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Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs — here are 20 others
Monday.com has become the latest technology company to cite artificial intelligence as a factor behind job cuts, announcing plans to lay off around 600 employees, roughly 20% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring tied to its “AI-driven growth strategy.” The Tel Aviv-based project management software firm said the changes were not intended to…
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Liverpool start Iraola era in style to beat Sunderland but Gomez injury puts spotlight on defence
Andoni Iraola’s first game in charge of Liverpool ended in a 4-2 pre-season friendly win over Sunderland in Nashville, though the match also exposed the thinness of his defensive options after Joe Gomez was forced off injured after just 10 minutes. With Gomez unable to continue, Liverpool were left fielding two 18-year-old central defenders, underlining…
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WNBA commissioner vows to crack down on ‘racism, misogyny,’ dodges big questions at All-Star press conference
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert used her press conference at the league’s All-Star game to address ongoing harassment directed at players, pledging that the league would take “next steps” to tackle the issue across all aspects of player experience, both on and off the court, as well as online. The comments come amid growing scrutiny of…
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75,000 Fans Belt Out “Mr. Brightside” as Morgan Wallen Embraces Michigan’s Favorite Tradition
Country star Morgan Wallen drew around 75,000 fans to Michigan Stadium, known as “The Big House,” on Friday night as part of his “I’m Still The Problem” tour, embracing a beloved University of Michigan football tradition by performing The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside.” The song has been sung by Wolverines fans during the third quarter of…
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Always remember how Macquarie built its millionaires on outrageous tolls and charges | John Quiggin
Macquarie Group’s outgoing chief executive, Shemara Wikramanayake, is retiring after nearly 40 years with shares worth hundreds of millions of dollars, having doubled the company’s profit during her tenure. Economist John Quiggin argues that the “millionaires’ factory’s” wealth was built on a series of privatised infrastructure deals that enriched the firm and its investors while…
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‘Widow’s Bay’ Creator Reveals Which Major Character Wasn’t In Original Script: “Burn Every Copy” — Comic-Con
At San Diego Comic-Con, “Widow’s Bay” creator Katie Dippold revealed that Stephen Root’s character Wyck was not part of the show’s original pilot script. She explained that the earliest version began life as a spec script for “Parks and Recreation”, written while she was in that NBC sitcom’s writers’ room between 2009 and 2012, and…
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Trump doubles down on threat to build ‘North America Air Filter Barrier’ between the US and Canada to block wildfire smoke
Donald Trump has reiterated a threat to construct what he calls a “North America Air Filter Barrier” along the US-Canada border, aimed at stopping wildfire smoke from drifting south into American states. The proposal, floated amid ongoing tariff tensions between Washington and Ottawa, appears to be part of Trump’s broader pressure campaign on Canada rather…
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She let criminals run riot over $1bn skyscraper development for YEARS. Now LA’s mayor has the audacity to hail the clean-up of city’s infamous ‘graffiti towers’
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has drawn criticism after praising the clean-up of the city’s notorious “graffiti towers”, a stalled $1billion (£790million) skyscraper development that critics say she allowed to fall into disrepair and become a magnet for vandalism and crime for years before acting. The unfinished Oceanwide Plaza complex became a symbol of urban…