US job openings in April rose to their highest level in nearly two years as layoffs fell, the latest sign of stability in the labor market. Professional and business services roles accounted for almost all of the increase, following a bleak 2025 for white-collar jobs. While hiring rates are still ...
Month: June 2026
US stocks increasingly rest on AI pillarUS stocks increasingly rest on AI pillar
Tech companies boosted US stocks to fresh highs on Tuesday, even as warnings bubbled up over the AI boom’s outsized grip on markets. Despite geopolitical turbulence — a rocky energy market in particular — there is “more greed than there is fear,” Goldman Sachs’ CEO said Tuesday. But outside AI, ...
Trump signs AI order after delayTrump signs AI order after delay
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order asking AI companies to give the government early access to their models, after he postponed similar guidance last month. The measure has a lighter federal touch compared to the prior version of the order: The timeline for voluntary review was ...
US fires missile at tanker attempting to reach Iran amid strait of Hormuz standoffUS fires missile at tanker attempting to reach Iran amid strait of Hormuz standoff
The US military said aircraft disabled the engine room of the unladen Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie as it passed through international waters US forces fired a Hellfire missile to disable a tanker attempting to break through the American blockade and reach Iran, amid an enduring standoff in the strait of Hormuz ...
You hunch over a screen all day. Six small upgrades to relax your tight neck and achy backYou hunch over a screen all day. Six small upgrades to relax your tight neck and achy back
Find relief from back pain and muscle tension with picks our contributors love, like slip-on shoes and thick cushions Seven essential gadgets to live with when you have back pain, from grabbers to lap desks Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things ...
‘Excited but wary’: fans in the 16 host cities share their hopes and fears before the World Cup‘Excited but wary’: fans in the 16 host cities share their hopes and fears before the World Cup
In the first of a new series of dispatches, fans in US, Mexico and Canada tell us that they want visitors to have a good time but are angry about ticket prices, Fifa’s priorities and a lack of long-term thinking from politicians The 2026 World Cup features 104 matches in ...
Microsoft Wants to ‘Make People Addicted’ to its New AI Assistant, Internal Documents RevealMicrosoft Wants to ‘Make People Addicted’ to its New AI Assistant, Internal Documents Reveal
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Democrats who marched in New York’s Israel Day parade decry attendance of far-right minister SmotrichDemocrats who marched in New York’s Israel Day parade decry attendance of far-right minister Smotrich
Politicians’ statements reflect difficulty facing pro-Israel Democrats as voter support for country falls US politics live – latest updates Several prominent New York Democrats who participated in the city’s annual Israel Day parade on Sunday have condemned the participation of Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right Israeli finance minister and a leading ...
Why Benjamin Netanyahu poses an obstacle to US and Iran peace dealWhy Benjamin Netanyahu poses an obstacle to US and Iran peace deal
Prime minister under pressure to show his campaigns against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran have brought results as he faces elections with his political survival at risk If there is to be a peace deal between the United States and Iran, it will have to go through a familiar obstacle: Benjamin ...
Israel strikes southern Lebanon despite Trump’s effort to shore up ceasefireIsrael strikes southern Lebanon despite Trump’s effort to shore up ceasefire
Warplanes carry out dozens of airstrikes and Israeli army issues evacuation warning for city of Nabatiyeh Israeli warplanes have launched dozens of strikes across southern Lebanon despite a new agreement supposedly brokered by Donald Trump aiming to bolster the tattered ceasefire in Lebanon. The US president said on Monday that ...