GM, Ford and Stellantis have shed more than 20,000 U.S. salaried positions. That’s 19 percent of their combined white-collar workforces from recent peaks this decade. The cuts didn’t arrive overnight. They built over years of shifting demands. Yet artificial intelligence now stands ready to speed the process. Public filings and company employment data paint a

A 3.5-foot-tall humanoid robot named Stewie walked through Las Vegas airport security. It boarded a Southwest Airlines flight. It sat in its own window seat. Passengers snapped selfies. Flight attendants stared. Two days later the airline banned all such machines. The episode, which unfolded on May 10, has thrust the aviation industry into an awkward

Scams used to feel clumsy. A misspelled email. An obvious lie. Not anymore. Criminals now pick targets with precision. They strike fast. And they win more often. A fresh study from security firm F-Secure lays out the shift in stark terms. Over half of consumers face scam attempts at least once a month. In the

Brussels stands at a crossroads. The European Commission plans to present its Tech Sovereignty Package on May 27. That package could bar U.S. cloud providers from handling the most sensitive public sector information across the bloc. Discussions inside the Commission focus on financial records, judicial documents and health data held by governments. Two officials told

Jack Dorsey didn’t mince words. Block, the company behind Square, Cash App and Afterpay, slashed more than 4,000 positions in late February 2026. That’s nearly 40 percent of its workforce. Headcount dropped from over 10,000 to just under 6,000 in one decisive move. The reason? Intelligence tools. Dorsey framed the cuts as a direct response

Smoking Monkey Pizza earned praise in 2025. Quality Business Awards gave it a score above 95 percent. Locals voted it best pizza in Renton, Washington. Yet the 14-year-old wood-fired chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 12, 2026. Its parent company, TB Enterprises LLC, listed assets up to $50,000 and liabilities between $100,000 and