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Inside Meta’s play to turn 250M SMBs into AI customers
The tech giant is launching a new artificial intelligence initiative called Meta Small Business.
American farmers struggle with higher prices from Iran war, tariffs: ‘Double whammy’
American farmers, already dealt stiff blows from added tariff costs, are struggling to survive as the war in Iran sends fertilizer, feed and energy prices sky-high – threatening to push grocery prices even higher.
‘Big Tech invincibility is over:’ Historic social medial addiction ruling against Meta, Google could open legal floodgates
A historic ruling finding Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and YouTube parent Google liable for fueling teen social media addiction could open the floodgates for an unprecedented legal crackdown on Big Tech, critics told The Post.
Saks CEO faces ‘conflict of interest’ complaint over his Moncler board seat
“If the [Moncler] quilted fleece down bomber jacket is selling faster than expected, will Saks Global be favored to receive the next shipment due to his position?" the complaint asked.
CBS News ratings headed for historic lows 6 months into Bari Weiss’ tenure at top
“CBS Mornings” is averaging just 1.8 million viewers — down 13% year over year.
JetBlue shares jump 14% on report airline is exploring sale — 2 years after Spirit deal blocked
In 2024, JetBlue called off its $3.8 billion merger with the struggling Spirit Airlines after a US judge blocked the deal on anti-competition concerns.
Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A woman has been awarded $3m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US.
Supreme Court sides with internet service provider Cox in fight with record labels over pirated music
The 9-0 ruling overturned a lower court's decision to order a new trial to determine how much the internet service provider owed the record labels for a form of liability called contributory copyright infringement.
Washington Post suffered worst print circulation decline among top 25 newspapers in 2025: report
The Washington Post suffered the worst decline in print circulation among the top 25 newspapers in 2025 ahead of bloodbath layoffs earlier this year, as Jeff Bezos’ cancellation of a Kamala Harris endorsement outraged loyal readers, according to new data.
Meta, YouTube found liable for woman’s debilitating social media addiction in $3M landmark trial
A verdict has been reached in the social media addiction trial in Los Angeles.
Not-so-magic kingdom: Epic Games, Taylor Frankie Paul and OpenAI pose challenges to new Disney CEO in first week on job
New Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro’s first week on the job has been anything but smooth-sailing as two separate billion-dollar tech deals abruptly crumbled.
Meta lays off hundreds more workers as Mark Zuckerberg pivots away from costly ‘metaverse’ push
The tech giant is cutting jobs across several divisions including Facebook and its Reality Labs unit in overhaul for the artificial intelligence era.
Trump names Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Larry Ellison to tech council that will weigh in on AI
Trump has made securing US leadership in artificial intelligence a central priority of his second term, framing the technology as a defining arena of strategic competition with China.
Families offered support with Easter food costs
Low-income families are being offered help with the cost of food during the Easter holidays.
Judge rejects Charlie Javice’s bid to toss fraud conviction after law clerks’ conflicts of interest claim
Javice, 34, was convicted for defrauding JPMorgan Chase into buying her education startup Frank for $175 million.
AI fears are prompting Gen Z to drop out of college, shift to blue-collar industries: survey
Gen Z is rethinking college and rushing into blue-collar work as fears mount that artificial intelligence will wipe out white-collar jobs -- with nearly three out of five young adults now viewing AI as a threat.
Elon Musk demands judge’s recusal over ‘support’ of LinkedIn post that mocked him after $2B verdict
Lawyers for Musk and Tesla filed a motion in Delaware’s Court of Chancery seeking the recusal of Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick.
Estate of late tycoon Mike Lynch to pay damages of £920m
Judge rules that Hewlett-Packard Enterprise was owed damages for the £8.2bn acquisition of Autonomy in 2011.
Fuel prices begin to fall in Ireland after excise duty cuts
The excise duty has been dropped by 20 cent on a litre of diesel and by 15 cent for petrol until the end of May.
When will the cash Isa saving limits change?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced changes to cash Isa rules, but what are they and how do they work?
UK inflation rate stays at 3% before Iran war hits oil prices
The speed of price rises in the UK has stayed the same, according to data which was collected before the US-Israel war with Iran began.
Widow of British billionaire killed in Bayesian superyacht sinking faces bankruptcy after estate ordered to pay $1.2B fraud lawsuit
Lynch, 59, was killed alongside his teen daughter, Hannah, and five others when his superyacht, Bayesian, sank on Aug. 19, 2024.
'I couldn't afford rent in London as a nurse so I commuted from Wales while pregnant'
A&E nurse Georgie Scott says she was "'pushed out" of the capital because of high rent prices.
OpenAI closes Sora video-making app and cancels $1bn Disney deal
The move comes less two years after the launch of the AI video app sent shockwaves through the media industry.
Oil prices volatile as Trump talks up Iran negotiations
Crude rose back above $100 a barrel as the US and Iran clashed over bringing the conflict to an end.
'Wildly unaffordable': The harsh reality of shared ownership
For many, the promise of getting a foot on the property ladder has turned into a nightmare.
We need more plumbers and fewer lawyers in AI age, says BlackRock boss
Larry Fink also warns if oil prices stay high for a sustained period it will have "profound implications" for the world economy.
Craft beer BrewDog to launch in Hamptons after Tilray CEO buys troubled brewer
irwin Simon recently snatched up UK-based BrewDog for a cool $53 million – a far cry from the $2 billion valuation it had at its peak.
