Good News for Uber Drivers in New Jersey

The context

Meta is reportedly planning a new round of layoffs that are expected to happen sometime in March.

Technology

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Meta May Be Planning Further Layoffs

The context

Meta is reportedly planning a new round of layoffs that are expected to happen sometime in March.

Here we go again

Meta is preparing for a new round of job cuts that are expected to take place in March and will affect an unknown number of people.
In November, Meta laid off about 13% of its workforce.
Meta is one of the few tech companies to expand on earlier layoffs from 2022, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised that 2023 will be a year of "efficiency."

Technology

Ford Announces Battery Upgrades

February 14, 2023

The context

Ford’s electric vehicles will get new batteries that charge faster and are more affordable, thanks to new chemical breakthroughs in battery tech.

Technology

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Ford Announces Battery Upgrades

The context

Ford’s electric vehicles will get new batteries that charge faster and are more affordable, thanks to new chemical breakthroughs in battery tech.

Better batteries

Ford announced it is opening a $3.5 billion electric vehicle factory in Michigan that will produce batteries with a new formula.
The lithium iron phosphate battery's chemistry means they are more durable, faster charging, and more affordable.
The new factory will generate 2,500 new jobs.

Technology

ChatGPT Competitor Neeva Throws Down a Challenge

February 13, 2023

The context

Neeva launched a generative AI search engine to an international audience today. The company initially launched the AI search engine to a limited audience in January to provide authentic, real-time AI search to a global audience.

Technology

Monday, February 13, 2023

ChatGPT Competitor Neeva Throws Down a Challenge

The context

Neeva launches

Neeva launched an AI search engine in the US in January to a limited audience of users.
The engine was marketed as an "authentic, real-time AI search.
The timing of the announcement was auspicious, as Microsoft and Google battle back and forth over integrating AI into their respective search engines.
Users have to subscribe to access the engine because Neeva doesn’t monetize through advertising and prevents third-party trackers from using personal data to display personalized ads.

June 8, 2022

This Week In Technology June 2nd

This week, the COO of Meta, Sheryl Sandberg, is stepping down, Elon Musk demanded employees return to the office, and Clearview AI got some bad news.

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COO No More

Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Meta (Facebook), announced she would be stepping down after 14 years.

Tesla's Back In the Office

Elon Musk declared that Tesla workers should return to the office full time or get lost.

Facial Technology Clampdown

Privacy watchdogs and AI innovators disagree on the way forward for facial recognition technology.

Entertainment

May 19, 2022

This Week in Entertainment

The defamation trial of actress Amber Heard and actor Johnny Depp raged on and singer Eric Clapton’s European tour is on hold.

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Ongoing: Amber Heard V. Johnny Depp

May 20th, 2022

Actor Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, for defamation over an op-ed penned by Heard about her experience with domestic abuse. The op-ed is allegedly about her marriage to Depp.

Clapton on Hold

May 18th, 2022

Guitarist and singer Eric Clapton announced that he would cancel two shows on his European tour after testing positive for Covid-19.

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Entertainment

Rust Documentary Is Moving Full Speed Ahead

February 14, 2023

The context

The producers of the film "Rust" named Bianca Cline as its cinematographer. The documentary will cover the death of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during production when a prop gun held by lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin misfired with a live round.

Entertainment

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Rust Documentary Is Moving Full Speed Ahead

The context

Green light for Rust documentary

The producers of the film “Rust” announced that they had found a cinematographer to continue the production of the film after it was halted when the former cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed in an on-set accident.
The producers announced in October that the film would be completed in Hutchins’ honor and that a documentary would be made about the completion of the film.

Politics

Higher Than Anticipated Inflation Sparks Fears of Further Interest Rate Hikes

February 14, 2023

The context

January inflation was higher than expected, sparking fears that the Federal Reserve may enact further interest rate hikes.

Politics

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Higher Than Anticipated Inflation Sparks Fears of Further Interest Rate Hikes

The context

January inflation was higher than expected, sparking fears that the Federal Reserve may enact further interest rate hikes.

Higher than expected

Consumer prices rose 0.5% in January, according to the Labor Department’s consumer price index, which was higher than experts expected.
The Federal Reserve may issue a more aggressive hike in the coming months to slow inflation.

Politics

More and More Mysterious Objects

February 14, 2023

The context

The White House reassured the press today that there was no indication that the unidentified flying objects shot down over the US and Canada were part of a Chinese spy program, leaving more questions about the objects’ origins.

Politics

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

More and More Mysterious Objects

The context

Unclear origins

The White House said today that there is no indication that the three objects shot down by the US military over the weekend were part of China's spy program.
Officials have yet to analyze the debris from the objects because access has been impossible due to weather conditions and location.
The administration suggested the balloons were tied to a commercial or harmless entity.