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Over the past few years, I’ve been on a series of regular social media detoxes. Every time, something strange happens. Your friends and family will contact you more frequently than usual.Basically, my popularity increases almost overnight. Researchers who study digital wellness and technology policy say my experience is not unique, and that in some cases, taking a break from social media can actually increase your social activity.Across multiple surveys, more social media users say they want to reclaim their time, be more present in their relationships, and feel less overwhelmed by notification overload. Data collected by digital audience insights firm…
Qualcomm shares made a dramatic reversal after the bell on Wednesday, as CEO Cristiano Amon said on an earnings call that the company would begin shipping data center chips to “major hyperscalers” within the calendar year.Shares initially fell as much as 7% after the company announced second-quarter profits beat Wall Street expectations but fell short of future expectations.Amon declined to identify the customers, but said details would be released during Qualcomm’s investor day in June.Although it is far behind giants such as Nvidia In the race for chips to power artificial intelligence, Qualcomm unveiled its own data center chip last…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at an event with Artemis II astronauts, NASA Commander Reed Wiseman, NASA pilot Victor Glover, NASA mission specialist Christina Koch, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, and others in the Oval Office of the White House on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC, USA. Evelyn HochsteinReuterPresident Donald Trump said Wednesday he strongly supports the United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave the international oil cartel OPEC, saying he believes the move will lead to lower energy prices.”I think it’s a wonderful thing,” President Trump told reporters at the White House after meeting with the…
Critics of US President Donald Trump and free speech advocates have condemned his administration’s decision to review the broadcasting licenses of several ABC channels, calling the move “unconstitutional.”The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigation announced Tuesday comes after President Trump and first lady Melania Trump called for the firing of ABC host Jimmy Kimmel over a joke he made last week.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list“The FCC’s unconstitutional threat against ABC is the latest confirmation that Chairman Brendan Carr is weaponizing what should be an independent agency for President Donald Trump’s personal political agenda,” Clayton Weimers, executive director of…
new york — King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Wednesday continued to emphasize the “enduring solidarity” between the United States and Britain in a heartfelt handwritten message left at the 9/11 Memorial in New York. “We honor the memory of those who tragically lost their lives on September 11, 2001,” the royal couple wrote on a notecard accompanying the bouquet of white flowers. “We express our enduring solidarity with the American people who are facing profound loss.” The moment came as part of the king and queen’s day-long detour from Washington, D.C., to New York to highlight the shared…
Great Britain’s Jack Draper has announced he will withdraw from the upcoming French Open due to a knee tendon injury, leaving his appearance at Wimbledon in doubt. It was a further blow to the former world number four’s bid to bounce back after missing the better part of eight months with a long-term arm injury. Draper has played just nine games in five tournaments since returning in February, dropping out of the Barcelona Open in the first round against Thomas Echeverry earlier this month. He was later diagnosed with a worsening hamstring injury, and initially hoped to return in time…
Despite the persistent perception that no one actually uses Copilot, Microsoft announced Wednesday that the user base and engagement with the AI tools built into M365 apps like Word, Excel, and Outlook email is growing. M365 Copilot currently has 20 million paid enterprise Copilot seats, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the company’s quarterly earnings conference call. Nadella said the company has quadrupled the number of companies paying for 50,000 seats or more, noting that Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, Mercedes and Roche have more than 90,000 seats. He pointed to a deal announced earlier this week with Accenture for more…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell attends a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, DC on March 19, 2026. Kevin Dietch | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that he would remain in his role as head of the Fed beyond the end of his term as head of the Fed, prompting Calsi bettors to call for an event. Bettors had given a 30% chance that Powell would resign as a member of the Fed’s board by June. “I have said I will not leave the Board until this investigation is…
Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei during the company’s Builders Summit on Monday, February 16, 2026 in Bangalore, India. Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAnthropic has been following OpenAI since announcing ChatGPT in late 2022. Looks like we’ve finally caught up. The artificial intelligence startup, founded five years ago by former OpenAI executives, is in talks with investors to raise money at a valuation of $900 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. No term sheet has been signed and negotiations are ongoing, said the people, who requested anonymity because the talks are private. An Anthropic spokesperson declined…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell departs after his final press conference after the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersHow do you change the government if the head of the old government does not resign?This will be a question facing Fed Chairman nominee Kevin Warsh next month once he is confirmed by the Senate, although outgoing Chairman Jerome Powell has confirmed that he will remain as a voting member of the Fed’s Board of Governors indefinitely.Mr. Powell’s decision to stay on is…