The White House vows ‘the memes will continue,’ but misinformation experts say please, make it stop
Cornell's David Rand says calling an altered image a meme “certainly seems like an attempt to cast it as a joke or humorous post."
FORTUNE 
UPS Will Cut Up to 30,000 Jobs in 2026
The delivery company said it was planning the cuts this year because it expected to deliver fewer packages for Amazon, a large but unprofitable customer.
NYT Business
UPS Will Cut Up to 30,000 Jobs in 2026
The delivery company said it was planning the cuts this year because it expected to deliver fewer packages for Amazon, a large but unprofitable customer.
Minnesota’s chief federal judge wants the head of ICE to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt
“This Court has been extremely patient with respondents,” the judge wrote.
Wall Street flirts with record high as GM, UnitedHealth report earnings
Corning climbed 15.5% after announcing a deal with Meta Platforms that's worth up to $6 billion.
American births outnumbered deaths in 2025 by 519,000 people as population growth rate keeps shrinking
The 0.5% growth rate for 2025 was a sharp drop from 2024's almost 1% growth rate.
Volkswagen to recall 44K vehicles over battery fire risk, some owners urged to park outside 'immediately'
Volkswagen recalls over 44,000 ID.4 electric SUVs due to fire risk from overheating batteries. Owners are urgently advised to park outside after charging.
FOX Business 
‘Country of geniuses in a data center’: Every AI cluster will have the brainpower of 50 million Nobel prize winners, Anthropic CEO says
Dario Amodei, long an AI safety advocate, is excited and terrified about what’s coming from AI. It’s the “single most serious national security threat” facing humanity in 100 years
Lululemon cuts 100 staff as founder attacks board, and customers complain about product quality
The layoffs have affected staff in North America working at the athleisure giant's
Business Insider 
I Paid for Media Coverage — and It Opened Doors I Couldn't Pitch My Way Into
Paying to get published has become part of the modern content economy, but pay-to-play isn't the problem. The problem is bad storytelling.
Entrepreneur 
WTF is weather targeting? A video explainer
As precise targeting and personalization become table stakes for marketing, variations of contextual targeting signals are emerging, offering teams impactful and privacy-forward methods for winning consumer attention. While product features certainly lead consumers to purchase products, it’s really how advertisers tap into a consumer’s mindset, motivation and emotional state at a given moment that moves […]
Digiday 
Inside the world of Rick Rieder, the $2.3 trillion insomniac who might soon run the Fed
Rick Rieder oversees roughly $2.3 trillion in fixed income at BlackRock. His obsession with risk has made him a market legend—and a surprise Fed Chair contender.
I got laid off from Amazon 3 years ago, and it changed the entire trajectory of my life — I couldn't be happier
A laid-off Amazon employee used his severance package to launch his comedy career, while working part-time in retail. He says it was worth the risk.
This 37-Year-Old Thought His Boat-Flipping Side Hustle Was About to Sink. Now It's a $68 Million Public Company.
Jason Ruegg's business idea started on the docks during college, flipping used boats in between classes.
Super Bowl Tickets 2026: Seahawks vs. Patriots prices
The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will face off at Super Bowl LX, and we'll show you how to get Super Bowl tickets in 2026.
Google is blurring the line between search and chatbot
Google is bringing the conversation right into Search, letting users ask follow-up questions to AI Overviews on mobile.