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Large Study Finds That Replacing Workers With AI Is Backfiring Badly

Large Study Finds That Replacing Workers With AI Is Backfiring Badly

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech As AI continues to weave its way into every corner of daily life, one of the public’s chief fears is what it will mean in the workplace. They’re not irrational to worry. Many name-brand big tech companies have already sacked thousands of workers in favor of the technology, from Meta to Square — a trend that sets up a natural experiment: are these AI layoffs actually resulting in positive business outcomes? That’s why a new study from Gartner immediately caught our eye. As Fortune reports, the research and advisory firm surveyed 350 global business executives whose companies are pulling in at least $1 billion annually to investigate whether all these AI layoffs are paying off in the real world. The first takeaway is that the trend is real, with a total of 80 percent admitted to trimming their human staff to make investments in AI or autonomous technology. But they say they had no idea if AI would …

‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance

‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance

Published by Sam Flores

Benjamin Netanyahu interrupted an uncharacteristically long silence over the Iran conflict this week with a video commentary insisting he had “full coordination” with Donald Trump, with whom he spoke “almost daily”. The insistence that all was rosy in the US-Israeli relationship followed weeks of reports in the domestic press that Israel was no longer being consulted over the Iran conflict, and even less over Pakistani-brokered peace talks. Such is the scepticism over Netanyahu’s trustworthiness among the general public and independent press that the immediate reaction among observers to his video statement was speculation that the reality could be even worse than they had imagined. “He is doing so much talking about how great the relationship is that it makes me rather concerned about how much tension there is,” said Dahlia Scheindlin, an American-Israeli political consultant and pollster. “I wouldn’t be surprised, as the war is clearly going very poorly from all perspectives related to the original goals.” The US president and the Israeli prime minister have long presented mirror images of each other. They have …

Elon Musk Just Got Badly Humiliated in Court

Elon Musk Just Got Badly Humiliated in Court

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Elon Musk helped birth OpenAI in 2015, a world-changing AI non-profit which he lavished with tens of millions of dollars alongside its now-CEO Sam Altman. Now in 2026, he’s suing to unwind the entire project with a civil suit, claiming that Altman betrayed the nonprofit’s mission by turning it into a profit-seeking machine — nevermind the fact that Musk also runs his own for-profit AI company, xAI. The civil trial, taking place in San Francisco, pits two of tech’s most powerful egos against each other in a duel for control over the broader AI ecosystem. That being the case, it’s already devolved into a circus just days into the case, with the erratic Musk emerging as a key liability in his own proceedings. During day three of the trial, Elon Musk struggled to present a confident front, which led to a number of unforced errors. One of his major blunders came when the billionaire claimed that “Tesla is …

Trump lost badly in Iran. How does he spin that as a win?

Trump lost badly in Iran. How does he spin that as a win?

Published by Sam Flores

There is no way to sugarcoat the epic scale of America’s humiliation in Donald Trump’s disastrous and irrational war with Iran, or the damaging global effects that will endure years or decades into the future. With the “stable genius” and “extraordinarily brilliant person” in the White House visibly decompensating into impotent rage and erratic burst of mania, there is no obvious exit strategy that will allow him to declare victory (as he must, for interwoven and deeply unfortunate psychological and political reasons). This war has accomplished exactly none of its stated objectives — even with those constantly shifting and being defined downward — and has almost certainly strengthened the regional power and global reputation of the Iranian regime, despite weeks of bombing and the deaths of much of its leadership. Trump’s options would seem to be a negotiated settlement that might, at best, approximate the pre-war status quo; a potentially catastrophic military escalation favored by literally no one except Lindsey Graham, the Israeli government and a handful of right-wing Iranian expatriates; or an indefinite continuation …

Jeff Bezos’ Space Company Just Screwed Up Very, Very Badly

Jeff Bezos’ Space Company Just Screwed Up Very, Very Badly

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech It was a bittersweet launch for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. The space company successfully reused one of its New Glenn rocket boosters for the first time, bringing it closer to competing with its archrival SpaceX. Footage shared by Bezos shows the massive rocket carefully slowing its descent to safely land on a drone ship called “Jacklyn.” However, the rest of the planned launch didn’t go so well. The rocket failed to deliver a communications satellite for customer AST SpaceMobile, placing it “into a lower than planned orbit” that rendered it useless, the latter company admitted in a press release. “While the satellite separated from the launch vehicle and powered on, the altitude is too low to sustain operations with its on-board thruster technology and will de-orbited,” AST SpaceMobile admitted, noting that insurance will pay the “cost of the satellite.” It was an embarrassing setback after over a decade of development of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, which made …

Leaker: Apple Will Release iPhone Air 2 No Matter How Badly It May Sell

Leaker: Apple Will Release iPhone Air 2 No Matter How Badly It May Sell

Published by skeptic

Despite the iPhone Air’s struggling sales, a known leaker claims Apple will push ahead with at least two generations of the device, while also suggesting the standard iPhone 18 will see virtually no exterior design changes. In a recent post on Weibo, the leaker known as “Fixed Focus Digital” said that the standard ‌iPhone 18‌ will not have substantial changes to its design, reinforcing rumors about an incremental upgrade: The standard model of the iPhone 18 will see virtually no changes to its exterior design—aside from a potential minor tweak to its dimensions. In another post, the leaker claimed that Apple still plans to release a second-generation ‌iPhone Air‌ model: The Air 2 will proceed with its standard product iteration cycle; no matter how abysmal the sales turn out to be, Apple will grit its teeth and push through with at least two generations… Sales of the ‌iPhone Air‌ have reportedly struggled badly since its launch in September 2025. A KeyBanc Capital Markets survey for investors found “virtually no demand” for the device. Supply chain …

New York Times Reviewer Fired For (Badly) Using AI

New York Times Reviewer Fired For (Badly) Using AI

Published by Jenni Sidey

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. New York Times Reviewer Fired For (Badly) Using AI Alex Preston made at least two mistakes. The first was relying on AI to generate text for a book review. Of the things AI is good at writing, reviews of new books have to be near the bottom: not only is it likely that the book is not a part of the AI’s model, but there is also by nature not a deep body of writing available on it. So, when the AI goes out to see what’s out there, it is drawing from a small pool, which makes substantially transparent plagiarism much more likely. Secondly, Preston published the review in the most-read book review publication in the English-speaking world, where readers are the most likely to both read the review and to have read other reviews of the same book. I do have a question on The New York Times side here. Does the NYT …

Where Meghan Markle went wrong: her social media is ‘bland, badly curated and boring’ says expert

Where Meghan Markle went wrong: her social media is ‘bland, badly curated and boring’ says expert

Published by Daniella Wilson

Before her title, there was The Tig. From 2014 to 2017, Meghan Markle ran the lifestyle blog she created to share her love for food, travel, fashion and beauty. On the now-defunct site, she declared that this was “just the beginning,” and she was right.  A new chapter came in 2025, when the Duchess of Sussex launched As ever, her new brand she’s described as “an extension of what has always been my love language, beautifully weaving together everything I cherish – food, gardening, entertaining, thoughtful living, and finding joy in the everyday.” As ever’s launch came five years after Meghan and Prince Harry stepped down as working members of the royal family and moved to California. It was developed in partnership with Netflix, but that partnership has since ended.  “As ever is grateful for Netflix’s partnership through launch and our first year. We have experienced meaningful and rapid growth, and As Ever is now ready to stand on its own,” a spokesperson for As ever said. Royal expert reveals Meghan’s next return to the …

Men Behaving Badly star Leslie Ash has an incredibly famous husband

Men Behaving Badly star Leslie Ash has an incredibly famous husband

Published by Daniella Wilson

Men Behaving Badly was one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1990s, and the series made the likes of Martin Clunes, Neil Morrissey and Leslie Ash household names. The show focused on the antics of Gary Strang (Clunes) and Tony Smart (Morrissey), two middle-aged men who are regularly down at the pub and talking about women. Leslie played Deborah Burton, an attractive woman who moves into the flat above, and becomes the object of desire for both men. Before appearing on the show, the actress had found fame as Fred Smith in C.A.T.S. Eyes, as well as appearing in the likes of The Gentle Touch, Holding the Fort and Curse of the Pink Panther. The mother-of-two continued to act following the conclusion of the sitcom, which ended in 1998, securing roles in Where the Heart Is, Merseybeat and Holby City. Away from the show, Leslie managed to find love with professional footballer Lee Chapman. Scroll down for all you need to know about their life together, and their two children… Leslie’s famous husband Leslie …

AIPAC’s million campaign badly backfires in NJ Democratic primary

AIPAC’s $4 million campaign badly backfires in NJ Democratic primary

Published by Sam Flores

A relatively unknown progressive candidate surged into the lead in the special New Jersey Democratic primary to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill in Congress after pro-Israel groups spent millions attacking former Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J. Several news outlets like The Hill, Bloomberg and NJ Insider called the election for Malinowski Thursday night before a considerable number of day-of votes for progressive activist and union organizer Analalia Mejia overtook Malinowski’s early voting lead. As of Friday, the candidates are nearly tied with Mejia holding a slight lead. AIPAC’s preferred candidate, former Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way, sits in a distant third place with 17% of the vote on Friday. The pro-Israel group’s super PAC previously supported Malinowski during his two terms serving New Jersey’s 7th District in Congress. Malinowski had received funding from AIPAC directly and nearly $400,000 in pro-Israel interests. However, the PAC turned its favor away after Malinowski said he wasn’t going to “unconditionally, unquestionably, blindly support any request for assistance that Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel might make.” Directly and through subsidiary PACs, AIPAC launched a …