Meta to cut 8,000 jobs as it charges into AI

Meta plans to lay off roughly 8,000 employees, or 10% of its workforce, in a move to slash costs as the technology company pushes deeper into artificial intelligence.  In an internal memo sent to workers, Meta said the job cuts are intended to make the company more efficient and to offset its other investments. The…

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How a fun nature app aids science

The iNaturalist cellphone app not only helps users identify plant, animal and insect species; it also provides invaluable data to scientists studying biodiversity, species decline, and habitat loss. It also provides opportunities for fun: David Pogue joins iNaturalist fan Martha Stewart in a “bioblitz” – a timed competition with other users to spot and ID…

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Officials downplay risk of Iranian drone attacks off California after FBI memo, but Newsom says state is “prepared”

An FBI memo warning that Iran may try to launch drones at California in a seaborne “surprise attack” raised concern Wednesday — but law enforcement officials and homeland security experts have cautioned that it may not point to an immediate threat. Multiple U.S. and California law enforcement and intelligence officials tell CBS News there is…

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Zelenskyy urges Trump to broker peace in Ukraine after very “productive” call: “Surely other wars can be stopped as well”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he’d urged President Trump in a phone call Saturday to broker peace in Ukraine after his breakthrough in the Middle East. “If a war can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be stopped as well — including the Russian war,” Zelensky wrote on social media. He…

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