Amazon investing $1B in data center communities

Paramount, Warner Bros. reveal new name

Once the Paramount and Warner Bros. merger is finalized, the resulting media empire will fall under a new name.

NASA's dexterous humanoid robots built to assist humans on the moon

The objective of NASA's machines is to act as a hands-on support team for the crew while on the moon.

Progressives unveil legislation cracking down on Flock cameras

Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) unveiled legislation Friday to ban federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). The bill, titled the Ban Flock Act, would both prohibit federal agencies from ALPR usages and pause federal grant funding to state and local governments with ALPR contracts....

Hiring Slows as U.S. Jobs Report Shows Labor Market Shifting Into Lower Gear

The economy added fewer jobs in September and unemployment ticked up, while inflation has maintained pressure on markets and raised costs.

Amazon investing $1B in data center communities

Amazon plans to invest $1 billion in communities where it builds data centers over the next five years, the company announced Friday. The e-commerce and cloud computing giant will put the funds toward free community college and workforce training for residents, as well as energy efficiency upgrades. "We understand why there is apprehension in some...

Amazon investing $1B in data center communities

Amazon plans to invest $1 billion in communities where it builds data centers over the next five years, the company announced Friday. The e-commerce and cloud computing giant will put the funds toward free community college and workforce training for residents, as well as energy efficiency upgrades. "We understand why there is apprehension in some...

Soft Jobs Report Boosts Market Bets Fed Will Skip October Rate Increase

The odds of an interest rate change at the Federal Reserve’s meeting in late October have dropped following a softer jobs report and strong signaling from bank officials.

Pentagon clears way for anti-drone tech: Hegseth memo

The memo instructs the department to treat delays in the employment of anti-drone technology as an "operational risk."

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US economy added 29,000 jobs in September: BLS

The U.S. economy added 29,000 jobs in September, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate also ticked up slightly to 4.2 percent, the BLS reported. The economy added 162,000 jobs in August, after employers added 31,000 and 21,000 jobs in June and July, respectively. But BLS...

Trump’s 'self-policing' AI accord faces skepticism

The signing of an AI accord by President Trump and tech leaders has done little to quell concerns over the lack of guardrails surrounding artificial intelligence.  While Trump says industry officials can self-police, critics say more is needed to make sure AI development doesn’t get out of hand, even as some described it as a...

Tariffs Are Making Instruments So Expensive, School Music Programs Are at Risk

When a single cello can cost $1,000 and a tuba $9,000, tariffs are straining meager band and orchestra budgets.