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Pinterest fired 2 engineers who built an internal layoff tracker

Reporter USFebruary 5, 2026

Pinterest said it fired two engineers who built an internal tool to track which employees had been laid off following a recent round of job cuts at the social media company. The firings come about a week after the lifestyle app said it was cutting 15% of its staff as it invests in artificial intelligence. Pinterest, which […]

Pinterest fired 2 engineers who built an internal layoff tracker

Reporter USFebruary 5, 2026

Tesla and Waymo executives defend the safety of self-driving cars before Senate committee

Reporter USFebruary 5, 2026

Washington — Top executives at Tesla and Waymo made the case for the safety of their vehicles before a Senate committee on Wednesday, insisting their driving systems are safer than human drivers, despite recent incidents. Congress is considering how to move forward with legislation to create uniform safety regulations to govern self-driving vehicles, which are […]

Pinterest cites artificial intelligence in laying off 15% of workforce

Reporter USFebruary 4, 2026

Pinterest plans to cut its workforce by 15% this year, a move the company said will allow it to reallocate resources to the build-out of its artificial intelligence capabilities. The San Francisco-based company disclosed the plan in a regulatory filing on Tuesday, noting that the reduction will affect “less than 15% of the company’s workforce” and will […]

More companies are pointing to AI as they lay off employees

Reporter USFebruary 4, 2026

When Pinterest and Dow announced layoffs last month, they attributed the job cuts in part to a shift to artificial intelligence — a sign that some employers are stepping up their investment in AI as they pare their payrolls. Although economists have generally downplayed the impact to date of generative AI on the broader U.S. […]

More companies are pointing to AI as they lay off employees

Reporter USFebruary 4, 2026

Amazon closing its Amazon Fresh grocery and cashierless Go stores

Reporter USFebruary 2, 2026

Amazon said on Tuesday that it is closing its Fresh grocery and cashierless Go convenience stores as the online retailer backtracks on its foray into brick-and-mortar retail. Amazon said some physical store locations will be converted into Whole Foods Market stores. Amazon Fresh will continue to exist as an online brand, the company said. “While we’ve […]

Amazon closing its Amazon Fresh grocery and cashierless Go stores

Reporter USFebruary 2, 2026

These United States: On the record

Reporter USFebruary 2, 2026

While Thomas Edison’s cylinders were the first to play recorded sound, they were impractical – leading Emile Berliner to come up with a better way to play music: The gramophone, invented in 1887, which played flat discs. Jane Pauley reports.

Meta, YouTube face trial over allegations their tech is addictive, as TikTok settles

Reporter USJanuary 31, 2026

Meta and YouTube are in court this week over allegations that their social media platforms can be addictive and harmful to children, while TikTok on Tuesday chose to settle the closely watched case. At the heart of the case are allegations by a 19-year-old plaintiff, identified only as “KGM,” who claims that using social media […]

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U.S. delegation visited Cuba last week as Trump heaped pressure on island, official says

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ICE head Todd Lyons planning to leave agency this spring

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Pinterest fired 2 engineers who built an internal layoff tracker

Pinterest fired 2 engineers who built an internal layoff tracker

Tesla and Waymo executives defend the safety of self-driving cars before Senate committee

Pinterest cites artificial intelligence in laying off 15% of workforce

More companies are pointing to AI as they lay off employees

More companies are pointing to AI as they lay off employees

Amazon closing its Amazon Fresh grocery and cashierless Go stores

Amazon closing its Amazon Fresh grocery and cashierless Go stores

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