Tag: The New York Times

Amazon Cuts 14K Jobs to Make Way for AI, and More Could Come Next Year

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This week Amazon confirmed plans to lay off 14,000 people in corporate roles amid a continued push on AI, and even more cuts could be in store for 2026. As PCMag reports, the company is “reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets,” Beth Galetti, head of HR […]

Hot on the Heels of Nvidia’s Investment, OpenAI’s Sam Altman wants to ‘produce a gigawatt of new AI infrastructure every week’

Sam Altman next to smartphone showing OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has a lofty new vision to “create a factory that can produce a gigawatt of new AI infrastructure every week.” As PCMag reports, Altman’s Tuesday blog post is light on details, but it’s safe to say he’s talking about finding ways to satisfy the company’s never-ending need for more computing power for its latest […]

Right After Trump Tariffs go into effect, Nintendo Announces Switch Prices are Going Up

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Nintendo has raised the price of the original Switch “family of systems and products,” the company announced on Friday, the same day that President Trump’s wide-sweeping tariffs went into effect. As The Verge reports, along with the first-generation Nintendo Switch, the price change also affects the Switch OLED, Switch Lite, and “select” accessories. Nintendo hasn’t confirmed […]

Anne Burrell, Beloved Celebrity Chef, Author, Food Network Star and Host, Dies at 55

Celebrity Chef Anne Burrell

Anne Burrell — the beloved chef known for her trademark spiky platinum hair, larger-than-life personality and culinary expertise — died on the morning of Tuesday, June 17 at her home in Brooklyn, New York. She was 55. As PEOPLE reports, she is survived by her husband Stuart Claxton, whom she wed on Oct. 16, 2021, and his […]

Walmart Warns of Price Hikes as US Tariffs Hit Goods From China and Latin America

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Your next trip to Walmart could be more expensive, and according to the retail giant, it’s all because of the tariffs.  As Food & Wine reports, on an analyst call last week, Doug McMillon, Walmart’s chief executive, shared that the retailer — America’s largest — could no longer guarantee keeping its prices as low as they have […]

OpenAI gets ready to Phase Out GPT-4 for a Newer “omni” Model that “Surpasses” It

Sam Altman next to smartphone showing OpenAI

OpenAI will soon retire GPT-4, an AI model it launched over two years ago, from ChatGPT, according to a changelog posted last week. As TechCrunch reports, effective April 30, GPT-4 will be “fully replaced” by GPT-4o, the current default model in ChatGPT, OpenAI said. GPT-4 will remain available for use via OpenAI’s API. “In head‑to‑head evaluations, [GPT-4o] […]

Apple Responds to Tariff Threat With $500 Billion US Manufacturing Pledge

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Apple has announced plans to invest more than $500 billion in the US over the next four years. The money will be used to build a server manufacturing facility in Houston, produce silicon chips in Arizona, establish a manufacturing academy in Detroit, and create 20,000 new jobs.  As The New York Times reports, the announcement follows Apple […]

A Beef Industry Leader Called the USDA’s 2025 Proposed Dietary Guidelines ‘Elitist’ — Here’s Why

Remember that food pyramid you grew up on via the U.S. Dietary Guidelines? It’s about to get an update — and people are already mad about the proposal. If you don’t remember those handy posters of the food pyramid from grade school, let us jog your memory. As Food & Wine reports, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines […]