Impossible’ debuts with $80M over five days
By Jake Coyle | Associated Press NEW YORK — After a globe-trotting publicity blitz by star Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” launched with a franchise-best $80 …
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How Inflation and Interest Rates Vary Around the World
From Melbourne to Manchester to Miami, people are struggling under the weight of hefty price increases for the things they buy each day. The worst spike in inflation that many …
United Airlines and Pilots Agree on Deal Raising Pay as Much as 40%
United Airlines pilots reached agreement with the company on Saturday on a contract valued at $10 billion that would increase pay up to 40 percent over four years. The proposed …
ChatGPT Is Reshaping Crowd Work
While some workers may shun AI, the temptation to use it is very real for others. The field can be “dog-eat-dog,” Bob says, making labor-saving tools attractive. To find the …
The jobs most and least at risk of being replaced by AI
Rishi Sunak has put AI at the top of his agenda when he meets with President Biden later this week. At his first White House talks with the US President, …
As Businesses Clamor for Workplace A.I., Tech Companies Rush to Provide It
Earlier this year, Mark Austin, the vice president of data science at AT&T, noticed that some of the company’s developers had started using the ChatGPT chatbot at work. When the …
Sally Kempton, Rising Star Journalist Turned Swami, Dies at 80
Sally Kempton, who was once was a rising star in the New York journalism world and a fierce exponent of radical feminism, but who later pivoted to a life of …
Can Twitter Alternatives Escape the Enshittification Trap?
Is it possible for a social media platform to plan for its own death? I’ve been thinking about that while enjoying Bluesky’s “fizzy, fuck-around energy,” as my WIRED colleague Kate …
Long-term home loans: should first-time buyers beware?
Almost a fifth of first-time buyers are getting on the property ladder with mortgages with terms of 35 years or more, latest figures show. According to data from trade association UK …
G.M.’s Sales Jumped 19% in the Second Quarter
Some of the country’s biggest automakers reported big sales increases for the second quarter on Wednesday, the strongest sign yet that the auto industry was bouncing back from parts shortages …