Chinese court rules firms can’t lay off workers on AI grounds

A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate employees just to replace them with artificial intelligence…

Landlords barred from evicting tenants during COVID are in settlement talks with DOJ for $1.5 bil

Just months into the pandemic, Matthew Haines, like landlords across the country, learned he was barred…

AI models are choking on junk data

How we get from ChatGPT to humanoid robots relies on one of the most consequential, but…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns ‘AI washing’ is real, but tech-related job displacement is on the way

As debate continues over AI’s true impact on the labor force, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said…

I spent a decade selling homes to the ultra-wealthy. What I saw explains the housing market’s nepo problem

For a decade, I sold real estate to people who never had to call their parents.…

US debt exceeds GDP for first time since WW II as Fitch warns credit rating could fall further

The U.S. is now unmatched in a regrettable category. Among rich and spend-happy nations that are…

Trump wants to cut federal loans from college programs that don’t pay off, including music and arts

Colleges and universities may soon have to give students a blunt warning: some of their programs…

Eventbrite CEO sold her company for $500 million—she’s playing chess with robots, eyeing internships

Twenty years ago, Julia Hartz ditched a budding career at MTV and FX, drove up the…

Zoom is handing $150K to solopreneurs as AI pushes 33 million workers to become their own boss

As AI threatens to wipe out jobs, the American dream—stable employment, a clear ladder to climb,…

San Diego Padres to sell team to investor group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano

The San Diego Padres have reached an agreement to sell control of the team to an…

Unionized workers form alliance with rich tech giants on AI data centers, pushing back on opposition

Building trades unions — long fashioned as the voice of the American worker — are now…

Apple raises Mac Mini’s starting price to $799 after AI frenzy drains supply

Apple Inc. raised the starting price of its Mac mini desktop to $799 from $599, adjusting…

Can the ‘blue economy’ deliver on its promise? Investors are starting see the ocean as an asset worth protecting

The term “blue economy” has been circulated among environmental commentators for years—usually meaning whatever the speaker…

Trump vows to reduce U.S. troops in Germany ‘a lot further’ than 5,000

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the U.S. will significantly reduce its troop presence in Germany, escalating…

Trump is reviewing Iran’s new proposal to end war, but ‘can’t imagine that it would be acceptable’

“I’ll let you know about it later,” he said before boarding Air Force One, adding that…

Disney’s new CEO is exploring a ‘super app’ for theme park tickets, movies and more

Walt Disney Co. senior executives are discussing how to unify the company’s disparate mobile apps and…

Iran juggles oil cuts and storage strain to resist U.S. blockade

As the US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz tightens around Iran’s oil trade, exports have plunged…

Warren Buffett says ‘we’ve never had people in a more gambling mood than now’

Investing legend Warren Buffett bemoaned the gambling culture that has taken over financial markets while continuing…

America’s paying more at the pump. Trump’s new Air Force One jet donated by Qatar is nearly ready

The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as…

Interest on US debt is a top driver of future deficits, as past borrowing overwhelms fiscal outlook 

U.S. debt is expected to continue soaring in the coming decades not because of excesses committed…

Meet ‘Green Death’: the burial practices for activists worried about climate change and carbon footprint

After Moira Cathleen Delaney was diagnosed with an aggressive form of intestinal cancer, her thoughts eventually…

Jensen Huang says some CEOs have a ‘God complex’ when it comes to AI apocalypse warnings

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been pushing back against the popular narrative that AI will wipe…