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Unite Here, one of the largest North American labor unions, is angry at hotel companies for laying off a bulk of their workforce during the pandemic. But companies like Wynn Resorts and Omni are pushing back against what they see as unfair criticism.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan says the company is "going big time" into its 14A (1.4nm-class) process, signaling confidence in yields and hinting at at least one external foundry customer. Tom's Hardware reports: Intel's 14A is expected to be production-ready in 2027, with early versions of process design kit (PDK) coming to external customers early this year. To that end, it is good to hear Intel's upbeat comments about 14A. Also,... Read more ›
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Microsoft is testing a new Windows policy that lets IT administrators uninstall Microsoft Copilot from managed devices. The change rolls out via Windows Insider builds and works through standard management tools like Intune and SCCM. BleepingComputer reports: The new policy will apply to devices where the Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot are both installed, the Microsoft Copilot app was not installed by the user, and the Microsoft Copilot app... Read more ›
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In October, Apple caved to pressure from the Trump administration and removed ICEBlock — and similar apps which crowdsourced the location of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement activity — from its App Store. Apple's stated rationale? The apps could "be used to harm law enforcement officers." But armed-to-the-teeth ICE officers don’t need protection from civilians. Apple had that exactly backward.That became impossible to ignore on Wednesday, when ICE agent Jonathon Ross... Read more ›
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Betterment, a financial app, sent a sketchy-looking notification on Friday asking users to send $10,000 to Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto wallets and promising to "triple your crypto," according to a thread on Reddit. The Betterment account says in an X thread that this was an "unauthorized message" that was sent via a "third-party system." Here's […] Read more ›
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"What happened to the police body cameras?" one Uber driver in Minnesota asked a Border Patrol agent. Read more ›
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Since X's users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple's and Google's app stores. The fact that it hasn't happened yet tells me something serious about Silicon Valley's leadership: Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are […] Read more ›
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X is suing music publishers and their trade group, the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA), accusing them of attempted coercion in their ongoing battle over licensing, as reported earlier by The Hollywood Reporter. The Elon Musk-owned platform accuses music publishers of colluding with the NMPA to "coerce X into taking licenses to musical works from […] Read more ›
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Billionaire’s xAI start-up lacks adequate safeguards, say experts, but many AI models are trained on troubling material Read more ›
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The president uses digital media to get his message across — but he really loves old media like newspapers and cable TV. Read more ›
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Ace Hardware is a cornerstone of the tool retail landscape. It offers a tremendous variety of attractive equipment, including some pretty obscure offerings. Read more ›
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A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing. Read more ›
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"We're in the singularity. We're at the top of the roller coaster, and it's about to go down." Read more ›
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The first video I saw of the Minneapolis shooting was bad enough. Shortly after I saw it, I had the terrible realization that there were multiple people in the clip holding their phones up - another angle was bound to surface. Within minutes, a second video was all over social media, and it was even […] Read more ›
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Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 10, No. 474. Read more ›
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To prepare AI agents for office work, the company is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs, leaving it to them to strip out confidential and personally identifiable information. Read more ›
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How much alcohol should you drink? The US government now vaguely, in effect, says just don’t drink too much. And what qualifies as too much? Well, that’s up to you. As part of the new federal dietary guidelines released this week, the Trump administration eliminated the previous specific recommended limits on alcohol consumption — two […] Read more ›
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OpenAI and SoftBank will each invest $500 million in SB Energy, a SoftBank-backed data center developer that’s building a site for the Stargate project. As part of the investment, the companies have agreed to work together on data centers using designs developed by OpenAI, according to a Friday ... Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Hi readers, this has been a breakneck news week. Here’s one big story that shouldn’t get lost in the shuffle: After Venezuela, President Donald Trump […] Read more ›
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AI toys, companions, and robots have been everywhere at CES this year, but among the horde of waddling plushies and light-up emoji eyes, two stood out to me. HeyMates and Buddyo are each betting that the collectible figurine boom is going to come back with an AI-powered vengeance, letting us chat to sports stars and […] Read more ›
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DHS has accused a Minneapolis Hilton franchisee of canceling ICE agent reservations. Hilton's corporate headquarters says the incident doesn't reflect its values. Read more ›
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Live tourism creates temporary tourism corridors, but the real opportunity is permanent infrastructure — aviation networks, visa liberalization, and booking platforms — that enables circulation whether or not Taylor Swift is on tour. Read more ›
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The $2.7 billion deal to take members-only club operator Soho House private is in jeopardy after a key investor said it can't come up with the money. Read more ›
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Have you been following the year's aviation news? It’s time to test yourself with the airline portion of our Skift 2025 Travel News Quiz. Read more ›
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While U.S. carriers have not flown to Venezuela in years, airspace restrictions following strikes in the region are leading airlines to cancel flights to popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean. Read more ›
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Luxury travelers no longer want more. They want less. Less noise, less friction, less sameness. The hospitality industry is scrambling to adapt in five ways. Read more ›
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Thailand’s tourism numbers for 2025 are proof that the industry is not immune to shocks. Thailand can recover. But recovery will come from steady fixes, not slogans. Read more ›
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As more destinations consider climate-linked tourism fees, Hawaii’s legal battle could set a national precedent. Read more ›
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President Trump’s proposal to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes has drawn a mixed response from vacation rental industry experts, most of whom said the practical impact would hinge on how any legislation defines both “institutional investors” and “single-family homes.” Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that achieving the American Dream of […] Read more ›
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Hilton removed a Minneapolis Hampton Inn from its franchise network after the hotel refused service to federal law enforcement officers again in a video posted online. Hilton said the hotel violated its nondiscrimination policy. Read more ›
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