Microsoft and OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement.

John Deere is prepping for more big layoffs in two states that will leave 610 staffers without their jobs on August 30.

Homelessness has declined in Los Angeles for the first time in six years, according to the results of the latest homeless count, conducted earlier this year.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared his vision for the future of artificial intelligence, emphasizing the importance of diverse AI systems and criticizing the notion of a singular, all-encompassing AI.

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” Breitbart News economics editor John Carney stated that 2024 Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump “got an assist from Joe Biden, because Joe Biden just lied about the economy over and

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that President Joe Biden had a strategy to win the 2024 race of “use fiscal stimulus to really turbocharge the election, you get these working-class voters coming to your

Los Angeles reported seeing a decrease in the city’s homeless population for the first time in six years after the city had gone through countless efforts to address the homelessness situation.

The Congress of Argentina passed President Javier Milei’s omnibus bill on Thursday evening, paving the way for sweeping reforms.

President Biden demonstrated again last night that he is completely untethered from the truth about the American economy and unprepared to discuss the nation’s economic challenges.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday that it is not “cruel and unusual punishment” under the Eighth Amendment to remove homeless people from encampments and to imprison them for repeatedly violating anti-camping laws.

A new study by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab reveals that Microsoft’s Bing translation service in China employs stricter censorship measures than its Chinese counterparts, raising concerns about the tech giant’s operations in the country.