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Business

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Meta says the quiet part out loud about layoffs as the company double downs on AI
Business

Meta says the quiet part out loud about layoffs as the company double downs on AI

Meta told laid-off workers that the cuts would help fund other priorities. It's a blunt sign of how spending in the AI era is reshaping layoffs.

Tim Paradis,Sarah E. Needleman · 20 May, 2026
My family traded Brooklyn for Spain for 3 months. Slowing down brought us closer together.
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My family traded Brooklyn for Spain for 3 months. Slowing down brought us closer together.

A three-month stay in Spain made me rethink hustle culture, parenting, and what a fulfilling family life looks like.

Laura Beck · 20 May, 2026
JetBlue says it's cutting these 11 routes as it focuses more on Florida
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JetBlue says it's cutting these 11 routes as it focuses more on Florida

JetBlue is doubling down on Florida in the wake of Spirit's collapse, but it has to trim fat elsewhere. Here's the list of its latest route cuts.

Taylor Rains · 20 May, 2026
A city at the center of an AI data center frenzy just voted to ban them
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A city at the center of an AI data center frenzy just voted to ban them

A new Jersey city has voted to ban new data center developments, effectively blocking one the largest proposed data centers in the state.

Lauren Edmonds · 20 May, 2026
Stony Brook University researchers are teaching AI how to sort your recycling
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Stony Brook University researchers are teaching AI how to sort your recycling

At Stony Brook University, researchers are developing an AI-assisted system to analyze and characterize contaminated items in recycling facilities.

Sarah Sloat · 20 May, 2026
A top Google executive says Silicon Valley is overstating the AI jobs apocalypse
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A top Google executive says Silicon Valley is overstating the AI jobs apocalypse

Google SVP James Manyika says Silicon Valley has fueled fears of an AI jobs cuts — but the reality is more complicated.

Ben Shimkus · 20 May, 2026
Sam Altman has a proposition for startup founders: AI tokens for equity
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Sam Altman has a proposition for startup founders: AI tokens for equity

OpenAI offered $2 million in tokens in exchange for equity in Y Combinator-backed startups. Sam Altman celebrated the future of tokenmaxxing startups.

Henry Chandonnet · 20 May, 2026
Here's what Mark Zuckerberg said about future layoffs at Meta
Business

Here's what Mark Zuckerberg said about future layoffs at Meta

Zuckerberg thanked departing Meta staff as morale takes a big hit. Meta is cutting 10% of its staff today to offset huge AI investments.

Charles Rollet,Hugh Langley · 20 May, 2026
OpenAI is racing to go public
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OpenAI is racing to go public

OpenAI is moving toward an initial public offering and targeting September for the listing, a person familiar with the matter told Business Insider.

Stephen Council · 20 May, 2026
The 10 countries with the highest birth rates — and the 10 with the lowest
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The 10 countries with the highest birth rates — and the 10 with the lowest

The global birth rate is less than half what it was in the 1960s. See where birth rates are highest and lowest.

James LaForge · 20 May, 2026
I attended my first PGA Championship. From the affordable tickets to free cocktails at the 15th green, here's what it's really like.
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I attended my first PGA Championship. From the affordable tickets to free cocktails at the 15th green, here's what it's really like.

I went to the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club and noticed the free food, walking, and hospitality suites. Here's what surprised me.

Kimberly Wilson · 20 May, 2026
More Americans are ditching summer vacations, but travelers still going away are upping their spending
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More Americans are ditching summer vacations, but travelers still going away are upping their spending

Deloitte's survey found that only 45% of Americans plan a summer vacation with paid lodging — the lowest number in six years.

Pete Syme · 20 May, 2026