Burnout, frustration and heartbreak: Amazon layoffs take their toll
People pass by The Spheres in downtown Seattle, Washington, on June 25, 2025. Juan Mabromata | AFP | Getty Images On an early morning in January, Jake Linsley woke up to a text from Amazon that was lighting up his phone. «I thought it was saying,…
Trump threatens to ‘decimate’ Iran if it tries to kill him
Donald Trump, President of the United States, speaks during a press conference at the NATO Summit at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images…
Traders fall back in love with Meta. Here’s where bulls see it going
Meta Platform’s AI efforts are looking like the recipe for a comeback after an almost year-long drought in shares of the $1.7 trillion market-cap company. Shares of Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant jumped more than 6% Friday to the…
Democrats want Trump crypto disclosure hearings
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks to members of the media following a confirmation hearing in Washington, June 25, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg |…
AstraZeneca’s trial flop raises bigger questions around its pipeline
AstraZeneca‘s failed late-stage trial for Wainua was never expected to have a major financial impact on the company. Most analysts estimate the trial miss wiped just 2-4% from their valuation models. Yet the shares lost roughly twice that in a…
I worked at a garden center for $17/hour after getting laid off
I spent the spring this year working nearly every day at a local garden center, where I got paid $17 per hour, or slightly over Massachusetts’ $15 minimum wage. I didn’t make much, but it’s one of the best jobs I’ve ever had. When…
Trump Accounts for foster children: What to know
Catherine Delahaye | Stone | Getty Images Trump Accounts could provide kids in the foster care system with a more secure financial footing in adulthood, advocates say — but there are still some key details to work out. Under an initiative announced in…
Meta’s stock best week in over two years optimism builds AI strategy
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 9, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Meta shares rallied on Friday, lifting their gains for the…
How Apple stock rode the AI rollercoaster to record highs in 1 chart
Apple’s stock has had a bumpy ride this year. But it’s been a lot more pleasant lately — so much so that shares posted their first record close in over a month during Thursday’s session. In doing so, Apple stands out among the rest of…
The AI race is shifting from bigger models to cheaper, smarter systems
For the past two years, the artificial intelligence race has been easy to score: bigger models, better benchmarks and whichever company could claim the lead, at least until the next launch. That scorecard is starting to look incomplete. As companies move…