A new labor force is taking shape—one that doesn’t clock in, file payroll taxes in the traditional sense or interact much with a local employer. It earns in dollars, stablecoins or platform credits, withdraws through digital wallets and builds an audience across borders before ever establishing a career at home. These are the creators and…
If A.I. research remains open and accessible, wouldn’t that give U.S. rivals—like China—an advantage? “You might think that. The problem is we’ll be slowing ourselves down, and geopolitical rivals will be better able to catch up,” said Meta’s chief A.I. scientist Yann LeCun during an onstage interview with The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson on July…
For a glimpse into how A.I. is transforming company workforces, consider Salesforce. The software giant has embraced the technology internally, allowing it to pause hiring for roles like customer service agents, engineers and even lawyers, according to CEO Marc Benioff. “We’re able to reshape our company,” Benioff said today (July 8) at the AI for…
In times of high volatility, investors find that even traditionally stable assets can lose their defensive edge. Recent market swings have shaken confidence in long-standing safe havens like sovereign bonds, main fiat currencies and commodities that were once believed to be a shelter. This raises a key question: What are the best ways to manage…
Tech layoffs are nothing new in Silicon Valley, a region long shaped by boom-and-bust hiring cycles, speculative investment and shifting economic conditions. But in recent months, executives have offered a different explanation for job cuts: the rapid rise of A.I. So far in 2025, nearly 400 tech companies have announced layoffs, affecting close to 94,000…
By MICHELLE GUMEDE JOHANNESBURG (AP) — After pouring brown, gritty liquid from a huge silver tank into a flute-like container known as a refractometer, South African beer brewing master Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela gives an expert nod of approval and passes it around to her students, who yell their observations with glee. “When you are brewing you…
In her 2023 cookbook “Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky,” New Mexico-based chef and historian Lois Ellen Frank said the present era of Indigenous cuisine revolves around modern chefs understanding the ingredients and the farming practices of their ancestors. “It’s now up to each Native American community and each Native American chef to decide what…
Ilya Sutskever, who co-founded Safe Superintelligence (SSI) last year, is stepping into the CEO role after the startup’s former leader, Daniel Gross, left for Meta amid an aggressive recruitment campaign. Both SSI and Meta’s newly formed superintelligence team are racing to develop advanced AI systems with capabilities that surpass those of humans. Gross officially exited…
At the Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey, Idaho, the most hectic time of the year revolves around what locals call “fly-in” and “fly-out” days. These mark the arrival and departure of private jets packed with billionaires headed to the annual Allen & Company Conference in nearby Sun Valley, a mountain resort that brings together some…
As if ice cream could get any better, the addition of fresh, ripe cherries and chewy, gooey almond paste turns a summer classic into a gourmet delight. The cherries are simply coarsely mashed, rather than cooked first like most cherry ice creams, preserving their fresh tartness that complements the nutty sweetness of the almond paste…
