Why 'DEI' is under fire: Explaining diversity, equity and inclusion policies
Initiatives for diversity, equity, and inclusion are facing bans across the United States.
Initiatives for diversity, equity, and inclusion are facing bans across the United States.
Get caught up on this morning’s news: Trump trial nears end of second week, Arizona repeals its near-total abortion ban and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter
Here's how to watch this weekend's PPV fight, UFC 301: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Steve Erceg.
There's an all-Mexican showdown between Canelo Álvarez and Jaime Munguía set for Saturday night. Here's what to know.
On Thursday, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs repealed a controversial Civil War-era abortion ban that banned abortions except when necessary to save the mother’s life. However, the repeal will not take effect immediately. Here's what that means for women trying to access abortion in Arizona now.
Microsoft has reaffirmed its ban on U.S. police departments from using generative AI for facial recognition through Azure OpenAI Service, the company's fully managed, enterprise-focused wrapper around OpenAI tech. Language added Wednesday to the terms of service for Azure OpenAI Service more clearly prohibits integrations with Azure OpenAI Service from being used "by or for" police departments for facial recognition in the U.S., including integrations with OpenAI's current -- and possibly future -- image-analyzing models. A separate new bullet point covers "any law enforcement globally," and explicitly bars the use of "real-time facial recognition technology" on mobile cameras, like body cameras and dashcams, to attempt to identify a person in "uncontrolled, in-the-wild" environments.
In an effort to capture more ad dollars, despite the looming U.S. ban, TikTok is introducing new advertising products and opportunities that will allow marketers to better control what sort of content their ads appear against. The company says it will use generative AI to curate trending, brand-safe content; expand its selection of "tentpole" moments, like the Paris Olympics and Met Gala; and allow advertisers to buy slots with specific networks and content offerings. The company introduced the "Pulse Premiere" ad slot last year, and it is now adding new partners to it.
Some types of savings accounts come with minimum balance requirements. Here’s a look at the typical minimum balance needed to open a traditional savings accounts or CD.
Sixteen U.S. movie theaters are hosting the nearly 21-hour event. Here’s what goes into planning the cinematic event of the galaxy.
Jake Fischer and Dan Devine recap last night’s Mavericks win over the Clippers and wonder what comes next for the Heat, Suns and 76ers.
Rivian is getting $827 million in incentives from the state of Illinois to support building its next-generation electric vehicle, known as the R2. Rivian announced Thursday that the State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will dole out the funds, which will be used to expand the automaker's existing factory in Normal, Illinois, build out supporting infrastructure and boost job training programs for its workforce. The funding announcement comes just two months after Rivian unveiled the mid-size R2 SUV, which is supposed to start at around $45,000 when it goes on sale in 2026.
A controversial push by European Union lawmakers to legally require messaging platforms to scan citizens' private communications for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) could lead to millions of false positives per day, hundreds of security and privacy experts warned in an open letter Thursday. Concern over the EU proposal has been building since the Commission proposed the CSAM-scanning plan two years ago -- with independent experts, lawmakers across the European Parliament and even the bloc's own Data Protection Supervisor among those sounding the alarm.
Formula 1 makes its first of three visits to the United States this weekend as it takes over the Hard Rock Stadium complex for the third-ever Miami Grand Prix.
Some 'garden leave' agreements that Wall Street uses to protect secrets are expected to survive the FTC's new noncompete ban, but some probably won't.
Caitlin Clark fans beware: You never know what the 20-year veteran might say … or do.
Digital fraud detection company BioCatch has a new majority shareholder: A U.K.-based private equity firm, Permira, is acquiring shares in the company "primarily" from existing investors, including Bain Capital, Maverick Ventures, and Tech Opportunities, in a secondary market transaction that values BioCatch at $1.3 billion. Existing shareholders Sapphire Ventures and Macquarie Capital are also increasing their stake in BioCatch, though the firms did not mention by how much.
Theses cushy cans will please your ears, with a bumping bass and up to 40 hours of playtime on a single charge.
Danti, an artificial intelligence company building a superpower search engine for Earth data, has brought on prominent defensive tech investor Shield Capital as it looks to scale its technology for government customers. Founded by Jesse Kallman in early 2023, Danti has developed a natural language search engine for data that has historically been highly siloed, like satellite imagery, collating it with other commercial and government sources to report back across multiple sources and domains.
Get caught up on this morning’s news: The House’s antisemitism bill, Trump’s second contempt hearing and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter
As part of World Password Day, Google is hyping up its achievements in that area and sharing updates on its latest efforts to bolster security
BookTok has become the most influential platform in the literary space, but it might not be around for long.