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Taylor Swift and 'Toy Story' are a match made in consumerist heaven
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Taylor Swift and 'Toy Story' are a match made in consumerist heaven

Taylor Swift is tying her commercial and promotional power to "Toy Story 5" with an original song for the film's soundtrack. It's a smart business move.

Callie Ahlgrim · 03 Jun, 2026
CBS News leadership has been firing '60 Minutes' correspondents. Here's who's gone and who's left.
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CBS News leadership has been firing '60 Minutes' correspondents. Here's who's gone and who's left.

CBS News' "60 Minutes" has lost another correspondent after the firing of longtime reporter Scott Pelley. Here's a rundown of the recent changes.

James Faris · 03 Jun, 2026
Uber lays off almost a quarter of its HR and recruitment staff, but says it has nothing to do with AI
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Uber lays off almost a quarter of its HR and recruitment staff, but says it has nothing to do with AI

Uber is laying off 23% of its People and Places team, or less than 1% of its global workforce. AI didn't factor into the layoffs, a spokesperson said.

Alex Bitter · 03 Jun, 2026
Microsoft's latest employee surveys painted a rosy picture. Some staff are questioning the results in internal messages.
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Microsoft's latest employee surveys painted a rosy picture. Some staff are questioning the results in internal messages.

Some Microsoft workers ask whether questions were omitted from a recent employee satisfaction survey, reflecting broader tension inside the company.

Ashley Stewart · 03 Jun, 2026
OpenAI's CFO says she can't say if Jony Ive's device is an earpiece
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OpenAI's CFO says she can't say if Jony Ive's device is an earpiece

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said she can't say if the Jony Ive-led device is an earpiece.

Brent D. Griffiths · 03 Jun, 2026
Kevin O'Leary says he's 'not walking away' from his Utah AI data center, despite call to shrink it by 75%
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Kevin O'Leary says he's 'not walking away' from his Utah AI data center, despite call to shrink it by 75%

A state Senator proposed a 75% cut and environmental restrictions on Kevin O'Leary's Stratos data center Project. O'Leary said he's not walking away.

Ben Shimkus · 03 Jun, 2026
Western air forces have used centralized headquarters for decades. A top NATO commander said this easy era is over.
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Western air forces have used centralized headquarters for decades. A top NATO commander said this easy era is over.

The West has, for decades, coordinated air fight and defense from large operations centers. Today's threats are so big that this needs to change.

Sinéad Baker · 03 Jun, 2026
Transgender US troops can continue serving for now, in a major reversal for Trump
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Transgender US troops can continue serving for now, in a major reversal for Trump

An appeals court ruled that the Pentagon failed to show that transgender troops harm national security. It may not be the final word on their careers.

Kelsey Baker · 03 Jun, 2026
A family of 5 downsized from a Texas home to an NYC apartment. The kids share a room, but they've never been happier.
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A family of 5 downsized from a Texas home to an NYC apartment. The kids share a room, but they've never been happier.

Alexis Adegoke thought raising her family would be easier in Texas. Instead, she's happier in New York City, even though it's more expensive.

Samantha Grindell Pettyjohn · 03 Jun, 2026
Sam Altman says OpenAI's top token spender uses 100 billion tokens a month — and they're not even the world leader
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Sam Altman says OpenAI's top token spender uses 100 billion tokens a month — and they're not even the world leader

Sam Altman said AI budgeting has recently become a "huge issue" for some companies, something that "never came up" earlier this year.

Henry Chandonnet · 03 Jun, 2026
My husband and I wish we had met sooner. A simple activity helps us connect with our younger selves.
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My husband and I wish we had met sooner. A simple activity helps us connect with our younger selves.

We met in our mid-30s, so I never knew my husband as a younger person. When we watch old TV shows like "The Sopranos," I feel closer to him.

Ashley Archambault · 03 Jun, 2026
When I moved from the US to Paris 2 years ago, I hadn't considered all of the privileges I was leaving behind
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When I moved from the US to Paris 2 years ago, I hadn't considered all of the privileges I was leaving behind

I left behind a lot when I moved from the United States to Paris a few years ago and realized that being an American abroad comes with challenges.

Naydeline Mejia · 03 Jun, 2026