Spotify now lets everyone turn off videos in its app
The controls can be used to choose an audio-first experience on the app or a video-enhanced one, Spotify says.
The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI
A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.
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Instagram expands its movie inspired content restrictions for teens internationally
Instagram first debuted its movie rating inspired content settings in limited countries in 2025.
This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit’
The company’s novel rocket engine could be a game changer for the U.S. military.
Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups
Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced Thursday the close of a $95 million Fund II.
Radify’s sci-fi plasma reactors could break China’s dominance of rare earth elements
Radify Metals is developing a new way to process a variety of metals that promises to be pollution free.
Waymo robotaxis are tracking potholes and sharing that data with Waze users
Two Alphabet-owned businesses are teaming up to find potholes and share that information with cities.
Ex-Tesla engineer’s startup taps Pronto to help automate a copper mine
Pronto’s autonomous haulage trucks are about to start operating at Mariana Minerals’s Utah copper mine — the first such deal since Pronto got acquired by Travis Kalanick’s Atoms Inc.
Stop Overpaying the IRS — Use These 4 Proven Strategies to Lower Your Taxes and Grow Cash Flow
If your latest tax bill made you wince, these four often-missed strategies could help you legally reduce what you owe and dramatically boost your cash flow next year.
Thousands of Micro-Decisions Are Filling Your Day With Noise Instead of Progress. AI Is About to Change That.
Here’s how AI can cut through the noise of daily decisions and make space for the work that actually drives progress.
There’s No ‘Right Time’ to Adopt AI. Here’s the Advantage You Gain By Starting Before You Feel Ready.
Organizations that move quickly to adopt AI will see progress compound across their teams. Those who wait may watch the market move ahead of them.