Corporate America’s tone has hardened as layoffs rise and AI reshapes work, with more bosses telling staff to conform or leave. Palantir’s Alex Karp touted an 'anti-woke' stance and attacked multiculturalism; AT&T’s John Stankey curtailed remote work; GitHub’s chief warned to embrace AI or exit; Shopify and Coinbase imposed AI...
U.S. stocks slipped Thursday morning as investors sifted fresh earnings amid a government shutdown that’s obscuring key economic data. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, the Dow lost 185 points, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.7% by 10:25 a.m. Eastern. DoorDash sank 14% after flagging higher product-development spending next year, while Datadog...
USDA officials reversed course on food-stamp cuts, saying late Wednesday that SNAP recipients will receive up to 65% of their November benefits after recalculations showed payments should be reduced by 35%, not by half. The Justice Department said the agency recognized the error and sent states new guidance. The shift...
After allowing 24 first-half points to the Bengals, the Jets tightened up after halftime and won — then rocked the deadline by trading Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner and adding Mazi Smith in a deal with the Cowboys. The column imagines five big swaps that never happened — Andrews or...
Trump administration officials told lawmakers the U.S. isn’t planning strikes inside Venezuela and lacks legal grounds for land targets, despite a Caribbean military buildup. An existing Justice Department opinion authorizes attacks on suspected drug boats, including 16 since September that killed at least 67 people, but not on land. Officials...
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced its first major restructuring, sharpening its mission around science and A.I. The philanthropy acquired the team from A.I. start-up Evolutionary Scale and named its chief scientist, Alex Rives, head of science, without disclosing the amount. Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan pledged a tenfold boost...
Jaxson Dart vowed to play to the final whistle, even in blowouts, last week he absorbed hits while guiding a late Giants touchdown to Gunner Olszewski against the 49ers. He offered prayers to Jayden Daniels, who dislocated his elbow late in Washington’s loss to Seattle, as Dan Quinn took responsibility....
Behind Spencer Knight’s 43 saves and a primary assist, the Blackhawks shook off a grinding second period in Vancouver and stormed past the Canucks 5-2. Tyler Bertuzzi netted a hat trick, Connor Bedard added a goal and an assist, and coach Jeff Blashill logged his first successful challenge as Chicago...
Short on healthy wideouts and plagued by drops, the Jaguars sent two draft picks to the Raiders for Jakobi Meyers, a receiver known for sure hands. In 98 career games, Meyers has only 11 drops and has never had more than two in a season—stark relief for the 2025 Jaguars,...
Outback Steakhouse abruptly closed 21 restaurants in October and will let 22 more leases lapse over four years as parent Bloomin’ Brands launches a turnaround. The company will take a $33 million impairment and suspend its shareholder dividend while investing $75 million in menu upgrades, value offers, and service tweaks,...
