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Meta Shuts 3 VR Studios and Lays Off Hundreds of Devs as It Pivots From Virtual Reality and the Metaverse to AI

Meta is laying off around 10% of staff at its Reality Labs division as part of sweeping cuts set to affect more than 1,000 people. This includes the closure of a number of VR-first studios, such as Tw...

Jan 14IGNTechnologyImpact

China, Canada poised to reset trade ties after Trump’s tariffs force rethink

Canada and China appear ready to kick-start trade talks after years of strained relations, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing this week coinciding with both countries question...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Meta is closing its VR workplace app amid Reality Labs layoffs

Meta has made the decision to discontinue Workrooms as a standalone app Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Meta is switching off Horizon Workrooms as a stand-alone...

Jan 16Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

The world's biggest fast-food chain just landed in NYC. We tried Mixue — and the hype is real.

I visited the Mixue location in Midtown Manhattan's Herald Square. Henry Chandonnet/Business Insider Mixue has opened its first American locations: two in New York, and one in Los Angeles. I visited t...

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Former Nintendo of America boss Doug Bowser is joining Hasbro

Doug Bowser is joining Hasbro's board of directors just weeks after retiring as Nintendo of America's president, according to an announcement on Tuesday . Though Hasbro's press release doesn't provide...

3dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Microsoft scrambles to quell fury around its new AI data centers

It looks like the wave of campaigns against data centers are getting under big tech companies' skin - and Microsoft is the latest giant to promise to address frustrations on the ground in communities ...

Jan 13The VergeTechnologyImpact

A16z partner shares 3 things founders should be able to 'materialize' if they want to be successful

Andreessen Horowitz partner Alex Rampell said he likes founders with a chip on their shoulder. Charles Eshelman/Getty Images for AOL A16z general partner Alex Rampell said founders need to materialize...

Jan 15Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Democrats push FTC to investigate Trump Mobile

Elizabeth Warren and other Democrat lawmakers have written an open letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking for an investigation into alleged "false advertising and deceptive practices" fro...

Jan 15The VergePoliticsImpact

Verizon’s wireless network is down for many people nationwide

The first big outage of 2026 is here, as Verizon customers across the US, including several of our phones, complain that service has been spotty or nonexistent since just after noon ET, with phones sw...

Jan 14The VergeTechnologyImpact

Gavin Newsom is heading to Davos with plans to call out Trump

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Davos. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to call out President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum. Newsom has been a vocal...

Jan 16Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Engineers wanted: PwC makes its pitch as consulting reinvents itself for the AI future

PwC said engineers are central to their future success Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images PwC's US branch is launching a new career path aimed at engineers. Engineers are "vital" ...

1dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

David Ellison shakes up Paramount's data and insights team as his tech vision comes into focus

David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is putting data and insights front and center. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images David Ellison is making data a key pillar of Paramount Skydance. Paramount is b...

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3 watch predictions for 2026 that reveal what buyers want next

Cartier is expected to keep gaining momentum in 2026. Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images First-time watch buyers are reshaping the luxury watch market with new purchasing trends in 2026. Younger consumers favo...

5dBusiness InsiderlifestyleImpact

Elon Musk wants to dominate the in-flight internet market. Here are all the airlines that now offer Starlink WiFi.

British Airways announced a deal with Starlink in November. Courtesy of British Airways Lufthansa is the latest airline to sign up for Elon Musk's Starlink WiFi. 31 carriers have announced deals for t...

Jan 14Business InsiderTechnology

We're siblings who built a 6-figure Turo business in under 2 years. We started with just our mom's car — here's how we scaled up.

Mike and Darlene Person. Courtesy of JDM Whipz Siblings Michael Rumph and Darlene Person built JDM Whipz, a profitable Turo car rental fleet. JDM Whipz grew to 13 vehicles in Atlanta by reinvesting pr...

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The gloves are off in the feud between Sam Altman and Elon Musk

OpenAI executives including CEO Sam Altman (left) published a blog post containing emails that suggest Elon Musk (right) believed the AI company should have attached itself to Tesla for funding. Getty...

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A Las Vegas strip club says it's gotten a surge of auditions from laid-off hospitality workers

Las Vegas saw a decline in visitors last year. Westend61/Getty Images Crazy Horse 3 in Vegas said it's seen a 55% increase in dancer auditions, including first-timers. Las Vegas tourism declined last ...

Jan 17Business InsidereconomicsImpact

America's new sink-or-swim era is here

Tyler Le/BI A few years ago, HR practitioner T. Tara Turk-Haynes hired yoga instructors and meditation gurus to help employees handle burnout at the media company where she worked. She's not doing any...

5dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

Map shows how the rich and powerful are descending on Davos by private jet

Private jets from dozens of different countries arrived near Davos on Monday. Pete Syme/Business Insider Business Insider tracked private jets landing near Davos on the first day of the WEF annual mee...

4dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

Get ready for an adtech IPO rebound

Consumers are spending more than ever on mobile apps. Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto via Getty Images The "year of mobile" may finally be upon us. Mobile adtech firm Liftoff filed to go public this ...

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