Biden admin guidance lays out how AI in schools can be racist, anti-trans
On Tuesday, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released executive order guidance explaining how schools' use of artificial intelligence (AI) can discriminate against minority and transgender students, making them the subject of federal investigation. There is a “high” possibility that it will be targeted. President Biden signs Executive Order 14110 Last year, […]
General Motors Lays Off 1,000 Workers, Says Cost Cutting Needed to Remain Competitive
General Motors (GM) said Friday it will lay off about 1,000 employees worldwide and cut costs as it aims to compete in the crowded global auto market. Affected GM employees, mostly white-collar workers, were told in the early morning hours as they were preparing for the weekend. The company confirmed the layoffs in a statement, […]
RFK Jr. Lays Out Vision to ‘Free’ HHS from the ‘Smothering Cloud of Corporate Capture’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has vowed to “free” HHS and other agencies from the “veiling cloud of corporate takeovers” and “Make America.” The vision was to realize this. The vision of “health again” becomes a reality. Ahead of Trump's historic election […]
Pennsylvania-based PPG lays off 1,800 workers
See what's being clicked on FoxBusiness.com. PPG, a global manufacturer of paints, coatings and specialty materials, is laying off nearly 2,000 employees as it cuts operating costs and sells part of its construction business. The layoffs primarily affect approximately 1,800 positions in the United States and Europe. PPG has not disclosed the timing of the […]
Doritos, Ruffles, Lay’s bags to get bigger in temporary fix to reverse ‘shrinkflation’
PepsiCo is trying to win back customers turned off by “shrinkflation” with a special promotion offering more potato chips in bags from Lay's, Doritos, Tostitos and Raffles. company told CNN Tostitos and Ruffles 'bonus' bags contain 20% more chips for the same price as a standard bag in some stores. PepsiCo, the country's largest maker […]
Beachbody lays off third of work force, shifts to affiliate model
Beachbody will cut one-third of its workforce and overhaul its business model as part of an organizational restructuring aimed at saving tens of millions of dollars. The Southern California-based fitness and nutrition company announced Monday that it is moving from a direct-to-consumer, multi-level marketing structure to a single-level affiliate program scheduled to launch in November. […]
Stopgap NYPD Commish Tom Donlon lays down law in first days: ‘Only one voice’
In his first hours on the job, Interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon warned executives that “I'm the only one with a say in this department,” while privately saying the nation's largest police force was in chaos, sources said. But there are limits to the interim top officer's strict “I'm the boss” attitude. Mayor Eric Adams […]
Trump Lays Out Harris’s Failures as San Francisco District Attorney
Former President Donald Trump on Friday pointed to some of Vice President Kamala Harris' missteps during her time as San Francisco district attorney, arguing that she and the “communist left” cannot be allowed to do to America what they did to California. Speaking at a news conference at Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles […]
Woke Microsoft Lays Off 650 Employees from Xbox Division
Woke tech giant Microsoft has announced a round of layoffs targeting 650 employees in its Xbox gaming division, the third games-related layoffs since the company acquired Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. CNBC Reports In a memo sent to employees on Thursday, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said the company had made the “difficult” decision to […]
Chuck Todd Lays Out What He Thinks Trump’s ‘Biggest Risk’ Will Be In Harris Debate
NBC News chief political analyst Chuck Todd on Monday outlined the most significant mistakes former President Donald Trump could make in his upcoming debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump and Harris are set to face off in ABC News' only presidential debate on Tuesday. “The Chris Jansing Report”'s Todd said that if Trump wants […]